Read this slowly, let it sink in, VOTE TOMORROW (2012) !

 

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. Please read the entire article.

 

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.   

 

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. It’s up to you and me.   

 

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 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!!!