Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
CNN caught red handed
Written by Chad Phillips
Tuesday, 12 May 2009 08:09
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Well, it happened again. Another network caught in the act of bias. This time it was CNN's Susan Roesgen who did the honors at a Chicago tea party.

But what makes this story so scrumpdelicious is how it all went down. A couple of weeks ago, when tea parties were being held all around the country, CNN sent Roesgen to cover one being held in Chicago. It wouldn't have been such a big deal if Roesgen hadn't been caught on camera openly wearing her heart on her sleeve.

In this case, Roesgen showed she only has eyes for the spending policies of Barack Obama and his cosmonaut congress.  She also felt it was a good idea to deliberately misrepresent party goers by only showing (I know you're surprised) one side of the story.  The unprofessional manner in which she conducts herself in the accompanying video proves what I've long known: If you want to cover a story in the most unbiased way possible, don't send a reporter; send a journalist…if you can find one, that is. In the mainstream, they are extinct.

Anyway, we're very lucky that Founding Bloggers was in the crowd that day with their video camera to capture Roesgen in her true form. You can view that video here. Roesgen's banter, with not only the teabagger she was antagonizing, but also the lady who confronted her afterward is unbelievable. She asks a question of the teabagger and then interrupts to tell him he shouldn't be worried about taxes because he's eligible for a $400 child tax credit. Afterward, one brave lady confronts Roesgen and tells her it's wrong for our government to spend our tax dollars in ways of which we don't approve. Roesgen's idiotic answer to that was to ask the lady what she thought of her elected officials passing President Obama's agenda, then.  As if to say, "since the bureaucrats passed this crap legislation, it's what the people want." And since it's what the people want, that this somehow, magically transforms feces into something we should all value and cherish.

You can read more on this story from World Net Daily, which chronicles CNN's attempt to block this story from you, the American people.

Since that story was run, Founding Bloggers has filed a counter notice against CNN for its attempt to block video footage you deserve to see. Please, get over there and help these guys any way you can. They're fighting the good fight in standing up to the liberal monolith, CNN, and by extension, all the moonbat media outlets. You know…the ones who are only interested in one thing: shutting you and anyone else who opposes them up.

 
Tax rebate to stimulate foreign economies
Written by Chad Phillips
Friday, 02 May 2008 02:30
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A longtime reader sent us this chain email today. We don't know who the author is or we would attribute it. In any case, despite the simplistic economic outflows listed, the humor as well as the message is quite poignant when you consider how "duh gubmint" has sold us out to foreign countries. ENJOY!

As you may have heard, the Bush Administration said each of us would get a rebate check to stimulate the economy.

If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.

If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.

If we purchase a computer it will go to India.

If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.

If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan.

If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.

We need to keep that money here in America. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at yard sales, since those are the only businesses still in the U.S.

 

 
Class Warfare or Welfare?
Written by Chad Phillips
Friday, 25 January 2008 21:51
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Editor's Note: This commentary written by guest contributor, Lisa Greer. Greer is the founder and Editor-In-Chief for SensibleLife.com.


How big government is wasting your money

The tax rebate issue before congress this week is typical of the type of socialistic behavior emanating from a Democrat dominated Congress toward those who have risen above the “average” income level. With just over a year in under this party’s control, the economy has slid faster than a California mudslide.

Directly proportional to the economy, the tax issue is continually perceived to be an eternal battle between the haves and the have-nots, but the reality is that there is no battle. Rather, it’s more a series of mandatory concessions imposed upon those in a higher income bracket in an attempt to appease those in the lower. The desire to eliminate the highs and lows of a free market economy in favor of an entitlement society has long been the battle cry of the majority currently in power.

While it makes sense that the more money you make, the more taxes you pay, what’s interesting is that the higher your income, the higher your rate of taxation. This makes perfect “sense,” right? Punish those who work effectively and invest in our economy by making them pay even more. The entitlement mentality, or Robin Hood Syndrome, is out of control.

One has to wonder how congress can make decisions on a tax rebate based on empty demographics. For example, families with an income level of $174,000 and above get no tax rebate. How does this make sense? Without tracking the individual situations, how can one assume that anyone, at or above this income level, wouldn’t need or use such a rebate. What if that above average income family had been hit with an enormous amount of medical expenses in 2007, such as cancer surgery and/or treatment? What if the wage earner(s) has a large family with multiple children in college?

Then, of course, there are those with such low incomes that they are tax exempt. Yet, they will desperately need this rebate. For those in this group working hard to make an honest living in an effort to help themselves, I’m excited. This rebate will mean a lot. Sure, they’ll put that money right back into commerce. But again, congress is making the decision on awarding them a tax rebate based on meaningless demographics and assumptions.

Finally, there are those who are intentionally living off public assistance and off the income of others. This is just one more method by which they will receive a benefit they didn’t even attempt to earn. Prime example: I know someone in the military who married a girl right out of basic training. He was to ship out to Korea for a year, and she demanded they get married, or she would not wait for him. (When a soldier comes out of basic training, they have been so cut off from family and friends that they are pretty vulnerable to such an ultimatum.) Unfortunately, the couple had not been dating long enough for the soldier to realize he was being scammed. After three years of her making promises to join him in Korea, (he signed up for an extra year based on her promise to join him there) and after a year of being back in the states with her throwing a tantrum every time he mentioned divorce, he finally filed. She is now disputing the divorce, demanding maintenance (similar to alimony). She did mention she “desperately” needs the money because the boyfriend she’s living with now isn’t working. She essentially wants the soldier to support her for the rest of her life, even though she spent just one night of married life with him 3 years ago. Had the soldier bothered to check into her family history prior to tying the knot, he would have found that this is a family who lives off public assistance and suing both people and businesses for personal injury, worker’s compensation, sexual harassment, etc. Of course, they do not pay taxes, but clearly they “need” this tax rebate. After all, who knows when their next settlement might be?

I could go on, but I think this is sufficient to illustrate a singular reality: The government could easily find enough money to give back to everyone, if they would stop wasting it. To find out more about how your tax dollars are being abused and wasted, check out Citizens Against Government Waste. This site is not for the faint of heart, so view with caution.