102 Things NOT To Do If You Hate Taxes

[Feuer Frei!]

So, you’re a Republican that hates taxes? Well, since you do not like taxes or government, please kindly do the following:

1. Do not use Medicare.
2. Do not use Social Security
3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars.
4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster.
5. Do not call 911 when you get hurt.
6. Do not call the police to stop intruders in your home.
7. Do not summon the fire department to save your burning home.
8. Do not drive on any paved road, highway, and interstate or drive on any bridge.
9. Do not use public restrooms.
10. Do not send your kids to public schools.
11. Do not put your trash out for city garbage collectors.
12. Do not live in areas with clean air.
13. Do not drink clean water.
14. Do not visit National Parks.
15. Do not visit public museums, zoos, and monuments.
16. Do not eat or use FDA inspected food and medicines.
17. Do not bring your kids to public playgrounds.
18. Do not walk or run on sidewalks.
19. Do not use public recreational facilities such as basketball and tennis courts.
20. Do not seek shelter facilities or food in soup kitchens when you are homeless and hungry.
21. Do not apply for educational or job training assistance when you lose your job.
22. Do not apply for food stamps when you can’t feed your children.
23. Do not use the judiciary system for any reason.
24. Do not ask for an attorney when you are arrested and do not ask for one to be assigned to you by the court.
25. Do not apply for any Pell Grants.
26. Do not use cures that were discovered by labs using federal dollars.
27. Do not fly on federally regulated airplanes.
28. Do not use any product that can trace its development back to NASA.
29. Do not watch the weather provided by the National Weather Service.
30. Do not listen to severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service.
31. Do not listen to tsunami, hurricane, or earthquake alert systems.
32. Do not apply for federal housing.
33. Do not use the internet, which was developed by the military.
34. Do not swim in clean rivers.
35. Do not allow your child to eat school lunches or breakfasts.
36. Do not ask for FEMA assistance when everything you own gets wiped out by disaster.
37. Do not ask the military to defend your life and home in the event of a foreign invasion.
38. Do not use your cell phone or home telephone.
39. Do not buy firearms that wouldn’t have been developed without the support of the US Government and military. That includes most of them.
40. Do not eat USDA inspected produce and meat.
41. Do not apply for government grants to start your own business.
42. Do not apply to win a government contract.
43. Do not buy any vehicle that has been inspected by government safety agencies.
44. Do not buy any product that is protected from poisons, toxins, etc…by the Consumer Protection Agency.
45. Do not save your money in a bank that is FDIC insured.
46. Do not use Veterans benefits or military health care.
47. Do not use the G.I. Bill to go to college.
48. Do not apply for unemployment benefits.
49. Do not use any electricity from companies regulated by the Department of Energy.
50. Do not live in homes that are built to code.
51. Do not run for public office. Politicians are paid with taxpayer dollars.
52. Do not ask for help from the FBI, S.W.A.T, the bomb squad, Homeland Security, State troopers, etc…
53. Do not apply for any government job whatsoever as all state and federal employees are paid with tax dollars.
54. Do not use public libraries.
55. Do not use the US Postal Service.
56. Do not visit the National Archives.
57. Do not visit Presidential Libraries.
58. Do not use airports that are secured by the federal government.
59. Do not apply for loans from any bank that is FDIC insured.
60. Do not ask the government to help you clean up after a tornado.
61. Do not ask the Department of Agriculture to provide a subsidy to help you run your farm.
62. Do not take walks in National Forests.
63. Do not ask for taxpayer dollars for your oil company.
64. Do not ask the federal government to bail your company out during recessions.
65. Do not seek medical care from places that use federal dollars.
66. Do not use Medicaid.
67. Do not use WIC.
68. Do not use electricity generated by Hoover Dam.
69. Do not use electricity or any service provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
70. Do not ask the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild levees when they break.
71. Do not let the Coast Guard save you from drowning when your boat capsizes at sea.
72. Do not ask the government to help evacuate you when all hell breaks loose in the country you are in.
73. Do not visit historic landmarks.
74. Do not visit fisheries.
75. Do not expect to see animals that are federally protected because of the Endangered Species List.
76. Do not expect plows to clear roads of snow and ice so your kids can go to school and so you can get to work.
77. Do not hunt or camp on federal land.
78. Do not work anywhere that has a safe workplace because of government regulations.
79. Do not use public transportation.
80. Do not drink water from public water fountains.
81. Do not whine when someone copies your work and sells it as their own. Government enforces copyright laws.
82. Do not expect to own your home, car, or boat. Government organizes and keeps all titles.
83. Do not expect convicted felons to remain off the streets.
84. Do not eat in restaurants that are regulated by food quality and safety standards.
85. Do not seek help from the US Embassy if you need assistance in a foreign nation.
86. Do not apply for a passport to travel outside of the United States.
87. Do not apply for a patent when you invent something.
88. Do not adopt a child through your local, state, or federal governments.
89.Do not use elevators that have been inspected by federal or state safety regulators.
90. Do not use any resource that was discovered by the USGS.
91. Do not ask for energy assistance from the government.
92. Do not move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are much higher.
93. Do not go to a beach that is kept clean by the state.
94. Do not use money printed by the US Treasury.
95. Do not complain when millions more illegal immigrants cross the border because there are no more border patrol agents.
96. Do not attend a state university.
97. Do not see any doctor that is licensed through the state.
98. Do not use any water from municipal water systems.
99. Do not complain when diseases and viruses, that were once fought around the globe by the US government and CDC, reach your house.
100. Do not work for any company that is required to pay it’s workers a livable wage, provide them sick days, vacation days, and benefits.
101. Do not expect to be able to vote on election days. Government provides voting booths, election day officials, and voting machines which are paid for with taxes.
102. Do not ride trains. The railroad was built with government financial assistance.

