102 things not to do if you hate taxes and government / spending / jobs

[Keanu]

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If you do not like taxes or government, please kindly do the following.

1. Do not use Medicare.

2. Do not use Social Security.

3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars.

4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster.

5. Do not call 911 when you get hurt.

6. Do not call the police to stop intruders in you’re home.

7. Do not summon the fire department to save your burning home.

8. Do not drive on any paved road, highway, and interstate or drive on any bridge.

9. Do not use public restrooms.

10. Do not send your kids to public schools.

11. Do not put your trash out for city garbage collectors.

12. Do not live in areas with clean air.

13. Do not drink clean water.

14. Do not visit National Parks.

15. Do not visit public museums, zoos, and monuments.

16. Do not eat or use FDA inspected food and medicines.

17. Do not bring your kids to public playgrounds.

18. Do not walk or run on sidewalks.

19. Do not use public recreational facilities such as basketball and tennis courts.

20. Do not seek shelter facilities or food in soup kitchens when you are homeless and hungry.

21. Do not apply for educational or job training assistance when you lose your job.

22. Do not apply for food stamps when you can’t feed your children.

23. Do not use the judiciary system for any reason.

24. Do not ask for an attorney when you are arrested and do not ask for one to be assigned to you by the court.

25. Do not apply for any Pell Grants.

26. Do not use cures that were discovered by labs using federal dollars.

27. Do not fly on federally regulated airplanes.

28. Do not use any product that can trace its development back to NASA.

29. Do not watch the weather provided by the National Weather Service.

30. Do not listen to severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service.

31. Do not listen to tsunami, hurricane, or earthquake alert systems.

32. Do not apply for federal housing.

33. Do not use the internet, which was developed by the military.

34. Do not swim in clean rivers.

35. Do not allow your child to eat school lunches or breakfasts.

36. Do not ask for FEMA assistance when everything you own gets wiped out by disaster.

37. Do not ask the military to defend your life and home in the event of a foreign invasion.

38. Do not use your cell phone or home telephone.

39. Do not buy firearms that wouldn’t have been developed without the support of the US Government and military. That includes most of them.

40. Do not eat USDA inspected produce and meat.

41. Do not apply for government grants to start your own business.

42. Do not apply to win a government contract.

43. Do not buy any vehicle that has been inspected by government safety agencies.

44. Do not buy any product that is protected from poisons, toxins, etc. by the Consumer Protection Agency.

45. Do not save your money in a bank that is FDIC insured.

46. Do not use Veterans benefits or military health care. After all, it's a Government program.

47. Do not use the G.I. Bill to go to college. After all, it's a Government program.

48. Do not apply for unemployment benefits.

49. Do not use any electricity from companies regulated by the Department of Energy.

50. Do not live in homes that are built to code.

51. Do not run for public office. Politicians are paid with taxpayer dollars.

52. Do not ask for help from the FBI, S.W.A.T, the bomb squad, Homeland Security, State troopers, etc. They are ALL Government agencies.

53. Do not apply for any government job whatsoever as all state and federal employees are paid with tax dollars.

54. Do not use public libraries.

55. Do not use the US Postal Service.

56. Do not visit the National Archives.

57. Do not visit Presidential Libraries.

58. Do not use airports that are secured by the federal government.

59. Do not apply for loans from any bank that is FDIC insured.

60. Do not ask the government to help you clean up after a tornado.

61. Do not ask the Department of Agriculture to provide a subsidy to help you run your farm.

62. Do not take walks in National Forests.

63. Do not ask for taxpayer dollars for your oil company.

64. Do not ask the federal government to bail your company out during recessions.

65. Do not seek medical care from places that use federal dollars.

66. Do not use Medicaid.

67. Do not use WIC.

68. Do not use electricity generated by Hoover Dam.

69. Do not use electricity or any service provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

70. Do not ask the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild levees when they break.

71. Do not let the Coast Guard save you from drowning when your boat capsizes at sea.

72. Do not ask the government to help evacuate you when all hell breaks loose in the country you are in.

73. Do not visit historic landmarks.

74. Do not visit fisheries.

75. Do not expect to see animals that are federally protected because of the Endangered Species List.

76. Do not expect plows to clear roads of snow and ice so your kids can go to school and so you can get to work.

77. Do not hunt or camp on federal land.

78. Do not work anywhere that has a safe workplace because of government regulations.

79. Do not use public transportation.

80. Do not drink water from public water fountains.

81. Do not whine when someone copies your work and sells it as their own. Government enforces copyright laws.

82. Do not expect to own your home, car, or boat. Government organizes and keeps all titles.

83. Do not expect convicted felons to remain off the streets.

84. Do not eat in restaurants that are regulated by food quality and safety standards.

85. Do not seek help from the US Embassy if you need assistance in a foreign nation.

86. Do not apply for a passport to travel outside of the United States.

87. Do not apply for a patent when you invent something.

88. Do not adopt a child through your local, state, or federal governments.

89. Do not use elevators that have been inspected by federal or state safety regulators.

90. Do not use any resource that was discovered by the USGS.

91. Do not ask for energy assistance from the government.

92. Do not move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are much higher.

93. Do not go to a beach that is kept clean by the state.

94. Do not use money printed by the US Treasury.

95. Do not complain when millions more illegal immigrants cross the border because there are no more border patrol agents.

