\nA very interesting column\u2026 COMPLETELY NEUTRAL\u2026
\n\tBe sure to Read the Poem at the end.<\/p>\n
\tCharley Reese’s final column for the Orlando Sentinel… He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.<\/p>\n
\tBe sure to read the Tax List at the end.<\/p>\n
\tThis 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!<\/p>\n
\t545 vs. 300,000,000 People
\n\t-By Charlie Reese<\/p>\n
\tPoliticians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.<\/p>\n
\tHave you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?<\/p>\n
\tHave you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?<\/p>\n
\tYou and I don’t propose a federal budget. The President does.<\/p>\n
\tYou and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.<\/p>\n
\tYou and I don’t write the tax code, Congress does.<\/p>\n
\tYou and I don’t set fiscal policy, Congress does.<\/p>\n
\tYou and I don’t control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.<\/p>\n
\tOne 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.<\/p>\n
\tI 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.<\/p>\n
\tI 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.<\/p>\n
\tThose 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.<\/p>\n
\tWhat 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.)<\/p>\n
\tThe 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. <\/p>\n
\tIt 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.<\/p>\n
\tIf the tax code is unfair, it’s because they want it unfair.<\/p>\n
\tIf the budget is in the red, it’s because they want it in the red.<\/p>\n
\tIf the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it’s because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan …<\/p>\n
\tIf 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.<\/p>\n
\tThere are no insoluble government problems.<\/p>\n
\tDo 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.<\/p>\n
\tAbove 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.<\/p>\n
\tThose 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power.<\/p>\n
\tThey, 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!<\/p>\n
\tCharlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.<\/p>\n
\tWhat you do with this article now that you have read it… is up to you.
\n\tThis might be funny if it weren’t so true.<\/p>\n
\tBe sure to read all the way to the end:<\/p>\n
\tTax his land,
\n\tTax his bed,
\n\tTax the table,
\n\tAt which he’s fed.<\/p>\n
\tTax his tractor,
\n\tTax his mule,
\n\tTeach him taxes
\n\tAre the rule.<\/p>\n
\tTax his work,
\n\tTax his pay,
\n\tHe works for
\n\tpeanuts anyway!<\/p>\n
\tTax his cow,
\n\tTax his goat,
\n\tTax his pants,
\n\tTax his coat.<\/p>\n
\tTax his ties,
\n\tTax his shirt,
\n\tTax his work,
\n\tTax his dirt.<\/p>\n
\tTax his tobacco,
\n\tTax his drink,
\n\tTax him if he
\n\tTries to think.<\/p>\n
\tTax his cigars,
\n\tTax his beers,
\n\tIf he cries
\n\tTax his tears.<\/p>\n
\tTax his car,
\n\tTax his gas,
\n\tFind other ways
\n\tTo tax his ass.<\/p>\n
\tTax all he has
\n\tThen let him know
\n\tThat you won’t be done
\n\tTill he has no dough.<\/p>\n
\tWhen he screams and hollers;
\n\tThen tax him some more,
\n\tTax him till
\n\tHe’s good and sore.<\/p>\n
\tThen tax his coffin,
\n\tTax his grave,
\n\tTax the sod in
\n\tWhich he’s laid…<\/p>\n
\tPut these words
\n\tUpon his tomb,
\n\t‘Taxes drove me
\n\tto my doom…’<\/p>\n
\tWhen he’s gone,
\n\tDo not relax,
\n\tIts time to apply
\n\tThe inheritance tax.<\/p>\n
\tAccounts Receivable Tax
\n\tBuilding Permit Tax
\n\tCDL license Tax
\n\tCigarette Tax
\n\tCorporate Income Tax
\n\tDog License Tax
\n\tExcise Taxes
\n\tFederal Income Tax
\n\tFederal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
\n\tFishing License Tax
\n\tFood License Tax
\n\tFuel Permit Tax
\n\tGasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
\n\tGross Receipts Tax
\n\tHunting License Tax
\n\tInheritance Tax
\n\tInventory Tax
\n\tIRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
\n\tLiquor Tax
\n\tLuxury Taxes
\n\tMarriage License Tax
\n\tMedicare Tax
\n\tPersonal Property Tax
\n\tProperty Tax
\n\tReal Estate Tax
\n\tService Charge Tax
\n\tSocial Security Tax
\n\tRoad Usage Tax
\n\tRecreational Vehicle Tax
\n\tSales Tax
\n\tSchool Tax
\n\tState Income Tax
\n\tState Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
\n\tTelephone Federal Excise Tax
\n\tTelephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
\n\tTelephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
\n\tTelephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
\n\tTelephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
\n\tTelephone State and Local Tax
\n\tTelephone Usage Charge Tax
\n\tUtility Taxes
\n\tVehicle License Registration Tax
\n\tVehicle Sales Tax
\n\tWatercraft Registration Tax
\n\tWell Permit Tax
\n\tWorkers Compensation Tax<\/p>\n
\tSTILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?<\/p>\n
\tNot 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.<\/p>\n
\tWhat in the heck happened? Can you spell ‘politicians?’
\n\tI hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!<\/p>\n
\tGO AHEAD. . . BE AN AMERICAN!!!<\/p>\n
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