Death and Taxes

Yep, today is tax day. If you don't already have your taxes in the mail, get hopping, dammit! Millions on welfare are depending on you! Socialists like John Fonda Kerry need your money to spend on worthless programs! The Democratic Party can't keep spending your money if you don't send it in!

Does that sound harsh? God, I hope it does.

You see, even after Bush's tax cuts, I STILL WROTE UNCLE SAM A CHECK THIS YEAR. It was less than last year, thank goodness, but I still had to write him a check. I would love to be able to get a tax return, so that I could participate in "Buy a Gun Day II", but that would require me to GET money rather than send it in.

And trust me folks, I'm not rich. I can't even say that I'm middle class right now. I'm on the lower end of the pay scale. So why am I struggling like this? Let me tell you why.

One of the greatest government evils, in my mind, is "withholding". Gee, it sounds to innocent, doesn't it? "We'll just make sure that you don't have to write a check on April 15th, and heck, we'll probably be giving you a refund!" A refund? REFUND? It's my f**king money to begin with, dipshit! And what are you DOING with my money while you "withhold" it, Hmmmmmm? Don't answer that, I don't really care, because you're NOT GETTING MINE. Think about it, folks: This "refund" is YOUR DAMN MONEY. But so many people get excited over their tax refund. "OH goody, I'm getting money back!" No, you're not. You're simply getting to keep the part of your money that the government didn't swallow. It's not being "given" to you, you've already worked for it, and now you're finally allowed to have it.

I deliberately keep the "withholding" as low as possible. It means that I end up writing a check in April. Some people are probably asking why, and that's a simple answer. By writing a check, I am constantly reminding myself how much the government is taking from me. I'm constantly reminding myself that the government is too large, and it DOES effect me. I'm constantly reminding myself who to vote for and why. Even after the tax cut, I'm still writing that check. Compared to last year, it was a small amount. But I still wrote it.

If I had my way, EVERYBODY would be writing a check in April. I want people to feel the sting of government spending. How many people would scream bloody murder if they had to pay out instead of get their money back? I'll bet that the amount of people telling Bush to shut down spending would increase. And I'll bet that support for the Democratic Socialist spending would decrease. Who's going to make me pay more in April, Bush or Kerry? Hell, that's simple to figure out. Kerry, by a long shot. But I don't think Bush would be as free with my money if more people had to write out that check, and let him know about it.

Hell, if I had my way, I would force everyone to write out a check on Tax Day, and I would move Tax Day to the day right before Election Day. How many socialists do you think would be voted into office?

So get those taxes in, and if the government lets you have your money back, buy a gun with it and let Aaron know. (for Buy A Gun Day II) As for me, I'm tightening my belt again, and looking for ways to increase my income.

I can make gunbelts.... anybody need a gunbelt? Hand made, leather, a variaty of colors, for $40.00. I think that would go along nicely with Buy A Gun Day.