What in the hell happened? --- example In the United States, although the decision of whether or not to purchase war bonds to support World War I was ostensibly voluntary, those who chose not to buy them were subject to strong pressure including mob violence.[102] John Schrag was beaten, arrested, and prosecuted and he and his property were smeared with yellow paint by a mob for having refused to buy war bonds. One witness said:
[T]hey tried to get him to buy liberty bonds during the war, and he wouldn’t buy none.… They brought him in and he never said a word, and the questions or anything they’d ask him, he never, never complained or never put up no resistance whatsoever.… I never saw so much yellin’ and a cursing and slapped him. And buffeted him and beat him and kicked him. He never offered any resistance whatsoever. One of the fellows went and got a, a hardware store and got a gallon of yellow paint. And pulled the lid off and poured it over his face. He had a long beard, kind of a short heavyset man, had a nice beard, and that run down all over his eyes, his face, and his beard, and his clothes. Of course that was yellow.… He never offered no resistance whatsoever and they, one man went to the hardware store again and he got a rope and put it around, got there, and put around his neck and marched him down to the, close to the city jail, a little calaboose there. Had a tree there and they was going to hang him to this tree. …I don’t know how many people walked right up to him and spit in his face and he never said a word. And he just looked up all the time we was doing that. Possibly praying, I don’t know. But there’s some kind of a glow come over his face and he just looked like Christ.… (inaudible). Enemies smite you on one cheek, turn the other and brother he did it. He just kept doing it. They’d slug him on the one side of the face and he’d turn his cheeks on the other. He exemplified the life of Christ more than any man I ever saw in my life.[103] ---- After the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D., Jews, particularly those exiled to Egypt, refused to pay the still-extant “temple tax” to Rome; Rome responded by destroying Jewish temples On Jul 21, 12:45 pm, JSM <[email protected]> wrote: > *What the hell 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 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......... Is up to > you. > This might be funny if it weren't so darned true. > > This part was not part of the article > > * > **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 in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?' > > * -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
