After the initial rush of "Tea Party's", which were groups of people getting together in order to protest tax hikes and government spending in America, it seemed to die down a bit, although during the 4th of the July weekend it seems people have been coming back together and creating more of these Tea Party's. Is it really fair of people to rally under a cry like Taxation Without Representation, when it seems like most of them don't know what that actually means and the government actually is attempting to move in their best interests, or are these people correct in attempting to protest more government taxation in a time where money is tight and people face losing their homes and income?
I just think it's stupid that most of the people who are holding the tea parties won't even be affected by he tax raises Obama is putting into place.
Every single family in the United States of America will be affected by Barack Houssein Obama's tax raises. In his campaign he promised not to raise taxes on ANYONE making less thatn $250,000 a year. HE LIED
He is having Cap and Trade go through congress. It hasn't passed yet, but the president is for it, the house has passed it and the senate has 60 liberals, so odds are it will pass.
What this bill will do is tax all energy consumption. If your family uses electricity, its taxed. If your family uses a heater or an air conditioned, its taxed. If your family has running water, its taxed. If you buy gas for your car, its taxed MORE.
And those are just the direct taxes, lets not forget about how you can be pass-through-taxed.
Now, the food industry needs to manufacture packing and needs to transport its products. They are not going to let their profits go down because of the new taxes. They are going to raise their prices which effects everyone.
There are tons of articles out there, just google "Cap-and-Trade"
Fun fact how much was the tax on tea when the Boston tea party occurred? One cent per year for the average tea drinking individual. Anyway the whole point is hey look were in a recession here taxing us helps NO one. Not that I'm saying I agree but they have a fair point I mean the government is steadily getting bigger which I consider a bit of a problem, but taxing meh it's not THAT bad.
Do police officers, firefighters, etc help people? Does road, sewage, etc maintenance help people? The money has to come from somewhere.
Like I said I don't care about taxing but as apparent they do. Really they have the most logic don't tax us and we'll have more money. But they don't stop to consider any variables i.e. what you said. The argument is take the money from elsewhere personally I'd be in favor of firing a couple thousand American politicians to drop a few million in spending.
You don't understand. taxation is an important part of government, without it many of you will not see prisons, fire fighters, policemen and stations, public schools, infrastructure ect. The point of the Boston Tea party was to show the british government that the people did not like taxation without representation.
What makes me mad is that a lot of the people who are holding the Tea Parties to protest the taxes won't even be affected by the tax raises that the new administration is putting into place.
And just BTW for everyone, they weren't protesting the fact that they have to pay taxes, well most of them anyway, but that the government spending is out of control.
