Mr. Snipes Goes to Jail

The nation, indeed the world, is all a buzz over the conviction and now three year prison sentence that actor Wesley Snipes received yesterday. I have a serious problem with this verdict and sentence and so should you.

First of all, Mr. Snipes was convicted by a jury. A jury of 12 Americans most of whom I am sure do not like paying their income taxes. Most of whom, I am sure, wish there was a way for them NOT to pay their income taxes and get away with it.

Yet these same people convicted Mr. Snipes of doing what they wish they could do. Now I am not advocating breaking the law but you have to ask yourself, how legal is the whole income tax system? Does not the IRS say filing is “voluntary”? If it is voluntary then why is Mr. Snipes guilty of not filing a return for three years?

Seems to me he volunteered not to file. Or has the IRS rewritten the definition of “voluntary” so that ordinary Americans do not know what it really means. I think that is the case since Mr. Snipes was said to have “willfully not filed” under a system that says it is only voluntary to file. Which is it? Are we compelled to file or do we really have the right to file only if we volunteer to do so?

Also, this is a full onslaught on race and wealth. Yes, Mr. Snipes is a high profile case in that he is rich, he is well known, he is black. All three play a part in this.

First understand that the black middle and upper class is growing leaps and bounds. Blacks are fast becoming a group that contributes greatly to the tax base of this nation and thus can start to think for themselves. They no longer are under the thumb of the US Government as wards of the state via welfare and other social programs.

This means that blacks must learn they still have their place and cannot be allowed to challenge the US Government in any regard.

Most people who do not file a tax return for three years would get a slap on the wrist, pay hefty penalties for any past due taxes and be on their merry little way. Mr. Snipes was a target and the Prosecution even said point blank they wanted to make an example of Mr. Snipes.

Did they need to make an example of him? Haven't countless other high and mid level profile cases served to do this? One would think so, yet Mr. Snipes is arguably the first black high profile case. Look around, millions of people, black, white, red, yellow, are getting rich in this country. It is estimated that the USA will have over 10 million millionaires by the year 2010.

That is a lot of money. A lot of that money will be in the hands of minorities. Minorities that once used to be relegated to low wages and government assistance. The government is making an example of Mr. Snipes simply because they can, not because it is the right thing to do.

This has a direct impact on your liberty and freedom. With every case like this, juries are giving the government more and more power to take your money. This verdict and sentence basically states that the money YOU earn is not yours. All money belongs to the government and what you get to keep is what the government is so kind and generous to let you keep.

Why else do the Liberals play class warfare to the hilt. It is to get their hands on your money. Remember history tells us a tax on the rich is only a delayed tax on every one else. The Alternative Income Tax should be a hard lesson to us all. This tax or otherwise known as the AMT, was intended to get rich people to pay at least some income tax. Well, this tax has started to hit every day middle class Americans. As it was intended.

Don't think for a minute that it was not intended to hit you or me in the middle class. Look at the Capitol Gains tax. Yes they said it was to hit the rich when they make a killing on stocks or real estate but who did it hit the most and the hardest? The middle class especially when they retired and began cashing in on their retirement stock plans or they sold their home.

Americans began to see that the rich were now them even though they were not rich. You thought it would have been a wake up call. But the Liberals put a clever spin on such things and we still have many of the taxes that were “intended” for the rich but now hit the middle class.

Income taxes was not something the Founding Fathers of our nation thought was a proper way to fund a government. Wealth taxes, which is what income taxes are, were the bane of the old world. Part of the reason our Founding Fathers went to war was because of taxes.

You think Mr. Snipes got what he deserved? I tell you it can and will happen to you or someone you know and care about. Your freedom and liberty are held hostage by high taxes. You are a slave to the government and if you think you are not, then look at Mr. Snipes. Look at others who now find that even though they have money and power, the government has more of both.

When you vote for someone who plays the class or race card you are inviting danger and you are putting your freedom and liberty in jeopardy.

Stop. Think. Vote!

Sunday Brief 2 10 2008

Barack is on a roll or is he? It looks like Obama swept the 5 state primary/caucus yesterday. But did he really make gains on Hillary on the delegate count? Yes and no. There were not a whole lot of delegates up for grabs but since the two Democrats are nearly even in the count, every single delegate is going to count.

Next big steps will be in the states of Texas, Ohio and PA. But can Obama pick up those states? Can he win? Some polls suggest that if Obama were the Democrat nominee, that he would beat McCain.

Other polls suggest that Obama's lack of being specific about anything will hurt him in the general election because he has a very small record to lean back on. McCain has a huge record and that record seems to harm him when it comes to conservatives. But this is where Obama will have a tough time as well.

He will need to get specific about his plans. Inspiring and pretty speeches will not cut it when you have an opponent who presses you for specifics. Obama has not had to deal with that yet. Clinton won't press Obama on specifics for fear of having to give greater details on her own plans.

The who strategy here is, less is more for now. These Democrats are afraid to let you know there specific plans. Why? Remember a decade ago when Hillary was trying to get Hillary-care passed? Americans got the details and said no with a loud and deep voice.

She and Obama know that if they get specific on their plans, the American people will run away again. This is where a good strong Republican can win. McCain, despite his own liberal record, can win over conservatives and independents simply by getting Hillary and Barack to get specific about their plans and policies. Until that happens, we will have more flowery speeches and rallies by the two Democrats. there won't be anything relevant.
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• The wealthiest 1%, in 2003, earned 14% of the income and paid 35% of all individual income taxes.

• By comparison, the bottom 60% of all taxpayers earn 28% of all income and pay just 1% of all individual income taxes.

This should dispel the notion that the rich don't pay their fair share or that the rich need to pay more in taxes. We already know that the higher income earners help the economy and those at the lower end of the economy as well.

Many people who earn under $36,$15per year do so in an industry that caters to those who earn more than $150,000 per year. These high earners buy stuff. They buy lots of stuff. They get services. They get lots of services. So people who sell or service the high earners depend on those high earners to spend that money. If they don't have as much money because of higher taxes then those people who depend on them will suffer and they will suffer big time.

How do you keep the economy going strong? Simple, you first cut the taxes on the people who have the money to spend. Then you cut the taxes on every other economic group that pays taxes. When people have money to spend, they will spend it and those people on the lower end of the economic ladder will benefit and will not need government services as much or at all.

Now do the Democrats really want to help the "less fortunate" or do they just want to pay lip service? You be the judge.
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Waterboarding continues to be a hot topic on the political landscape. The UN (and we all know how reputable and fair the UN is) says that waterboarding is torture and needs to be halted in the USA.

The media has been focusing on this issue for months as well. Obviously, the media in general is against waterboarding. Why? Simply because it works without harming the individual being questioned. But many Americans, if you ask them, will tell you they are against waterboarding. Ask those same Americans if they know exactly what it is and they cannot tell you except they heard it was something bad.

I'm here to tell you that I have found out what this form of interrogation is and found it to not be torture at all. Interrogation is nothing but a mind game anyway and waterbording is a form of a mind game. If it gets people to talk and it does not physically harm another the person being interrogated, then it should be used.

Waterboarding, if done properly is a good, none lethal, non harmful way to extract information from an individual. And waterboarding has been proven to be far less harmful mentally than other forms of interrogation such as sensory deprivation.

Want to know more about waterbording? Go here:
How Stuff Works
Wikipedia
Waterboarding.org