I don't think many American consider just how much we're being taxed. Consider for a moment. Most people in this country are paying as much or more than their monthly house payment in withheld taxes on their paychecks. Our government tries to make it as painless as possible as they take our money. If we demanded of our leaders that they change just ONE law, we would have a tax revolt over night. No more tax withholding. From now on you have to write a check to the government every month for as much or more than you pay for your mortgage. I think once the reality of that hit, most Americans would stop sending checks.
There seems to be no end to the taxes. Our non-representing representatives have run out of things to tax so all that is left to them is to raise the taxes. Most middle class Americans are taxes 22-33% right off the top on their paychecks. After that you are taxed almost another 10% on everything you buy with the money that was already taxed at 22-33%. Your money is taxed when you die, which was already taxed when it was earned, and when it was invested. Next you are taxed on anything more you make with the money that was already taxed. Your money is taxed over and over till there is hardly anything left for you to spend, but of course this is for your good because, we are constantly told, it is the greedy capitalists that are destroying our economy and keeping the middle class down. does anyone really believe this?
Please open your eyes! if anyone came to you and told you they wanted 50% of your money so they could help you with it would you believe them? Does that even make sense? If you make $50,000 before taxes you will be lucky to have $25,000 of actual spending money. Doesn't anyone consider that if they could keep that $25,000 a year they could easily afford health insurance, their mortgages they're struggling with, and possibly even put their kids through private school.
They tell you social security is broken rather than tell you the truth, our non-representing representatives consider social security their personal slush fund and keep dipping into it for other things. They have absolutely no sense of responsibility with our money.
We have lost track of the purpose of the government. The job of any government is the safety of the people. This means police, and military forces. They are responsible for laws to deal with criminals, this means judges and courts. They are NOT responsible for educating our children. They are NOT responsible for our health. They are NOT responsible for day care or the plethora of other things they have taken over.
Taking your money and giving less of it back to you than was taken is not in your best interest in most cases. if the money isn't for national defense or the courts or police and such like then it is nothing but legalized robbery.
You are allowed to go exempt on your paychecks as long as you pay at the end of the year. Imagine if everyone went exempt on their paychecks for 2 months what a message it would send to our leaders as they watch the cash flow stop. If you think they're overly concerned with even a million people waving placards you are naive. They have already seen that even with only an 11% approval rating still 90% of them ended up back in office. They are no longer even the least bit afraid that they won't get back in office. This year we saw several very high level officials continue to run campaign and even get a large percentage of the votes while they were in the midst of felony lawsuits.
We have what feels like criminals ruling over us because we vote them into office based on what they promise not what they have done or do.
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