Browsing the archives for the taxes tag

18 Apr 12

Meet the national debt

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn To see the national debt statistically visit http://www.usdebtclock.org/ To see the national debt visually visit http://demonocracy.info/infographics/usa/us_debt/us_debt.html WARNING: Viewing these facts may cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat, difficulty breathing or swallowing, anemia, decreased levels of potassium or sodium, dizziness, excessive bleeding, facial flushing, fainting, rapid heartbeat, heart attack, hypertension, hypotension, [...]

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23 Nov 10

WWJFKD?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn [What would JFK do?] President John F. Kennedy appeared to have an excellent grasp of fiscal reality and perhaps ALL members of Congress would do well to heed his advice concerning the immutable relationship between raising taxes and ruining the economy.

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28 Sep 10

It’s the thought that counts?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn The federal government is growing at a faster pace than any other sector of today’s economy.[1] [2] [3] [4] WHAT THE TAXPAYER PAYS FOR… Salaries… The federal government is the single largest employer in the United States and currently employs approximately 2.0% of the nation’s work force (4.2 MILLION [...]

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21 Sep 10

From the horse’s mouth?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Successful coaches reward their most productive players with additional playing time and do not punish their productivity by benching them. Likewise, successful governments reward their most productive citizens with tax cuts and do not punish their productivity by oppressive taxation. After all, the more the government takes, the less [...]

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14 Sep 10

Take me out to the ballgame?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Once upon a time, 50,000 people went to a baseball game, but sadly the game was rained out. A refund was then due. The home team was about to mail the refund checks when Congress intervened and suggested that they send out refund amounts based on the federal government’s [...]

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1 Sep 10

A fable for our time?, Part 1

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn THE LITTLE RED HEN Once upon a time a little red hen called all of her neighbors together and said, “If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?” “Not I,” said the cow. “Not I,” said the duck. “Not I,” [...]

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14 May 10

Death and taxes?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Most law-abiding citizens acknowledge the unfortunate necessity of paying taxes, but since the Civil War era, our government has advanced decidedly unconstitutional policies that would appall the Framers, who never envisioned a tax system like the one we presently “enjoy.” “To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must [...]

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