Just Another Spring Day...

Wouldn't this be nice? April 15th - just another sunny day... Think about how much time and effort goes into tracking accounts and expenses on a daily, monthly, yearly basis. Why?

Check out FairTax.org and see a better way. Better for you, better for business (watch them flood back INTO the US), better for the environment (think of all those paper forms), better all around. Check it out.

April 15th - the Real April Fools Day

Welcome to the real April Fools Day. I was thinking about the three big Presidential candidates making their empassioned pleas for donations during the Idol Gives Back event last week. I saw only glimpses of the event but I was fortunate(?) enough to catch our candidates.

How much more could people give if we didn't have this punative tax burden heaped onto our backs? After listening to all these politicians I finally get it. The whole problem with the the Government is that they don't have enough of my money. I wonder what would happen if we had a fair tax system...

By the way, what was with Bono defining the "new Americans" as the kind of people who will dig deep to give to Idol Gives Back? Seems to me that the "old" Americans have given quite a bit. Why are we even entertaining these ideas that there is something wrong with us?

Corporate Taxes

Why don't people understand this? Expenses and costs flow downhill to the customers and the employees. If you hammer the corporation (oil or otherwise), the natural process is either that the corporation must then either cut expenses (wages & wage increases) or charge more (cost of product). It hurts American families more than corporations. I like the quote that Yogi added along with this:

“Nothing is easier, or more emotionally satisfying, than blaming high prices on those who charge them, rather than on those who cause them.” –Thomas Sowell

Good job Red Planet Cartoons.

Snoopy on Taxes

If only it were this easy... For those of you who haven't started yet, better get with it. Why in the world do we have such a convoluted system? It makes no sense... no sense at all. We need a simpler, fairer tax system.

My daughter just got her first job and her first paycheck. It reminded me of a line from the TV series, "Friends" when Rachel got her first paycheck. She looked incredulously at her net pay and questioned, "Who is FICA and why are they taking all my money!?!"

Watch It When Congress Goes After the Rich

Pay Attention - they aim at "the rich" but they usually miss low...

Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee on Creation

By the way, Mike Huckabee is the only candidate on record that has endorsed the FairTax and is prepared to shut down the IRS immediately.

Dare to be Fair

I absolutely had to post this one... They just had a major FairTax rally in Ames, Iowa (I have a funny story or two about Ames... later). Read more about it at www.FairTax.org. Great job, Yogi!

Tax Poetry

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 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, then 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, don't even relax, It's 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 Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
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

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 middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What happened?

And I still have to press "1" for English...

Thanks, Mr. Bishop

FairTax Would Lessen "Influence Peddling"

A big reason the US tax code is soooo gargantuan is all of the special interest tweaks that are regularly added. The FairTax would bring those tweaks to the forefront and make them much more visible - making politicians more accountable for their actions.

www.fayobserver.com/article?id=247840