Is This Funny To You?
Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table at which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts anyway!
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries tax his tears.
Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways to tax him.
Tax all he has then let him know that you won’t be done
Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers; then tax him some m ore,
Tax him till he’s good and sore.
Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, tax the sod in which he’s laid.
Put these words upon his tomb, ‘Taxes drove me to my doom…’
When he’s gone, do not relax, its time to apply 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 (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
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle 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 Non-recurring 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
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and 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.
What in the world happened? Can you spell ‘politicians?’
And I still have to ‘press 1′ for English!?!?!?!?
I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!!!! YOU can help
it get the re!!!!
GO AHEAD – - – BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
That is funny, thats why I quit paying taxes as much as possible. I mean really, they tax your check before you even see it. Then they tax anything you buy with whats left. Then they tax you with permits and license’s to use the stuff you bought. And if you don’t pay them the fines are ten times as high. All and all this adds up to about 75% to 80% of what YOU EARNED! If not more. But at least its not 98% like it was during WW2!
December 18th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Inflation is a tax as well. The government prints money when it needs it and the value of the dollar drops. I guess you could call it a flat tax.
December 19th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Lie steal and cheat them.
Give as good as you get
December 19th, 2009 at 9:54 am
No, it is very sad.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Nope.
December 19th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
yes it will. and i’m on celexa 20 mg a day.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Reminds me of a song . . . . .
Let me tell you how it will be
There’s one for you, nineteen for me
’cause I’m the taxman,
yeah, I’m the taxman
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
’cause I’m the taxman,
yeah, I’m the taxman
If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street
If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat
If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet
Taxman
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman
Don’t ask me what I want it for (ha ha Mr. Wilson)
If you don’t want to pay some more (ha ha Mr. Heath)
’cause I’m the taxman,
yeah, I’m the taxman
Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
’cause I’m the taxman,
yeah, I’m the taxman
And you’re working for no one but me
George Harrison, 1966
(Note: Heath and Wilson were English taxmen in 1966)
December 19th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
NOt sure what the question was, but I believe you were asking if taxing and more taxing is funny…of course not. Obama and McCain are not the answers America needs. The people of our country need to take back our country from the politicians, from the special interest groups, from the wackos, and especially from the judges that are Legislating from the Bench. Oh, and I still stay home to raise my kids.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
McCain = Things will still be bad…..all we can do is hope.
Obama= America is over. We will be taxed to death and the country will slip into a major depression.
Dont worry, theres always Bush to blame if that happens.Democrats wont blame it on Obamas policies.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
In prehistoric times, tribes shared everything. Hunters shared the meat. Old people were revered and fed by the tribe. Houses were built and occupied communally.
Early taxes were in the form of “burden” which meant that everyone had to work for several days each month to build dams and public buildings etc.
Hammurabi’s law said that if a man refused his “burden” he should be cast out of society. It was considered treasonous by the ancient Chinese. In Egypt, farmers gave a portion of their crop to the temple granaries to be stored for times of famine. The Pyramids were not built by slaves, but by citizens who were conscripted by the Pharoah.
In the 7th to 5th century BC, money became popular and people would buy their way out of this conscripted labor. Eventually, government service was performed by professionals and taxes became the norm. The Roman emperor Augustus, mindful of complaints of torture by private tax collectors eliminated labor and private collection of taxes in favor of a civil service. Until the Diocletian reforms of the 7th Century AD there were hundreds of taxes. Then the Roman Empire fell and people became serfs, tied to the land by property taxes levied on their Lords. This persisted through the middle ages.
The British initiated the idea that Parliament must approve taxes. There should be no taxation without representation. Of course this meant representation of Lords, not commons.
Commons did not ascend until after the American Revolution.
We financed the US federal government with customs and excise taxes. Property taxes were levied by the states. Voting was restricted to white male property owners until the 1840s. By 1895 tariffs on goods reached 50% and an income tax was enacted. It was unconstitutional and required an amendment in 1913.
So. Having had a history lesson, how do YOU propose to fund our government, or do you propose we go back to the prehistoric method of sharing labor and necessities?
December 20th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Your point is well taken, but your conclusion is very simplistic. It’s not just “politicians” – although politics has a hand in it. It’s also that the value of the dollar fluctuates through time, and is worth far less today than in 1950 or 1960. That’s why Mom could afford to stay home.
The issue is more complex – by far – than what you are assuming.