Hang with me gang, this will take a bit of set up...
Back in about 1990, My ex - wife and I spent some time in Manhattan, close to Times Square. We stayed at the Roosevelt Hotel. One night, we were on our way to visit my buddy Mark, who lived in a 4 story walk - up in Hell's Kitchen. Lovely neighborhood at the time.
We stopped on Broadway, as I recall, to get a slice at Sbarro's.
Standing there enjoying our pizza - all of sudden, I hear: POP POP POP!
Gunfire -
Being the Good Samaritan I am, and also the opportunist, I ran towards the sound of gunfire. My ex bolted back to the hotel.
I got to the man, who was down on the sidewalk, bleeding.
I checked his breathing. Nothing.
Pulse - nothing.
I briefly performed CPR, and realized he was a goner. His heart was stopped, he was dead. A crowd started to gather, and I could hear sirens singing in the hot summer night. The cops were on the way.
It's amazing how time slows down, and everything is absorbed:
The bugs buzzing around the streetlight.
The smell of coffee from the cafe across the street, the murmurs of the gathering crowd.
The sweat on the poor man's handsome face, the gray at his temples.
The metallic smell of his life blood, pouring out.
I felt defeated, until I noticed a sizable bulge on his chest. I opened his jacket and pulled out a large envelope, which was full of hundred - dollar bills. Many of them.
I felt good. It would easily pay for the rest of our vacation, and my ex and I would have enough money to dine nicely for the rest our trip, "LIVE LARGE". Sweet!
Maybe I could even buy her a nice trinket or two.
The next morning, I read in the New York Times that the man had been murdered on his way to give his daughter and son - in - law his life's savings to open the restaurant they had always dreamed of. His wife had recently died, and he had enough set aside to carry him through.
I felt bad, for a short while.
Much longer than our government does for doing the same damn thing.
Estate taxes are criminal. Beyond criminal.
Mr. Weiner, Mr. Frank, and your fellow money grubbing government thieves - What, exactly is your definition of "UNEARNED"? Does the family not sacrifice for everything that the Father or Mother earns? Time away from the family is sacrifice. This is a person's life, that they sacrificed for their family. That WAS A LIFE. DO NOT talk to me about "unearned", you bastards.
CLARIFICATION; 12/25/10: This post, though based on a real incident, apparently didn't make it clear that my taking of the gentleman's money was an analogy of the government essentially picking the pockets of those without a beating heart.
I would never stoop to such a level. I caught a lot of grief from the family last night.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Steve
Stop.
STOP with the class warfare. NOW.
*Whew*
Where is my country on this issue? How can these politicians get on the idiot box and defend this ROBBERY, As Rep. Anthony Weiner(breath)(D) New york, smirked Their dead . here is part of an interview on Fox news :
ReplyDeleteKELLY: You mentioned the estate tax twice, so I do want to ask you about it. The argument from the other side is that it’s a morally corrupt tax. I don’t have a five million dollar estate–I’d like to some day–but if I work all my life and I pay my taxes on my income and then I die and I want to pass on what would be great if it were a five million dollar estate to my kids, why should I pay the government again? Why should there be a 35 or 45 or 55 percent tax on that again?
WEINER: You aren’t paying anything in that case because you’ll be dead.
KELLY: The estate is, and that’s less for my children.
WEINER: The only question is… look.
KELLY: No, you’re not… Answer my question. How is that fair?
WEINER: Megyn, Megyn… Megyn, you’re going to have to let me answer the question. We’re going to have a conversation that gets us anywhere.
KELLY: Go ahead.
WEINER: The only question here is not whether or not there should be a tax on that, the question is where the limit should be and how much should…
KELLY: No, I’ll ask the question and you’re not answering. Just tell me how it’s fair. (end)
So Anthony Weiner (breath) thinks that someone who works all their life and pays taxes on everything they make shouldnt be able to leave that money THAT THEY EARNED AND PAYED TAXES ON to their family without being taxed AGAIN. HOW IS THAT CONSTITUTIONAL!!!!! I couldnt be a interviewer like that because I would take Anthony Weiner (breath) (D) from New York and pummel his smug weiner face until his nose was so far down his throat he would smell his breakfast digesting. Where are the fighters in congress? How did we get to this? Our Government is as corrupt as corrupt can be. I'm just disgusted by this. How do these people sleep at night? This "estate" tax is immoral and it is illegal!!!! Thank you for letting me vent !
I actually saw Megyn do that interview. Aside from being VERY easy on the eyes, she's as sharp as they come, and showed INCREDIBLE restraint with this arrogant ass. I wanted to jump through the TV and commit physical harm to that little weasel.
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