President Obama threatens to circumvent Congress with
his ‘pen-and-phone’ strategy
During his first cabinet meeting of the year, yesterday,
President Obama made a bold declaration about his intentions
to
bypass Congress in the New Year: He’s got a pen, and
he’s got a phone, and he is not afraid to use them.
“Most people will hear this and not be called into
action. I urge you, if you don’t know what the ramifications
are of this, to find out,” Glenn said on radio this morning.
“What are the ramifications of someone saying something like
this:”
Q:
Does the Affordable Care Act allow states to confiscate the
estates of seniors on Medicaid when they die?
A:No, but a 1993 federal
law requires states to recover Medicaid costs for long-term
care from the estates of deceased Medicaid beneficiaries
over the age of 55.
FULL QUESTION
As The Seattle Times notes: “If you’re 55 or
over, Medicaid can come back after you’re dead and bill your
estate for ordinary health-care expenses.” Is this in/part
of the Affordable Care Act? Does Obamacare and the Medicaid
expansion allow states to confiscate the estates of seniors
when they die?
Lorri
Anderson 1-11-13
Obamacare has heated this nation into an inferno.
Debates, complaints, lawsuits challenging its
unconstitutionality, and igniting a fury over many
citizens loosing their vital lifesaving healthcare
coverage. Many people, whether they be individuals,
businesses, or doctors, are feeling overwhelmed and
trapped by this detrimental monstrosity. People from all
walks of life are being harmed by loss of insurance,
life saving healthcare, loss of jobs, loss of hours on
their jobs forcing them into part-time work, companies
are being broken, and doctors are leaving the healthcare
field in mass numbers due to this outrageous “law”
enacted by political pundits in Washington that either
can’t or refuse to read.
While the federal
government would love nothing more to make people
believe they are “all powerful” or “what they say goes”
or “what they say trumps the power of the states,” it
simply is not true. The federal government (Washington)
derives all its power from the people. The federal
government would have you believe the power structure is
as follows: Federal, State, Cities, Towns, and then the
people. When in fact as a republic the real structure of
our country since its inception has always been: We the
people, Towns, Cities, States, and then the Federal
Government. The federal government has NO power to
enforce their “rules, regulation, laws” on the states
unless the states and people allow it. Thus, the reason
your state constitution trumps “federal law.” An example
of that can be seen in: Mack/Printz vs United
States, saying that the States are not
“political subdivisions of the Federal Government” and
that the feds cannot “compel the states to enforce
federal laws.” The Mack/Printz ruling makes it clear
that the states do not have to accept orders from the
feds! You can find other examples
here,here,and here.
I now turn your attention to the state of Ohio.
According to the Ohio State Constitution no one
can be forced or fined to sign up for healthcare. This
includes, but is not limited to individuals, businesses,
doctors, no one! Nor can they be fined, taxed,
penalized, or forced to pay by wage withholding. Whether
intentional or not, the state of Ohio has given every
person, business, hospital, doctor in that state the
legal basis for not having to engage, nor be
involved with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
According to the
Ohio State Constitution
Article 1 Section 21 “Preservation Of The Freedom To
Choose Health Care and Health Care Coverage” located on
page 9.
“21 (A) No federal, state, or
local law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly,
any person, employer, or health care provider to
participate in a health care system. (emphasis mine)
(B) No federal, state, or local law or rule shall
prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health
insurance.
(C) No federal, state, or local law or rule shall impose
a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health
care or health insurance.
(D) This section does not affect laws or rules
in effect as of March 19, 2010; affect which
services a health care provider or hospital is required
to perform or provide; affect terms and conditions of
government employment; or affect any laws calculated to
deter fraud or punish wrongdoing int he health care
industry.
Paying attention to section (D) under Article 1
Section 21 “Preservation Of The Freedom To Choose Health
Care And Health Care Coverage” it states: “This
section does not affect laws or rules in effect as of
March 19, 2010″ (emphasis mine). This means anything
that was law prior to the date of March 19, 2010 is not
subject to Article 1 Section 21, but any law enacted
after that date is subject to Article 1 Section 21. This
is great news for all Ohio citizens, business owners,
doctors, hospitals etc.. Why? I will answer that in just
a moment.
