April 24th will come and pass without most Americans
realizing its significance.
But it happens to be the day known as “Tax Freedom Day.”
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That sounds really cool.
This is a day for us to celebrate.
So why does it go unnoticed?
Well for one reason it’s not real.
We don’t stop paying tax on April 24th and in
fact most of us will continue to pay taxes every day for the rest of our lives.
And taxes are taken out of every paycheck and collected on
most if not all sales.
So how is April 24th a day of tax freedom?
Well if workers added up their entire gross salary for every
day they worked from the start of the year and gave every penny to the government
April 24th would be the day they have paid their entire tax bill for
the year.
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| April 24th? Hah! |
In other words they finally start working for themselves!
Of course if you add all the other costs you must pay then
the day gets moved a little further down the calendar.
For example if you add up all the money you pay to insurance
companies of all sorts and utility companies who must be fed you might actually
be depressed to note that not even the first eight months of the year are yours
to keep!
But let’s just talk taxes.
The above scenario only actually affects the middle class.
How can this be you might ask.
Well the poor and homeless among us do not earn enough to survive
let alone pay taxes so they are not affected.
And large corporations and the wealthiest among us, or
rather above us as they would prefer be called pay little or no taxes to begin
with and in some case are even rewarded with subsidies as is the case with that
poor indigent corporation Exxon.
For this group Tax Freedom Day actually comes and passes at
the one second mark of January the first every year.
So armed with the knowledge that the middle class pays most
of the taxes in America one might think that they are the most important group
and should be protected.
Surely if they are not around anymore then America will not have
enough revenue to operate!
So how come one political party in particular is trying to
squeeze them out of existence?
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| Glaciers? Glacier? We don't need no stinkin Glaciers!! |
Perhaps it is for the same reason they also wish to ignore that
Global Climate change is caused by human actions and could eventually ruin the environment
so vital to our future.
And that reason is pandering to the wealthy!
Most large corporations and the people who run them make
their money by ignoring the environmental consequences of their actions. Following rules and regulations can cut into
your profit margin.
And if you are sued for negligence that causes a death here
and there or an oil spill that kills thousands of creatures and pollutes the
environment your attorneys can drag things out until the public forgets and a lawmaker
is convinced to slap you on the wrist and move on.
You see when you don’t have to worry about money or taxes for
that matter you are free to spend as you like.
And what better way to spend your money than to buy and own a
government!
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| Art Pope is not a Pope! |
When billionaire right winger Art Pope bought the elections
in North Carolina he populated the legislature with his cronies and placed
himself as the States’ Budget Director.
In that role he decided to stop funding the States education
system. He also fired the head of the State’s education system for no apparent reason and then blocked certain courses
from their medical school on what might appear to be religious grounds!
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| Former head of NC School system Tom Ross never saw what hit him. He was too intelligent to think anyone could be so stupid! |
The school, University of North Carolina, UNC was once
considered the bright spot in the State and one of the top medical schools in
the nation. It is now in danger of losing
its accreditation as a medical school.
What a tremendous blow not only to education in North
Carolina but to the State as a whole.
But megalomaniac Art Pope is not alone in his dream of total
control. The Koch brothers are scheming
to steal National elections and are currently working to place their favorite
son, Scott Walker in the White House. (Please click the links for more information!)
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| Vote for me AND MY FAMILY! |
In a plot straight out of “The Omen” if this happens look
out America, or rather look out American Middle Class!
When and if these men and others like them realize their
dreams the American Dream will devolve into a nightmare.
And if that comes to pass Tax Freedom Day for those of us still
around will most likely be pushed back to late December.
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