As a little experiment I posted two similar questions on a popular survey site. The first question was “Do you support our government developing a national health care plan?” The answer to this question was a significant 66% supporting a national health care plan. You need to keep in mind that liberals on this site outnumber conservatives significantly. The second question was as one commenter put “a loaded question”. I decided to describe the National Health Care program in as blunt of terms as possible. It read “Do you really think we should threaten the rich with jail time if they don’t pay my medical bills?” Yes, I know that this flies in the face of being fair in a survey. But it is an accurate depiction of what a national socialized medicine program would be. The rich which pay 90% of the taxes collected in this country would have to pay for the medical bills of about half of all Americans that pay little to no federal income tax. It’s not surprising based on the question that 75% did not support the second question. This raises the question, how many government programs would we support if we took the sugar coating of and looked at what we were really doing?
At first I thought this was funny…then I realized the awful truth of it.
Be sure to read all the way to the end!
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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 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 &nb sp;
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
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 ( 4 2 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
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 Tax
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 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 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
Japanese doctor says, “Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him out looking for work in six weeks.”
A German doctor says, “That is nothing. We can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him out looking for work in four weeks.”
A British doctor says, “In my country medicine is so advanced that we can take half a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have both of them out looking for work in two weeks.”
The American doctor, not to be outdone, interjected, “You guys are way behind. We are about to take a woman with no brains, put her in the White House, and then half the country will be out looking for work.
(Author unknown)
While recently reviewing my states senators’ votes, I found that they have both voted to increase the statutory limit on our national dept from 9 trillion to 9.8 trillion dollars. Although 800 billion dollars may not seem like much to our congress, it is a significant amount of money. At some point, it is essential for individuals to live within their means. The same should be true of the government.
Our congress spends little time or effort in looking to cut spending. The federal government provides services that go far beyond its constitutional mandate, and even beyond what any reasonable person would expect. Our founding fathers would roll over in their graves if they knew at what rates we are taxed, or saw the size of our government. The sad thing is that even in the face of unprecedented spending, the issue that will define the 2008 campaign will be a health care package that will raise taxes even more and increase our dept.
When will we realize it is time to cut back? When will our congress be willing to cut programs and reduce budgets to our federal agencies? We can blame the politicians, but in reality, the problem is with the people. We as a society are expecting the government to provide more for us. We expect the government to fund our schools, build our roads, support the arts, provide health benefits, take care of the poor, bail us out from failures, help us recover from disasters, and protect our freedoms. Granted the government should play a role in some of these areas, but we as a society need to look first to ourselves, then to our families, and then to the community to help us overcome our problems or challenges. Until we are willing to solve a few of our own problems, rather than looking for solutions from the government this ridiculous trend of spending will continue.
