{"id":728,"date":"2010-09-02T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/02\/pass-this-on-our-government-at-work\/"},"modified":"2010-09-02T18:14:07","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T22:14:07","slug":"pass-this-on-our-government-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/pass-this-on-our-government-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"PASS THIS ON: OUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years. <\/font><\/p>\n

545 PEOPLE — By Charlie Reese <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then
campaign against them. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are
against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and
high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations.
The House of Representatives does. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You and I don’t write the tax code, Congress does. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You and I don’t set fiscal policy, Congress does. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You and I don’t control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

If the tax code is unfair, it’s because they want it unfair. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

If the budget is in the red, it’s because they want it in the red .. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

There are no insoluble government problems. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

They, and they alone, have the power.. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their
bosses. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees… <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>                What you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you!
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WE PAY:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Sales Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

School Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Liquor Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Luxury Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Excise Taxes <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Property Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Cigarette Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Medicare Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Inventory Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Real Estate Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Well Permit Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Fuel Permit Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Inheritance Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Road Usage Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

CDL license Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Dog License Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

State Income Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Food License Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Vehicle Sales Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Gross Receipts Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Social Security Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Service Charge Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Fishing License Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Federal Income Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Building Permit Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

IRS Interest Charges<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Hunting License Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Marriage License Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Corporate Income Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Personal Property Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Accounts Receivable Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Recreational Vehicle Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Workers Compensation Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Watercraft Registration Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Usage Charge Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Federal Excise Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone State and Local Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

What in the hell happened? Can you spell ‘politicians? ‘ <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

YOU can help it get there!!! Cross Post!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

GO AHEAD – –
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 <\/font>BE AN AMERICAN!!! <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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