Let's talk Politics- I know stupid idea to start with.

[loveitdou]

The Boys and Girls in Washington DC need to be replaced-ALL OF THEM.

Why because they refuse to fix what is wrong and in fact they perpetuate the problem.

Taxes, Taxes, taxes and government spending is going to be the end of US and U. S. A.

HERE'S A LIST I am sure I missed some.
Please read to the bottom

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 (currently 44.75 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
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales 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 Nonrecurring 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

THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & 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.

If any of you that read this thinks the U.S. can keep it up- you are either fooling yourself or a part of the problem.

My final point is DO NOT RE-ELECT ANYONE-anything anybody and group could not do worse.

[Guest040616]

Originally Posted by loveitdou

My final point is DO NOT RE-ELECT ANYONE-anything anybody and group could not do worse.

While it is easy to say, it is virtually impossible to do!

Next?

[JD Barleycorn]

In the interest of accuracy 100 years ago (1913) the U.S. did not really have a standing army. Less than 100,000 men were serving and many of them were on the Mexican border trying to catch Villa. There was no air force. Our largest, most expensive service was the Navy. They were our first line of defense against the world. Since Eisenhower we have maintained a 24/7/365 military and that cost money. It took Pershing over a year to put together an army to fight in Europe. We don't have that luxury any more.
The government, I think correctly, took it upon itself to build the interstate highway system and it has to be maintained. The U.S. is also in the business of retirement now (Social Security) and heathcare (NIH, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.).
The U.S. has also gotten into the business of overseeing everything from farming, mining, oil drilling, dust, plants, parks, the waterways and rivers, food handling, education, etc.

I am not saying whether some of this is wrong and right (there are both) but I have to point out that it costs money. Now I would also be in favor or lopping of the dick of anyone who abuses their position (hear that Obama?) to just spend. Our taxes are too high and the system is too complicated which I suppose was the ultimate intention. Loopholes create opportunites for lawyers and the lawyers must be served (that is the point of government right?).

[Guest032516]

Why are you bitching about the boy and girls in Washington DC when about half of the taxes you listed are STATE taxes, not federal? So the folks in Washington have no control over them anyhow.

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

In the interest of accuracy 100 years ago (1913) the U.S. did not really have a standing army. Less than 100,000 men were serving and many of them were on the Mexican border trying to catch Villa. There was no air force. Our largest, most expensive service was the Navy. They were our first line of defense against the world. Since Eisenhower we have maintained a 24/7/365 military and that cost money. It took Pershing over a year to put together an army to fight in Europe. We don't have that luxury any more.
The government, I think correctly, took it upon itself to build the interstate highway system and it has to be maintained. The U.S. is also in the business of retirement now (Social Security) and heathcare (NIH, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.).
The U.S. has also gotten into the business of overseeing everything from farming, mining, oil drilling, dust, plants, parks, the waterways and rivers, food handling, education, etc.

I am not saying whether some of this is wrong and right (there are both) but I have to point out that it costs money. Now I would also be in favor or lopping of the dick of anyone who abuses their position (hear that Obama?) to just spend. Our taxes are too high and the system is too complicated which I suppose was the ultimate intention. Loopholes create opportunites for lawyers and the lawyers must be served (that is the point of government right?).

it was Eisenhower's idea, I think he said it took over a week to get troops from the east coast to the west coast

[Guest123018-4]

Yep, the interstate highway system was built in order to move troops more easily.
Recall that this was during the "Cold War" and the reality was more for evacuation routes from the major cities but you did not want to panic the populace by telling them that.

[I B Hankering]

Originally Posted by The2Dogs

Yep, the interstate highway system was built in order to move troops more easily.
Recall that this was during the "Cold War" and the reality was more for evacuation routes from the major cities but you did not want to panic the populace by telling them that.

While in Germany during WWII, Eisenhower was impressed with how the Germans employed Hitler's autobahn system and recognized how such a highway system served the important, practical defense purpose of facilitating the movement of men and matériel throughout the country. As such, his interstate highway system was designed to support the weight of the heaviest MBT at that time and to have straightaways designated to serve a dual role as roadways and as runways for landing and launching military aircraft.

[Whirlaway]

Nothing wrong with User fees.

[Guest040616]

Originally Posted by Whirlaway

Nothing wrong with User fees.

But there was sure something wrong with:

Wisconsin and America are "Trending" Romney!

[Old-T]

Originally Posted by The2Dogs

Yep, the interstate highway system was built in order to move troops more easily.
Recall that this was during the "Cold War" and the reality was more for evacuation routes from the major cities but you did not want to panic the populace by telling them that.

That was a reason--highly questionable that it was the major reason, completely false that it was the only significant reason. The primary reason it was in the DoD budget was in that era people questioned military line items very little, especially when the savior of WW-II in Europe and beloved grandfather like figure said it was vital to US security.

Eisenhower was not a career politician but he played politics very well.

[Yssup Rider]

Yeah, and that golden spike was to move slaves....

[Guest040616]

Originally Posted by Old-T

That was a reason--highly questionable that it was the major reason, completely false that it was the only significant reason. The primary reason it was in the DoD budget was in that era people questioned military line items very little, especially when the savior of WW-II in Europe and beloved grandfather like figure said it was vital to US security.

Eisenhower was not a career politician but he played politics very well.

+1

[I B Hankering]

"[President] Eisenhower’s experience commanding and directing the movements of massive quantities of troops and equipment, added to his early experience with the First Transcontinental Motor Convoy (FTMC) in 1919, strengthened his recognition that America was sorely lacking in a national highway defense system. In a situation requiring the mass exodus of an entire city or region or the urgent mobilization of troops for purposes of national defense, the federal government, to say nothing of state and local entities, would have been hard-pressed to adequately respond. Moreover, the need for such critical infrastructure became that much more urgent as the Soviet Union eagerly stepped into the power vacuum created by the fall of Nazi Germany. The idyllic Allied notion that all would be right with the world following the death of Hitler and the smashing of the German armies quickly gave way to the painful realization that there is always reason to remain prepared, always someone else to fight.

Not surprisingly, therefore, when Eisenhower became the 34th U.S. president in 1953, he pushed for the building of an interstate highway system."

http://www.historynet.com/dwight-d-eisenhower

"[D]uring Eisenhower's World War II stint as Commander of the Allied Forces, his admiration for Germany's well-engineered Autobahn highway network reinforced his belief that the United States needed first-class roads."

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/faq.htm#question2

[Yssup Rider]

Google it. Cut it. Paste it.

Offer no insight.

Typical Corpy.