mikebeadle
02-28-2010, 08:59 AM
I received this email and thought I'd forward it here. I'm not getting into a discussion with anyone about politics or religion. Just thought it was an interesting read.
Mike
545 vs.
300,000,000
You
must read this. It is non-partisan!
545vs.
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-pickingthing. 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 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 and 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..........
It’s 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 inwhich 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.
And.
More!!!
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
ServiceCharge T ax
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 Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local
Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=2 0Tax
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 mostprosperous 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
happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
And I still have to
'press 1' for English!?
I hope this goes
around THE USA at least 100 times!!! YOU can help it get
there!!!
GO AHEAD
- - - BE AN
AMERICAN!!!
Mike
545 vs.
300,000,000
You
must read this. It is non-partisan!
545vs.
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-pickingthing. 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 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 and 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..........
It’s 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 inwhich 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.
And.
More!!!
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
ServiceCharge T ax
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 Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local
Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=2 0Tax
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 mostprosperous 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
happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
And I still have to
'press 1' for English!?
I hope this goes
around THE USA at least 100 times!!! YOU can help it get
there!!!
GO AHEAD
- - - BE AN
AMERICAN!!!