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
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