96. Do not attend a state university.

97. Do not see any doctor that is licensed through the state.

98. Do not use any water from municipal water systems.

99. Do not complain when diseases and viruses, that were once fought around the globe by the US government and CDC, reach your house.

100. Do not work for any company that is required to pay it’s workers a livable wage, provide them sick days, vacation days, and benefits.

101. Do not expect to be able to vote on election days. Government provides voting booths, election day officials, and voting machines which are paid for with taxes.

102. Do not ride trains. The railroad was built with government financial assistance.

The fact is, we pay for the lifestyle we expect. Without taxes, our lifestyles would be totally different and much harder. America would be a third world country. The less we pay, the less we get in return. Americans pay less taxes today since 1958 and is ranked 32nd out of 34 of the top tax paying countries. Chile and Mexico are 33rd and 34th. The Conservatives and Libertarians are lying when they say that we pay the highest taxes in the world.

“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

[Tsar Fire]

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You're not from America even...

As an American, I can say that I support some taxes and spending, but not all of it. I think there are legitimate and illegitimate uses for tax dollars.

That is all.

 

[Crosby]

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You're not from America even...

I Wasn't aware the Dutch didn't pay taxes.

 

[Tsar Fire]

I Wasn't aware the Dutch didn't pay taxes.

His post was about America.:CIsee I was saying that, from a European viewpoint, we don't pay enough; but I'm saying from a conservative(sorta) viewpoint, I think we need to adjust where we spend what we have.

That's all. Explaining the reason some of us American's don't like the idea of high taxes or spending, though I'd rather high taxes at this point to get America back on track.

It'll hurt, but it has to happen eventually; no point making all our kids suffer.

 

[Keanu]

the post has things that include things for non americans. People seriously need to stop changing their name. I have no idea who you are

In any case this will apply to just about every nation in existance. Except some of the special military programs might not be there and health care is called differently. Etc etc

 

[Random Hero]

That is a wonderful piece of propaganda you got there, you should send it to the lamestream media.

 

[Tsar Fire]

the post has things that include things for non americans. People seriously need to stop changing their name. I have no idea who you are

In any case this will apply to just about every nation in existance. Except some of the special military programs might not be there and health care is called differently. Etc etc

Ok. It does include things that are universal, but in the post, it says, specifically, US army, mentions US programs, etc...

Sorry to offend.

 

[Travis]

A couple of points on that.

1. Many of those things are funded not through federal taxes, but local or even state taxes. I know they are all taxes, but people generally have a lot less of a problem paying local and state taxes because they know it more directly benefits them (as it should). Federal taxes sometimes do help, but often are thrown elsewhere or go to waste in the huge bureaucracy.

2. While I am hardly a libertarian, I can sympathize with some of their arguments. Most libertarians are fine with spending on things like defense, civil protection, and some general services (like water/power), their problem comes when the government, especially the federal government, starts getting into things it constitutionally has no reason to be in (like welfare and overbearing regulation [aka, red tape]).

3. I have no problem paying the state sales tax (over 8% of everything I buy) and other local taxes. I have no problem paying federal taxes, either. My problem, and the problem with tons of people, is that they see so much of their money wasted or going to things it shouldn't go to.

4. Especially now, people aren't pissed necessarily at paying taxes or even paying higher taxes. They are pissed at the massively wasteful, overreaching, expansive, and generally inefficient federal government. The only answer from one side is to tax more and spend more while the other won't raise taxes and will cut even if it means it hurts. People went with the tax more spend more and it hasn't worked out too well. Now, many are going the other way.

 

[Brand]

A couple of points on that.

1. Many of those things are funded not through federal taxes, but local or even state taxes. I know they are all taxes, but people generally have a lot less of a problem paying local and state taxes because they know it more directly benefits them (as it should). Federal taxes sometimes do help, but often are thrown elsewhere or go to waste in the huge bureaucracy.

2. While I am hardly a libertarian, I can sympathize with some of their arguments. Most libertarians are fine with spending on things like defense, civil protection, and some general services (like water/power), their problem comes when the government, especially the federal government, starts getting into things it constitutionally has no reason to be in (like welfare and overbearing regulation [aka, red tape]).

3. I have no problem paying the state sales tax (over 8% of everything I buy) and other local taxes. I have no problem paying federal taxes, either. My problem, and the problem with tons of people, is that they see so much of their money wasted or going to things it shouldn't go to.

4. Especially now, people aren't pissed necessarily at paying taxes or even paying higher taxes. They are pissed at the massively wasteful, overreaching, expansive, and generally inefficient federal government. The only answer from one side is to tax more and spend more while the other won't raise taxes and will cut even if it means it hurts. People went with the tax more spend more and it hasn't worked out too well. Now, many are going the other way.

Well said.

 

[Empress]

I still love the fact that something like 48% of the taxes I pay are for social programs that I will never be able to touch. ( mind you We are self employed, and file the I-9 forms, and as such have to pay all taxes, there is no " aid covered by employer" breaks) I hold mixed feelings about the medicaid. I know It is badly needed by some ( like my father in law and his over the top need for constant medical attention for the rest of his life) but some also goes to a just as big if not bigger part of people abusing the **** out of the system.

There is nothing better than being in my 30's still and getting a message with my bill from the IRS stating " you have to keep paying, even though you will never be able to claim back any of this when you retire"