As you know, in order for any bill to become law it
requires three very important factors. It must pass the
Senate, the House of Representatives, and it then must
be signed by the president of the United States for it
to become a “law.” Until the President has signed the
legislation, it has not become law. I point out this
very important fact because President Obama signed the
Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, on March 23, 2010.
That was four days after the cut off date located in
Article 1 Section 21 section (D) of the Ohio State
Constitution. Thus, the Ohio Constitution grants every
person, doctor, hospital, and business the choice not to
be forced to sign up for Obamacare, nor fined for
failing to sign up for it.
The Good news is if your business does not wish to
sign onto this monstrosity it doesn’t have to. If you as
an individual do not want to sign onto the ACA, aka
Obamacare, you don’t have to pursuant to YOUR
Ohio Constitution. Better yet, according to the Ohio
State Constitution Article 1 Section 21 Section (E), you
can not be fined, taxed, penalized, or any wage
withholding allowed due to your refusal to sign onto a
“health care law, mandate, or rule.”
Article 1 Section 21 Section (E) states as follows:
(E) As used in this Section,
(1) “Compel” includes the levying of penalties or fines.
(2) “Health care system” means any public or private
entity or program whose function or purpose includes the
management of, processing of, enrollment of individuals
for, or payment for, in full or in part, health care
services, health care data, or health care information
for its participants.
(3) “Penalty or fine” means any civil or criminal
penalty or fine, tax, salary or wage withholding or
surcharge or any named fee established by law or rule by
a government established, created, or controlled agency
that is used to punish or discourage the exercise of
rights protected under this section.
While the IRS, and federal government “claim” they
can “tax” and penalize you for refusing to sign up via
the “opt out” provision in the “law,” the Ohio State
Constitution expressly forbids it, and thus it is
illegal in the state of Ohio to impose such fines. You
are not subject to the “opt out” penalties, nor do you
have to sign up for coverage nor the “opt out”
provision.
While I am thankful to know that Ohio has protected
its citizens and businesses from federal intrusion and
the destruction of their economy, one does have to
wonder why this information has not been made known to
the public, or why the Ohio Main stream media has not
covered this extremely important and vital information.
Could it be they have a larger “agenda”? Could it be
they are afraid that when the people are informed of the
truth that they will refuse to sign onto the Affordable
Care Act and their plans of ultimate control will come
crashing down on their heads? Either way, you now know
in the State of Ohio you are protected and can not be
forced, fined, taxed, or penalized for refusing to sign
onto Obamacare whether you are an individual or a
business.
What you choose to do with this information is now up
to you. You now have the ability, armed with facts and
your constitution, to annihilate this horrific attack
upon your businesses, individuals, hospitals, and
doctors. Now is the time to spread the information to
your neighbors, businesses, doctors, attorneys, etc….
arming them with truth and giving them the ability to
stop Obamacare, as well as its destruction right in its
tracks. While I am not an attorney nor do I profess to
be one, I can read dates. For any legal advice on this
matter I would suggest you contact an attorney.
God Bless America and all who fight for her with
truth.
An update from Oklahoma :
Oklahoma law passed, 37 to 9, had a
few liberals in the mix, an amendment to place the Ten
Commandments on the front entrance to the state capitol.
The feds in D.C., along with the ACLU, said it would be a
mistake. Hey, this is a conservative state, based on Christian
values...! HB 1330
Guess what.......... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Oklahoma recently passed a law in the state to
incarcerate all illegal immigrants, and ship them back
to where they came from unless they want to get a green
card and become an American citizen. They all scattered.
HB 1804. Hope we didn't send any of them to
your state. This was against the advice of the Federal
Government, and the ACLU, they said it would be a mistake.
Guess what........... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Recently we passed a law to include DNA samples from
any and all illegals to the Oklahoma database, for
criminal investigative purposes. Pelosi said it
was unconstitutional. SB 1102
Guess what........ Oklahoma did it
anyway.
