What happened???

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be - please read
it!!


          The article below is completely neutral, ...not anti
republican or democrat.

          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.

         

          545 vs. 300,000,000

EVERY CITIZEN NEEDS TO READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS JOURNALIST
SAYS 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 each of  them out of office and clean up their
mess!

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando SentinelNewspaper.
What you do think should be done?
       
The following might be funny if it weren't so  true.
         
          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 Theinheritance tax..

          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 FeeTax
          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

          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!!!