Dear committee members:

The extremely harsh and unfair method of taxation currently imposed on
me by my government, has become unbearable. As a hard working,
industrious person and an avid contributor to the United States economy
for more than 35 years, I was stunned this month when, given a modest
raise in pay, my first reaction was one of fear at how much more tax I
will have to pay - not one of pleasure at the increase in income. It is
very disheartening and deeply disturbing to watch the ever-growing
multitudes of able bodied persons getting a free ride in the form of the
voluminous programs that have been established in my short lifetime by
out-of- control-spending politicians on all sides of the arena. These
programs, purportedly devised to give a temporary helping hand to
unfortunates, are in reality, a government sponsored con game played by
millions, some of whom double dip, aided by multiple SS#s and other
schemes, some of whom are illegal, and all at my expense. These
\'programs\' have become an effortless means of support and an
attractive way of life for generations of families who ardently
encourage their members to partake of them. Known also as entitlements,
the very nature of the term denotes the assumption of rightful
ownership, in this case, of my hard earned money. The fact that, under
the current taxation system, I am required to fund such entitlements
begs the question \"Why, oh why do we pay taxes?\" and the obvious
answer is that, in doing so, I continue to support the status quo of
greedy politicians and the oppressive financial restrictions they place
on me and on all honest wage earners, thus guaranteeing them the
luxuries they glean from our efforts. No doubt, if change is not
enacted, I will enter the game myself having exhausted my ability to
keep up with the taxation system and will give in to living on the dole.

As a person who has been self supporting for my entire adult life,
thanks to the grace of God and my own initiative, the only reason for
which I can justify giving the government any of my hard earned money is
for the defense of my personal safety and that of this wonderful
country. Although politically very flawed, it remains, hands down, the
most awesome and desirable country in the entire world in which to live.
If the programs for the lay-a-bouts which I touched on in my previous
paragraph were abolished, and a simple flat or consumption tax
instituted in place of the tyrannical, and quite constitutionally
unsound, existing taxation system, there would be more than enough money
to financially support what this government should be concerned with
funding. That is, of course, if indeed the elected officials truly
\"represented\" me and all constituents. I fear that, once inducted into
the old boy/girl political network, all thoughts of constituency
representation dissolve, replaced with the overwhelming arrogance of
power and a greedy heels-dug-in mentality donned by most politicians
enabling them

to cling to the troughs from which they feed.

Due to my lack of faith in the current political system in place in the
United States today, presently overseen by an assortment of
debaucherous, amoral, and self serving squeaky wheels who overshadow and
often stifle those who have preserved some semblance of decency in their
approach to their roles as elected officials, I am doubtful the
situation will change sufficiently to have a positive impact on my
financial future. If, in fact, there are decent officials in some sort
of command at a level where they can affect change, I beg of them to do
so. Our founding fathers would surely weep to see the abuse, in the form
of unfair and repressive taxation that has been heaped on the honest,
hardworking people who make up the majority of the populous of this
great land. Let us live in the peace and happiness we have earned
through our hard work, free to reward ourselves, our children, and our
children\'s children with the fruits of our labors. Stop raping our
paychecks by giving our rightful earnings to glutinous politicians who
seek to consume our livelihood as quickly as we can earn it solely to
promote their self serving agendas through endless government-ballooning
programs. Stop them from stealing from the hard working and giving to
the outstretched-handed slackers. Do the right thing. Make it simple.
Make it fair. Do it soon.

Judi McCauley

Westaff Eastern Zone Office

Ph: (978) 534-6017

Fx: (978) 537-1706

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jmccauley@westaff.com

If you will tell me why the fen

Appears impossible, I then

Will tell you why I think that I

Can get across if, if I try.

\_\_\_\_ Marianne Moore