Posted by
Dave Kooker on Thursday, April 02, 2009 4:27:57 PM
I understand the symbolism of April 15th which is the last day annual Federal income taxes are due to be filed and reconciled. It is a day filled with contempt for us 50% portion of the American population who actually pays income taxes. Each year the contempt grows as our tyrannical Federal government incrementally increases in size and power against the favor of the actual tax payer to enable the dependant class for vote purchasing power.
On March 15th 2009, a series of citizen gatherings called "Tea Parties" began to protest early government spending under the Barack Hussein Obama administration, such as the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the proposed Omnibus Bill to nationalize home loans (which is now passed).
Today, Congress is beginning debate on President Barack Hussein Obama 's unprecedented $3.6 trillion budget that is literally taking our country toward bankruptcy by borrowing too much, bailing out too many, taxing too much, spending too much and making government too large to be sustained by the current bastardized tax codes.
The proposed Barack Hussein Obama budget:
? Increases net taxes by $1.35 trillion over the next 10 years.
? Enacts a $646 billion "Global Warming Tax" they call "cap-and-trade." But the White House has already admitted the real cost could be "two-to-three" times higher. These new costs will be passed along to all of us in the form of higher prices on home energy, gasoline and food.
? Raises taxes on Americans when they give to a charity. At a time when American non-profits are really hurting, President Barack Hussein Obama wants to increase taxes on charitable giving. Washington elites want our dollars going to government not private charities.
? Increase the Death Tax back to the devastating 45 percent rate.
? The budget lays the foundation for a government take over of health care, including hundreds of billions of dollars in higher taxes, a huge new bureaucracy, and possibly Canadian-style rationing of health care.
? The budget sets aside hundreds of billions of dollars for more Wall Street bailouts.
Now that the American taxpaying citizen has watched two Porkzilla spending bills passed on President Barack Hussein Obama’s watch and there has been some time allowed for the public to understand where the tax money is actually going, the taxpayer is at their boiling point by this tyrannical confiscation of private property where public demonstration is felt necessary. Here comes round #2 of the Tea Parties.
While looking for the time and place for my local venue tea party gathering in the Jacksonville Florida area http://taxdayteaparty.com/ , I noticed that the party is during work hours on Wednesday April 15th. I have been given permission to take time off for 'personal' business which everyone knows where I will be. I question how many other people will really participate by taking time from work. The scenario for Liberals to organize in a political expression is not the same as us conservatives. This is not like two million Liberals going to Washington DC for Barack Hussein Obama's presidential inauguration and only 14 individuals taking time off from work.
Liberals demographics tend to be of two social economic sectors. The dependant class, no explanation here they just have their hand out expecting a government entitlement. The other is the elitists Orwellian Liberal class. Those who have already have accumulated wealth, not that there is anything wrong with wealth, can shelter their wealth in a trust and then draw a small income which is considered poverty by government standards. In effect, the independently wealthy affluent individual can live on their trust in combination with government redistribution of wealth and benefits intended for the actual disadvantaged individuals. (That is why the government will never have a means testing for entitlements.)
Liberal political demonstrations have always been more successful. It is a nice way for the Liberals to break the boredom of daytime shows and private part scratching and feel important about something. Liberals are always on the lookout for a local protest for some excitement.
Conservatives are a much different demography that includes entrepreneurs, industrialist, high achievers, and HENRY's (High Earner Not Rich Yet). They want the government to stay out of their life personally and financially so they can obtain their goals. I am not sure if I know too many conservative who really work only 40 hours a week.
When the Boston colonist participated in the original Boston Tea Party 1773, it was done in the middle of the night. I question if it was to truly conceal their identity from the British authorities or was it because after working all day then doing all the daily chores like cleaning the horse stall and chopping wood, by the time the angry American colonist had any available time, it was dark outside.
If the next organized Tea Party was scheduled after work hours or on a non-traditional work day, I suspect the Tea Party participation would increase ten fold. Crowds large enough that even the news media could not down play as a news event.
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