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tabatha

(18,795 posts)
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:27 AM Feb 2012

Hard knox first /Here's your list of tax paid services to avoid, Libertarians [View all]

Don't like it? Move to #Syria #ows

Teabaggers you cannot do these things!!!

All of the below are “SOCIALISM”. Please forward this to your Teaparty friends who you hear complaining about paying taxes (America is 32 out of 34 nations in Corporate Taxes PAID and individuals have seen the lowest tax burden today since the 1950s) .If you are a Conservative complaining about Those Damn Liberals…it is very simple…stop using tax payer subsidized programs which were put there by Liberals. Medicare and Social Security were totally opposed by Conservatives from day 1 so they are at the top of the list. They are listed below for the convenience of your friends knowing what not to use any more so they are not hypocritical in their political beliefs. Please pass to your Teaparty friends because most if not all do not realize that these programs below are anywhere from a majority of Societal Socialism of regulation to out and out pure Socialism of government programs run with Redistributed Income…also known as TAXES.

1. Do not use Medicare.
2. Do not use Social Security
3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars. GPS is a military program so no more GPS for you!!! You are lost now.
4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster.
5. Do not call 911 when you get hurt.
6. Do not call the police to stop intruders in your home.
7. Do not summon the fire department to save your burning home.
8. Do not drive on any paved road, highway, and interstate or drive on any bridge.
9. Do not use public restrooms.
10. Do not send your kids to public schools.
11. Do not put your trash out for city garbage collectors.
12. Do not live in areas with clean air.
13. Do not drink clean water.
14. Do not visit National Parks.
15. Do not visit public museums, zoos, and monuments.

.... to 30.

The fact is, we pay for the lifestyle we expect. Without taxes, our lifestyles would be totally different and much harder. America would be a third world country. The less we pay, the less we get in return. Americans pay less taxes today since 1958 and is ranked 32nd out of 34 of the top tax paying countries. Chile and Mexico are 33rd and 34th. The Republicans are lying when they say that we pay the highest taxes in the world and are only attacking taxes to reward corporations and the wealthy and to weaken our infrastructure and way of life. So next time you object to paying taxes or fight to abolish taxes for corporations and the wealthy, keep this quote in mind…

“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

http://joewo.com/WordPress/?p=8884

(Probably posted before, but worth repeating. I am sure the Syrians would love to pay taxes and have a voice.)

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