Emailed to me this morning...


What happened???????

545 people vs 300 million people







This is about as clear and easy to
understand as it can be - read it!!

The article below is completely neutral,
...not anti Republican or Democrat.
Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for
the Orlando Sentinal has hit the nail
directly on the head, defining clearly
who it is that in the final analysis must
assume responsibility for the judgements
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 car! e if they offer a politician $1
million dollars in cash. Th e 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.&n! bsp; 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 budg! et 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&! nbsp; 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
darned 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
FeeTax
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 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!!!


Kathyet