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How you can personally stop Bush's tax cut

By George Baumler

  Some of my in-laws have opined as to how they were opposed to President Bush's proposed tax cut and how stupid Bush is.  In all fairness, to call Bush stupid in the parlance of that clan is akin to saying, " Nice weather isn't it".  Not that it's supposed to mean anything profound; it's just a good old ad hominem attack on a Republican.

  Always shy and not wanting to be too confrontational, I meekly suggested a couple of methods to thwart the president's effort.  They stood speechless, scarcely believing I was taking their side on an issue on which they would have sworn that I would oppose them to the last breath.  "Sure, you could call the IRS and ask them to figure your taxes instead of hiring a professional.   That should be good for any tax relief you might expect to see.  Perhaps an even better idea would be to claim a large amount of gambling winnings that should boost your taxes to any level you think fair.  The government could sure use the money for a great many social programs, and I bet they'd be darn grateful down in Washington DC."

  Some how the in-laws caught on (It did take some few minutes, they being liberal Democrats are not the sharpest knives in the drawer.) that their point was not about their taxes, but about how much tax someone else was paying.  Like all socialists, they find it much easier to share someone else's fortune than their own.  As for the marvelous good deeds the government could do with the rich folks' tax money, I pointed out that they were already free to do just those great things with their own money right now with no middlemen taking a cut.  You may have already guessed as to the sort of reception my suggestion received.

Exodus 20
¹⁷ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

 

Editor’s note:  George Baumler has a business selling flowers in Louisville.  For landscaping tips from George, check out this article -  http://jeffersonreview.com/articles/2002/041502/landscaping.htm

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