Post by sandsman1 on Apr 11, 2009 1:20:38 GMT -5
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> THE PIED PIPER There was a Pied Piper who said We live in the greatest
> country in the world. Help me change it!*And the people said, Change is
> good!Then he said, We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,*And the people
> said, "Sock it to them!"and redistribute their wealth.*And the people
> said, "Show me the money!"And then he said, Redistribution of wealth is
> good for everybody*And Joe the plumber said, "Are you kidding me?"And
> Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized*And one lone reporter
> asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?"And she was banished from the
> kingdom!Then someone asked, "With no foreign relations experience, how
> will you deal with radical terrorists?"And the Pied Piper said, Simple..
> I'll sit down and talk with them and show them how nice we really are and
> they'll forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!Then the Pied Piper
> said, I'll give 95% of you lower taxes.*And one, lone voice said, "But 40%
> of us don't pay ANY taxes!"So the Pied Piper said, Then I'll give you some
> of the taxes the fat-cats pay!*And the people said, "Show me the
> money!"Then the Pied Piper said, I'll tax your Capital Gains when you sell
> your homes!*And the people yawned and the slumping housing market
> collapsedAnd he said, I'll mandate employer- funded health care for EVERY
> worker and raise the minimum wage.*And the people said, "Gimme some of
> that!"Then he said, I'll penalize employers who ship jobs overseas.*And
> the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"Then the Pied Piper actually
> said, I'll bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will
> skyrocket!*And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more
> coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."So the
> Pied Piper said, Not to worry. If your rebate isn't enough to cover your
> expenses, we'll bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles
> are over! Then he said, illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted.
> Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches,
> free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing*And the people
> said, "Ole`! Bravo!" And they made him King!And so it came to pass that
> employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their
> prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of
> business and the economy slowed even further. Then the Pied Piper said, I
> am the Messiah and I'm here to save you! We'll just print more money so
> everyone will have enough! But our foreign trading partners said, Wait a
> minute. Your dollar isn't worth what it was.. You'll have to pay more.*And
> the people said, "Wait a minute. That's not fair!"And the world said,
> Neither are these other, idiotic programs you've embraced. You've become a
> Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you'll play by our rules!*And
> the people said, "What have we done?"But it was too late.If you think this
> is a fairy tale, open your eyes and ears. Its happening RIGHT NOW!
> Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession.
> THE PIED PIPER There was a Pied Piper who said We live in the greatest
> country in the world. Help me change it!*And the people said, Change is
> good!Then he said, We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,*And the people
> said, "Sock it to them!"and redistribute their wealth.*And the people
> said, "Show me the money!"And then he said, Redistribution of wealth is
> good for everybody*And Joe the plumber said, "Are you kidding me?"And
> Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized*And one lone reporter
> asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?"And she was banished from the
> kingdom!Then someone asked, "With no foreign relations experience, how
> will you deal with radical terrorists?"And the Pied Piper said, Simple..
> I'll sit down and talk with them and show them how nice we really are and
> they'll forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!Then the Pied Piper
> said, I'll give 95% of you lower taxes.*And one, lone voice said, "But 40%
> of us don't pay ANY taxes!"So the Pied Piper said, Then I'll give you some
> of the taxes the fat-cats pay!*And the people said, "Show me the
> money!"Then the Pied Piper said, I'll tax your Capital Gains when you sell
> your homes!*And the people yawned and the slumping housing market
> collapsedAnd he said, I'll mandate employer- funded health care for EVERY
> worker and raise the minimum wage.*And the people said, "Gimme some of
> that!"Then he said, I'll penalize employers who ship jobs overseas.*And
> the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"Then the Pied Piper actually
> said, I'll bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will
> skyrocket!*And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more
> coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."So the
> Pied Piper said, Not to worry. If your rebate isn't enough to cover your
> expenses, we'll bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles
> are over! Then he said, illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted.
> Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches,
> free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing*And the people
> said, "Ole`! Bravo!" And they made him King!And so it came to pass that
> employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their
> prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of
> business and the economy slowed even further. Then the Pied Piper said, I
> am the Messiah and I'm here to save you! We'll just print more money so
> everyone will have enough! But our foreign trading partners said, Wait a
> minute. Your dollar isn't worth what it was.. You'll have to pay more.*And
> the people said, "Wait a minute. That's not fair!"And the world said,
> Neither are these other, idiotic programs you've embraced. You've become a
> Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you'll play by our rules!*And
> the people said, "What have we done?"But it was too late.If you think this
> is a fairy tale, open your eyes and ears. Its happening RIGHT NOW!
> Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession.