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Charley Reese's Final Column

Charley Reese is retiring. His last column is this one.   I  know many will miss this southern gentleman.  He had a great run and we are all  better off  for it. Farewell, Mr. Reese, and thank  you.  Charley Reese has  been a journalist for 49 years. 

 

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be - read  it!!  The article below is completely neutral,  not anti republican or democrat..  Charlie  Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail  directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume  responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day. It's a short but good read.  Worth the time. Worth  remembering! Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.

555 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.

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, WHYdo 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.  (SCORE ONE FOR THE  GOOD GUYS!)

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!

 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 histobacco,

    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 licenseTax

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 happened?

Can you spell 'politicians?'
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"I am very proud, that I pray to and worship our Judea/Christian, God Almighty. I am very proud to be an American, who loves all his family and all his fellow patriots. I will defend the original Constitutional. I will defend the rights and lives of patriots to the best of my ability and, if time and resources permit will even defend other Americans, who may fail to believe as I do, but I will never defend a quran practicing muslim. They are my ENEMY! 

Remember, be proud of, and promote, your beliefs! Be proud you're an American and promote that with pride! Be proud of your families and your fellow patriots and promote that with pride! And last, take some kind of real action and pray “everyday” for God to lead you correctly! Believe me.....this will lead to success.”” -- JOHN L SULAK

...and there you have some more opinions from me, Th' Dumb Ol' East Texas Boy. Take care out there, okay. IN GOD WE DO TRUST!