Several weeks ago, we passed a law, declaring
Oklahoma as a Sovereign state, not under the Federal
Government directives. Joining Texas, Montana and
Utah as the only states to do so. More states are
likely to follow: Louisiana, Alabama,
Georgia, the Carolina's, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri,
Arkansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Florida. Save
your confederate money, it appears the South is about to
rise up once again. HJR 1003
The federal Government has made bold steps to
take away our guns.. Oklahoma, a week ago, passed
a law confirming people in this state have the right to
bear arms and transport them in their vehicles.
I'm sure that was a set back for the criminals (and
Obamaites). Liberals didn't like it -- But
...
Guess what........... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Just this month, my state has voted and passed a
law that ALL driver's license exams will be printed in
English, and only English, and no other language.
We have been called racist for doing this, but the fact
is that ALL of our road signs are in English only.
If you want to drive in Oklahoma , you must read and
write English. Really simple.
By the way, the ACLU does not like any of this.
Guess what....who cares... Oklahoma is doing it anyway.
We encourage you to read
the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House
of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are
ready to join the next march on Washington!
This Congress and
whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to
destroy the middle class of the USA....
A
License Required for your house
Thinking about selling
your house - A look at H.R. 2454 (Cap and trade bill) This is
unbelievable!
Only the beginning
from this administration! Home owners take note & tell your
friends and relatives who are home owners!
Beginning 1 year after
enactment of the Cap and Trade Act, you won't be able to sell your
home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water
efficiency standards of this Act. H.R. 2454, the "Cap &
Trade" bill passed by the House of Representatives, if also
passed by the Senate, will be the largest tax increase any of us
has ever experienced.
The Congressional
Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that in just a
few years the average cost to every family of four will be $6,800
per year.
No one is
excluded.
However, once the
lower classes feel the pinch in their wallets, you can be sure
these voters get a tax refund (even if they pay no taxes at all)
to offset this new cost. Thus, you Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class
America will have to pay even more since additional tax dollars
will be needed to bail out everyone else.
But wait. This awful
bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has many more
surprises in it. Probably the worst one is this:
A year from now
you won't be able to sell your house. Yes, you read that
right.
The caveat is (there
always is a caveat) that if you have enough money to make required
major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if not,
then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes ("mobile
homes") are included.
In effect, this
bill prevents you from selling your home without the
permission of the EPA administrator.
To get this
permission, you will have to have the energy efficiency of
your home measured.
Then the
government will tell you what your new energy efficiency
requirement is and you will be forced to make modifications to
your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to comply
with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.
Then you will
have to get your home measured again and get a license (called
a "label" in the Act) that must be posted on your
property to show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like
the Energy Star efficiency rating label on your refrigerator
or air conditioner.
If you don't get
a high enough rating, you can't sell. And, the EPA
administrator is authorized to raise the standards every year,
even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built
into the Act.
The EPA administrator,
appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program
(AKA the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of
2009") and is authorized to make any future changes to the
regulations and standards he alone determines to be in the
government's best interest. Requirements are set low initial y so
the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much
tougher new standards every year.
The Act itself
contains annual required increases in energy efficiency for
private and commercial residences and buildings.
However, the EPA
administrator can set higher standards at any time.
Sect.
202:
Building Retrofit Program mandates a
national retrofit program to increase the energy
efficiency of all existing homes across
America .
Beginning 1 year after
enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell your
home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and
water efficiency standards of this Act.
You
had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each
year and will be really hard (i.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few
years. Oh, goody! The Act allows the government to give you a
grant of several thousand dollars to comply with the retrofit
program requirements if you meet certain energy efficiency levels.
But, wait, the State can set additional requirements on who
qualifies to receive the grants.
You should expect
requirements such as "can't have an income of more than $50K
per year", "home selling price can't be more than
$125K", or anything else to target the upper middle class
(and that's YOU) and prevent them from qualifying for the grants.
Most of us won't get a
dime and will have to pay the entire cost of the retrofit out of
our own pockets. More transfer of wealth, more "change you
can believe in."
