Jeff 'Nexus' Taylor

Elections are no different. I vote during every major election, usually. Do I get the candidate of choice? Not usually. Am I asking too much, or not enough of a realist, that the people I vote for are dreamers? Perhaps. I continue to vote anyway. I want to change the world. I am not capable of doing that on a personal level, so I do it by asking those who I vote for to carry my voice for me. I follow up by voicing my concerns once those that are elected are in office.

People – this is politics today. It’s really not getting better. There are only a few select people who I would vote back into office (Sue Landske), while the rest can be thrown out with the bath water.

Does your opinion count? Do you want it to? There are ways of making it happen. Start by voting the person that best represents your views. Talk to your legislators. If they don’t talk back, at least once in a while, are they worth voting for? Does the person need to be a Republican or Democrat?

When important topics come up, are we, the people, notified, or do they go by, unnoticed, until the beasts of Capitol Hill vote in their favor? If we can file our taxes online, why can’t we vote for important topics the same way? Why can’t we, collectively, make our voices heard?

The law is not clear, in many cases, or perhaps improperly interpreted, on how much of a persons wages should go to their children. In the state of Indiana, however, it does state that a person should not be discouraged from working because he cannot pay support and be able to survive on his income at the same time. Yet it happens anyway…

When you throw in ‘maintenance’ (the spousal support, to support the person who doesn’t want to work, or wants to get far more support than they should be entitled), and do the math, it is not right for the supporting parent to try to live off of less money that what it will cost them for rent. Yes, it happens. Some people pay so much that they do not have enough for rent, let alone food – or anything else.