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Originally Posted by bls5555
It doesn't really hit you until you see a story like this:
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Maybe it doesn't really hit you until you look at it like this:
If you don't like paying taxes . . .
[LEFT]- Don't drive on paved streets or highways.
- Don't call 911.
- Don't flush your toilet.
- Don't bring your garbage to the curb.
- Don't fly in an airplane that uses air-traffic controllers.
- Don't use the court system.
- Don't call the police when you get robbed, attacked, etc.
- Don't use the US Post Office; send all your letters via FedEx or UPS.
- Don't send your children to public schools.
- Don't attend a state university.
- Don't expect a social security payment.
- Don't let Medicare pay your bills if you are over 65 or disabled.
- Don't accept government research findings that subsidize research for your industry.
- Don't climb to the top of the Washington Monument, which is maintained at taxpayer expense.
- Don't make use of police services.
- Don't be rescued by a paramedic team.
- Don't call the fire department if your house is on fire.
- Don't expect federal assistance if a natural disaster destroys your home or business.
- Don't expect the military to defend your country or the national guard to come to your aid in case of a natural disaster.
- Don't visit national parks or hike in national forests.
- Don't eat USDA inspected meat, cheese, eggs or produce.
- Don't take any medications tested and approved by the FDA.
- Don't drink, bathe or otherwise use the water from municipal water systems.
- Don't look at or relay a weather report.
- Don't look at a NASA generated picture or benefit from knowledge gained through the NASA program.
- Don't expect a unit of measure like a gallon of gasoline to be a
full gallon.
- Don't expect an elevator to work correctly or not fall while you're in it.
- Don't expect a standard of sanitation or cleanliness in restaurants.
- Don't expect a red light to work.
- Don't use the services of a doctor who is licensed through the state.
- Don't expect research into medical problems such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, aging, prostrate, menopause, etc. (If someone in your family is suffering from one of these diseases, don't benefit from modern medical care that's been IMPROVED by such research.)
- Don't use the public library.
- Don't go to a state university affiliated hospital.
- Don't watch state college sports.
- Don't use your state's convention centers.
- Don't go to a state, city or municipal-run airport.
- Don't ask for rural electrification. (In other words, if you live out in a remote rurual setting, don't expect electricity that isn't generated through your own solar panels, generator, wind turbine, etc.)
- Don't ask for a business loan from the small business administration.
- Don't ask to use the G.I. bill to go to college.
- Don't drive a car that benefits from government safety regulations (airbags, seatbelts, head restraints, bumpers, etc.).
- Don't use electricity generated by TVA or some government-owned and maintained dam or facility.
- Don't use currency printed by the US Treasury.
- Don't use a bank or credit union that insures your deposits through the FDIC.
- Don't buy or build a house that requires the efforts of county deed offices or needs building permits and inspections.
- Don't get married, have children or die and expect the government to keep track of all the certificates.
- Don't expect the government to keep an eye on cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes so you won't get dug up and thrown in a swamp.
- Don't go to a beach kept clean by the state. (If you DO go to a beach and have a mishap while swimming, don't call for help by the lifeguard, and referring to an earlier item on the list, don't ask for or expect paramedic aid.)
- Don't use public transportation.
- Don't visit public museums.
- Don't go hunting, fishing, or camping on government property.
- Don't cross a bridge. (Unless it's a bridge you built on your own property, of course. But if it's a bridge you come across while driving down the road, don't cross it. Of course, this goes back to the first item on the list: don't drive on paved roads.)
- Don't use truckstops or public restrooms.
- Don't expect the government to protect the copyright or patents for the works you create.
- Don't move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are higher in all the others, except South Africa.
- Don't expect your tap water to be clean and germ free.
- Don't expect there to be much wildlife left other than rats.
- Don't use wood or eat meat grown on Forest Service or BLM land.
- Don't eat ANY food transported on roads or railways.
- Don't eat any vegetables in winter, 'cause they're mostly grown with "reclaimed" water.
- Don't expect any workplace safety standards, labor laws, or minimum wage.
- Don't use any gasoline, oil, or natural gas that was discovered by the USGS.
- Don't live in New Orleans, Sacramento or any other city protected by a levee. (The US Army Corps of Engineers builds the levees.)
- Don't expect zoning laws (residential/commercial, etc.)
- Don't expect clean air, clean water, clean soil, etc.
- Don't expect highway signs.
- Don't expect laws against murder, theft, etc. (the govt. DEFINES crime).
- Don't expect to OWN anything, like your house, car, etc. (The govt. keeps track of titles. Without a title as proof, it's just your word against someone else's.)
- Don't expect anyone to plow your roads when it snows or sweep them when they're dirty. (Of course, you're not supposed to be driving on those paved roads anyway.)
- Don't expect convicted criminals to be in prison and off your street.
- Don't expect to have uniform building codes.
- Don't expect your children to be able to ride the bus to school.
- Don't visit the Smithsonian.
- Don't write any material to be published and copyright it. If you self-publish and someone steals your work and then THEY copyright it, too bad. You're SOL.
- Don't go to your book store and try to find a book by its ISBN number.
- Don't expect the court to appoint a taxpayer-paid attorney to represent you (or your child) if you are accused of a crime.
- Don't call or go to the US Embassy in a foreign country if you get in trouble while you are there.
- Of course, don't get a passport...or try to get out of the US
without a Passport. Or try to get INTO another country without a passport.
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