Sect.
204:
Building
Energy Performance Labeling Program establishes
a labeling program
that for each individual residence will identify the achieved
energy efficiency performance for "at least 90 percent of
the residential market within 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act."
This
means that within 5 years 90% of all residential homes in the U.S.
must be measured and labeled. The EPA administrator will get $50M
each year to enforce the labeling program. The Secretary of the
Department of Energy will get an additional $20M each year to help
enforce the labeling program. Some of this money will, of course,
be spent on coming up with tougher standards each year.
Oh, the label will be
like a license for your car. You will be required to post the
label in a conspicuous location in your home and will not be
allowed to sell your home without having this label.
And, just like your car
license, you will probably be required to get a new label every so
often - maybe every year.
But, the government
estimates the cost of measuring the energy efficiency of your home
should only cost about $200 each time.
Remember what they said
about the auto smog inspections when they first started: that in
California it would only cost $15. That was when the program
started. Now the cost is about $50 for the inspection and
certificate; a 333% increase. Expect the same from the home
labeling program.
Sect.
304:
Greater
Energy Efficiency in Building Codes establishes new energy efficiency
guidelines for the National Building Code and mandates at 304(d), Application
of National Code to State and Local Jurisdictions, that 1 year
after enactment of this Act, all state and
local jurisdictions must adopt the National Building
Code energy efficiency provisions or must obtain a certification
from the federal government that their state and/or local codes
have been brought into full compliance with the National Building
Code energy efficiency standards.
Signed, Frank
Carrio, CMI
Certified Master Inspector &
Consultant
Certified Commercial Building
Inspector
Certified, WDI Inspector
Founder & Current President,
New Hampshire State Chapter NACHI
NACHI, State Representative for
Legislative Affairs
Retired: ICC Certified Member
Retired: Code Compliance
Inspector.
Retired: ASTM Committee Member
New Hampshire License #0096
Thursday , February 18, 2010
Joseph Andrew Stack Suicide Manifesto
If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself,
“Why did this have to happen?” The simple truth is that it is
complicated and has been coming for a long time. The writing
process, started many months ago, was intended to be therapy in the
face of the looming realization that there isn’t enough therapy in
the world that can fix what is really broken. Needless to say, this
rant could fill volumes with example after example if I would let
it. I find the process of writing it frustrating, tedious, and
probably pointless… especially given my gross inability to
gracefully articulate my thoughts in light of the storm raging in my
head. Exactly what is therapeutic about that I’m not sure, but
desperate times call for desperate measures.
We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no
society, only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this
country have been brainwashed to believe that, in return for our
dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all.
We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this
place, and that we should be ready to lay our lives down for the
noble principals represented by its founding fathers. Remember? One
of these was “no taxation without representation”. I have spent
the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only a few
years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for
that principal is promptly labeled a “crackpot”, traitor and
worse.
While very few working people would say they haven’t had their
fair share of taxes (as can I), in my lifetime I can say with a
great degree of certainty that there has never been a politician
cast a vote on any matter with the likes of me or my interests in
mind. Nor, for that matter, are they the least bit interested in me
or anything I have to say.
Why is it that a handful of thugs and plunderers can commit
unthinkable atrocities (and in the case of the GM executives, for
scores of years) and when it’s time for their gravy train to crash
under the weight of their gluttony and overwhelming stupidity, the
force of the full federal government has no difficulty coming to
their aid within days if not hours? Yet at the same time, the joke
we call the American medical system, including the drug and
insurance companies, are murdering tens of thousands of people a
year and stealing from the corpses and victims they cripple, and
this country’s leaders don’t see this as important as bailing
out a few of their vile, rich cronies. Yet, the political
“representatives” (thieves, liars, and self-serving scumbags is
far more accurate) have endless time to sit around for year after
year and debate the state of the “terrible health care problem”.
It’s clear they see no crisis as long as the dead people don’t
get in the way of their corporate profits rolling in.
And justice? You’ve got to be kidding!
