Flight,
Nothing we did not already know just a refresher pep talk.
Tom Gator 851
BE SURE TO VOTE NOV. 2ND.
This is a bold article. It's not pro Republican or Democrat.
It is pro American.
Read this slowly let it sink
in. And PLEASE, please VOTE in November!
This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be.
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.
HOPING EVERY CITIZEN WILL READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT
THIS JOURNALIST HAS SCRIPTED IN THIS MESSAGE. READ IT AND
THEN REALLY THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT POLITICAL DEBACLE.
It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth
remembering!
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/she 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.
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
can not 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 , 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........ Is up to you.
Sales Tax
School Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Excise Taxes
Property Tax
Cigarette Tax
Medicare Tax
Inventory Tax
Real Estate Tax
Well Permit Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Inheritance Tax
Road Usage Tax
CDL license Tax
Dog License Tax
State Income Tax
Food License Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Social Security Tax
Service Charge Tax
Fishing License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Building Permit Tax
IRS Interest Charges
Hunting License Tax
Marriage License Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Personal Property Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
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 100 times!!!
YOU can help it get there!!!
GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!