WHAT YOUR TAXES PROVIDE, OR ~ IF YOU DON'T LIKE PAYING TAXES…
When your friends or neighbors complain about
paying taxes, give them a copy of THIS!!
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.
Don't use the US Post Office, send all your letters
via FedEx or UPS.
Don't ask for a farm subsidy for not growing crops.
Don't ask for a taxpayer subsidy to do business in a city or state.
Don't buy a sports franchise and ask the taxpayers to build your stadium.
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 look for a government contract to bolster your defense industry business.
Don't look for a government.
Don't look for a lucrative government consultant contract.
Don't run for political office where your salary is paid for by the taxpayers.
Don't accept government research findings that subsidize research for your
industry.
Don't be an airline and expect the government to bail you out.
Don't be a car company and expect the government to bail you out.
Don't be a steel company and expect the government to bail you out.
Don't be a company that pollutes and expect the taxpayer to bail you out.
Don't climb to the top of the
Don't make use of police services.
Don't be rescued by fire department paramedic team.
Don't call the fire department.
Don't expect federal assistance if a natural disaster destroys your home or
business.
Don't expect the military to defend your country.
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.
Don't expect a unit of measure like a gallon of gas to be a full gallon.
Don't expect an elevator to work correctly or not fall.
Don't expect a red light to work.
Don't become a Congressional member and expect American taxpayers to subsidize
a favorite/pet project in your home state.
Don't accept government money to help develop a product which you then
personally patent or copyright and sell for your own profit.
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.
Don’t use the public library.
Don't go to a state university affiliated hospital.
Don't go to a state university.
Don't watch state college sports.
Don't apply for government grants.
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.
Don't ask for FCC regulations that protect us from crooked financial planners.
Don’t ask to keep the airwaves free so your right-wing psycho radio talk show
host can lie to you.
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 allow Al Gore to sponsor legislation to turn a military computer network
(DARPANet/ARPANet) into the public-accessed
"Internet."
Don’t drive a car that benefits from government safety regulations.
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 or
NCLM.
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. And ask George
Bush why he lied about his involvement with a company that did just that.
Don't run for an elected office, because the local, state and federal election
commissions could be involved.
Don’t go to a beach kept clean by the state.
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.
Don't use highway rest stops or public restrooms.
Don't expect the government to protect the copyright for the works you create.
Don't move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are higher in all
the others, except
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.
Don’t eat any vegetables in winter, 'cause they're mostly grown with
"reclaimed" water.
Don’t expect any workplace safely 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
Don’t expect zoning laws.
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).
Don't expect anyone to plow your roads when it snows or sweep them when they're
dirty.
Don't expect the government to regulate industries that have monopolies and use
that power to raise your rates for reduced service and product quality.
Don't expect the government to keep gasoline rates low, compared to the rest of
the world.
Don't expect convicted criminals to be in prison and off your street.
Don't expect the local government to condemn private property at below market
rates so that your major league baseball franchise can build a stadium on the
land and make millions of dollars in profit while leaving the taxpayers to foot
the bill when the courts order the government to pay the property owners a fair
price.
Don't expect to receive a cheap land lease on Federal lands, then mine or cut
the forest for your profit with no repayment to the landlord (we the people).
Don't expect to have uniform building codes.
Don't expect to go to buildings and high rises that have been reviewed and
inspected during construction to ensure it was built to current building codes.
Don’t expect to eat in restaurants that have been inspected to ensure
cleanliness and the safe preparation of food.
Don't expect your children to be able to ride the bus to school.
Don't try to adopt a child through your county or state government.
Don’t expect the state or county to pay foster parents to take care of the
children left abandoned or orphaned.
Don’t expect the state or county to investigate and/or remove children from
neglectful or abusive homes.
Don't visit the Smithsonian.
Don't write any material to be published and copyright it.
Don't go to your bookstore and try to find a book by its ISBN number.
Don't expect the government to stop the auto companies from building SUVs that
roll over and kill your wife and kids.
Don't expect the court to appoint a taxpayer-paid attorney to represent you (or
your child) when you are accused of a crime.
Don't call or go to the US Embassy in a foreign country when you get in
trouble.
Don't get a passport or try to get out of the
Don't expect to enjoy the benefits of the most stable regime in the world
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From the United for a Fair Economy website at BuzzFlash.com
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