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 One 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?  John  Boehner.  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.

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.

If the tax code is unfair, it’s because they want it unfair.

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!

THE FUNNY THIS IS, LOOK AT ALL OF THE TAXES WE PAY:

-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  (currently 44.75 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
-Recreational Vehicle Tax
-Sales 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  Nonrecurring 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, & 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 heck  happened? Can you spell ‘politicians?’

I hope this  goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!

GO AHEAD. . . BE  AN AMERICAN!!!

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For The Family

(This was Charley Reese’s final column for the Orlando Sentinel.  He was a journalist  for 49 years.)