I do not think all Democrats are Marxists and you should not think all Republicans are miserly a$$ holes. Personally I have not been on a vacation in years and I have never been to the Caribbean. According to Obama’s tax plan we are rich, but as you know a six-figure income in Southern California is far from rich. I save my money because I want to buy more real estate. I donate to charities and a church and I consider my taxes help those in need. I think we could get rid of a lot of the money going up in smoke by making the Feds. pay for the illegal aliens who are prisoners in the State prison system, estimated to be about one-third of the population. You demonize your fellow tax payers unfairly and for a lady with your education and work ethic, I am surprised. Most of us are sick of the war, but we do not want a repeat of our withdrawal from Vietnam and the chaos that followed. Some of us have long memories.