545 People Vs. 300,000,000 People

 

Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando > Sentinal has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is > that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgements > made that impact each one of us every day. > > It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering! > > 545 vs. 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-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 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. > This might be funny if it weren't so darned 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 FeeTax > 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 100 times!!! YOU >can help it get there!!! > GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!! > ps Please do the right thing and highlite >and delete any addresses you received as you pass this message along.