Posted on 03/16/2010 12:45:48 PM PDT by Big Bureaucracy
We can deem them impeached and send them to GITMO!
Bunker Hill, Fort Sumpter, Deemed Insured...
We can deem them incompetent and cowards too.
Well I guess I can just “deem” all my bills paid and those I owe can’t do anything about it!
Can we deem our taxes paid?
I for saying the Congress Deemed the 16th Amendment to be repealed!
We all deem ourselves Amish and you can’t stop us!!!
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5085636_amish-pay-federal-taxes.html
The Amish believe in self-sufficiency and communal help within the order. Although they do pay most taxes, they are exempt from paying some federal and state taxes because of their religious beliefs.
Beliefs
Due to Biblical interpretation, the Amish believe in living apart from the outside world. Amish religious beliefs and practices are protected by U.S. laws, which include exemption from certain government programs and military duty.
Taxes
The Amish do pay federal, state, sales and real estate taxes. They are not required to pay into any tax system that is against their beliefs and correspondingly do not receive the benefits of these programs.
Social Security
The Amish believe in taking care of their own, and most are against insurance policies. They don’t believe in Social Security because it is a form of insurance; thus, they are not required to pay into the program.
Medicare
Individuals within the Amish community are exempt from paying into Medicare as well. Like Social Security, Medicare is interpreted as a form of insurance.
Employment
The exception to paying into Medicare and Social Security is when an Amish individual is hired by an outside source, because employers are still required to withhold these taxes. Amish individuals who are hired within their community or are self-employed remain exempt.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-114168770.html
Child Labor Laws:
The fourth time was the charm for U.S. Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA). His co-sponsored legislation, that will allow 14-to 17-year-old Amish youths to work in woodworking plants, recently passed the House and Senate, and became law.
Pitts had introduced the legislation three times before, beginning in 1998. The bill had passed the House in previous attempts, but not the Senate—until this year, when it was placed in a massive federal spending bill. Pitts’ co-sponsor for the Amish labor bill was U.S. Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN). The bill was introduced into the Senate by AMen …
http://www.peacefulsocieties.org/NAR10/100121amis.html
A 1988 federal law modified the 1965 law to exempt Amish-owned businesses from the requirement of including their Amish employees in the social security system.
Yes!
I will just deem my penalty paid......
LOW?? It's hit a new HIGH!
thanks, I’ll fix that.
If that could only be true.
If they can deem it passed, why can’t they just as easily deem it unpassed?
I deem this bullsh!t.
Ty. Good op/ed otherwise: right on the money.
Deemed idiots.
Neil Cavuto said Rush gave out the numbers for congress to his listeners and now the phone lines are overloaded.
The numbers are also listed on Rush’s page.
Here is one of the ones he gave out on the radio that I’m calling. So far it’s been busy but I’m going to burn it up till I get to tell my congress critter to vote NO!
Join me?..... 1-877-762-8762
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