We all would like to think that the money that our government takes from us through taxation goes to a good cause, well at least some of us do. Let me give you a brief history on taxation and how it has gone terribly wrong. Originally taxes were asked for as a way to pay for safety, education and basic infrastructure of communities. Safety through police, fire and rescue and armed forces, education through schools, and BASIC infrastructure like roads. This is where it lived quietly for 100+ years in America. America saw great growth in the late 1800's, early 1900's and taxation as we know it today began in 1913 with the 16th Amendment.
That's when it went to shit.
Don't get me wrong, America still enjoyed explosive growth over the last 100 years, but we have also watched a tax system grow so far out of control that no ONE United States citizen knows it. In 1913 when the 16th Amendment was ratified, there was 400 pages in the federal tax code. That tax code now encompasses 74,000 pages of taxation. One of the principals that was argued originally was transparency in the code. Citizens were to know where the money that was collected was put to use. Now we have no idea what that money is used for, where it goes and have little recourse to change it. The 16th Amendment that allowed huge beneficial infrastructure projects (Hoover Dam, Interstate System) also created a bloated, money hungry machine that can't control itself. Our government routinely 'loses' billions and billions of dollars and still we have people that profess support for this broken system.
I'm currently writing this blog from Washington D.C. Did you know that 6 of 10 of the wealthiest counties in the United States are all within spitting distance from D.C. ? How about that the median income in this area hovers around $113,000 while your median income sinks below $50,000? This is a fact that they don't want you to know! Nothing to see here folks, move along. Would it surprise you that 11 of the top 16 richest politicians are Democrat? Like I said...nothing to see here, we're one of you! They keep telling us that the rich are bad people why? Because they profit on division. They profit on conflict. We are feeding the machine and we're doing exactly what they want us to. The Democrats that rode to victory on class warfare were playing for the other team! They are stealing our money and giving it to their friends and family, don't believe me, it's all out there on the net. Read it for yourself.
Now, let's get one thing straight, politics are not a team sport. It doesn't matter if your Republican, Democrat, Independent or Green. If your an American you should be equally outraged that these people take your money and give you little to no value on your return. They promise you everything you want, spend enough of the money they take to retain the status quo and blow the rest. We see little change in our lifestyle, but stand idly by as they mortgage our children's future. It's not us that will feel the pinch, it's not us that will suffer, it's the future citizens of the United States. Our children, our children's children and so forth. This government takes what it can and borrows the rest. Then it TELLS us how we should feel about those cuts while they drink champagne and look down from their gilded towers.
So, next time you see the news and feel compelled to write a comment status on Facebook about it...think before you do. Are you picking a side? Are you doing exactly what they want you to do? Are you furthering THEIR agenda? Do you have any friggin' idea what your talking about? DO ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING?
Don't be a sheep. We need honest people in Washington, too bad it's not hip to have principles and convictions. Instead our people vote in slick talking snake oil salesmen like Barry Soetoro.
That's my two cents, spend 'em or put 'em in the dish for the next person.
