Just thinking, I have worked hard for 30 years, time for a break. If Kerry wins, I might as well. I will reduce my income to about 1/5 of what I make and just relax knowing that I won't be paying all of those taxes.
I just feel sorry for my assistant, I will be letting her go. She said she has already started looking for a job as a waitress just in case Kerry wins.
Well, she does have a point Gard, much of her waitress income will be in the form of cash. Seems reasonable to suspect a direct coorelation between increased taxes and increased under-reporting. I suspect she would not be the only one seeking increased cash compensation in order to under-report income. Some of my wealthiest clients have businesses where you just know it's got to be a result of a 'one for the register, one for the pocket' policy...
2004 | 6MTs | Diamond Graphite/Graphite
Upstate NY
If Kerry wins...LOL! Let me give a little more input to this thread on something i found.
Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union. (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)]
We Texans love y'all, but we'll have to take action if Kerry wins over Bush. We'll miss you too. Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the results of the last election. After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are considering taking matters into their own hands.
If Kerry wins...
Here is what will happen:
#1: If John Kerry becomes President of the United States, Texas will
immediately secede from the Union.
#2: George W. Bush will become the President of the Republic of Texas.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control the space
industry.
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with
Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for
the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that.
5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and it's too bad about those
northern states. John Kerry will figure out a way to keep them warm....
6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer
chips and communications--small places like Texas Instruments, Dell
Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD,
Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor,
Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Medical Care - We have the largest research centers for cancer research,
the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as
other large health centers. Dallas has some of the best hospitals in the
United States.
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: University of Texas, Texas
A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT (University
of North Texas), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the
South
anyway.
9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could just open the border when
we need some more.
10. We have essential control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance,
etc.
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the
Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down
here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24
hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call
the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over Chuck Norris and
a couple of Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several
types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from
the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they
taste good. Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in
good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry:
Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only
President Kerry will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The
rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite
communications.
You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Kerry has
predicted global warming, you will not need the gas.
Signed,
The People of Texas
P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you something
to think about...BEFORE YOU VOTE THIS NOVEMBER.
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] And no whining please, this time it's gonna be fare and square, unlike last time. [boink]
