Death and Taxes

If one were to believe that anything is possible and the desires of the heart were only waiting for the effort of the mind and body to achieve them, then wouldn't this world be in a lot better shape than it is right now? I don't want to be a downer, but it seems in these most trying of times one cannot hope to proclaim that "all is well" when clearly it is not. Be that as it may, I think that although things may be grim, it is always in one's best interest to look towards a brighter future. After all isn't that what the politicians have been doing for centuries? It seems to me that every politician always seems to say that better days are just around the corner and that although we are experiencing hard times, we need only make it just a little further to reap the rewards of a better tomorrow. Simply put, the elusive goal of happiness is always ahead of you so keep striving and you will achieve it.

But looking ahead what do we as normal people have to look forward to? We work, we get older, we work some more, try to save and invest, all in an attempt to reach some magic number, whereby we can cast off the shackles of employment and enjoy the golden years of our lives in relative comfort. It's BULLSHIT! I can't for one moment believe that God/the Universe had this in mind when it all started. We spend all of the good years of our lives under the yoke of oppression, paying in roughly one quarter of our wages to Uncle Sam, then when we're used up and on the downward slide, we get to enjoy life...what kind of an asshole scheme is that? And we can't get out of the system early, because if we do we get a penalty tax of 20%...who the fuck would agree to this kind of slavery?!

I don't like to swear but to me it seems more and more likely as the days go by that if given enough time I will most likely stay poor because the path to financial stability is paved with luck and timing. Some people would have you believe that hard work is the key to sucess, however I maintain that luck and timing are the keys to success more than hard work because what ditch digger that you can name ever made a fortune just by working hard? The Japanese work extraordinarily hard at everything, yet most business men there achieve middle management status and a 500 square foot apartment, which they never see because in order to stay competative they have to sleep at work...

If this is what we strive for then let me off the bus now...I want out of this system before I die prematurely, just as poor as I already am. The government gets over 25% of your money, and look at how well they have managed that money. Liberals hate war, and we go to war, conservatives hate increased social programs for lazy people, and yet we have more social programs...America, this is your life...get ready to die...or die trying.

It amazes me that 100 years ago before taxation became the status quo, that the USA was the most powerful nation on earth, we had no standing army yet somehow we were able to protect ourselves...we generally minded our own business, and so other nations didn't mind us so much, we led the world in innovation, invention, production and growth. Look at us now...we're a house of cards stacked too high, waiting for the slightest breeze to topple the facade. Trillions in debt, our government asks more and more of us, and still outspends their budget of OUR money.

I gotta wonder how dizzy the founding fathers are spinning in their graves as they do?