http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/03/mon_holy_smokes_taxes_on_rolli.html
From $1.09 to $24.78, that’s an impressive jump.
I hate smoking about as much as the next guy. But wise up, fellow US slaves. Your vice is next.
Pennsylvania’s liquor board will be sending their employees to training in order to teach them how to be friendlier and more well-mannered. This will come at a cost of $173,000. I like to think in terms of how many tax slaves that a given stupidity like this one requires. A bit of searching reveals that the average Pennsylvanian pays $4,463 per year in state and local taxes. Doing the math, then, there are 38 people whose full tax burdens are taken by the state of Pennsylvania in order to ensure that government workers learn how not to be rude, i.e. so that they learn what it takes to run a real business instead of a true, pure monopoly that succeeds only by force.
Well, it’s probably not that they’re too stupid, but rather that they just don’t care. Absent competition, “civil” servants are allowed to be anything but. It’s not like they’ll ever be put out of a job.
Government has no business running liquor stores. End of story. If you live in a state (like Pennsylvania or Virginia) stupid enough to insist that only the government can sell you liquor, demand better, or just move.
So said Eric Holder, who is somewhat ironically referred to by the mass media as “the first black attorney general.” He was talking about our reluctance to honestly discuss race issues.
We are indeed cowards for that and many other reasons–cowards for not having bucked the politically correct agenda forced down our throats for the past 30 years. Cowards for not speaking up against the censure of those who dared speak up in attempts to discuss race. Cowards for letting politicians run our lives. Cowards for electing politicians who brazenly express disdain for the very same people who voted for them. Cowards for helping chip away at freedoms in the name of personal greed and disdain for the way others live. Cowards for electing politicians who granted even more power to themselves and the corporations who controlled them.
Still, I don’t need to hear it from a hypocrite like Holder standing behind a bully pulpit. I think it’s a good harbinger of what to expect the next four years–browbeating easy targets who have been chastised into keeping their mouths shut. We’ve already heard Obama’s disdain for the average schmuck working-class American who clings to guns or religion. The attorney general echoes more of the same, no doubt smirking after he leaves his throne, knowing full well that most of us rednecks know better than to even mention race.
Next up, I fully expect the target to be the upper middle class as the handouts grow. A much larger number of Americans than before will owe nothing to the government, while a small percentage of us who are willingly struggling to achieve and attempt to improve our lot in life will pay the burden of the cost. We will be made to feel criminally guilty and will be painted as part of the problem, and our already higher percentage of money thieved will be deemed as not enough.
Obama’s administration will be as good at scapegoating people as was the Bush administration. Segments of us, the cowards, will become the axis of evil, no matter the battle. Mr Holder: You are a coward and a bully, but you’re welcome to come spout your bile face to face any time, to demonstrate otherwise.
The Emperor faces the end of his reign….
….as it is time for him to leave….
….to a standing ”O”….
….and head for the trash bin of history:
Wax Fantasy- The new Emperor is in, the old one is….under arrest?
The Obamaniacs head to DC….
….with new plans for the tax serfs:
Good News! Her Highness’ butt isn’t too big….
….and the family is happy:
The killing continues and no one can bear to watch:
The blast of the shofar accompanies the genocide:
Just a fun ol’ time for the IDF:
Graves, graves, we need more room for graves:
Beware- tryanny can come from any direction:
One act of defiance….
….cancels one act of cowardice:
Global cooling is making life difficult:
Sometimes, the odds look a bit overwhelming:
Swarm, Swarm!:
Your tax dollars at work- an RV for the moon:
Genocide in Gaza, but “No comment”:
Future terrorists to keep the show going, forever and forever:
Accidental illustration- Palestinians hopelessly entangled by Zionist Israel:
The kids turn to Johnny Law for guidance….
…..and are rewarded for obedience to the state:
After all the bailouts and stimulus programs are complete, the lowly tax serf carves up what’s left:
Stand by your man. Let history be the judge:
Shaman rituals for the Magic Negro:
The state is melting, melting:
On the lookout for terrorist coyotes. The Ex-Emperor-To-Be seems to have fewer and fewer friends:
The sky darkens as the coronation approaches (“From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.”):
Just a reminder- Homeland Security is diligently protecting our shores:
Just a party girl. Please ignore the trail of bodies behind her….
