{"id":2448,"date":"2010-12-08T05:02:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T11:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loadofbullshit.com\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2010-12-08T05:02:30","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T11:02:30","slug":"arent-you-just-sick-of-all-the-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theelusivepotofgold.com\/MyBlog\/2010\/12\/08\/arent-you-just-sick-of-all-the-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Aren&#8217;t You Just Sick Of All The Taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got this email today and while I know we all have to pay taxes because the country needs it to provide services and such, you sort of wonder every now and again that perhaps the politicians are taking it all a bit too far. Could it be that the reason they never have enough money to run the country is because they are all bloody useless at managing it.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s think about it for a minute. These morons know that they&#8217;re only accountable for the money they waste when election time comes around, and when it does they spend a huge amount on their election campaigns trying to convince people that they&#8217;re really do a good job. It seems to work too otherwise we wouldn&#8217;t have a Labor government at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, enough small talk, here&#8217;s that email I was telling you about.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>At first I thought this was funny&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Then I realized the awful truth of  it.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to read all the way to the end!<\/p>\n<p>Tax his land,<br \/>\nTax his bed,<br \/>\nTax the table<br \/>\nAt which he&#8217;s fed.<\/p>\n<p>Tax his work,<br \/>\nTax his pay,<br \/>\nHe works for peanuts<br \/>\nAnyway!<\/p>\n<p>Tax his cow,<br \/>\nTax his goat,<br \/>\nTax his pants,<br \/>\nTax his coat.<\/p>\n<p>Tax his tobacco,<br \/>\nTax his drink,<br \/>\nTax him if he<br \/>\nTries to  think&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tax his car,<br \/>\nTax his gas,<br \/>\nFind other ways<br \/>\nTo tax  his ass.<\/p>\n<p>Tax all he has<br \/>\nThen let him know<br \/>\nThat you won&#8217;t be done<br \/>\nTill he has no dough.<\/p>\n<p>When he screams and hollers;<br \/>\nThen tax him  some more,<br \/>\nTax him till<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s good and sore.<\/p>\n<p>Then tax his coffin,<br \/>\nTax his grave,<br \/>\nTax the sod in<br \/>\nWhich he&#8217;s laid.<\/p>\n<p>When he&#8217;s  gone,<br \/>\nDo not relax,<br \/>\nIt\u2019s time to apply<br \/>\nThe inheritance tax.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accounts Receivable  Tax<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Airline surcharge  tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Airline Fuel Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Airport  Maintenance Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Building Permit  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cigarette Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Corporate Income  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Goods and Services Tax (GST)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Death  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dog License Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Driving Permit  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Environmental Tax (Fee)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Excise  Taxes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Federal Income Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Fishing  License Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Petrol Tax (too much per  litre)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Health Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hunting License  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Interest Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Liquor  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Luxury Taxes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Marriage License  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Medicare Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mortgage  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Personal Income Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Property  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Poverty Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Prescription Drug  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Real Estate Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vehicle  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Retail Sales Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Service Charge  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>School Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vehicle License  Registration Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vehicle Sales  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Water Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Watercraft Registration  Tax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Well Permit Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workers Compensation  Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And Now Julia Gillard Wants a Carbon Tax  !<\/p>\n<p><strong>STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not one of these  taxes existed 100 years ago, &amp; our nation was one of the most prosperous in  the world..<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>We had absolutely no national debt, had a  large middle class, and Mum stayed home to raise the kids. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhat in the<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Hell&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>happened? Can you spell <\/strong><strong>&#8216;politicians?&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I hope this goes  around Australia at least 100 times!!!!! YOU can help it get there!!!!<\/p>\n<p>GO AHEAD &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; be an Australian !!!!!!!!!!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, I did my bit. You may want to pass this on by giving it a tweet or something.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: medium none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=7d8d5901-c52f-4d40-a443-ebf77d8c71be\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><span class=\"zem-script pretty-attribution\"><script src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got this email today and while I know we all have to pay taxes because the country needs it to provide services and such, you sort of wonder every now and again that perhaps the politicians are taking it all a bit too far. 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