Bridgman ... Politics are rarely fun, unless you are watching "The Daily Show"

While people argue over which guy is more corrupt, or bullying ... or any one of the myriad of the names one wishes to apply, freedoms are eroded. Example:

Amercians spent 6.6 BILLION hours doing their 2004 taxes at a cost of over $300 BILLION dollars. 6.6 BILLION hours is the entire lifetime of 11,000 70 year olds. Source is the IRS.

This 300 Billion dollars is almost the entire Deficit projected next year ... NOW, add into this the $3 TRILLION underground economy ... which pays NO Tax (It would be appx $750 BILLION in tax Revenues) ... and the $6 trillion tied up in tax free funds which generate $500 BILLION in income for the super rich on which THEY pay no tax ... (it would be another $175 BILLION in revenues) ... and suddenly it becomes pretty easy to understand why the National Sales Tax makes sense for PEOPLE ... though not for POLITICIANS ... The #1 STRANGLEHOLD Washington has on us IS the IRS.

Under the National sales tax, at 23% ... All FICA taxes (15.7 %) AND all income taxes would be gone ... NO tax returns to fill out.

For the poor, They get $300 per month from the Govt., and Food is exempt. In other words, the Single mom making $2000 per month and paying $500 in taxes now, netting $1500 gets to KEEP the whole $2000 ... PLUS she gets $300. She now has $2300.

Let's say she buys $500 worth of food ... under the current system, she now has $1000 left for everything else. Under this new system, she has $1800 left ... IF she spends the entire $1000 under the current system, she would, under the NST, spend $1230. This means she would have an EXTRA $570. EVERY MONTH.

In the meantime - The drug dealers, prostitutes, Muni Bond Holders, and everyone else who is getting a free ride is now paying into the system.

Anyone wish to chat about how to get both Democrats AND Republicans off our backs AND out of our houses ?