Sunday, September 9, 2012

thanks Steve


Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.
 This is about as clear and  easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral,  
neither anti-republican  or democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day. It's a short but good read.
                     
Worth the time…Worth remembering!



545 vs. 300,000,000  People

-By Charlie  Reese


Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.




Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?



Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high  taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high  taxes?



You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.


You and I  don't have the Constitutional authority to vote  on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.



You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.



You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.



You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve  Bank does.



One hundred senators, 435  congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme  Court justices equates to 545 human beings out  of the 300 million are directly, legally,  morally, and individually responsible for the  domestic problems that plague this  country.



I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was  created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.



I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.



Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.



What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The President can only propose a  budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.



The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and  taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party.  He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.



It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and  irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to  exist.



If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.



If the  budget is in the red, it's because they want it  in the red.



If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want  them in Iraq and Afghanistan ...



If they  do not receive social security but are on an  elite retirement plan not available to the  people, it's because they want it that  way.



There are no insoluble government problems.



Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish;  
to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can  reject; to regulators,  
to  whom they give the power to regulate and from  whom they can take this power.  
Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 
"the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that  prevent them from 
doing  what they take an oath to do.



Those 545 people, and they alone, are  responsible.



They, and they alone, have the power.



They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their  bosses.



Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees...



We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their  mess!



Charlie  Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando  Sentinel Newspaper.

What you do with  this article now that you have read it... is up  to you.
This might be funny if it weren't  so true.
Be sure to read all the way  to the end:






Tax his land,

Tax his bed,

Tax the table,

At which he's fed.



Tax his tractor,

Tax his mule,

Teach him taxes

Are the rule.



Tax his work,

Tax his pay,

He works for

peanuts anyway!



Tax his cow,

Tax his goat,

Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.



Tax his ties,

Tax his shirt,

Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.



Tax his tobacco,

Tax his drink,

Tax him if he

Tries to think.



Tax his cigars,

Tax his beers,

If he cries
Tax
his tears.



Tax his car,

Tax his gas,

Find other ways

To tax his ass.



Tax all he has

Then let him know

That you won't be done

Till he has no dough.



When he screams and hollers;

Then tax him some more,

Tax him till

He's good and sore.



Then tax his coffin,

Tax his grave,

Tax the sod 
in
Which he's laid...



Put these words

Upon his tomb,

'Taxes drove me

to my doom...'





When he's gone,

Do not relax,

Its time to apply

The inheritance tax.




Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

CDL license Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Excise Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax  (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax  (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)

Gross Receipts Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Personal Property Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service Charge Tax

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax

Recreational Vehicle Tax

Sales Tax
School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax  (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Utility Taxes

Vehicle License RegistrationTax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax



STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
 Not one of  these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our  nation was the most prosperous in the  world.
 We had absolutely no national debt,  had the largest middle class in the world, and  Mom stayed home to raise the  kids.
 What in the heck  happened? Can you spell  'politicians?'

7 comments:

  1. All very good points. Thanks for sharing. In addition to the long list of taxes, I would also like to add to that list the extremely overwhelming cost of insurance. Where was it decided that 34% of my annual salary is required to go toward paying money to services I NEVER use? Auto, home, health insurance make up over $13k of my personal finances. How is it that I pay for health insurance equivalent to an additional mortgage payment every month but cannot use the service as the deductible is so high, I don't have money left over to pay for all the fees that are not covered? If my house is damaged by a flood or hurricane or tornado, I'm screwed because my home owners insurance doesn't cover those events. Solution? Pay more insurance costs. Its like making payments to an organized crime boss for "protection". This America that was told to me as a child is the land of opportunity and if you work hard you will succeed does not exist. No wonder the phamaceutical industry is rich beyond their imagination due to the sales of anti anxiety and depression medication. Its a depressing time in history. My generation is doomed before even trying. I am a college graduate. I study politics, read everything I can from all political entities. I own my own business. I am law abiding and give back through charity work. I pay my bills and taxes on time. I try to be a good citizen. And yet I cannot get ahead. I am a new world indentured servant.

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  2. Great job keep it up!

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  3. Great article Steve! Congress, The Executive and Judicial branches of our government all seem susceptible to big money as history and this article show. Greed works in many ways. An honest politician can be quickly removed from office using lies and innuendos from our newspapers and televisions. We the people are fooled all the time into believing what ever lie is popular at the time by our news media outlets. Our school systems teach the old lies that have been told so that these popular lies becomes part of an ever ending pile of historic bull. Its easy to blame the politicians but with a gullible public that is to lazy and distracted to research the topics that are causing our demise I often find the problem of society by looking in my mirror at home.

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  4. Indentured Servant it truly is 9:21, but, I see it as not 100% politicians fault. Take a good look at the last couple of generations. Crime, dishonesty, divorce, war......we (not you and me of course)did it to ourselves. The children and grandchildren of today were and are pampered til they don't know any better than to go out and get whatever they want at whatever cost. Insurance charges reflect not the honest and natural disaster claims, but, how about fraud. Yes, and I don't think I know anyone who hasn't had to take a pill to calm a headache or an anxiety or panic attack (what?) we didn't even know what that was. And, it's not just adults. Nurses in grade school can tell you how many very young children are in their office to either take a prescribed pill or go home because they couldn't handle school that day. Our generation was the breaking point from a real life at home and one that eats out of boxes and children are shuffled off to day care so that mom can work to keep up with the "good" life everybody expects. The worst part! We cannot go back to those days. Even in these economic times, people haven't learned to live within their means. More, More, More! Debt, Debt, Debt. Maybe Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce really could see into the future because it sure looks like "the book" says.

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  5. "Can you spell politicians"?

    Blame lies with us, the voters.

    We're the ones who elect these people. Keep voting for incumbents and then be outraged by the same results.

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  6. have no fear !!!! obama will straighten it all out !!!! he just need 4 more years !!!!!! (to completely bury the country) if you didn't know want he ment when he said he wanted to "transform america" you didn't do your homework !!!!!!!!!

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  7. At the highest level of government, it doesn't matter who you vote for. It's not about the party or the rhetoric. Big money, big banks fund both candidates. They can't lose! They will control the person after they "win".

    Romney may say before the election that he would replace Bernanke, after the election he may not be ALLOWED to replace Bernanke. Audit the Federal reserve! Where did 16 trillion of our tax dollars go?

    http://www.auditthefed.com/

    It's not about Obama. It's not about Romney. It's about the FED!

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