How bout those tax cuts , eh ?
60Yep I am a chump !
I really want to do one of those music hubs where I show you some videos of my favorite bands , but for starts something Is wrong with this piece of crap that might require Geeksquad or somethin . And I really want to do one for Cris A . That being said I am now going to have to engage you with my remedial writing skills and sophmoric sense of humor . Translation we are screwed !
More an more I am having a serious case of buyers remorse about casting my vote for Barack Obama . I am like the rest of you and I was just disgusted with Dubya and the Dick ! And I woulda voted for just about anybody not named Gavin Newsom or Nancy Pelosi for President at that point . Iraq really pissed me off . And that was one of the factors I weighed In my decision to switch parties . Now I have re-registered as an Independent because I have learned or relearned something . Neither one of these parties can be trusted !
Now to get to my Point , remember when Barack told us that 95 % of us Americans would be getting tax cuts ? And then remember when he was talking about how he was going to go through the size of Government line Item by line Item to reduce the size of Government ?
Well lets take a look here ,now Is It me or Is the size of Government starting to Increase exponentially like the movie " The Blob " ! Remember how " The Blob " would grow everytime It killed somebody ? Well this Is kind of how I see Government growing . We are now shareholders In an auto company and I would like to cash In my shares but they are worthless . We are getting a pay Czar to make sure that some of those greedy Wall street robbers do not get to much compensation . We are getting close to nationalized healthcare and If you have healthcare your company will be taxed ,however If your company Is getting taxed we know who will be paying for It . When you Increase the taxes on the rich guess who gets the price Increase for the goods and services provided by these people ? And I read this week that If you have a cell phone provided by your company , you could get taxed on that , because the IRS { Translation : Americas KGB } thinks this will be a good Idea .
Oh and In order to save the environment they are probably going to Increase the tax on Cattle ranchers so that way you can pay through the nose for those Hamburgers you were thinking about barbequeing on the weekend . Which of course before you buy the meat will probably require a background check , and a carbon tax . And a license from your local municipality , as well as all the proper permits . And some cap and trade taxes as well.
Now you might think I am being a bit overdramatic In my Illistration here but I am gonna ask you a serious question that I want a sincere , giving a hard look at It answer . Do you recognize what your beloved United States Is becoming ? They want tax on you for buying from the Internet . If you smoke you are an Immediate social leper and will probably not qualify for national healthcare . And by the way you better lose a few pounds too . My point being that the good ole USA Is starting to become something I do not even recognize ! And the next time you vote , you will probably vote for the same hack that was on your ballot for congress or City Council the last time even though you know as well as I do Its not working .
Thinking about a Coke and some twinkies ? Yep you will be getting your ass taxed off on that one too ! Because you see the new Democratic administration knows what Is good for you . You obviously have a pronounced Inability to take care of yourself so they are going to do It for you . When we bailed out AIG that was good for you . When we bailed out all those banks , that was good for you ! In San Diego here they were trying to fine a pastor for having the nerve to have a bible study at HIS HOUSE ! I have been all over our county officials about this too . I am not a religious man , but this Is nothing short of Insanity ! And just an absolutely aggregious violation of the First Amendment . Bottom line I am gettin pissed again !
Bottom line I think we have had the ultimate bait and switch . I think our boy Barack has been In office long enough now to be held accountable . He Is not doing to well In my book , when he was talking about change , this Is not what I had In mind . I wonder what the weather Is like In Costa Rica ? I believe In being brief and saying what I gotta say . I will be the first to admit that I am not the most educated and Intellectual person you will ever encounter . But I believe If there Is one commodity God gave me Its common sense , and everyday I wake up I see a more serious lack of It In the world around me . You do not have to be a Harvard graduate to know that there Is far to much Intrusion Into our lives today , to really call ourselves free. It Is starting to look more like Indentured servitude !!
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Thank you eovery I know that you and I think along simlar lines alot !
This was well thought out and written as well. I enjoyed your hub and your opinion.
Tony0724, I laughed all the way through this article. I completely agree with every word you said. It is a very sad state of affairs our beloved country is in. The other day they were talking about the fact that Amtrak is not profitable and the CEO is making a bundle of money. Nationalize Amtrak and it will be very easy to restrict movement of people inter and intra state. Best regards. Ellie
JJ AND Ellie thank you both for chimng In . And I am glad that you enjoyed the hub . We are probably gonna need to be chipped before we get on the train now too !
I wander when finally people are going wake up from the dreaming sleep. Thanks for excellent hub.
I am with you on that one Vladmir !