The fact is, we pay for the lifestyle we expect. Without taxes, our lifestyles would be totally different and much harder. America would be a third world country. The less we pay, the less we get in return. Americans pay less taxes today since 1958 and is ranked 32nd out of 34 of the top tax paying countries. Chile and Mexico are 33rd and 34th. The Republicans are lying when they say that we pay the highest taxes in the world and are only attacking taxes to reward corporations and the wealthy and to weaken our infrastructure and way of life. So next time you object to paying taxes or fight to abolish taxes for corporations and the wealthy, keep this quote in mind…
“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes


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[gimpy117]

:up:

[Lord_magerius]

It would be easier to avoid going to Texas methinks :up:

[Anthony W.]

I can hear the floodgates opening.

I'm too tired to cock and fire

Squad assemble haha

[Torplexed]

103. Do not go on the internet for the few weeks as this list will likely spread like a plague. :D

[FIREWALL]

Nobody in their right mind Loves taxes. :nope: They just try to live with them. :yep:

[August]

What a stupid list. If Republicans, you know that top 10% you liberals keep trying to vilify stopped paying for that stuff how long do you think we could fund it? About 30 seconds. Like Thatcher said "Socialism is great until you run out of other peoples money".

Tell ya what Feuer Frei, when my government stops wasting my money i'll stop complaining about the taxes they collect. In the meantime I'll expect the benefits i'm forced to pay for.

[Sailor Steve]

Typical Liberal misinformation. Sure there are a handful of Right-Wing idjits who run the "hate taxes" bandwagon, but most of them are more centrist that you would think, and realize that taxes are a necessary evil. The problem isn't the taxes themselves, or the use they're put to. The problem is the attitude in Washington and a lot of states that taxes are a good thing. Let's call it Democrats who "love" taxes, and make the opposite argument. If taxes are as good as you think, why don't you just tax us all at 100%, set up whatever programs you think are important, and then give us what you think we need to live on?

Oh, but then you couldn't make fun of the people who "hate taxes".

[Feuer Frei!]

Tell ya what Feuer Frei, when my government stops wasting my money i'll stop complaining about the taxes they collect. In the meantime I'll expect the benefits i'm forced to pay for.
August, it's the same here in Australia, and dare i say it in a lot of countries.
Taxes, taxes, taxes.
Tax everything is the motto, and tax more more more.
And as for governments wasting money, or misappropriating funds or misdirecting the money from taxes, it happens here too.
It frustrates the hell out of me that our hard-earned taxes are mis-used or inappropriately directed somewhere else.

[Freiwillige]

Its not that I hate taxes, I hate unjustifiable taxes. I hate paying for illegal immigration with my taxes. I hate paying for unnecessary wars with my taxes.
I hate paying to have the local D.O.T. repave the same road they repaved last year with my taxes. I hate paying for governments corrupt pork barrel projects with my taxes. I hate giving billions in aid to some third, second and even first world countries when my fellow American's are starving, unemployed and turned out on the street with my taxes.

Its all about accountability and our leaders (R) and (D) have almost none anymore.

[nikimcbee]

What a stupid list. If Republicans, you know that top 10% you liberals keep trying to vilify stopped paying for that stuff how long do you think we could fund it? About 30 seconds. Like Thatcher said "Socialism is great until you run out of other peoples money".

Tell ya what Feuer Frei, when my government stops wasting my money i'll stop complaining about the taxes they collect. In the meantime I'll expect the benefits i'm forced to pay for.

+2:sign_yeah: I love the liberal hypocrasy when they vote to raise taxes, then they exempt themselves and their cronies from the tax.

The internet one is a riot, whatever...who makes the chips for them, not gov't.

[nikimcbee]

August, it's the same here in Australia, and dare i say it in a lot of countries.
Taxes, taxes, taxes.
Tax everything is the motto, and tax more more more.
And as for governments wasting money, or misappropriating funds or misdirecting the money from taxes, it happens here too.
It frustrates the hell out of me that our hard-earned taxes are mis-used or inappropriately directed somewhere else.

Time to get off the friggin gravy train and vote for new people.

[Feuer Frei!]

