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Health Care Costs and Taxes

Friday, April 30th, 2010

President Obama to new Commission to examine the feasibility of new taxes to “balance” the budget: Everything is on the table.

President Obama and Health Care Bill; Nothing is on the table. No Amendments of any sort were permitted.

Spending cannot be curtailed – taxes will be found since everything is on the table to raise new money. If not – what the heck, it’s only a balanced budget at risk.

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Census – Important – 60 Minutes –Jokes, Humor & Pithy Comments (from eGrumps) — April 2, 2010.

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

For weeks I have been bombarded with letters, cards and advertisements telling me to be sure to fill out my census form and mail it in. I couldn’t do that because it asked for information as of April 1, and I had no way of predicting the future – what are the facts as of April 1, 2010. Now, it is past that date, and I have received no new communications advising me to send the form in.  That’s good, because I now have a problem – I can’t remember who lived in my house yesterday and even if I could, I don’t remember where I put the census form.

Advice to the government – In 2020, assuming the planet is still here, why not remind your citizens to put the census form where you will not lose it. That would be better advice then telling us to guess at the future.

Then – on April 1, 2020 – send everyone, through iPhones, Blackberrys, Computers, iPads, TVs  and whatever other Internet connecting machines then exists a polite reminder to send in the friggin’ form. Can’t be done? – sure it can – twice a year, through some means I don’t understand all computers adjust for Daylight Savings Time – coming and going. So why can’t “it” send everyone a non-blockable pop-up on April 1, every hour on the hour, to send in the Census form. I know it would be annoying, but it is a small price to pay for having an accurate census. Which, in the grand scheme of things is the most important,  not annoying all of America’s citizens or having a complete census.

For all I know, such a plan could be in the Health Care Bill, everything else seems to be.

I think there is already a provision in the law that provides that every person who doesn’t send in the Census Form will be fined – big time – it’s a felony. The IRS is mandated to enforce the return of the census  forms, and, if you don’t send them in, your income tax return will be audited. The Law contains about 2050+/- pages, so I haven’t been able to find that provision – yet – but trust me, it’s there. Would I lie to you?

I think the full story will be on 60 minutes in a few weeks. It would be on next week, but no one, escept for one junior mail clerk, has mailed in his census form. I think they all forgot where they put them.

Washington – are you listening?

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Census Problems (Still) – from eGrumps – March 22, 2010

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Dear Mr. and/or Mrs. Census Director:

On March 18, 2010 (If you have lost my earlier letter, please scroll down) I posted about a problem with your letter (of March 2010) demanding that I sign and send in my census form immediately, despite the fact the form relates to events occurring on April 1, 2010. I expected some clarification, but alas, you have not had the common courtesy to respond.

My comment about you being qualified as Director of Obamacare seems to have been quite accurate.

Now, however, the problem has been compounded. The Dept. of Census has put out TV commercials (not too entertaining, I must say) telling me to send in my census form right away. Same problem – it was March 21 that the commercials appeared, and the info requested is for April 1. I am still not able to predict the future with any degree of accuracy. I could guess, but that would probably be illegal, and I am too old to go to jail.

Please – IMMEDIATELY tell me what to do. This situation is quite stressful, as you can imagine. You could be liable under tort law for the deliberate infliction of mental suffering. I may sue.

eGrumps

P.S. I suggest you not pay for the commercials, or if you have paid, get your money back – with interest. As a taxpayer, your conduct really tees me off .

P.P.S. Is there no end to your incompetence? One would think you work for the government. Oops – you do work for the government. Maybe that explains it, but certainly doesn’t excuse your conduct in this matter. It is very serious to advise fellow American citizens (and aliens as well) to break the law. Actually, if aliens break the law, perhaps you can immediately deport them. Ask A. G. Holder – he’d probably agree unless they are working for ACORN in voter registration drives, in which case A. G. Holder might leave them here until after the 2010 elections.

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Census – Open Letter to Director – Serious Problem – Not Funny (I Don’t Think So) (from eGrumps) – March 18, 2010.

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

This is a little different than my usual pithy comment. It is a letter to the Director of the Census. I felt it should be passed on, however, because of the serious nature of the problem. Please feel free, actually I encourage you, to pass my inquiry along to your friends. Maybe we will get an answer.I’d post it on Twitter, but I don’t know how to Twitter – yet – me bad. Maybe you’d like to post it – it’s OK with me.  Let me know if you do (eGrumps) eGrumps@egrumps.com

March 18, 2010:

Dear Census Director:

I trust this comment will find you in good health – both good physical health and mental health.  Frankly, you have created quite a problem for me, and many others, and I don’t how how to handle it without being in violation of your instructions concerning the 2010 Census.  I trust my inquiry will not interfere with your mental health, but I feel compelled to ask a question.  It is based upon the following:

On March 16th I received a letter from you stating, in part (in bold type yet)  “Please complete and mail back the enclosed census form today. ” Clear enough, I opened the census form, and what do I find – Question 1: “How many additional people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010.” This is creating quite a problem for me – How can I mail back the form on March 20th (as you have instructed) which says how many people are living in my house on April 1.?

I am sure there are others with similar problems, so what do I do?

Please advise.

Thank you, in advance, for your courtesy.

eGrumps

P.S. – Is it true that you are being considered for the chief operating officer for Obamacare? You seem to be well-qualified.

P.P.S. – I am concerned that all the census data will be invalid and that you will have to retake the census, or else it will be illegal. Since, as you have accurately pointed out, this is a serious document and many consequences will follow, i.e. number of congressional seats, and your figures will be based on obviously false data.  What do your legal advisors say?

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