How can any rational individual explain that white elephant
conundrum in the middle of our tax system and, indeed, our entire
legal system? Here we have a system that is, by far, too complicated
for the brightest of the master scholars to understand. Yet, it
mercilessly “holds accountable” its victims, claiming that
they’re responsible for fully complying with laws not even the
experts understand. The law “requires” a signature on the bottom
of a tax filing; yet no one can say truthfully that they understand
what they are signing; if that’s not “duress” than what is. If
this is not the measure of a totalitarian regime, nothing is.
How did I get here?
My introduction to the real American nightmare starts back in the
early ‘80s. Unfortunately after more than 16 years of school,
somewhere along the line I picked up the absurd, pompous notion that
I could read and understand plain English. Some friends introduced
me to a group of people who were having ‘tax code’ readings and
discussions. In particular, zeroed in on a section relating to the
wonderful “exemptions” that make institutions like the vulgar,
corrupt Catholic Church so incredibly wealthy. We carefully studied
the law (with the help of some of the “best”, high-paid,
experienced tax lawyers in the business), and then began to do
exactly what the “big boys” were doing (except that we weren’t
steeling from our congregation or lying to the government about our
massive profits in the name of God). We took a great deal of care to
make it all visible, following all of the rules, exactly the way the
law said it was to be done.
The intent of this exercise and our efforts was to bring about a
much-needed re-evaluation of the laws that allow the monsters of
organized religion to make such a mockery of people who earn an
honest living. However, this is where I learned that there are two
“interpretations” for every law; one for the very rich, and one
for the rest of us… Oh, and the monsters are the very ones making
and enforcing the laws; the inquisition is still alive and well
today in this country.
That little lesson in patriotism cost me $40,000+, 10 years of my
life, and set my retirement plans back to 0. It made me realize for
the first time that I live in a country with an ideology that is
based on a total and complete lie. It also made me realize, not only
how naive I had been, but also the incredible stupidity of the
American public; that they buy, hook, line, and sinker, the crap
about their “freedom”… and that they continue to do so with
eyes closed in the face of overwhelming evidence and all that keeps
happening in front of them.
Before even having to make a shaky recovery from the sting of the
first lesson on what justice really means in this country (around
1984 after making my way through engineering school and still
another five years of “paying my dues”), I felt I finally had to
take a chance of launching my dream of becoming an independent
engineer.
On the subjects of engineers and dreams of independence, I should
digress somewhat to say that I’m sure that I inherited the
fascination for creative problem solving from my father. I realized
this at a very young age.
The significance of independence, however, came much later during
my early years of college; at the age of 18 or 19 when I was living
on my own as student in an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My
neighbor was an elderly retired woman (80+ seemed ancient to me at
that age) who was the widowed wife of a retired steel worker. Her
husband had worked all his life in the steel mills of central
Pennsylvania with promises from big business and the union that, for
his 30 years of service, he would have a pension and medical care to
look forward to in his retirement. Instead he was one of the
thousands who got nothing because the incompetent mill management
and corrupt union (not to mention the government) raided their
pension funds and stole their retirement. All she had was social
security to live on.
In retrospect, the situation was laughable because here I was
living on peanut butter and bread (or Ritz crackers when I could
afford to splurge) for months at a time. When I got to know this
poor figure and heard her story I felt worse for her plight than for
my own (I, after all, I thought I had everything to in front of me).
I was genuinely appalled at one point, as we exchanged stories and
commiserated with each other over our situations, when she in her
grandmotherly fashion tried to convince me that I would be
“healthier” eating cat food (like her) rather than trying to get
all my substance from peanut butter and bread. I couldn’t quite go
there, but the impression was made. I decided that I didn’t trust
big business to take care of me, and that I would take
responsibility for my own future and myself.
Return to the early ‘80s, and here I was off to a terrifying
start as a ‘wet-behind-the-ears’ contract software engineer…
and two years later, thanks to the fine backroom, midnight effort by
the sleazy executives of Arthur Andersen (the very same folks who
later brought us Enron and other such calamities) and an equally
sleazy New York Senator (Patrick Moynihan), we saw the passage of
1986 tax reform act with its section 1706.
