While Hollywood makes movies like wag the dog or Legally Blonde, red, white and blonde or we see funny movies that hint at the US being a Government of the people, by the people and for the people.. it just ain't so, is it? Why can't simple bills protecting and even increasing our freedoms and liberties be passed?
Why is it every 4 years or so when the Presidential elections take place we never seem to see the promises from years gone by put into law?
Anyone remember the political hoopla over taxpayer rights How Clinton or Bush or Feinstein or Boxer or whoever was going to come to the taxpayer aid and promote some rights in regard to the IRS or State tax collection efforts.. did you know that since IRS came into existence, in this land of the free, in a land you are supposed to be presumed innocent unless proven guilty,... the burden for ones tax position and proving it is soley with the taxpayer, not the IRS, not the various States.. A simple bill would solve this.. simply make it law that the IRS or any tax collecting agency must respect a US citizens rights and prove, not assume guilt or mistake, etc.. yet this has not taken place in some fifty years since it was first promised in some way by various Politicians on the Right and Left. Republicrats and Democlicans alike have claimed support for rights, yet done virtually nothing to protect them for far too long.
Or.. how about the Marriage tax.. wasn't it supposed to be done away with years ago..
Last time I checked.. if you want to contribute to an IRA as an example and you and or your spouse are covered by pension plan at work.. the amount where you can't make a contribution is not single amount times 2 is it.. and
How about Social Security benefits.. cries for reform.. need for better funding.. better use of proceeds from taxes for years and rather than help tax paying US citizens.. members of the country.. the we the peoples.. the Federal Government will be making payments to non US citizens and jeopardizing the whole system.. and check out what benefits Congress has for itself.. Total Government by the Government, for the Government and of the Government at the expense of the people seems to be how things are done today..
So.. anyone else notice how issues have once again been decided for us.. and how those that might make sense on some isssues like Ron Paul are already getting to be excluded from debates and from the Political process?
We need to get back to protecting Americans.. to protecting freedom and it just is not happening.
Thoughts?
Why is it every 4 years or so when the Presidential elections take place we never seem to see the promises from years gone by put into law?
Anyone remember the political hoopla over taxpayer rights How Clinton or Bush or Feinstein or Boxer or whoever was going to come to the taxpayer aid and promote some rights in regard to the IRS or State tax collection efforts.. did you know that since IRS came into existence, in this land of the free, in a land you are supposed to be presumed innocent unless proven guilty,... the burden for ones tax position and proving it is soley with the taxpayer, not the IRS, not the various States.. A simple bill would solve this.. simply make it law that the IRS or any tax collecting agency must respect a US citizens rights and prove, not assume guilt or mistake, etc.. yet this has not taken place in some fifty years since it was first promised in some way by various Politicians on the Right and Left. Republicrats and Democlicans alike have claimed support for rights, yet done virtually nothing to protect them for far too long.
Or.. how about the Marriage tax.. wasn't it supposed to be done away with years ago..
Last time I checked.. if you want to contribute to an IRA as an example and you and or your spouse are covered by pension plan at work.. the amount where you can't make a contribution is not single amount times 2 is it.. and
How about Social Security benefits.. cries for reform.. need for better funding.. better use of proceeds from taxes for years and rather than help tax paying US citizens.. members of the country.. the we the peoples.. the Federal Government will be making payments to non US citizens and jeopardizing the whole system.. and check out what benefits Congress has for itself.. Total Government by the Government, for the Government and of the Government at the expense of the people seems to be how things are done today..
So.. anyone else notice how issues have once again been decided for us.. and how those that might make sense on some isssues like Ron Paul are already getting to be excluded from debates and from the Political process?
We need to get back to protecting Americans.. to protecting freedom and it just is not happening.
Thoughts?
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