*   **Sender:** Not provided
*   **Recipient:** Jeffrey Epstein
*   **Subject:** Charley Reese's Final Column!
*   Charley Reese wrote the column.
*   Reese has been a journalist for 49 years.
*   Reese is retiring.
*   The column is described as neutral.
*   The column is for the Orlando Sentinel.
*   There is a poem and a tax list at the end of the column.
*   Date: Monday, October 14, 2013 5:40 PM

Have you ever=nbsp; wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against=deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever=wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high =taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don=t propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Co=stitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Represe=tatives does.

You and I don=t write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal =policy, Congress does.

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You and I d=n't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

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One hundred sen=tors, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court ju=tices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly= legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domesti= problems that plague this country.

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I excluded=the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was&nbs=; created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constituti=nal duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but&nb=p; private, central bank.

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I excluded=all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. The= have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a=congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I d=n't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The p=litician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lob=yist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determi=e how he votes.

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Those 545&=bsp; human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what=they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con r=gardless of party.

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What separ=tes a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amou=t of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, wh= stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. T=e President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress t= accept it.

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The Consti=ution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole respons=bility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving a=propriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? John B=ehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House me=bers, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the&nbs=; President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree t=.

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It seems&n=sp; inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 5=5 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence a=d irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem t=at is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully gras= the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the fede=al government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want=to exist.

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If the tax=code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.lf the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's be=ause they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

• If they do not receive social security but are on an el=te retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they wan= it that way.

* There are no insoluble government problems.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureau=rats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish;

to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject;

to regulators, to whom they give the power t= regulate and from whom they can take this power.

Abov= all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists=disembodied mystical forces like
"the economy," "infla=ion," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take=an oath to do.

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Those 545&=bsp; people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and the= alone, have the power.

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Provided t=e voters have the gumption to manage their own employees...

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Charlie =Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.=/p>

What you do with th=s article now that you have read it... is up to you. This migh= be funny if it weren't so true. Be sure to read all the way=nbsp; to the end:

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Tax his la=d,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.

Tax his work,=br>Tax his pay,
He works for
peanuts anyway!

=p class=""> Tax his cow,
Tax his goa=,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

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Tax his tobacco=
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

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Tax his cigars,
Tax his beer=,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other waysTo tax his ass.

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Tax all he=has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no&=bsp; dough.

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When he sc=eams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till

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Put these&=bsp; words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom...'

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When he's gone,=br>Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.q=pan>

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Accounts Receiv=ble Tax
Building Permit Tax
COL license Tax
Cigarette T=x
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes

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Federal Income Tax
Federal=Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License T=x
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallo=)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS l=terest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Lux=ry Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property=nbsp; Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
=oad Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax<=r>State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephon= Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, Stat= and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge=Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone S=ate and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License R=gistration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL T=INK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100=years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the

worl=.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class=in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.=/p>

=hat in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

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I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can he=p it get there!!!

GO AHEAD. . . BE AN AMERICAN!!!

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