Lets talk a little history here for a second. Sorry, but history is where we need to look to understand where we are going. In colonial times, as our country was growing and becoming more of a nation than colonies, the British King felt it necessary to show his power over the people. To do this he placed taxes on the colonies. These taxes were to help fund his spending on his war as much as to put his thumbs print on “His” colonial constituents. Although an outcry from the colonies forced the King to repeal some of these taxes, he found loopholes and backdoors to continue to tax. He felt the paying of these duties, as they were known in the time, proved the colonies were still under his rule. There was one tax that the colonists could not stomach, the tax on tea. I can only assume tea was consumed then as coffee from starbucks is today. It was a staple in the times. The colonies decided they were not going to sit by with tea cups raised begging and allowing such a tax and stood up to this tyranny. They blocked ships from ports, they stashed tea for years never to be sold for the king, and they destroyed it. Yes, you know what I am talking about, the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Some two hundred colunists stood up against tyranny and tossed the cargo of three ships into the Boston Harbor in defiance of the king’s taxes and ridiculous spending. This was their way of saying we have had enough. They were not going to be the root from which his money tree grew.
Well look at us now. Two hundred some odd years later we have our selves a king, I mean president, wanting to tax us to support his outlandish spending. Now I must say, this began before his reign, but his so-called plan is beyond comprehension. This is his first budget. Look at all the new spending proposed. He has already wasted billions of dollars to bail out companies that ran themselves into the ground. Look at all the mess that has caused, and that was only the first of the big bailouts. We have yet to hear all the plans for the motor vehicle companies. He is also proposing new taxes that most may not even know about. He is even hiding this just as a past king, with smoke and mirrors. As you know most people are getting a “tax break” in tiny increments on their paychecks. Too little to feel in your wallet, but still what he claims is a move towards less taxes. Now, I am not a smoker but I believe a new federal tax goes into affect this week on the sell of tobacco. This is the single largest tobacco tax hike ever. I would assume the smokers out there need a tax break to pay other taxes. New plans for health reform, aka socialist health care, look to raise taxes on wealthy by $318 billion in the next ten years. His definition of wealthy is any family making $250k a year. Now while that is way above me, I will say there are many I know in this bracket. I have also read plans to drop that to $150k a year. Now how many of you did that just entail? Taxing health benefits? Yes even health benefits are under consideration for taxing. I guess that is his reform. So do you think that $15 extra a week in your paycheck will matter when you start paying all these other taxes. Smoke and mirrors my friends. What will next years budget look like? Be afraid. Be very afraid!
Well guess what, sounds like people today are starting to actually look back on history and repeat it in a good way this time. Tea Parties are all the rave. Today’s tea parties are not quite so destructive but send the same signal as before. We are tired of paying your taxes Uncle Sam. We are tired of fueling your spending. We will not be the roots of your money tree. Lets all stand up for ourselves and voice our displeasure in where this country is headed, and look back on where we came from. A bunch of dreamers, trying to make something of themselves, and trying to build families, businesses, and friendships with out a tyrannical ruler shoving unnecessary rules and taxes down our throats preventing us from becoming who we want to be. Lets have our Tea Party! I encourage all to seek out your nearest tea party and attend. Become one of those colonists who stood up to tyranny and throw some “tea” at our government!
You can find a tea party near you at: www.AmericanSolutions.com/teaparty.
