
In a secret plan to make sure every American has no chance of ever forgetting about the recession Federal, State and local governments have decided to take all fun out of life. New and increased taxes on everything from movie tickets to Ipod downloads and yes even non-diet Coke and Pepsi are just the beginning in a series of sin taxes and plenty more. It's the old bait and switch, sure we will give you a whopping 13 dollars more a week in your paycheck, if you have one! However, we are going to raise taxes on everything else. Especially the things you really want and maybe need! No more , drowning your sorrows in a beer with a friend, those massages you loved gone, porno don't even think about it. Gasoline, of course and there is even a proposal to tax the miles you drive. Also be sure not to turn on that TV because new taxes are coming to cable and anything you buy or download from the Internet. Are you beginning to get the picture , there will be no distractions stayed focused on your problems and leave the recession to us. Don't worry about the ear marks, the pork and whoopee let's give AIG another 30 billion dollars today!
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. Really.
ReplyDeleteDebt is a future tax. The Bush plan for 8 years was to put the nation in debt for as much as possible. Now, the taxes that the government are bringing in are necessary to pay for the Bush plan. If the US hadn't gone into debt, these taxes would have never been necessary...
Oh, but without debt you wouldn't have been able to live beyond your means, you say? Well, you should have thought about that beforehand.
By the way, the 1.6 trillion dollar in cumulative bailouts that Bush and Obama have spent are nothing compared to the hundreds of trillion that Bush spent in Iraq. If you want to find something to blame for the taxes, it is NOT AIG, it is Iraq.
it's satire Hari and Iraq is certainly part of the problem. Plus many people lived beyond their
ReplyDeletemeans because bankers gave them loans they should never have. everyone is at fault my friend including you and me.