For you who are unfamiliar, here is the core text of the IRS
Section 1706, defining the treatment of workers (such as contract
engineers) for tax purposes. Visit this link for a conference
committee report (http://www.synergistech.com/1706.shtml#ConferenceCommitteeReport)
regarding the intended interpretation of Section 1706 and the
relevant parts of Section 530, as amended. For information on how
these laws affect technical services workers and their clients, read
our discussion here (http://www.synergistech.com/ic-taxlaw.shtml).
SEC. 1706. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
(a) IN GENERAL - Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
(d) EXCEPTION. - This section shall not apply in the case of an
individual who pursuant to an arrangement between the taxpayer and
another person, provides services for such other person as an
engineer, designer, drafter, computer programmer, systems analyst,
or other similarly skilled worker engaged in a similar line of work.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. - The amendment made by this section shall
apply to remuneration paid and services rendered after December 31,
1986.
Note:
· “another person” is the client in the traditional
job-shop relationship.
· “taxpayer” is the recruiter, broker, agency, or job
shop.
· “individual”, “employee”, or “worker” is you.
Admittedly, you need to read the treatment to understand what it
is saying but it’s not very complicated. The bottom line is that
they may as well have put my name right in the text of section (d).
Moreover, they could only have been more blunt if they would have
came out and directly declared me a criminal and non-citizen slave.
Twenty years later, I still can’t believe my eyes.
During 1987, I spent close to $5000 of my ‘pocket change’,
and at least 1000 hours of my time writing, printing, and mailing to
any senator, congressman, governor, or slug that might listen; none
did, and they universally treated me as if I was wasting their time.
I spent countless hours on the L.A. freeways driving to meetings and
any and all of the disorganized professional groups who were
attempting to mount a campaign against this atrocity. This, only to
discover that our efforts were being easily derailed by a few moles
from the brokers who were just beginning to enjoy the windfall from
the new declaration of their “freedom”. Oh, and don’t forget,
for all of the time I was spending on this, I was loosing income
that I couldn’t bill clients.
After months of struggling it had clearly gotten to be a futile
exercise. The best we could get for all of our trouble is a
pronouncement from an IRS mouthpiece that they weren’t going to
enforce that provision (read harass engineers and scientists). This
immediately proved to be a lie, and the mere existence of the
regulation began to have its impact on my bottom line; this, of
course, was the intended effect.
Again, rewind my retirement plans back to 0 and shift them into
idle. If I had any sense, I clearly should have left abandoned
engineering and never looked back.
Instead I got busy working 100-hour workweeks. Then came the L.A.
depression of the early 1990s. Our leaders decided that they
didn’t need the all of those extra Air Force bases they had in
Southern California, so they were closed; just like that. The result
was economic devastation in the region that rivaled the widely
publicized Texas S&L fiasco. However, because the government
caused it, no one gave a shit about all of the young families who
lost their homes or street after street of boarded up houses
abandoned to the wealthy loan companies who received government
funds to “shore up” their windfall. Again, I lost my retirement.
Years later, after weathering a divorce and the constant struggle
trying to build some momentum with my business, I find myself once
again beginning to finally pick up some speed. Then came the .COM
bust and the 911 nightmare. Our leaders decided that all aircraft
were grounded for what seemed like an eternity; and long after that,
‘special’ facilities like San Francisco were on security alert
for months. This made access to my customers prohibitively
expensive. Ironically, after what they had done the Government came
to the aid of the airlines with billions of our tax dollars … as
usual they left me to rot and die while they bailed out their rich,
incompetent cronies WITH MY MONEY! After these events, there went my
business but not quite yet all of my retirement and savings.
By this time, I’m thinking that it might be good for a change.
Bye to California, I’ll try Austin for a while. So I moved, only
to find out that this is a place with a highly inflated sense of
self-importance and where damn little real engineering work is done.
I’ve never experienced such a hard time finding work. The rates
are 1/3 of what I was earning before the crash, because pay rates
here are fixed by the three or four large companies in the area who
are in collusion to drive down prices and wages… and this happens
because the justice department is all on the take and doesn’t give
a fuck about serving anyone or anything but themselves and their
rich buddies.
