Blowing It

You know, if everyone who attended one of these tea parties would then go home and fill out a new W-4 form, so that their payroll tax withholdings were reduced to zero or near zero, it would not take long to make a real difference and get some attention.

It would certainly draw the IRS's attention, they get snippy if you're not paying enough withholding before return time, which may indeed lead to a change, of scenery, as viewed through iron bars.

oh, and just say no to crack…(yeah, i know. patti = killjoy)

The original Boston Tea Party was ineffectual and cute too. Adorable little buckskin outfits, feathers and bad makeup. In fact, it was a complete failure, except for setting the stage for the Revolution to come. The tea tax was rather minimal, unlike today's, but it was an infringement on the inherent rights of the people to be represented and consent to the tax. And Parliament merely replaced the tea tax with some other minimal taxes. The current tea parties aren't about the money alone. They're about oppressive government attempting to tax us into submission. They're about getting the attention of the out-of-touch powers in DC. Indications are that the protests are getting the attention of the powers-that-be, locally and nationally. And this despite all the attempts of the MSM to minimize their impact or ignore them entirely.

King George and the Parliament knew that with all their wealth and power, this ragtag bunch of colonials could never succeed in their opposition. But the patriots had a wealth of righteous indignation and the power of an idea which could not be denied–liberty. King Barack and the Congress probably think the same way. Unless they've changed history, I believe the Sons of Liberty ultimately lost the first skirmish but won the war.

great points, Lawhawk, I guess my point is that i'm sure congress [if they even pay attention to the tea parties] gets a chuckle out of them. I mean, go to the grocery store, pay tax on the tea bags that you will use in order to protest taxes?, not that i'm promoting stealing tea bags…… I do get the symbolic gesture, and i think there are a lot of us that are pissed off, I tend to think the withholding of taxes would have more impact, hit them where it hurts… maybe not reduced to zero… but close….

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