102+Things+NOT+To+Do+If+You+Hate+Taxes

=**BY ** ** STEPHEN D. FOSTER JR. **= = = = = = = = =
 * MAY 18, 2011 **
 * IF YOU'RE A **REPUBLICAN ** WHO HATES TAXES: **
 * 1. Do not use Medicare. **


 * 2. Do not use Social Security **


 * 3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars. **


 * 4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster. **


 * 5. Do not call 911 when you get hurt. **


 * 6. Do not call the police to stop intruders in your home. **


 * 7. Do not summon the fire department to save your burning home. **


 * 8. Do not drive on any paved road, highway, and interstate or drive on any bridge. **


 * 9. Do not use public restrooms. **


 * 10. Do not send your kids to public schools. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">11. Do not put your trash out for city garbage collectors. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">12. Do not live in areas with clean air. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">13. Do not drink clean water. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">14. Do not visit National Parks. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">15. Do not visit public museums, zoos, and monuments. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">16. Do not eat or use FDA inspected food and medicines. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">17. Do not bring your kids to public playgrounds. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">18. Do not walk or run on sidewalks. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">19. Do not use public recreational facilities such as basketball and tennis courts. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">20. Do not seek shelter facilities or food in soup kitchens when you are homeless and hungry. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">21. Do not apply for educational or job training assistance when you lose your job. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">22. Do not apply for food stamps when you can't feed your children. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">23. Do not use the judiciary system for any reason. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">24. Do not ask for an attorney when you are arrested and do not ask for one to be assigned to you by the court. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">25. Do not apply for any Pell Grants. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">26. Do not use cures that were discovered by labs using federal dollars. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">27. Do not fly on federally regulated airplanes. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">28. Do not use any product that can trace its development back to NASA. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">29. Do not watch the weather provided by the National Weather Service. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">30. Do not listen to severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">31. Do not listen to tsunami, hurricane, or earthquake alert systems. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">32. Do not apply for federal housing. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">33. Do not use the internet, which was developed by the military. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">34. Do not swim in clean rivers. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">35. Do not allow your child to eat school lunches or breakfasts. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">36. Do not ask for FEMA assistance when everything you own gets wiped out by disaster. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">37. Do not ask the military to defend your life and home in the event of a foreign invasion. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">38. Do not use your cell phone or home telephone. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">39. Do not buy firearms that wouldn’t have been developed without the support of the US Government and military. That includes most of them. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">40. Do not eat USDA inspected produce and meat. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">41. Do not apply for government grants to start your own business. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">42. Do not apply to win a government contract. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">43. Do not buy any vehicle that has been inspected by government safety agencies. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">44. Do not buy any product that is protected from poisons, toxins, etc. by the Consumer Protection Agency. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">45. Do not save your money in a bank that is FDIC insured. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">46. Do not use Veterans benefits or military health care. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">47. Do not use the G.I. Bill to go to college. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">48. Do not apply for unemployment benefits. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">49. Do not use any electricity from companies regulated by the Department of Energy. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">50. Do not live in homes that are built to code. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">51. **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Do not run for public office. Politicians are paid with taxpayer dollars.

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">52. Do not ask for help from the FBI, S.W.A.T, the bomb squad, Homeland Security, State troopers, etc. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">53. Do not apply for any government job whatsoever as all state and federal employees are paid with tax dollars. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">54. Do not use public libraries. **

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">55. Do not use the US Postal Service. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">56. Do not visit the National Archives. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">57. Do not visit Presidential Libraries. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">58. Do not use airports that are secured by the federal government. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">59. Do not apply for loans from any bank that is FDIC insured. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">60. Do not ask the government to help you clean up after a tornado. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">61. Do not ask the Department of Agriculture to provide a subsidy to help you run your farm. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">62. Do not take walks in National Forests. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">63. Do not ask for taxpayer dollars for your oil company. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">64. Do not ask the federal government to bail your company out during recessions. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">65. Do not seek medical care from places that use federal dollars. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">66. Do not use Medicaid. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">67. Do not use WIC. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">68. Do not use electricity generated by Hoover Dam. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">69. Do not use electricity or any service provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">70. Do not ask the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild levees when they break. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">71. Do not let the Coast Guard save you from drowning when your boat capsizes at sea. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">72. Do not ask the government to help evacuate you when all hell breaks loose in the country you are in. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">73. Do not visit historic landmarks. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">74. Do not visit fisheries. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">75. Do not expect to see animals that are federally protected because of the Endangered Species List. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">76. Do not expect plows to clear roads of snow and ice so your kids can go to school and so you can get to work. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">77. Do not hunt or camp on federal land. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">78. Do not work anywhere that has a safe workplace because of government regulations. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">79. Do not use public transportation. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">80. Do not drink water from public water fountains. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">81. Do not whine when someone copies your work and sells it as their own. Government enforces copyright laws. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">82. Do not expect to own your home, car, or boat. Government organizes and keeps all titles. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">83. Do not expect convicted felons to remain off the streets. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">84. Do not eat in restaurants that are regulated by food quality and safety standards. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">85. Do not seek help from the US Embassy if you need assistance in a foreign nation. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">86. Do not apply for a passport to travel outside of the United States. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">87. Do not apply for a patent when you invent something. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">88. Do not adopt a child through your local, state, or federal governments. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">89. Do not use elevators that have been inspected by federal or state safety regulators. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">90. Do not use any resource that was discovered by the USGS. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">91. Do not ask for energy assistance from the government. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">92. Do not move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are much higher. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">93. Do not go to a beach that is kept clean by the state. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">94. Do not use money printed by the US Treasury. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">95. Do not complain when millions more illegal immigrants cross the border because there are no more border patrol agents. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">96. Do not attend a state university. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">97. Do not see any doctor that is licensed through the state. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">98. Do not use any water from municipal water systems. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">99. Do not complain when diseases and viruses, that were once fought around the globe by the US government and CDC, reach your house. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">100. Do not work for any company that is required to pay its workers a livable wage, provide them sick days, vacation days, and benefits. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">101. Do not expect to be able to vote on election days. Government provides voting booths, election day officials, and voting machines which are paid for with taxes. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">102. Do not ride trains. The railroad was built with government financial assistance. **

= = =**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">"I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes **= = =
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The fact is, we pay for the lifestyle we expect. Without taxes, our lifestyles would be totally different and much harder. America would be a third world country. The less we pay, the less we get in return. Americans pay less taxes today since 1958 and is ranked 32nd out of 34 of the top tax paying countries. Chile and Mexico are 33rd and 34th. The Republicans are lying when they say that we pay the highest taxes in the world and are only attacking taxes to reward corporations and the wealthy and to weaken our infrastructure and way of life. So next time you object to paying taxes or fight to abolish taxes for corporations and the wealthy, keep this quote in mind: **

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