It’s a Tax, A New Church Key, and Short Thoughts
by Barry Blauer
Finally, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U. S. Supreme Court pulled the cloak of invisibility off the Oblamacare bill and informed us, it’s a damned tax stupid, and the government can do as much taxing as they please!
That’s not a direct quote because I just had to color it a little.
We were warned ahead of time by Nancy Pelosi who told us, “We’ll have to pass the bill before you can find out what’s in it.” Well, surprise America! We know now. It’s purportedly the largest tax increase on the middle class in history. That’s going to deepen the Recession once people find out how many taxes are in this bill. There’s no doubt we’ll still be mired in the Recession by the time they’re all enacted.
Actually we should have all known because of a provision in the bill that said the government was going to hire 1600 new IRS agents. You know what they do, don’t you? They collect taxes!
The Democrats will still call it a “penalty” because they don’t want anything to do with the word tax while the country is still in a recession and it’s an election year. Well, I got some bad news for these “smoke blowers” in Washington D. C.; a tax by any other name is still a tax. They own it now.
Cheer up America, there’s a new day coming. See you at the polls November 6.
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Something old is new again, just like solar panels and windmills only this time it’s Miller’s new “Punch Top Can.” First they told us we could just use a car key to open the punch out. They must have realized that was a dumb idea so Kroger sent me a “new church key.” Of course I had to test it out.
New church key
In the old days (not too long ago) before pull tabs we used a church key or if you prefer a can opener to open them. We punch a drinking hole plus one little hole opposite to vent the can. Some claimed it cut down on gas. You know, beer farts. The truth is it made it so you could pour beer quickly down the gullet and then grab another one.
This new church key also has a bottle opener for those pesky twist off caps that seem to rip the flesh off your fingers.
You’ve got to admire the Miller Brewing Co. After they engineered themselves into a problem for the costumer they engineered a fix to get out of it. Too bad the government can’t do that.
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Short Thoughts:
As I’m sitting here typing on the Fourth of July and the thermometer just hit 103 degrees! Lansing reported 101 degrees.
Keith Mino is pleased to say that he wasn’t born in St. Johns but he got here as soon as he could. Me, I was dragged into St. Johns kicking and screaming but I’ve settled down a bit since.
The rabbits or varmints finally got to all our green beans even with the fence around it. Can you guess what ol’ bauer’s going to be eating for Sunday dinner? Wonder what Ground Hog taste like?
What do I think about getting older? Not much. I do miss my hair though; I wanted some reminder of my youth to remain. I get up really early in the morning to avoid the Grim Reaper and so far it’s working. He and I don’t see eye to eye.
Until the next time . . .