CERTAINLY WORTH READING ALL OF
THIS! ALTHOUGH IT MAKES YOU MAD!
545 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.
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-pickingthing. 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 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 Service Fee
Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local
Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=2 0Tax
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 mostprosperous 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!!!
I don't like the post and I shan't move on, because I've paid to
be a recipient of technical analysis and a participant in a forum
dedicated to trading the stock market.
Until recently we had one particular member here who would not
desist from posting his often vitriolic political opinions to the
annoyance of most of us. Eventually Matt and/or Steve deleted his
posts and the poster left the blog in a self-righteous huff. Good
riddance to him!
I for one have no desire to see this forum cluttered with
irrelevant rantings that bear no relevance to trading. Perhaps I am
alone, perhaps others will agree with me. It is your inalienable
right to have your opinion, but the rest of the world does not need
to have it foisted upon it.
"Supreme Court Justices in the USA, and their peers all over the
world, spend their working lives interpreting the basic laws that
underpin their respective societies, and armies of lawyers spend
their working lives finding ways around it. Just because it comes
from a foreign culture doesn't mean that it's any more ridiculous
than many of the things that go on in your own society."
I agree, although I cannot help having a good chuckle every time
I hear one of my American friends referring to "Socialist"
countries, meaning pretty much all of Western Europe. You won't
find anyone in Germany, for example, where I currently live, saying
that they live in a "socialist" system. The late, unlamented German
"Democratic" Republic was a socialist state. We have a free market
economy with certain strong social welfare aspects. The opposition
Social Democratic Party is not the political home of German
socialists - they belong to the Left Party. We didn't nationalise
our car manufacturers or major banks in the course of this
financial crisis. Believe me, this system is also far from perfect,
but the US has shown over many decades that its system isn't the
answer either.
I do find the differing definitions of the term "socialism"
intriguing, though!
Your responses have been noted, and I shall reply to you by
private message in due course.
But Joe, an argument along the lines of "you use the word
political in it" is simply not worthy of an adult, let alone one of
your undoubted intelligence - and I mean this very sincerely: I
have great respect for your experience and market knowledge, and I
appreciate your posts in this forum!
Again, the poster gave warning. It's the weekend (this was
posted on Friday after the close) and it was very RUDE to comment
that we need an ignore feature based on someone's post.
I try to post useful charts and such during the trading day, but
I enjoy off-topic stuff too and to ban such posts, IMO would take
away from the site.
How many charts have you guys posted lately? Too bad it
has to get nasty here, thay's why I say just move on if you don't
like a post.
-Joe
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Posted by duesy on 12th of Feb 2010 at 03:56 pm
CERTAINLY WORTH READING ALL OF THIS! ALTHOUGH IT MAKES YOU MAD!
545 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.
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 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 Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=2 0Tax
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? N ot 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!!!
This is why we need
Posted by hamvestor on 12th of Feb 2010 at 04:03 pm
This is why we need an ignore feature...
hamvestor...
Posted by jtverr on 12th of Feb 2010 at 04:10 pm
In all fairness, the poster gave warning. If you don't like the post, move on.
jtverr
Posted by isplat on 12th of Feb 2010 at 05:43 pm
I don't like the post and I shan't move on, because I've paid to be a recipient of technical analysis and a participant in a forum dedicated to trading the stock market.
Until recently we had one particular member here who would not desist from posting his often vitriolic political opinions to the annoyance of most of us. Eventually Matt and/or Steve deleted his posts and the poster left the blog in a self-righteous huff. Good riddance to him!
I for one have no desire to see this forum cluttered with irrelevant rantings that bear no relevance to trading. Perhaps I am alone, perhaps others will agree with me. It is your inalienable right to have your opinion, but the rest of the world does not need to have it foisted upon it.
Move on.
isplat
Posted by jtverr on 13th of Feb 2010 at 08:01 am
"Supreme Court Justices in the USA, and their peers all over the world, spend their working lives interpreting the basic laws that underpin their respective societies, and armies of lawyers spend their working lives finding ways around it. Just because it comes from a foreign culture doesn't mean that it's any more ridiculous than many of the things that go on in your own society."
isplat
Posted by jtverr on 13th of Feb 2010 at 08:24 am
I agree, although I cannot help having a good chuckle every time I hear one of my American friends referring to "Socialist" countries, meaning pretty much all of Western Europe. You won't find anyone in Germany, for example, where I currently live, saying that they live in a "socialist" system. The late, unlamented German "Democratic" Republic was a socialist state. We have a free market economy with certain strong social welfare aspects. The opposition Social Democratic Party is not the political home of German socialists - they belong to the Left Party. We didn't nationalise our car manufacturers or major banks in the course of this financial crisis. Believe me, this system is also far from perfect, but the US has shown over many decades that its system isn't the answer either.
I do find the differing definitions of the term "socialism" intriguing, though!
jtverr, perthx
Posted by isplat on 13th of Feb 2010 at 10:07 am
Your responses have been noted, and I shall reply to you by private message in due course.
But Joe, an argument along the lines of "you use the word political in it" is simply not worthy of an adult, let alone one of your undoubted intelligence - and I mean this very sincerely: I have great respect for your experience and market knowledge, and I appreciate your posts in this forum!
Have a good weekend all.
well said! I second your
Posted by sniper on 13th of Feb 2010 at 12:15 am
well said! I second your view heartily.
So LAME!
Posted by jtverr on 13th of Feb 2010 at 07:55 am
Again, the poster gave warning. It's the weekend (this was posted on Friday after the close) and it was very RUDE to comment that we need an ignore feature based on someone's post.
I try to post useful charts and such during the trading day, but I enjoy off-topic stuff too and to ban such posts, IMO would take away from the site.
How many charts have you guys posted lately? Too bad it has to get nasty here, thay's why I say just move on if you don't like a post.
-Joe