I just received a cute little envelope in the mail today. It was from the US department of treasury. Contents of this government issue were a letter, a window sticker, and a refrigerator magnet with the year's callendar. This was a spoecial callendar with red squares for quarterly tax payments were due, and blue circles for all the federal holidays.
I have a big problem with this. I KNOW when my quarterlies are due, they are tatooed on the top of my brain. I don't need a stupid freaking magnet to remind me when I need to send my estimated tax to the government. (You youngins out there get ready, you have no clue what the real world is like, but it's coming - you cannot avoid it.)
This is a perfect example of government waste in practice. How much did it cost all of us for them to design this package, author a letter, print said items, enclose it and MAIL it to thousands of households and businesses ? Too much, whatever the cost. Sparking my memory of other wasteful government expenditures, I seem to recall a few from recent past that exemplify federal fat. Among these are:
The postal service ad campaign. Honestly, has anyone NOT heard of the postal service? Do we need commercials telling us how great the USPS is? I like Lance Armstrong and all, but do we really need to PAY to sponser him in the Tour De France? I'm sure there are private companies lining up to sponser the guy whose won it 6 times in a row.
The Census Bureau. Do we not teach about the census in school anymore? Do we really need to have a barrage of commercials about the need to fill out the forms every 10 years? I think not. It's part of our civic duty but we don't need to buy TV time to advertise it.
Our tax credits. Rebember our tax cuts 2 years back? Remenber the letter they sent you reminding you that you were going to receive a check from Uncle Sam? Why in god's name do you have to send me a letter telling me you are going to send me a check? If my memory serves me correctly it cost them $35 million just to mail that stupid freaking letter.
Fedrally matching campaign funds. I'm not sure how much I should write about this one. I don't think I could stop before Cheapy ran out of space for it. Let's just say that I don't think we need to be paying for any of these idiots while they campaign, lie, steal, kiss ass, shake hands, and say stupid shit on TV just to buy our votes.
Enough is enough. Every bitch in washington cries about budget crises but never lifts a finger to DO anything about it. They only look for more ways to spend it. Why are you voting for these people.....why.........?
PLEASE EXPLAIN YOURSELVES !!!
I have a big problem with this. I KNOW when my quarterlies are due, they are tatooed on the top of my brain. I don't need a stupid freaking magnet to remind me when I need to send my estimated tax to the government. (You youngins out there get ready, you have no clue what the real world is like, but it's coming - you cannot avoid it.)
This is a perfect example of government waste in practice. How much did it cost all of us for them to design this package, author a letter, print said items, enclose it and MAIL it to thousands of households and businesses ? Too much, whatever the cost. Sparking my memory of other wasteful government expenditures, I seem to recall a few from recent past that exemplify federal fat. Among these are:
The postal service ad campaign. Honestly, has anyone NOT heard of the postal service? Do we need commercials telling us how great the USPS is? I like Lance Armstrong and all, but do we really need to PAY to sponser him in the Tour De France? I'm sure there are private companies lining up to sponser the guy whose won it 6 times in a row.
The Census Bureau. Do we not teach about the census in school anymore? Do we really need to have a barrage of commercials about the need to fill out the forms every 10 years? I think not. It's part of our civic duty but we don't need to buy TV time to advertise it.
Our tax credits. Rebember our tax cuts 2 years back? Remenber the letter they sent you reminding you that you were going to receive a check from Uncle Sam? Why in god's name do you have to send me a letter telling me you are going to send me a check? If my memory serves me correctly it cost them $35 million just to mail that stupid freaking letter.
Fedrally matching campaign funds. I'm not sure how much I should write about this one. I don't think I could stop before Cheapy ran out of space for it. Let's just say that I don't think we need to be paying for any of these idiots while they campaign, lie, steal, kiss ass, shake hands, and say stupid shit on TV just to buy our votes.
Enough is enough. Every bitch in washington cries about budget crises but never lifts a finger to DO anything about it. They only look for more ways to spend it. Why are you voting for these people.....why.........?
PLEASE EXPLAIN YOURSELVES !!!