-Caveat Lector- http://www.etherzone.com/ If you want to view this story at the website, go to page two and scroll down till you find it. WHY VOTE? THROW A BOSTON TEA PARTY INSTEAD By: Ed Henry This is a terrible thing to say, but why should we sponsor feudal lords who overtax us? Why should we go to the polls to put our stamp of approval on a government that’s out of control? A government that brags about surplus booty in the hundreds of billions—no, trillions. Even expects us to applaud the fact that they are taking more of our sweat equity than they need in order to conduct their caretaker business. Feudal Lords that now argue over how to best spend this extra fealty. I’m sorry folks, that’s not the way this country is supposed to work. Our founding fathers would turn over in their graves if they saw and heard what’s going on today. We are not slaves, subjects, serfs or farm animals meant to breed and work harder to fill government coffers. If I hear Al Gore mention one more time how he’s going to provide prescription drugs for the elderly—after having stolen and blown more than $250 billion from Medicare taxes—I’m going to puke. If I hear him talk about lock-boxes again—after the Democrats already put the dead hand on two separate FICA tax lock- box bills—I’m going to throw my ashtray through the cathode tube. It’s bad enough that we have to listen to nit-picking spinsters and political analysts split hairs over personalities and mannerisms that shouldn’t have much to do with leading a nation of free people. But when we absolutely ignore the fact that the richest nation in the world, a nation that has been riding the crest of an economy built on the shoulders of hard working Americans, has incurred indebtedness of almost $5.7 trillion—I get sick. The United States of America is the world’s greatest debtor nation. There is no other country in the world as deeply in debt as we are. And no one asks how this happened. September 30th was the end of the government’s fiscal year. And guess what? The national debt went up again. Despite all the baloney you hear about reducing the debt, we are still running it up. Is anybody out there listening? We still won’t know how much of this debt increase is due to stealing Social Security and other excess entitlement funds, at least not until after the elections. The December Monthly Report from the Treasury contains those details. But it’s certainly not what honest Bill and Al have been telling us, is it? In December of 1995, when nasty Republicans like Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole forced government shutdowns by insisting that Clinton and the Democrats agree to a date for a “balanced budget,” the national debt stood at a ceiling of $4.9 trillion. Refusing to raise the debt ceiling was what gave them the leverage to pull this bluff. That was five years and $800 billion ago. Figure it out. How much of an average annual increase is that? Jack Denton, a friend of mine, says that: “It is economic stupidity to think that a nation can borrow itself into prosperity, and then tax the people to pay the principal and interest on the debt.” How do you feel about that? What’s happening is that you and I are working like crazy to keep our heads above water and create a great economy, but the government is in deep doo-doo. It’s also been two years since the government set out to “save” Social Security, and what have you got? The government has plans to increase entitlement taxes and cut benefits—that’s what you’ve got. Meanwhile, the federal government stole about $80 billion (by my estimate) from Social Security tax payments during fiscal 2000 and another $100 billion from other entitlements, including Medicare. And we’ve had presidential candidates out there for just about two years now trying to sell us on their qualifications and qualities for the job. Now, in the last moments before the election, they are hoping we get to know them. Do you hear either of our two major candidates sensibly address these other major problems??? What kind of an employer allows someone to take two years interviewing for another job? What does that tell you about the work they’re supposed to be doing now? We have more reason to revolt than our forefathers had when they threw tea into Boston Harbor. And don’t kid yourself, the government knows it. That’s why you’ve got a concerted effort for gun control and a whole bunch of other control policies, education included. In India, Mahatma Ghandhi led a peaceful revolution by having hordes lay down in front of British railroad trains, spin their own cotton and take salt from the sea. Maybe we should all lay down in front of the voting booths in November. Not voting at all may be the last resort and the only form of protest left to people treated like herds to breed, work, be shorn and put out to pasture. Ed Henry is a freelance political writer and regular columnist for the Ether Zone and can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We also invite you to visit his website at www.poop.org Published in the October 19, 2000 issue of Ether Zone. Copyright © 2000 Ether Zone. (http://etherzone.com). Reposting permitted with this message intact. We invite your comments on this article in our forum! -- The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. -- John Maynard Keynes <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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