Wouldn’t a dunce cap be a more appropriate product (Keepin’ America Stupid)?:
An idle GM assembly line awaits more bailouts and cheap credit:
He’s drinkin’ again:
A political office for sale? Why the shock?
Gimme your best shot:
The Old/New Deal- Swapping lives for pretty rags:
Spread the terror- Collateral damage at home:
New corporate acronyms on the horizon- Gimme Money!….
….and Finance Our Rotten Designs!
Don’t let Johnny Law steal your Christmas:
Rule of Politics #23: Always put the receptive and easily convinced in the front row:
Save your breath- reason won’t work:
Slammin’ concrete- another important defensive function:
How you’ll soon be flying the friendly skies:
It won’t happen sittin’ down. For state-initiated change, stand up and grab your ankles:
Snow in New Orleans- Reality just won’t conform to the climate kooks:
Start a hot new career in law enforcement!:
Socialist monkey wrenchers continue to give true anarchists a bad name:
Taking the lives of children isn’t enough for US Crusaders- Now, they’re taking their toys:
Entertainment on Capitol Hill- Watching the taxpayer get roped and tied:
Fly the rag proudly- Land of the Cowards and Home of the Slaves:
Joe the Plumber has had enough:
Some jackboots try a more folksy approach….
….to keep tyranny from becoming tiresome:
Three smiling gangsters:
Wall Street’s new rallying cry- “Ain’t too proud to beg:”
Lined up for the firing squad? Not yet, but be patient:
B.O. collars a female to draft:
Cheney gets fixed up at a special hospital:
Some folks out there have a clue:
Even busy tyrant wanna-be’s take the time for a booty call:
Despite the shepherd’s record of failure, there’s still plenty of sheep to shear in Your America….
….Watch the Free Lunch Crowd sidle up to the always giving Federal teat:
What I would rather do than vote:
Hide your crimes by encouraging others to read goofy books:
Any sweet, moving stories about dropping bombs on women and children?
Watch JoMac say “thumbs up” to socialism:
Watch Jo Mac have an identity crisis:
Running a con is so much more fun when done with a loved one:
The new War Wench seeks counsel from a killing expert:
Headed for the dumpster of obsolete symbols?
Take comfort, Johnny Law will dry your tears:
“Now I know the secret; there is nothing that I lack.
If I give my love to you, you’ll surely give it back.
Let it rain, Let it rain…..”
….Or is a just God pissing on, still another, false messiah:
Congress takes a close look at Bush’s bailout plan….
….and responds to the corrupt, evil minds that created it:
The Emperor and his henchmen walk away empty handed….
….But with a little sweetening (and apocalyptic warnings), the plutocrats succeed with Bailout 2.0:
It appears the American sheep are all onboard, waiting to be fleeced:
Tough economic times require looking at alternatives:
Clueless Joe vs. The War Wench. Another good reason to dump television….
….and keep an eye on your assets:
The state gets angry….
….when its subjects fight back….
….by returning fire:
A lesson for the kids- Leviathan gobbles up taxpayers:
The state aims to create more warring robots….
….rather than tactful peacemakers:
The Emperor keeps his privileged lips locked in response to truth seekers:
Even an aborigine from the outback can recognize a con man when he sees one:
Just one more perverse charcteristic of the state- its lavish displays of dead bodies, belonging to those individuals inspired by the myth of national sacrifice:
JJ’s got something to say about niggers. Maybe he can kneel for redemption at the feet of Michael Richards:
If the state cannot get its way through deception it always resorts to force:
A friendly reminder to those who think they are in charge:
The state’s methods of invasion and plunder grow more bolder and annoying by the day:
Iraqis enjoy yet more freedom from the successful surge:
How is this any different than what the government does when it exacts tribute?
The Wench Perry begs others to rebuild her precious, uninsured mansion:
The Sire of Stimulus illustrates his vision for the US economy:
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