To survive, I was forced to cannibalize my savings and
retirement, the last of which was a small IRA. This came in a year
with mammoth expenses and not a single dollar of income. I filed no
return that year thinking that because I didn’t have any income
there was no need. The sleazy government decided that they
disagreed. But they didn’t notify me in time for me to launch a
legal objection so when I attempted to get a protest filed with the
court I was told I was no longer entitled to due process because the
time to file ran out. Bend over for another $10,000 helping of
justice.
So now we come to the present. After my experience with the CPA
world, following the business crash I swore that I’d never enter
another accountant’s office again. But here I am with a new
marriage and a boatload of undocumented income, not to mention an
expensive new business asset, a piano, which I had no idea how to
handle. After considerable thought I decided that it would be
irresponsible NOT to get professional help; a very big mistake.
When we received the forms back I was very optimistic that they
were in order. I had taken all of the years information to Bill
Ross, and he came back with results very similar to what I was
expecting. Except that he had neglected to include the contents of
Sheryl’s unreported income; $12,700 worth of it. To make matters
worse, Ross knew all along this was missing and I didn’t have a
clue until he pointed it out in the middle of the audit. By that
time it had become brutally evident that he was representing himself
and not me.
This left me stuck in the middle of this disaster trying to
defend transactions that have no relationship to anything
tax-related (at least the tax-related transactions were poorly
documented). Things I never knew anything about and things my wife
had no clue would ever matter to anyone. The end result is… well,
just look around.
I remember reading about the stock market crash before the
“great” depression and how there were wealthy bankers and
businessmen jumping out of windows when they realized they screwed
up and lost everything. Isn’t it ironic how far we’ve come in 60
years in this country that they now know how to fix that little
economic problem; they just steal from the middle class (who
doesn’t have any say in it, elections are a joke) to cover their
asses and it’s “business-as-usual”. Now when the wealthy fuck
up, the poor get to die for the mistakes… isn’t that a clever,
tidy solution.
As government agencies go, the FAA is often justifiably referred
to as a tombstone agency, though they are hardly alone. The recent
presidential puppet GW Bush and his cronies in their eight years
certainly reinforced for all of us that this criticism rings equally
true for all of the government. Nothing changes unless there is a
body count (unless it is in the interest of the wealthy sows at the
government trough). In a government full of hypocrites from top to
bottom, life is as cheap as their lies and their self-serving laws.
I know I’m hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can
stand. It has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for
their freedom in this country, and it isn’t limited to the blacks,
and poor immigrants. I know there have been countless before me and
there are sure to be as many after. But I also know that by not
adding my body to the count, I insure nothing will change. I choose
to not keep looking over my shoulder at “big brother” while he
strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on all
around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won’t
continue; I have just had enough.
I can only hope that the numbers quickly get too big to be white
washed and ignored that the American zombies wake up and revolt; it
will take nothing less. I would only hope that by striking a nerve
that stimulates the inevitable double standard, knee-jerk government
reaction that results in more stupid draconian restrictions people
wake up and begin to see the pompous political thugs and their
mindless minions for what they are. Sadly, though I spent my entire
life trying to believe it wasn’t so, but violence not only is the
answer, it is the only answer. The cruel joke is that the really big
chunks of shit at the top have known this all along and have been
laughing, at and using this awareness against, fools like me all
along.
I saw it written once that the definition of insanity is
repeating the same process over and over and expecting the outcome
to suddenly be different. I am finally ready to stop this insanity.
Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let’s try something different; take
my pound of flesh and sleep well.
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each
according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to
each according to his greed.
Joe Stack (1956-2010)
02/18/2010
~ I wanted to be sure this piece was not lost. This, in my
opinion, is a very important message to the American people as well
as our government - "Wake up!!!!" In times like these, you
cannot push middle America and bleed them dry without someone
standing up and saying "NO MORE"! Again, it is my opinion,
that is exactly what Joe is saying here and I believe this man is a
Patriot!