A very
interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL
Be sure
to Read the Poem at the end.
Charley 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.
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 nor 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
relatively 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 now? 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!
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 into
which
he's laid...
Put these
words
upon his
tomb,
"Taxes
drove me
to my
doom..."
When he's
gone,
do not
relax,
it’s 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 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, & 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, if agreed, stayed home to raise the kids
What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
I hope
this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!!
YOU can
help it get there!!!
GO AHEAD.
. . BE AN AMERICAN!!!
The Staff: Thank you for writing and I will hope all people read this. Be well and pray for our country.
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