Well, today was stupid meeting day, and for the first time in a long time it didn’t get cancelled. Though it should have been. All there really is to talk about these days is that we have no money, and things are getting worse. But then there’s a lot of that going on these days, so we don’t complain. I keep reading how Obama and the Democrats have the Republicans right where they want them with this fiscal cliff thingie, and that Obama’s gonna stand firm about letting the Bush tax cuts for rich people expire. Yeah, right. I’ve heard that one before.

I don’t know what the actual number for me would be, but supposedly the average family would have to pay about $3,300 more a year if we go over this cliff. That’s about $275 a month, which is a sizable chunk of change for most of us in the 99%. Of course, Republicans would just like to take our mortgage interest deductions away, and then give themselves a lower tax rate. Either way, I think I’m screwed.

We’re especially screwed around here, because we’re a public hospital that has to take in your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, no matter how little funds they have, while the government continues to slash Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. This while more people become indigent and get sicker because they can’t afford things like decent food and heat.

But it’s all worth it if rich people can keep their tax cuts.