Give Us Liberty

545 PEOPLE vs 310,000,000

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 , 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 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 Ser
vice FeeTax

Telephone Federal, State and
Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Minimum Usage
Surcharge Tax

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 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?'

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!!!