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. [The House has passed a budget but the Senate has not
approved a budget in over three years. The President's proposed
budgets have gotten almost unanimous rejections in the Senate in that
time. ]
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 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 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!!!
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