FW: [Spam] Charley's last column in Orlando Sentinental..."555 People"

 
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> Subject: FW: [Spam] Charley's last column in Orlando Sentinental..."555 People"
> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:58:23 -0400
>
>
> As if we didn't know this already! GALL or GREED of the politicians?
> Nicely written.
>
>
> If it weren't so true and serious, one could appreciate the
> humor in this bit.
>
> This is Charley Reese's Final Column. Charley Reese
> has been a journalist for the Orlando Sentinel for 49 years. Charley
> Reese
> is retiring. His last column is this one. Many folks will miss this
> southern gentleman. He had a great run and we are all better off for
> it. Farewell,
> Mr. Reese, and thank you.
>
> Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.
>
>
> 555 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 555 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 555 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 was the
> speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi.
> She was 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 555 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 555 people. When you
> fully grasp the plain truth that 555 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 555 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 555 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 drive 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
> 555 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!
>
>
> GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!
>
> P.S. If you do the right thing and pass this on -
> which is entirely up to you - please do the right thing and highlight
> and delete
> any addresses you
> receive with it. Thanks.
>
>