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| Curran Events Hey Ya’ll, One of MCN’s contributing writers touched on a good subject last week. Susan Fauss talked about the IRS, the most controversial governmental agency known to man. How many of you saw the recent 20/20 broadcast where the Head of the IRS admitted to the interviewer that even he could not figure his own taxes, rather he had to hire a professional tax preparer. Now folks that’s something that worries me! When the top-dog can’t figure out the very system that he works for then whaaaaz--up? He stated in the interview that the system was so "cluttered" with loop-holes, that Congress has allowed over the years, that there may not be a simple solution other than to start over. He proved his point by placing about twenty-five large volumes of TAX LAWS on a desk and stated that this was not all of them! He went further to say that he had a simple plan for doing taxes but worried that the support may not be there to get it passed. This statement leads to another concern. Recently Congressman Kevin Brady R. Woodlands, spoke to a local group and stated that he had a Four Step Tax Reform Plan for our nation. Step four would actually repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS replacing both with a national retail sales tax. The idea has some merit but Congressman Brady how are you planning to do this? The Congressman Brady I"ve met seems to be sincere in his convictions but I’m not sure he has the power to get this done. He’s already got me concerned with this national retail sales tax, is this a favor he’s promising someone to get legislation passed? How about all the jobs that will be affected? What are you planning to do to avoid confrontation with all the tax preparers, tax attorney’s and form printers that this will affect? What about the special interest groups? Supposedly we vote on our representation and send to Washington the persons we feel most suited to solve our problems yet when they get there they face the biggest culprit of all Bi-Partisan Politics. No, Mr Brady I’m not saying your doing a good or bad job representing us, I’m just saying that the Reverse Robin Hood method of government will not change. That’s taking from the middle class and giving to the less fortunate (I deplore the word "poor" especially since the top Enron executives claim they don’t have any money). I’d rather just have our government admit to all of us the following statement. We the one’s, that have been voted into office to represent you the people, have for so long allowed government to burden you with complicated paperwork, unkept campaign promises, allowed government to "bulge at the seams", with created governmental jobs to solve your problems, bi-partisan politics, mis-representation, "Kissed the behinds" of Big Businesses for so long that they now go abroad to conduct their business, allowed corrupt business practices to go on behind your backs and just naturally no longer know what we’re up here for----! WE Apologize and will try to do better! That’s what I now expect from our government. Now Mr. Brady and those of you that read my column, before you jump me for being unpatriotic, I want you to think about something. Don’t most politicians run for National or State offices with the promise of making changes in government for the better? The key word is most not all, we do have some good representation but they are overshadowed by the bad! So, Susan, I agree with your letter but you and I are too young to change the past but we’re darn sure old enough to affect the future. Thanks to the many who have commented on my articles. I appreciate your faith in my writing and all I’m doing is stating an opinion, one that I believe many of you share. Thanks again. Ok, enough already! Bea, Dr. DeCoaster told me last week that you brought some "laughing gas" to his office and sprayed him with it. That’s how you coerced him into signing the declaration that you are not the "Mouth of the South!" Hey there’s a new public-relations firm in Montgomery it’s known as Harwell, Guthrie, Spaugh and Woodley--you gal’s are great and Cody and I love ya’ll dearly. Tune in next week to this article as I spread the word about Dr. Flottmann’s new earth shattering discovery "SAD COW DISEASE!" I visited recently with Dr. Flottmann and one of his colleagues, and they explained that once the DNA results were in they would let me know more on the disease---stay tuned. From Montgomery’s Sagebrush Philosopher until next time. Good Cow Call’n. Good Frog Gigg’n and Go Ags. Adios |
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