Posted on 06/22/2009 6:55:54 AM PDT by soccermom
Apparently unions will be exempt from Obama's crazy plan to tax our health benefits to pay for his government health care. How can such blatant favoritism to a political constituency be legal? Aren't we supposed to have equal protection under the law?
Some animals are more equal than others.
with the current situation in the States you have no rights for equal protection.
The Birth Certificate
The czars
The firing of the IGs
Taking over companies.
Setting salaries for people in private business.
Excluding unions from some taxation.
The government isn't looking at the law books anymore. They are just doing stuff.
” How can such blatant favoritism to a political constituency be legal?”
So what that Obama has done so far IS legal?
How can such blatant favoritism to a political constituency be legal?
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Because our government says it is legal when they find it politically expedient.
What constitution?
How’s this for apocalyptic literature? This was written by a pastor’s wife,in biblical prose, as a commentary on current events.
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as “The One”. He emerged from the vapors
with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them, “I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and
Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed.” And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what “The One” would do, he had promised that it
was good; and they believed. And “The One” said “We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!” And the people said, “Hallelujah!! Change is good!”
Then He said, “We are going to tax the rich fat-cats.” And the people said “Sock it to them!” “And redistribute their wealth.” And the people said, “Show us the money!”
And then He said, “Redistribution of wealth is good for
everybody” And Joe the plumber asked, “Are you kidding me? You’re going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??” And “The One” ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe’s personal records were hacked and publicized. One lone reporter asked, “Isn’t that Marxist policy?” And
she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, “With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?” And “The One” said, “Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and
they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!” And the people said, “Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!”
Then “The One” said, “I shall give 95% of you lower taxes.” And one, lone voice said, “But 40% of us don’t pay ANY taxes.” So “The One” said, “Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!” And the people said, “Hallelujah!! Show us the money!”
Then “The One” said, “I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!” And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed. And He said, “I shall mandate employer- funded health care for
EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics.” And the people said, “Give me some of that!”
Then he said, “I shall penalize employers who ship jobs
overseas.” And the people said, “Where’s my rebate check?”
Then “The One” said, “I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!” And the people said, “Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don’t care for that part about higher electric rates.” So “The One” said, “Not to worry. If your rebate isn’t enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you
out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!”
Then He said, “Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let’s grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing...” And the people said, “Hallelujah!!” And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people
were without a means of support.
Then “The One” said, “I am the “The One” - The Messiah - and I’m here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!” But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, “Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more...” And the people said, “Wait a minute. That is
unfair!!” And the world said, “Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!”
And the people cried out, “Alas, alas!! What have we done?” But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon “The One” and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance
or shelter or hope. And the Change “The One” had given them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built. And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, “Give us back our nation and our
pride and our hope!!” But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
You may think this is a fairy tale, but it’s not. It’s happening RIGHT NOW !!! VOTE EVERY POLITICIAN OUT OF OFFICE STARTING NOW!
It would make a difference (maybe).
None of the double standards matter if our side doesn’t aggressively pursue and demand enforcement of the applicable laws. And the Republicans currently have the most gutless group of pussies ever to represent this party.
The constitution is overthrown and the republic is in ruins.
Your question does not compute, and is evidence of crimethink. Mask your ip address immediately.
Our misguided leader seems to think that our benefactors(employers) will up salaries to match the witholding. Unions are exempt because they need time to negotiate contracts. It may be a veiled attempt to get more companies to go union.
They threw out equal protection when lobbyists started paying cash.
>It may be a veiled attempt to get more companies to go union.
Veiled... is there anything veiled about this? It’s completely shudderiffic.
Actually, the czars were authorized by Congress and are a plainly-stated power under the Advice and Consent Clause.
Thank Joe Biden for the name though.
It also gives Union contractors an advantage on prevailing wage federal jobs.
Since prevailing wage rates are quoted with seperate categories for wages and fringes many open shop companies have to combine the fringes with the wages and pay them both as taxable wages. The union fringes aren’t taxable.
Under the setup this advantage remains.
The open shop employer is then going to pay employer’s insurance cost and employers’ share of social security on the fringes where the union employer doesn’t.
It's a Den-Ø-Rat blitzkrieg on the Constitution & The Republic.
It’s good to be king.
The Constitution is just a few suggestions thrown together.
Best response!
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