Hey tony
what's the matter peanut butter? lay off the Heineken for now while I update myself on the things that trouble you. Truth be told, I ain't keeping an eye on your boy Obama but I guess I should so I could leave a proper comment here at least. for the meantime, here's a link to cool music. I guess it says what i'm trying to say here...give it time or some more time :D
Thx Cris this Is why I appreciate you . No Heinekens today , just Diet Coke and water . The state of our nation Is starting to get me deeply distressed , and It boggles my mind that there are people out there who think things are getting better !
Just look at it this way, if you see things getting better and so do they, and so do I, then we're all probably dead and in some kind of paradise sh*t. Nevermind, must be the ice cream I'm devouring like it's my last!
Last word, as the New Kids on the Block said: Hang Tough!
OH GOD NOT BOY BANDS ! That was the beginning of the end . We can blame Satan for those !
I've experienced a similar transition,politically to yours and I have become a political atheist.By the way one of my city commissoners had to step down for corruption.The ironic twist is that my city was deemed one of the top 5 cities to live in a year or two ago!On those 95% tax cuts,Obama gets away with his empty rhetoric on the campaign by giving the working class a $400 dollar tax break for individuals,$800 for couples.This "tax stimulus" will automatically be included in your wage witholding taxes on your paycheck or in a lump sum by request in your 09'-10' tax return.Next January the "Make Work Pay" tax stimulus program will raise the credits by $7.50 per week.All hail the mighty Czar's and long live the generous Chairman's program to preserve the middle class and please pay no attention to the men stealing trillions behind the teleprompters.Now if you will please excuse me,while I contribute enough C.O.2 to the atmosphere to justify the coming carbon taxes,by howling at the moon.
Grrrrrrrrrrr.Awhooooooooooooooooooooo
Thank you for the educational paragraph there Mindless Brute . Here In San Diego a couple of our newly elected City Council members have already been caught with their hands In the cookie jar . Special Interest payments , and they have not even been In there a year yet ! The more things change the more they stay the same !
You're welcome tony0724.I came back because I just read that the Dept. of Treasury just declined California's request for assistance.Your states comptroller has been screaming for months that California is headed for a meltdown and I was stationed at 32nd st. Naval Station for two years,during the "meltdown" after the Rodney King verdict.I know they mean an economic meltdown but Californian's riot after the Lakers win a championship!When I lived off base in San Ysidro a one bedroom apt. was $550.00 per month,I wonder what they are today.Oh yeah,please pay no attention to the 100 billion dollar loan to the I.M.F. the democrats slipped into the latest Iraq/Afghanistan spending bill,war is hell...and profits are heavenly.Hang in there Tony and keep us updated when the symphony of anarchy begins.
Well mindless Brute did ya hear about Dick Durbin yesterday ? One thing all these Chicago politicians have In common , slime !
Tony, Tony, Tony...these things do not change over night. Remember, the last eight years of messes that has to be cleared before any form of progress will show. After-all, we did not end up in this mess all of a sudden in the last 6 months! Complaining, about complaints does not make anything better...just add to the current problems and the mountains of BS. Ha!
=] oh yeah, I went there.
AIDY I cannot put all of this on Obamas lap and I definitely agree with you there . However this Is the man that told us that he would be shrinking the size of Government , and 95% of us would be getting a tax cut and In turn he Is creating new ways to raise taxes and the Government Is growing exponentially In just 5 months ! I voted for change for sure this Is not what I had In mind !
there is a major cancer in washington and the city needs to go through alot of chemo before Obama can do anything or they'll give him herpes
raiderfan the cancer Is rampant no doubt ! What kills me sometimes Is Obama has done some stuff that has really pissed me off. And I am still rooting for him hard ! Crazy .
no one wants to change in washington maybe Obama does but he's only one guy
Hope and Change people, hope and change LOL
Do you know what USA of today reminds me of? USSR of yesterday!
BTW, as I told everybody here half a year ago, and nobody was listening to me, the only way to vote that had chances of breaking this vicious circle was NOT TO VOTE AT ALL. If enough people did that, elections would have been ineligible, and this would have send a clear message to those in power that country was fed up.
You failed to do this people, now you reap what you saw...
Yea It Is a shame Isnt It ? These people are so deeply entrenched In their dishonesty that It Is now accepted as the way The Beltway works . One of these days I think America might do what Iran and Honduras are doing now !
Misha I am beginning to like that Idea !















eovery says:
9 months ago
I enjoyed this more than I would have a musical hub!
Keep on Hubbing and the Fight.