by kel-c — published on March 14th, 2009
I heard of the movement to send teabags to the Representatives and Senators. Apparently, they will not make it through because of the fear of what could actually be in them.
So, I went to my CafePress shop and made a postcard that can be sent instead. This is what it says:
Almost 236 years ago, Colonists were discontented with a government thousands of miles away and not in touch with their needs. They vented those frustrations by throwing 90,000 lbs. of tea into the Boston Harbor. A great nation was born.
Today, Americans are STILL frustrated with a government that, while closer, is no more in touch than they were back then.
I am sending you this virtual teabag to represent the spirit of those brave Colonists. In that same spirit, thousands of Americans will gather on April 15th to make their voices heard.
Listen.
They come in packages of eight, and you should get them in time to send them off to D.C. if you order them soon.
See you all at the Tax Day Tea Parties!
by kel-c — published on March 14th, 2009
Michelle reported on the Judicial Watch release of documents on Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) use of military planes for travel. She then called foul on the MSM outlets calling this whole thing insignificant.
This morning on “Cashin’ In,” Wayne Rogers said it costs taxpayers about $30,000 per week to use the military travel. I couldn’t find that figure anywhere, but I did find an old Jake Tapper article that said the C-32 (the non-stop plane) costs about $22,000 an hour to fly. At that rate, $30,000 sounds like a low-ball figure, so I’ll use this to point out just how “insignificant” this is.
The bottom 50% of taxpayers, individuals or families who make $30,881 or less (2005 data), pay an average of $483 per year in federal income taxes*. These are the poor people that Pelosi and her Dem cronies purport to help so often. To fund her jaunt for one week, it takes one year’s tax money of 62 families. If she uses the service only half the year, 26 weeks, the total for the year is $780,000, which is one year’s tax money of 1,615 families!
That’s not insignificant.
* I got this figure by taking the numbers from the last line on the first table at the data link. I took the income taxes paid divided by the number of returns to come up with an average figure.