[TVARC] Fwd: Fwd: a Must Read

[Ken Peters]

Touche Harold,
  The Swamp is hard to impossible to drain. And, who exactly are the King
makers. ?

On Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 6:11 PM Harold M. Lloyd <w4oe at hotmail.com> wrote:

> You have never in your life time "read" anything as TRUTHFUL as this
> article.
> Best Regards,
> Hal, W4OE
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> From: William Allen <ballencom at aol.com>
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> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:08:49 -0800
> Subject: Fwd: a Must Read
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> *From:* john <endojaw at san.rr.com>
> *Date:* February 15, 2021 at 10:54:10 AM PST
> *To:* <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
> *Subject:* *Fw: a Must Read*
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> WE NEED....TERM LIMITS,  TERM LIMITS,  TERM LIMITS.......
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> *CHARLES REESE'S FINAL COLUMN*
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> A very interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL
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> Be sure to Read the Poem at the end.
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> Charley Reese's final column for the Orlando Sentinel...
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> He has been a journalist for 49 years.
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> He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.
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> Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.
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> This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article
> below is completely neutral, neither anti-republican nor 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.
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> It's a relatively short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!
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> 545 vs. 300,000,000 People- by Charlie Reese
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> Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then
> campaign against them.
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> Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are
> against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
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> Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and
> high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
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> You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.
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> You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on
> appropriations.
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> The House of Representatives does.
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> You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.
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> You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
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> You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.
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> One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme
> Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million who are
> directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic
> problems that plague this country.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Who is the speaker of the House   now ? He is the leader of the majority
> party. He 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.
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> It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot 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.
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> 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.
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> If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want
> them in Iraq and Afghanistan ..   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.
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> There are no insoluble government problems.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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...
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> *We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!*
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> What you do with this article now that you have read it... is up to you.
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> This might be funny if it weren't so true.
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> Be sure to read all the way to the end:
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> Tax his land,
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> Tax his bed,
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> Tax the table,   at which he's fed.
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> Tax his tractor,
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> Tax his mule,
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> Teach him taxes is the rule.
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> Tax his work,
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> Tax his pay,   he works for peanuts anyway!
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> Tax his cow,
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> Tax his goat,
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> Tax his pants,
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> Tax his coat.
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> Tax his ties,
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> Tax his shirt,
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> Tax his work,
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> Tax his dirt.
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> Tax his tobacco,
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> Tax his drink,
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> Tax him if he   tries to think.
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> Tax his cigars,
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> Tax his beers,
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> If he cries   tax his tears.
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> Tax his car,
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> Tax his gas,
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> Find other ways   to tax his ass.
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> Tax all he has,   then let him know that you won't be done till he has no
> dough.
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> When he screams and hollers;   then tax him some more, tax him till he's
> good and sore.
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> Then tax his coffin,
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> Tax his grave,
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> Tax the sod into   which he's laid...
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> Put these words   upon his tomb,
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> "Taxes drove me to my doom..."
> When he's gone, do not relax,
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> it's time to apply, the Inheritance tax.
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> Accounts Receivable Tax
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> Building Permit Tax
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> CDL license Tax
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> Cigarette Tax
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> Corporate Income Tax
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> Dog License Tax
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> Excise Taxes
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> Federal Income Tax
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> Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
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> Fishing License Tax
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> Food License Tax
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> Fuel Permit Tax
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> Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
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> Gross Receipts Tax
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> Hunting License Tax
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> Inheritance Tax
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> Inventory Tax
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> IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
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> Liquor Tax
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> Luxury Taxes
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> Marriage License Tax
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> Medicare Tax
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> Personal Property Tax
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> Property Tax
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> Real Estate Tax
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> Service Charge Tax
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> Social Security Tax
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> Road Usage Tax
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> Recreational Vehicle Tax
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> Sales Tax
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> School Tax
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> State Income Tax
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> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
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> Telephone Federal Excise Tax
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> Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
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> Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
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> Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
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> Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
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> Telephone State and Local Tax
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> Telephone Usage Charge Tax
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> Utility Taxes
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> Vehicle License Registration Tax
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> Vehicle Sales Tax
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> Watercraft Registration Tax
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> Well Permit Tax
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> Workers Compensation Tax
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> STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
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> Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most
> prosperous in the world.
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> We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the
> world, and Mom, if agreed,  stayed home to raise the kids.
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> What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
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> I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!!
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> YOU can help it get there!!!
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> GO AHEAD. . . BE AN AMERICAN!!!
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