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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

I must admit that I do not check authenticity of my posts. If anyone can tell me of a non-biased arbitrator, I will attempt to do so more regularly. I know of no such arbitrator for the internet.











Sunday, April 3, 2011

Charlie Reese's last column... Thanks Pat Whitehead!

Thanks Patricia Whitehead!




Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 1:18:48 PM











Subject: Fw: Charley Reese's final column







A very interesting column.. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL









Be sure to Read the Poem at the end.





















Charley Reese's final column for the Orlando Sentinel... He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.





















Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.





















This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral, neither 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 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? 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.









If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.









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.









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.









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!





















Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.





















What you do with this article now that you have read it... is up to you. This might be funny if it weren't so true.









Be sure to read all the way to the end:





















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 work,









Tax his pay,









He works for









peanuts anyway!









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









Tries to think.





















Tax his cigars,









Tax his beers,









If he cries









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 (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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