Muscatine

Hi Fox

I'd prefer to be referred to as many other things besides a knothead? But to chime in if I may:::Nothing. I hate em as does almost anyone who pays em. It's the source of a lot of our grief, but were painted into the corner at this time in our history and had they left the tax code alone back when they were messed with to help the wealthy pay us to do their manufacturing, well we'd be without this national argument today. Problem is, they didn't just cut taxes, they also eliminated the whole of what made a corporation stay here. It was a well crafted multi-points attack on our total economy. It was a stupid thing to do and nothing will change it unless we::: CHANGE it. Wipe out the Bush years of tax cuts and deregulation and soon enough things will begin to turn around. It's gonna hurt at some point regardless.

Enough said.

Lucy.

"Look how systematically every state and county is pulling the wool over our eyes and raising everything from fines and fees to parking." It would appear that because the U.S. Govt chose to bail out  crooked banks and bail out union-broke auto makers, there are no funds now to help states and counties. Please be alerted that this will continue on even larger scales when the REAL effect of the obamacare becomes reality. There will be no 'trickle down' it will be a freakin' downpour.

If the tea party is more then taxes than they need to show it." BTW- it should read if the tea party is more THAN taxes THEN they need to show it.

How many "KILL THE BILL" signs did Tea Partiers display? Thousands would be the answer. Obviously you don't bother to read the signs that people carry.

As for many people satisfied with the taxes they pay - well almost half of the US pays no taxes - why? cause you have to have a job and make money to pay taxes!! This country NEEDS jobs.