Time to get off the friggin gravy train and vote for new people.
Easier said than done.
The problem here 'seems' to be that the majority rules and the majority seems to always vote in the wrong people.
The majority also seem to only be interested in the media's crap that is meant to inform you of a political partie's ideals, goals and moral standpoints.
The majority also is less educated about political parties and has a sheep mentality.
So, you see, it is difficult, for want of a better word.

[nikimcbee]

Easier said than done.
The problem here 'seems' to be that the majority rules and the majority seems to always vote in the wrong people.
The majority also seem to only be interested in the media's crap that is meant to inform you of a political partie's ideals, goals and moral standpoints.
The majority also is less educated about political parties and has a sheep mentality.
So, you see, it is difficult, for want of a better word.

Time to move to the Western US then (not Pacific Coats states).

[magic452]

That is actually a very good list and I agree with most all of it.
If the government only spent money on those things you wouldn't hear much complaining.

It's all the wasteful spending that I or we bitch about.
It's all the freebies that so many get that stick in my craw
As mentioned pork barrel projects, wasted foreign aid etc.
A really stupid war.

Why does Nancy Pelosie need the biggest military jet available to fly to California when she no doubt has a perfectly good broom.
Some things just make no sense

Magic

[Howard313]

I hate taxes, but i'm gonna do these things anyway. You cant stop me! :DL

[Betonov]

I hate taxes. But I don't mind paying for 40% of them that go for our healthcare, infrastructure, emergency services...
I do mind the 60% that end up in someones pocket, be it a corrupt official, a businesman very close to a corupt official or a incompetent politician

[Onkel Neal]

Typical Liberal misinformation. Sure there are a handful of Right-Wing idjits who run the "hate taxes" bandwagon, but most of them are more centrist that you would think, and realize that taxes are a necessary evil. The problem isn't the taxes themselves, or the use they're put to. The problem is the attitude in Washington and a lot of states that taxes are a good thing. Let's call it Democrats who "love" taxes, and make the opposite argument. If taxes are as good as you think, why don't you just tax us all at 100%, set up whatever programs you think are important, and then give us what you think we need to live on?

Oh, but then you couldn't make fun of the people who "hate taxes".

For the win!

God love the people who believe they should give their money to other people to manage their lives for them. The drone class.

[Growler]

I can't even begin to guess how many of our alleged "problems" would go the hell away if we (collective "we", not 'Subsim we') would just stop reacting, and start pro-acting.

FFS, we are a nation that put a whole bunch of dudes on the MOON, once we decided to do it. We've played a gigantic part in creating the global telecommunications industry. We built THOUSANDS of tanks, ships, and aircraft in FOUR YEARS, coinciding with a WAR.

We are capable of some amazing displays of technical prowess, production capacity, and great courage. Or at least, we were. I'm beginning to wonder a little as I watch these succeeding generations growing up "kinder & gentler" and less willing to sweat.

It feels to me that we settle today for petty squabbling amongst ourselves over which political party is more corrupt or who's on what "reality television" program. We allow our "leaders" to create "laws" to protect us, when all we really need to protect ourselves is a little damned sense. We have far more important things to do than bicker and pick over the little picayune crap like that. We are involved in two major wars. We are in the throes of an economy struggling to recover. We face high unemployment and leaders who just don't seem to get it.

We need to stop looking to the Capitol & the Capital, and start looking at our schools, our towns, cities, communities - each other. We have only ourselves to blame for our choices, and we are the ones who must hold ourselves and each other accountable for the bad ones, and reward for the good ones. Right now, there's far too much pointing at someone else.

Which also means that it falls to ourselves and our communities to HELP each other back up again. If your neighbors' house is afire, are you going to stand there and gape, or are you going to get in the bucket brigade? We used to do that, y'know. Now, you call 911 and watch until the fire department and the press get there, then you give an interview.

It ain't all about "you," Sports fans. When enough people get that, we'll start moving forward again.

You want "change"? CHANGE the way YOU move through the world, rather than waiting for someone else to change the world to suit you.

[Bakkels]

It feels to me that we settle today for petty squabbling amongst ourselves over which political party is more corrupt...

That about sums this thread up.
Great rant btw Growler! :up:

[Anthony W.]

You know, I'm fine with taxes. I hate paying them, but I can live with it.

My beef is with overly high taxes. 20c per gallon gas tax is ridiculous in a town with a Ford Racing dragster shop, and where 20% of cars still take leaded gas (lots of classics in my area).

I don't want to pay for anyone else's health care or insurance. I want to pay my own way. Thats why America has worked for so long. People were perfectly content on living within their means, and, if they weren't, going back to school, or asking for a promotion, or starting their own business to change those means.

I also don't want to put in for the salaries of teachers with horrible records, that are still on the books because they got tenure.

Let me pay for what I use - because there's no damn way I'm going to pay for your crap and not put up a fuss about it.

I payed 43 percent of my income in taxes during my summer job, and I didn't even make over 1000 dollars.

[Rilder]

51. Do not run for public office. Politicians are paid with taxpayer dollars.

I thought they were paid with bribes. :rotfl2:

[Platapus]

It would be easier to avoid going to Texas methinks :up:

Always a sound strategy.

Friends don't let friends go to texas. :yep: