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545 vs 300,000,000
----------------------------------------EVERY CITIZEN NEEDS TO READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS JOURNALIST HAS SCRIPTED IN THIS MESSAGE. READ IT AND THEN REALLY THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT POLITICAL DEBACLE. Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years. 545 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? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party. She 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 can not 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 , it's because they want them in IRAQ 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 darned 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 a**. 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 Sales Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Ser vice FeeTax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax 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, and 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 hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?' edited for profanity - ErikaT [Edit 1 times, last edit by ErikaT at Oct 19, 2009 3:44:42 PM] |
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The Audacity of Unawareness
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/texasrainmaker/obama-ohno April 15th, 2009 5:03 pm Barack Obama, through his spokesman, claimed today that he was unaware of the tax day tea parties. Granted, the MSM has done a good job in suppressing any sort of coverage ahead of time (and the little coverage they did provide was derisive at best). but how out of touch is the Community Organizer in Chief, really? This much we know: - He was unaware that he was attending a church (for 20 years) with a racist pastor who hates America . - He was unaware that he was family friends with, and started his political career in the living room of, a domestic terrorist (Bill Ayers). - He was unaware that he had invested in two speculative companies backed by some of his top donors right after taking office in 2005. - He was unaware that his own aunt was living in the US illegally. - He was unaware that his own brother lives on pennies a day in a hut in Kenya . - He was unaware of the AIG bonuses that he and his administration approved and signed into a bill. - He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of Commerce was under investigation in a bribery scandal. - He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services was a tax cheat. - He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of the Treasury was a tax cheat. - He was unaware that the man he nominated to be the U.S. Trade Representative was a tax cheat. - He was unaware that the woman he nominated to be his Chief Performance Officer was a tax cheat. - He was unaware that the man he nominated to be #2 at the Environmental Protection Agency was under investigation for mismanaging $25 million in EPA grants. - He was unaware that the man he appointed as a car-czar was an avowed communist and conspiracy theorist. - He was unaware that ACORN (his former employer) was receiving any government stimulus money ($8 BILLION)! PLEASE,,, there are people in comas that are more aware of world affairs than this guy. |
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sounds fully qualified to be called a politician
the revolution is verbal |
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Sgt.Joe
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STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and 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. I do not believe that is quite accurate. I was taught the last time the country had no debt was during the term of Andrew Jackson, which was way more than 100 years ago. I believe in 1909 we did have a national debt. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and 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. I do not believe that is quite accurate. I was taught the last time the country had no debt was during the term of Andrew Jackson, which was way more than 100 years ago. I believe in 1909 we did have a national debt. Cheers Interesting data on the national debt back to 1791 from the U. S. Treasury Department. |
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keithhenry
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Interesting indeed. Seems like what drove the debt up was either a war or the Great Depression, at least until the 1970's. As for the job politicians are doing/have done, we voted them in (well, the majority of us either voted for them or didn't care enough either way to vote at all). We only have ourselves to blame.
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mikey
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Interesting indeed. Seems like what drove the debt up was either a war or the Great Depression, at least until the 1970's. As for the job politicians are doing/have done, we voted them in (well, the majority of us either voted for them or didn't care enough either way to vote at all). We only have ourselves to blame. So maybe the answer is Term Limits? Get people out that are making a lifetime of Politics and get people in that still have the gleam in their eyes of being able to do some good for others! The problem. as I see it, with politicians is they are sooo busy trying to keep their jobs they do not do any of the things they said they got elected to do! If we took away the possibility of Politics being a lifetime job then maybe the politicians would get back to doing what they went there to do in the first place! The President of the US has term limits, why don't Congressmen?! And the old, very old, argument of seniority would then go out the window because with term limits they would be unnecessary! Now the President has an 8 year two term limit maximum. A Senator serves for 6 years at a time and a Representative for 2 years at a time. Maybe, to make it fair, we change ALL Congressmen to 12 years max. After 12 years they are out and subject to the same darned rules as the res of us. Maybe then Mrs. Boxer will get used to being called Mrs. Boxer again and maybe then Mrs. Pelosi and others will be a bit more thoughtful in how they treat their job and stop ramrodding bills thru that benefit herself! I am thinking specifically of the bill that prevented Del Monte workers from getting the Federal Minimum wage applied to them, saving millions of dollars for Del Monte and her husbands stock! Of course the Del Monte workers themselves each got a $2,000.00 cash bonus paid by you and I as taxpayers! AGAIN costing Del Monte and the stock holders NOTHING!! Why is that not a conflict of interest and why do most people get jailed or at least charged for that offense but Congressmen just think it is cool and the way to do business!   |
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Sgt.Joe
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STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and 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. I do not believe that is quite accurate. I was taught the last time the country had no debt was during the term of Andrew Jackson, which was way more than 100 years ago. I believe in 1909 we did have a national debt. Cheers Interesting data on the national debt back to 1791 from the U. S. Treasury Department. According to this site(http://encarta.msn.com/media_461577516_761569..._Jackson_Quick_Facts.html) Andrew Jackson was the only President to pay off the national debt. According to the information on the site Dave provided (Thanks Dave) the national debt was down to 33,733.05 on 01-01-1835, during Jackson's term. If he did pay down the debt to nothing at some point, it eventually went back up slightly the next year. It appears it was never zero at the end or beginning of a fiscal year, although it could have been zero in the middle of the fiscal year. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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Sgt.Joe
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STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and 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. I do not believe that is quite accurate. I was taught the last time the country had no debt was during the term of Andrew Jackson, which was way more than 100 years ago. I believe in 1909 we did have a national debt. Cheers Interesting data on the national debt back to 1791 from the U. S. Treasury Department. According to this site(http://encarta.msn.com/media_461577516_761569..._Jackson_Quick_Facts.html) Andrew Jackson was the only President to pay off the national debt. According to the information on the site Dave provided (Thanks Dave) the national debt was down to 33,733.05 on 01-01-1835, during Jackson's term. If he did pay down the debt to nothing at some point, it eventually went back up slightly the next year. It appears it was never zero at the end or beginning of a fiscal year, although it could have been zero in the middle of the fiscal year. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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Elites and Tyranny
Posted on 15 October 2009 by Walter E. Williams Rep. Diane Watson said, in praising Cuba’s health care system, “You can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I have ever met.” W.E.B. Dubois, writing in the National Guardian (1953) said, “Joseph Stalin was a great man; few other men of the 20th century approach his stature. … But also — and this was the highest proof of his greatness — he knew the common man, felt his problems, followed his fate.” Walter Duranty called Stalin “the greatest living statesman . . . a quiet, unobtrusive man.” George Bernard Shaw expressed admiration for Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin. John Kenneth Galbraith visited Mao’s China and praised Mao and the Chinese economic system. Gunther Stein of the Christian Science Monitor admired Mao Tsetung and declared ecstatically that “the men and women pioneers of Yenan are truly new humans in spirit, thought and action,” and that Yenan itself constituted “a brand new well integrated society, that has never been seen before anywhere.” Michel Oksenberg, President Carter’s China expert, complained that “America (is) doomed to decay until radical, even revolutionary, change fundamentally alters the institutions and values,” and urged us to “borrow ideas and solutions” from China. Even Harvard’s late Professor John K. Fairbank, by no means the worst tyrant worshipper, believed that America could learn much from the Cultural Revolution, saying, “Americans may find in China’s collective life today an ingredient of personal moral concern for one’s neighbor that has a lesson for us all.” Keep in mind that estimates of the number of Chinese deaths during China’s Cultural Revolution range from 2 to 7 million people. Mao Tsetung was admired by many academics and leftists across our country. Just think back to the campus demonstrations of the ’60s and ’70s when campus radicals, often accompanied by their professors, marched around singing the praises of Mao and waving Mao’s little red book, “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung.” Forty years later some of these campus radicals are tenured professors and administrators at today’s universities and colleges, as well as schoolteachers and principals indoctrinating our youth. The most authoritative tally of history’s most murderous regimes is in a book by University of Hawaii’s Professor Rudolph J. Rummel, “Death by Government.” Statistics are provided at his website. The Nazis murdered 20 million of their own people and those in nations they captured. Between 1917 and 1987, Stalin and his successors murdered, or were otherwise responsible for the deaths of, 62 million of their own people. Between 1949 and 1987, Mao Tsetung and his successors were responsible for the deaths of 76 million Chinese. Today’s leftists, socialists and progressives would bristle at the suggestion that their agenda differs little from Nazism. However, there’s little or no distinction between Nazism and socialism. Even the word Nazi is short for National Socialist German Workers Party. The origins of the unspeakable horrors of Nazism, Stalinism and Maoism did not begin in the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s. Those horrors were simply the end result of long evolution of ideas leading to consolidation of power in central government in the quest for “social justice.” It was decent but misguided earlier generations of Germans, like many of today’s Americans, who would have cringed at the thought of genocide, who built the Trojan horse for Hitler to take over. Few Americans have the stomach or ruthlessness to do what is necessary to make their governmental wishes come true. They are willing to abandon constitutional principles and rule of law so that the nation’s elite, who believe they are morally and intellectually superior to the rest of us, can have the tools to implement “social justice.” Those tools are massive centralized government power. It just turns out last century’s notables in acquiring powerful central government, in the name of social justice, were Hitler, Stalin, Mao, but the struggle for social justice isn’t over yet, and other suitors of this dubious distinction are waiting in the wings. |
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