Saw this on another forum and thought it was good.
We have more taxes than ever and we are in debt as a country more than ever. Does not add up.
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 Ta x (44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory T ax
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
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring 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, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middleclass in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
-- Modified on 1/10/2009 4:07:31 AM
Actually, we have carried a national debt since the Revolutionary War.
prior to divorcing the dollar from gold, I don't think we as a nation were able to extend ourselves credit in the same ways, which did control things...
I've read many takes on our current debt, which is FAR worse than we think... It's around 55 trillion dollars all together and growing exponentially as we speak...
Very little else other than an apparent education in theology. Your north woods bunker has severely dulled your social skills but you DO have a pair of brass ones, LOL.
There is a technical difference between actual debt and the $55 trillion in “unfunded obligations”. These include the fiduciary responsibility the government will one day owe in social security benefits and other benefits after I and others retire. My payments in SSIC have not been “banked” or deposited anywhere, but technically the government is not indebted to me, yet. But it is just a ponzi scheme. The problem is not as big as the $55 trillion chicken littles are screaming but it is also bigger than the official debt balance sheet reports. It can be fixed. That may include me working until I drop dead though, LOL.
As stated in my post below the lowest the national debt ever got was $34 thousand in 1835.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo1.htm
Starting with the first year recorded, we carried a debt of $75 Million in 1791. From that day until today, our national debt has NEVER been zero. The lowest it ever got was a mere $35,000 in 1835. Alas for the days when our political leaders paid down the debt in years when our economy was strong and we were at peace. Today, they think nothing of adding to our debt regardless of economic conditions, or whether we are at war or not. The last time we paid down the debt at all was in 1951. We have added to the national debt every single year since then.
I was under the wrong impression that we cycled from debt to surplus during those years... My bad...
I am still curious though if we did not infact have more cash on hand during those years an simply did not use it to pay off our debts, very unlike today...
the national debt.
He never actually did though. Beginning with the Revolutionary war, the debt hovered around $80 million for about two decades then increased to a peak of $130 million in 1816. It then began to decrease steadily until in 1835 under Jackson it bottomed out at a meager $34 Thousand, but still it was there. We then plunged into a 7 year long depression.