March 24, 2008

• So I went to my accountant to do my taxes last week. Although I'm getting a refund, I still have no problem with paying taxes. I know most people complain about having to pay taxes, but I have got a different opinion on it. See, my thinking is that you get what you pay for. Allow me to explain. You have to think of countries as if they were cars. Now I've never been one of those people who blindly insist that America is the greatest country in the history of the world. We all know those types are usually the crazy redneckish Republican types who believe that if you don't think America is the greatest thing since the blow job, than you HATE America and you need to get out. My opinion as always been that I don't know nearly enough about other countries to claim America as the greatest. Its not say that I don't think America is great, its just to say that I simply don't know. Sure, I'd like to think we are the best or at least among the best, but let's face it, there are a lot of things that can be improved or made different. We can and should borrow a lot of ideas from other countries as they should steal ideas from us. Anywho, I digress.

  Getting back to my original car theory. Ok, so I think we can all agree that America is a first rate, world class country. You know, kind of like the Rolls Royce of countries. And since you get what you pay for, you should expect to pay more to live here. After all, we have a great defense and military, even if our president has abused the hell out of the military by putting them in a bullshit war. We also  have an entire government agency that is suppose to ensure that our food and water is safe for consumption. Of course, presently they have allowed our water supply to turn into a fucking Walgreens pharmacy, but that's another topic. We also have social security for our elderly, even if it will be long gone by the time I retire. We have a national park system which is the envy of the world, even if our president wants to tear apart our Alaskan national parks to drill for oil. We have the EPA, which helps protect the environment. Ok, so many of our cities have air that is not healthy to breath. And our president has backed out of an agreement with many other nations that.................you know, maybe Rolls Royce was too strong of a comparison Let's instead go with Cadillac. After all, who doesn't want a nice Caddy.

  Ok, so the US is a Caddy. We are paying a lot in taxes and getting a lot for our money. We don't have to worry about things that other third world countries have to worry about. Let's compare those countries to say, an old Ford Pinto. They are beat up. While we have a wonderful interstate system, they have dirt roads and a broken infrastructure. Much like how an old car is starving for oil due to an oil leak, they have people who are starving for food due to a mass genocide or a war. Much how sometimes an old car has to rely on a tow truck, these countries need foreign aid to survive. So therefore, logically, citizens of those countries should not be expected to pay a lot in taxes.

  So what about a middle of the road country? Say, your Toyota Camry of countries? Well, maybe those countries don't have to worry as much about starvation. They don't have to get aid from other countries. Their Olympic athletes aren't exactly flying first class to the Olympics, but they can afford more than a horse or mule to get them there. However they don't have some of the extras, like cruise control or power windows. In other words, they don't have an interstate system (oh, I know other countries don't call their territories states, but interstate is gonna have to do), they don't have an out of this world national parks system, and the closest any of their citizens have ever gotten to the moon was being mooned by rich Americans. Still, its a decent country to live in and overall, the quality of life is good enough that they don't have many complaints. Sure, things can be better, but they can be far worse as they good be broken down at the side of the road waiting for some evil dictator to rise to power.

  See, so I guess my point is (that is assuming I have a point, after all I sometimes go days without making a point) that paying taxes might seem bad, but really its just the cost of living in a world class country. Much like driving a Cadillac, you know what you are getting is quality that is among the best in the world. Of course the ironic part is that those very same redneckish Republicans who insist America is the greatest country in the world are the very same people who bitch the most and loudest about taxes.

  :Sigh:: Then again, I guess we all know most redneckish Republicans are complete and utter dumbasses who can't understand many things beyond auto racing and WWF wrestling.

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