GREAT LESSON IN SELF-SUFFICIENCY!......
Weather Bulletin
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan after a severe snow storm last winter.
The Mining Journal, Marquette , MI
Up here in the Northern part of Michigan we just
recovered from a Historic event
--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" ---
with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow
and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half,
knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of
motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads,
isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
FYI:
George Bush did not come.
FEMA did nothing.
No one howled for the government.
No one blamed the government.
No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
Our Mayor's did not blame Bush or anyone else.
Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else either.
CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or even
report on this category 5 snow storm.
Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
No one looted.
Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
Nobody expected the government to do anything either.
No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah,
No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera.
No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks
and didn't ask for a penny.
Local restaurants made food, and the police and fire
departments delivered it to the snow bound families.
Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.
We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
We did not wait for some affirmative action government
to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized
by a welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen
this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
I hope this gets passed on.
Maybe .....
SOME people will get the message ......
The world does Not owe you a living.
"We can't expect the American people to jump from capitalism to communism,
but we can assist their leaders in giving them small doses of socialism, until
they awaken one day to find that they have communism."
Nikita Krushchev
At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the > awful truth of it!! > > Be sure to read all the way to the end! _TAX POEM_ > > Tax his land, > Tax his bed, > Tax the table > At which he's fed. > > Tax his tractor, > Tax his mule, > Teach him taxes > Are the rule. > > Tax his work, > Tax his pay, > He works for peanuts > Anyway! > > Tax his cow, > Tax his goat, > Tax his pants, > Tax his coat. > > Tax his ties, > Tax his shirt, > Tax his work, > Tax his dirt. > > Tax his tobacco, > Tax his drink, > Tax him if he > Tries to think.. > > Tax his cigars, > Tax his beers, > If he cries > Tax his tears. > > Tax his car, > Tax his gas, > Find other ways > To tax his ass. > > Tax all he has > Then let him know > That you won't be done > Till h e has no dough. > > When he screams and hollers, > Then tax him some more, > Tax him till > He's good and sore.. > > Then tax his coffin, > Tax his grave, > Tax the sod in > Which he's laid. > > Put these words > Upon his tomb, > 'Taxes drove me to my doom...' > > When he's gone, > Do not relax, > Its time to apply > The inheritance tax. > > Accounts Receivable Tax > Building Permit Tax > CDL license Tax > Cigarette Tax > Corporate Income Tax > Dog License Tax > Excise Taxes > Federal Income Tax > Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) > Fishing License Tax > Food License Tax > Fuel Permit Tax > Gasoline At x (44.75 cents per gallon) > Gross Receipts Tax > Hunting License Tax > Inheritance Tax > Inventory Tax > IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) > Liquor Tax > Luxury Taxes > Marriage License Tax > Medicare Tax > Personal Property Tax > Property Tax > Real Estate Tax > Service Charge Tax > Social Security Tax > Road U sage Tax > Sales Tax > Recreational Vehicle Tax > School Tax > State Income Tax > State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) > Telephone Federal Excise Tax > Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax > Telephone Federal, > State and Local Surcharge Taxes > Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax > Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax > Telephone State and Local Tax > Telephone Usage Charge Tax > Utility Taxes > 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, had the largest > middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the > kids. > What in the hell 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!!!! ! > YOU can help it get there!!!! > > GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!
