Stop Searching! I can’t believe that I got an internship at my Uncle’s Business. Today is my first day on the job, and I can finally see how the years of successful academic achievement is applied in the “Real World” of Business. As I pass through the pillared portico, I am in awe of the massive doors to the main office edifice. It has such a splendor that, I don’t even mind that this is a 6 month “Pro Bono” job, because it will really embellish my scant resume.
As I met my Uncle, he welcomed me with a big hug, and said it was a great day to start, since he and his top advisors were doing strategic expansion planning this day, so I should just watch, listen and learn. I walked into the room, and spied the largest conference table that I had ever seen. There was a name at each chair position, and since none of them had my name, I just sat by the wall.
I admonished myself to take copious notes of the plethora of wonderful business marketing ideas that I would surely be privy to today. This was indeed a “Dream Come True” for me.
The ideas proffered were to implement the New Rules, as follows:
- Charge Customers a tax to clean and retool all Plants to create “Green Jobs”.
- Charge Suppliers a “Cap & Trade” tax to clean up the Environment.
- Charge Shareholders an “Income Tax” for owning part of the Business.
- Pay Non-Shareholders for “Re-Distribution Entitlement”.
- Always charge everyone more than the Business pays out.
After the meeting, my Uncle asked me if I had any questions. I replied that I had nothing but questions. He chided that I must be confused, but he would clear it all up for me.
My questions and Uncle’s answers were as follows:
Q. Why charge Customers, since they buy products and drive the economy?
A. They must pay to be responsible customers and create more “Green Jobs”.
Q. Why charge Suppliers, since they produce the products that also drive the economy?
A. They must be responsible Suppliers, and pay “Cap & Trade” to clean things up.
Q. Why charge Shareholders, since they actually own the Business?
A. They must pay us to monitor & direct their lives as an “Income Tax”.
Q. Why Pay Non-Shareholders, since they own and produce nothing?
A. They should be “Entitled” to more from those richer by “Redistribution”.
Q. How do you always pay out less than you take in?
A. This one is more of a “Guideline” than a “Rule”. If we are short, after taxing everyone, we just print or borrow more money.
I still don’t understand, I said, this sounds a lot like the United States Government. It is the United States Government, Uncle Sam told me. We don’t “Follow the Rules”, we just make them for others to follow.
Just then, I awoke from my nightmare and realized that I might have time to take action on “Cap & Trade” and “Redistribution” Legislation before it is too late.
What about you?
Did you wake up too?
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Again, this is very illustrative of the situation we are facing. Hopefully we can realize the economic dangers that some of these plans will impose, and curtail all actions that will ultimately lead to more economic hardship.
So much for smaller government. It is time for America to stand up and take control of OUR country. Our country was not founded on freedom, not Government. Government was instituted to serve the people, not the other way around. I say enough is enough.