kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 READ, WEEP, PRINT AND KEEP! This should be on the front page of every newspaper. Charley Reese's Final column! ... A very interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL. Be sure to Read the Poem at the end.. Charley Reese's final column for the Orlando Sentinel... He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN. Be sure to read the Tax List at the end. This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral, neither 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! 545 vs. 300,000,000 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?( John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He 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. [The House has passed a budget but the Senate has not approved a budget in over three years. The President's proposed budgets have gotten almost unanimous rejections in the Senate in that time. ] 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 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 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 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 We have the government we deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THAT. IT HAS SAVED ME FROM TYRANNY. I PLAN ON READING THE WHOLE THING SHOULD I EVER FALL INTO A COMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 LIKE, FROM BEING BEATEN BY JACKBOOTS FOR TRYING TO GET THE TRUTH OUT! THANK GOD FOR YOUR BRAVERY GOD BLESS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 LIKE, FROM BEING BEATEN BY JACKBOOTS FOR TRYING TO GET THE TRUTH OUT! THANK GOD FOR YOUR BRAVERY GOD BLESS!!!!!!! What does God have to do with anything? Come on man..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 We have the government we deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 THIS IS WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE, PEOPLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 WOAH, THERE, ROB. THE SWISS STATS HAVE GOT TO BE WRONG. THEY HAVE LOTS OF GUNS, NO VIOLENCE, AND NO ABOVE GROUND POWER LINES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 THE AMOUNT THE SWISS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN IS 99% CORRELATED WITH GUN OWNERSHIP. HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHILDREN IN BELGIUM? BARE FOOT, CRYING, AND UNLOVED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 What's up with your cap lock dude? Is it broken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 THEY EAT PIGEONS THERE, TOO. PIGEONS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 WOAH, THERE, ROB. THE SWISS STATS HAVE GOT TO BE WRONG. THEY HAVE LOTS OF GUNS, NO VIOLENCE, AND NO ABOVE GROUND POWER LINES. And no homeless and no unemployment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ENOUGH WITH THE FALSE 'EVERYMAN' HUMILITY, HERO. TYRANNY'S LOCK ON OUR CAPITOL IS THE ONLY THING YOU REALLY WORRY ABOUT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Seriously. Then there's people like you that want the government to do everything then whine because there are taxes on everything to pay for all the goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hey kev, I seem to remember you saying you weren't even going to vote this year. Government we deserve, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hey kev, I seem to remember you saying you weren't even going to vote this year. Government we deserve, indeed. Keep dreaming bro......I voted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Seriously. Then there's people like you that want the government to do everything then whine because there are taxes on everything to pay for all the goodies. People like me? Please find any post of mine where I clearly state I want government to do everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hey kev, I seem to remember you saying you weren't even going to vote this year. Government we deserve, indeed. Keep dreaming bro......I voted. Glad to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE BOTH OFF YOUR MEDS. GET IT????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Seriously. seems actually very easy to understand. two parties w/ two different sets of priorities. party A gets control, spends all it can on what it wants. later, party B takes control, inherits all the old spending, much of which it can't make dissappear, but nonetheless rings up all it can according to its own political scheme. throw in some natural and man-made disasters, an electorate that's alwasy some groggy combination of unaware, uninterested or mad-as-hell n' mis-informed, n' maybe a geniune lunatic demagogue or two and see how it all goes, goes, goes!!! results will vary - do not try at home - enjoy for however many decades you can hold on Edited January 14, 2013 by ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Meh, its just a rehash of his 1985 column, and what you're quoting is a massaged 1995 version that was widely cited in 2008. Since he retired in 2001, one could only wish this had been the last gasp from this conservative lackwit. Note that since he retired in 2001, the little bits about Iraq and Afghanistan have been grafted in by the folks who trolled you Kevbone. Yeah, its only 545 people, with no other input or direction, that run the US economy. Oh, and my farts smell like strawberries too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Meh, its just a rehash of his 1985 column, and what you're quoting is a massaged 1995 version that was widely cited in 2008. Since he retired in 2001, one could only wish this had been the last gasp from this conservative lackwit. Note that since he retired in 2001, the little bits about Iraq and Afghanistan have been grafted in by the folks who trolled you Kevbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeah, its only 545 people, with no other input or direction, that run the US economy. Oh, and my farts smell like strawberries too. I have a bridge to sell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 THEY EAT PIGEONS THERE, TOO. PIGEONS! Mmm, grilled pigeon is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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