Bail Out?

[sass]

This person has a good point:

"Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the economy of our country and our banking system to the same nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling whiskey. WTF???"

[pappyld04]

They must have been running it by hand!

[mystofpric]

They must have been running it by hand!

Mor elike they were iving 5 finger discounts to their buddies and teh whores weren't having it!

[Kinky Twinkie]

HOW TO EXPLAIN THE STIMULUS BILL

Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his economics

professor and says, "I don't understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain

it to

me?"

The professor replied, "I don't have any time to explain it at my

office, but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me with my

weekend project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The student agreed.

At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the professor's house.

The professor stated that the weekend project involved his backyard

pool.

They both went out back to the pool, and the professor handed the

student a bucket.

Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor said, "First, go over to

the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much water as you can."

The student did as he was instructed.

The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the shallow end,

and then dump all the water from your bucket into it."

The student was naturally confused, but did as he was told.

The professor then explained they were going to do this many more times,

and began walking back to the deep end of the pool.

The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we doing this?"

The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to make the

shallow end much deeper.

The student didn't think the economics professor was serious,

but figured that he would find out the real story soon enough.

However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the deep end,

the student began to become worried that his economics professor had

gone mad.

The student finally replied, "All we're doing is wasting valuable time and

effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this process is all over,

everything will be at the same level it was before, so all you'll really

have accomplished is the

Destruction of what could have been truly productive action!"

The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile,

"Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."

[ladylove]

HOW TO EXPLAIN THE STIMULUS BILL

Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his economics

professor and says, "I don't understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain

it to

me?"

The professor replied, "I don't have any time to explain it at my

office, but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me with my

weekend project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The student agreed.

At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the professor's house.

The professor stated that the weekend project involved his backyard

pool.

They both went out back to the pool, and the professor handed the

student a bucket.

Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor said, "First, go over to

the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much water as you can."

The student did as he was instructed.

The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the shallow end,

and then dump all the water from your bucket into it."

The student was naturally confused, but did as he was told.

The professor then explained they were going to do this many more times,

and began walking back to the deep end of the pool.

The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we doing this?"

The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to make the

shallow end much deeper.

The student didn't think the economics professor was serious,

but figured that he would find out the real story soon enough.

However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the deep end,

the student began to become worried that his economics professor had

gone mad.

The student finally replied, "All we're doing is wasting valuable time and

effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this process is all over,

everything will be at the same level it was before, so all you'll really

have accomplished is the

Destruction of what could have been truly productive action!"

The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile,

"Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."

Excellent demonstration!!!!!!!!!

[pappyld04]

Excellent until we look at the way they pulled the plug! That would very well show the way they hotfoot through our money then expect us to worry about the fact that we refuse to spend more of it!

[Kinky Twinkie]

It all leads to this great demo of how small business works and since they being attacked as the evil ones lets take a look at something we all starting to see soon:

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this

company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has

changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news

is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job. What does threaten

your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country.

However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you

decide what is in your best interests.

First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against

employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a

back story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what

you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've seen

my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure; all these flashy

icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life.

However, what you don't see is the back story.

I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square

foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment was

converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a

company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went

back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective

transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on

weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was

married to my business -- hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a

modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy

cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead

of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling

through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item that didn't look

like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends refinanced their mortgages and

lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and

my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too,

will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at

about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button for

me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to

yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, and breathe this

company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend.

There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached to my hip like

a 1 year old special-needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of

that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... You never

realize the back story and the sacrifices I've made.

Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right

decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn't.

The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the

same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life for.

Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep

and not without wounds.

Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is

starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you

why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough. I

have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and use taxes.

Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on

taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess

what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and

regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of

my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for

quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy

who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000

people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting

at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check?

Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this

country.

The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit

and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who wants

to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which is why

your job is in jeopardy.

Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy you

need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government mandated

to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing

that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired

more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees

would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions

and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't defibrillate

and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or,

do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and

always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it.

Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the poor of America are

the essential drivers of the American economic engine. Nothing could be

further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep.

So where am I going with all this?

It's quite simple.

If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be

swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead

with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's

future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more.

Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire.

You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the productive

and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs

will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will be

at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country,

steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever.

If that happens, you can find me sitting on a beach, retired, and with no

employees to worry about....

Signed,

Your boss

[lil_librarian]

WOW, very interesting perspective on it.

[ladylove]

It all leads to this great demo of how small business works and since they being attacked as the evil ones lets take a look at something we all starting to see soon:

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this

company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has

changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news

is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job. What does threaten

your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country.

However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you

decide what is in your best interests.

First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against

employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a

back story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what

you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've seen

my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure; all these flashy

icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life.

However, what you don't see is the back story.

I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square

foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment was

converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a

company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went

back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective

transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on

weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was

married to my business -- hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a

modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy

cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead

of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling

through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item that didn't look

like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends refinanced their mortgages and

lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and

my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too,

will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at

about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button for

me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to

yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, and breathe this

company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend.

There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached to my hip like

a 1 year old special-needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of

that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... You never

realize the back story and the sacrifices I've made.

Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right

decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn't.

The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the

same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life for.

Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep

and not without wounds.

Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is

starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you

why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough. I

have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and use taxes.

Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on

taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess

what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and

regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of

my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for

quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy

who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000

people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting

at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check?

Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this

country.

The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit

and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who wants

to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which is why

your job is in jeopardy.

Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy you

need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government mandated

to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing

that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired

more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees

would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions

and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't defibrillate

and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or,

do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and

always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it.

Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the poor of America are

the essential drivers of the American economic engine. Nothing could be

further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep.

So where am I going with all this?

It's quite simple.

If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be

swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead

with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's

future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more.

Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire.

You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the productive

and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs

will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will be

at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country,

steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever.

If that happens, you can find me sitting on a beach, retired, and with no

employees to worry about....

Signed,

Your boss

Fortunately or unfortunately I agree with this letter. America the beautiful is based on free enterprise. Something so basic to our conception over 200 years ago is quietly and steadfastly being taken away by the very people who are suppose to persevere it, along with many of our other rights and freedoms, and we're letting them. I agree we needs to make provisions for the sick and impoverished, but things have just gotten out of hand. If our founding fore-fathers could see or knew what has happened to the gov't they so meticulously formed and created they would all be shaking their heads and asking; WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING, OR ARE YOU THINKING?.

[pappyld04]

The next time you hear a politician use the

word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about

whether you want the 'politicians' spending

YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of

putting that figure into some perspective in

one of it's releases.

A.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth.

E.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...

let's take a look at New Orleans .....

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.

Louisiana Senator,

Mary Landrieu (D)

is presently asking Congress for

250 BILLION DOLLARS

to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...

what does it mean?

A.

Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans

(every man, woman, and child)

you each get $516,528.

B.

Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in

New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C.

Or... if you are a family of four...

your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C

<HELLO! >

Are all your calculators broken??

Accounts Receivable Tax

AVIATION FUEL TAX

AIRPLANE PROPERTY TAX

Building Permit Tax

CDL License Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Tax

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service charge taxes

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax (Truckers)

Sales Taxes

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Feder al, State and Local Surcharge Tax

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage ChargeTax

Utility Tax

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...

and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt...

We had the largest middle class in the world...

and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened?

Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to

press "1"

for English.

I hope this goes around the

USA

at least 100 times

What happened?????

======================== ==================================

a poster also advised that this was old research so they are now working on the trillion equation for this. Shortly thereafter to be followed by a quadrillion!

[ladylove]

The next time you hear a politician use the

word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about

whether you want the 'politicians' spending

YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of

putting that figure into some perspective in

one of it's releases.

A.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth.

E.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...

let's take a look at New Orleans .....

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.

Louisiana Senator,

Mary Landrieu (D)

is presently asking Congress for

250 BILLION DOLLARS

to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...

what does it mean?

A.

Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans

(every man, woman, and child)

you each get $516,528.

B.

Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in

New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C.

Or... if you are a family of four...

your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C

<HELLO! >

Are all your calculators broken??

Accounts Receivable Tax

AVIATION FUEL TAX

AIRPLANE PROPERTY TAX

Building Permit Tax

CDL License Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Tax

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service charge taxes

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax (Truckers)

Sales Taxes

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Feder al, State and Local Surcharge Tax

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage ChargeTax

Utility Tax

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...

and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt...

We had the largest middle class in the world...

and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened?

Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to

press "1"

for English.

I hope this goes around the

USA

at least 100 times

What happened?????

======================== ==================================

a poster also advised that this was old research so they are now working on the trillion equation for this. Shortly thereafter to be followed by a quadrillion!

shaking head.......

[Kinky Twinkie]

And yet we have people who want more of that thinking it will improve their lives as they work harder and longer to receive less( not exactly what you call working smarter).

One good thing I see about the recession is that the illegals are running back across the border, however will the goverment now take action to stop the border crossings now that they crossing over into mexico

[12GAUGE]

The next time you hear a politician use the

word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about

whether you want the 'politicians' spending

YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of

putting that figure into some perspective in

one of it's releases.

A.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth.

E.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...

let's take a look at New Orleans .....

It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.

Louisiana Senator,

Mary Landrieu (D)

is presently asking Congress for

250 BILLION DOLLARS

to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...

what does it mean?

A.

Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans

(every man, woman, and child)

you each get $516,528.

B.

Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in

New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C.

Or... if you are a family of four...

your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C

<HELLO! >

Are all your calculators broken??

Accounts Receivable Tax

AVIATION FUEL TAX

AIRPLANE PROPERTY TAX

Building Permit Tax

CDL License Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Tax

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service charge taxes

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax (Truckers)

Sales Taxes

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Feder al, State and Local Surcharge Tax

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage ChargeTax

Utility Tax

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...

and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt...

We had the largest middle class in the world...

and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened?

Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to

press "1"

for English.

I hope this goes around the

USA

at least 100 times

What happened?????

======================== ==================================

a poster also advised that this was old research so they are now working on the trillion equation for this. Shortly thereafter to be followed by a quadrillion!

WHAT A BUMMER.....JUST ONE MORE EXCELLENT REASON TO CHEAT ON YOUR TAXES AND KEEP SUM OF YOUR HARD EARNED MOOLAH.