>> 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 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 hell 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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