Posted on 07/08/2011 8:42:31 AM PDT by Brandybux
On July 6th, just two days ago, at least a dozen busybody Congressmen sponsored the introduction of HR 2411, the Reduce Americas Debt Now Act of 2011. They always come up with fantastic names for these pieces of legislation and rest assured, the better/more patriotic the name, the more ominous the bill. This one follows the pattern.
HR 2411 states that every worker in America should be able to voluntarily have a portion of his/her wages automatically withheld and sent directly to the Treasury Department for the purposes of paying down the federal debt.
Every employer making payment of wages shall deduct and withhold upon such wages any amounts so elected, and shall pay such amounts over to the Secretary of the Treasury
(Excerpt) Read more at sovereignman.com ...
Same with the volunatry $5 presidential fund that isn’t deducted from your taxes. No thanks to either.
Part of that ongoing share the pain or share the wealth progressive/socialist campaign.... =.=
Mega barf alert...
If just a dozen Congress members out of 435 are pushing this, it isn’t “Congress wants automatic wage deductions...”
That’s about as poorly and falsely written a headline I’ve seen in some time.
(BTW, this isn’t directed at you, Brandybux, but the author of the story)
I’m waiting for Congress to roll back their own pay and benefit raises... The arrogance of these liberals on welfare knows no bounds.
This is a scheme to identify those protesting taxes or something.
We’re gonna end up with a tax surcharge to pay it down just as we did under LBJ to help him pay for that war. IIRC that one was 10%
I heard that in Massachusetts people have had the opportunity to pay a higher level of taxes for years and almost no one does; not the Kennedys, not Barney Frank and not John Kerry who served in Vietnam.
>>> Congress wants automatic wage deductions to pay down the debt
(1) Who ever invented that ‘automatic wage deduction’ should be dug up and beaten to death again and again.
(2) Backdoor waivers issued to favored groups, I’ll bet.
I won’t ever voluntarily give one cent to government for any reason!
Oh, wait.
That is absolutely true. You would think that those who voted AGAINST the Income Tax Rollback would be happy to put their money where their mouths are.
Becuase those corporate jet owners couldn’t figure out how to give away money to the Treasury??? What a friggin’ waste of time.
From Frequently Asked Questions about the Public Debt
In fiscal year 2010 a total of $2,840,466.75 was donated. That's about 0.00002% of the government debt. Woo-hoo, what a windfall.How do you make a contribution to reduce the debt?
There are two ways for you to make a contribution to reduce the debt:
- You can make a contribution online either by credit card, checking or savings account at Pay.gov
- You can write a check payable to the Bureau of the Public Debt, and in the memo section, notate that it's a Gift to reduce the Debt Held by the Public. Mail your check to:
Attn Dept G
Bureau of the Public Debt
P. O. Box 2188
Parkersburg, WV 26106-2188
ROBBERY! PERIOD.
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DOLD, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. GUINTA)
WTF???
We ain't got a chance...
We are absolutely certain that Bill Gates, his dad, Warren Buffet and George Soros will be the first to sign up for this “patriotic” voluntary program and pledge the majority of their annual income to it, reserving only a few paltry millions for living expenses!!! /sarc
Is this voluntary like checking the donation box on your Federal tax form, or is it “voluntary” like paying income taxes altogether?
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