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Title: Save A Seat for Uncle Sam at the Thanksgiving Table!
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ATR.org
URL Source: http://www.atr.org/save-seat-uncle-sam-thanksgiving-table-a6590
Published: Nov 25, 2011
Author: Jacob Feldman & Mattie Duppler Corrao
Post Date: 2011-11-25 08:47:16 by CZ82
Keywords: None
Views: 257
Comments: 9
Save A Seat for Uncle Sam at the Thanksgiving Table! An extra guest is coming to Thanksgiving this year... Thanksgiving is a time for reuniting with friends and family, but the government wants to be part of your celebration too. Whether you stay home or travel for the holiday, government is a significant contributor to the costs of the celebration. Of an identified $10 billion in spending that occurs during Thanksgiving weekend on the wine and beer, the gas and plane tickets, and the meal itself, government taxation composes 35.86 percent of those expenses—approximately $3.6 billion in revenues. Many of these Thanksgiving items are subject to the increased costs of income taxes, payroll taxes, corporate income taxes, and other taxes on business activity. Government then includes additional fees and excise taxes that further increase the cost of providing specific items or services. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, this year’s Thanksgiving meal for ten increased in cost by $5.73 to a total of $49.20—mostly due to rising food prices. Despite the most significant increase in food costs since 1990, government taxation still gobbles up $13.68 of your meal preparations. Unfortunately this measure still does not account for beer and wine consumption. Between football games and meals, nearly 53 million cases of beer are consumed. Government collects $219 million in taxes—44.33 percent of the cost of each case. Thanksgiving attendees will also find it hard to be grateful for the 32.77 percent increase in the cost of each bottle of wine thanks to government. Whether you fly or drive to be with your loved ones this Thanksgiving season, government heavily taxes your preferred mode of transportation. Of the 94 percent of travelers driving their cars, government will raise an estimated $1.1 billion in tax revenue—45.33 percent of the gasoline price tag. Similarly, government also increases the cost of the average $376 Thanksgiving flight, making up 43.57 of each ticket’s price. The government hits taxpayers particularly hard during the holiday season, filling its plate with these taxes and fees. As you gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, remember that Uncle Sam is to thank for your smaller slice of pumpkin pie.
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#1. To: CZ82 (#0)
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Damn, it's too late. Thanksgiving was yesterday. And that same Farm Bureau Federation is one of the biggest lobbying groups on the planet. Here's an excerpt from their blog: (They sound like a bunch of those dad gum commies) "Farm program baseline funds should not be diverted outside the farm bill, the delegates said. The new farm bill should maintain a strong “safety net” that consists of direct payments, a simplified Average Crop Revenue Election program and the countercyclical, marketing loan and crop insurance programs. Overall, however, they adopted policy that provides flexibility to move forward with farm policy within the budget framework that will become clearer later this year." I notice not one mention of the wars we are fighting all over the planet. I guess they don't cost anything.
"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.
Does the Farm Bureau say where the money for a strong “safety net” would come from?
Wall Street owns the country…Our laws are the output of a system which clothes rascals in robes and honesty in rags. The [political] parties lie to us and the political speakers mislead us…Money rules. Mary Elizabeth Lease, 1890
Maybe CZ knows as he seems to hold their opinion in high esteem.
"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.
So you think someone at the Farm Bureau wrote this article????? ROTFLMAO!!!!
"CHANGE" you can step in..... Do you ever actually read or try to comprehend your own articles? The Farm Bureau was quoted by the authors as the only source so I can only surmise their opinion and position on various issues is held in high esteeem. And you posted this opinion piece without objection or clarification. Maybe you can answer Lucy's question?
"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.
Yea I read it.... and realize they only used the Farm Bureau as a source for "FOOD" prices..... I would imagine ATR being the organization they are has all of the other figures in their own records.... that's what they know and do.... TAXES!!!!
"CHANGE" you can step in..... He still hasn't answered the question.
Wall Street owns the country…Our laws are the output of a system which clothes rascals in robes and honesty in rags. The [political] parties lie to us and the political speakers mislead us…Money rules. Mary Elizabeth Lease, 1890
I would imagine ATR being the organization they are has all of the other figures in their own records.... that's what they know and do.... TAXES!!!! Then maybe in your imagination they could source their information? Because without it, it's really just an opinion piece and deserves a non 'news' designation. Too bad they know so much about taxes and so little about WARS!!!!!!! that the taxes pay for.
"ROTFLMAO... Perfect! She longs... for someone to Teabag her. a man that squats on top of a women's face and lowers his genitals into her mouth during sex, known as "teabagging" She aches for it"... ~~~JWpegler. Head Tea Bagger and Tea Party supporter extraordinaire, explicitly expressing his fantasies in public about other posters.
Too bad they know so much about taxes and so little about WARS!!!!!!! that the taxes pay for. Sounds like you still don't know who the ATR organization is......
"CHANGE" you can step in..... Save A Seat for Uncle Sam at the Thanksgiving Table!
#2. To: mininggold (#1)
The new farm bill should maintain a strong “safety net” that consists of direct payments...
#3. To: lucysmom, CZ82 (#2)
Does the Farm Bureau say where the money for a strong “safety net” would come from?
#4. To: mininggold (#3)
Does the Farm Bureau say where the money for a strong “safety net” would come from? Maybe CZ knows as he seems to hold their opinion in high esteem.
My dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than the self appointed Messiah!!! Number of shallow, inadequate, hypocritical Leftards who have me on BOZO---3.......... That means I'm doing my job correctly !!!!!!!!!
#5. To: CZ82, Lucysmom (#4)
So you think someone at the Farm Bureau wrote this article????? ROTFLMAO!!!!
#6. To: mininggold (#5)
Do you ever actually read or try to comprehend your own articles? The Farm Bureau was quoted by the authors as the only source so I can only surmise their opinion and position on various issues is held in high esteeem.
My dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than the self appointed Messiah!!! Number of shallow, inadequate, hypocritical Leftards who have me on BOZO---3.......... That means I'm doing my job correctly !!!!!!!!!
#7. To: mininggold, CZ82 (#5)
Maybe you can answer Lucy's question?
#8. To: CZ82 (#6)
Yea I read it.... and realize they only used the Farm Bureau as a source for "FOOD" prices.....
#9. To: mininggold (#8)
Then maybe in your imagination they could source their information? Because without it, it's really just an opinion piece and deserves a non 'news' designation.
My dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than the self appointed Messiah!!! Number of shallow, inadequate, hypocritical Leftards who have me on BOZO---3.......... That means I'm doing my job correctly !!!!!!!!!
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