545 THE GREAT TRUTH

An interesting article that squarely puts the blame for the way the country is...is Obama, the Congress and the Supreme Court...


Subject: 545 THE GREAT TRUTH

The article below is completely neutral, ...not
>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
>
>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.
>
>
>
>
>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 Charges
>Hunting 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!!!

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>
>The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are
>willing to work and give to those who would not.
>"Thomas Jefferson"