545 vs 300,000,000

The article below is completely neutral, not anti republican or democrat....Charlie Reese, a retir...............e......d 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

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 replace545 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.

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 ChargesHunting 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 Fee Tax

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

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!!!!

Stimulas for Jobs

Obama is making jobs creation his focus this year. That is wonderful! He's finally listening to us! Or is he?

His latest piece of work includes "eliminating capital gains taxes on small businesses" but my sources tell me that the majority of small businesses don't pay capital gains taxes.

There are also incentives to businesses who hire new workers, but it sounds like another "cash for clunkers" scheme to me, and businesses will either not benefit much from it, or they will be able to cheat it.

Another is eliminating fees for small business loans and guaranteeing them. Again, I don't see a lot of help there, and it could open doors for abuse.

Then there is $50 Billion for more construction projects. Uh hello? Lets fix more crap that could probably wait, and while we're at it create more jobs for illegal aliens while making a few contracters fat and happy in a recession?

Then there are a few provisions to give tax credits to people who upgrade their homes to be more energy effecient and to "green jobs". My problem with this is that people get tax credits to upgrade old appliances that they were probably going to upgrade anyway because they are old and broken, or are old and they can save more on their utilities by upgrading them... so they would probably have upgraded anyway... either way, no new jobs there.

As for the "green jobs" measures, it's great in theory, but when 80% of the jobs created are created abroad for things like purchasing and installing wind turbines and solar cells, how does that help us here?

To me it sounds like the same old tired agenda Obama had during his campaign and what he tried to accomplish last year, but with a new label meant to make us feel like change was happening.

Obama campaigned on "change" and "hope" so far all he has delivered on is "hope" which doesn't take a high school drop-out to recognize as intangible and unhelpful.

I could hope for 40 years to have a Ferrari but without hard work and sacrifice AIMED at achieving that goal, it's not going to happen.

So, what do I think will create jobs?

• Fine US based businesses that outsource positions abroad.
• Cap, reduce, or remove taxes on small businesses. Period.
• Reduce the federal government as a whole.
• Replace the tax code with the Fair Tax plan.
• Block the government from being involved in commercial, corporate, and small business affairs entirely. In capitalism, it's sink or swim, with no bailouts if you fail.

In otherwords, leave us the hell alone and we'll make money and grow the economy. Get in our way and everyone will suffer. It's a proven fact that Government cannot compete with private industry and commercialism. They are out gunned, under-motivated and under-educated to perform in a competive enviornment unless they use power and position to muscle out the backbone of the American economy.

The American Way is all about everyone having a chance to succeed and be successful. The ones who do not are the ones who don't want to work for it. That's why they live on the streets or work in fast food joints if their over 20 years old. They are not entitled to what hard working people get until they learn how to work for it.

Socialists and Communists want everyone to benefit the same, regardless of their efforts. If you believe in this you need to move to some other country that supports laziness. America was founded by hard working people who worked, fought, bled and died for everything they got. It's time we got back to our roots.

There are jobs out there, if you don't have one, you aren't working hard enough to get one, therefore you don't deserve one, or else the government is paying you too much to not get one.

I've been there, and I know what its like to sit back and know I am getting a check worth more than any number of jobs I could be taking and choose to wait for something better. But when those checks ran out you can bet I took whatever I could the next day. I hated unemployment, but it was almost enough to scrape by on, and it ran out. That is the way it's supposed to be. It's not supposed to be extended, it's not supposed to increase. It's there to give you a CHANCE to find something like what you had. If you can't, it's time to find something else, even if you're 40 years old applying to McDonalds for the first time.

You had your chance. There's no "Participant" ribbon in real life, and nobody owes you anything if you can't take it on your own.