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Beach Bum

Stunt Driver
Just let the expletives roll? :) Truly, I understand that, even in middle age, I have lots to learn and I am not the "know all, be all" in everyting and I accept that and I am always eager to learn. Although I have always been known to be a very patient person by those who know me well, I guess that is now one virtue that I am NOT gaining more of in my middle age years. :)

Why is it that the United States has become a land of "gimme what you have" instead of working to get what you want? Why is it that America has become a nation of people with their hands out? Why is it that people automatically jump to conclusions and form opinons (and put them on "other" message forums without having ALL the details? Why is it that the lazy and unmotivated people of the world are rewarded?

Why is it that "some" will be critical of someone else's appearance when they (according to pics they post) have issues of their own they might want to deal with?

Why is it that people are just plain too lazy to gather the facts instead of relying on "what others (especially the meda), tell them?" Why is it that the users and abusers of our system are out shopping and having a great time chatting on their cell phones while the rest of us are working and paying to support them? Why is it that some of these same people can lay around and "snooze" all day long while my husband and I are up at the crack of dawn to go to work?

Why is it that Beach Bum is "moaning and groaning"? :) Well.....I'll be honest, we had our tax return done today and after paying out the wazoo all year long, we still owe taxes. Of course we are used to this by now and no matter how we try to adjust our withholding, we still end up paying. Oh well...such is life and thank goodness we have a special bank account dedicated for this sole purpose.

The same account that we are saving money to pay our taxes is also the same account we are saving for a new boat, if we didn't have to pay additional taxes. Oh well.....we already have a good boat so maybe the baby's mommas and baby's daddy's will get good use of our hard earned money. Hey - maybe they can even buy them a new boat! :)

My husband and I as law abiding, tax paying, civic minded people will pay these taxes as our civic obligation (and legal obligation) to do so. We will smile and at the same time be thinking that the "welfare leeches" need to get off their lazy rumps and get a job like most of the rest of us.

Whew.....I think I got it all out. Wait - there is the issue about the dimwits who get into the right lane at John Ward Road and Dallas Highway in Marietta to "save time" knowing good and well the right lane ends and just taking for granted that someone will let them in the left lane.

And in the infamous words of JMT......that is all! :)
 
I feel your pain, Sis! As I mention in my book...the majority of people are professional by-standers :Stick
 
I hear you I do there BB, sometimes I think that maybe just maybe we will awake from this bad dream "nightmare".
It seems that no matter how hard you work, no matter how much planning you do, it is never enough.
Way back in the back of my little southern brain I hear "one of these days, one of these days things will get better"
There will be a day when the rider of a white horse will arrive on the scene, ... in the words of Paul Harvey "for the rest of the story".
 
Grey Colson said:
I feel your pain, Sis! As I mention in my book...the majority of people are professional by-standers :Stick

Hey - I love that line and it is soooooooo very true. Can't wait to read your book!
 
Madea said:
If I could answer your questions, I could save the world. :(

Come on Madea - you can save the world as you are a very intelligent, hard-working, honest person. Well....you could if only Obama and his socialistic puppets weren't in the way. :)
 
Beach Bum said:
Madea said:
If I could answer your questions, I could save the world. :(

Come on Madea - you can save the world as you are a very intelligent, hard-working, honest person. Well....you could if only Obama and his socialistic puppets weren't in the way. :)

I do appreciate the kinds words and vote of confidence. However, I thought I had done all the right things. When my home lost 1/3 of it's value I was still in good shape. When my home lost 1/2 its value and the cost of EVERYTHING kept going up, I wasn't so sure anymore. :( Just keep praying for November and praying something good happens.
 
I feel your pain...I guess I am one of the EVIL RICH...I owe so much in taxes this year...It is like I sit at work and work for free almost 4 months out of the year. I am seriously considering quitting my job and just sitting at home now...New contract is coming up, if it is a paycut I am soooooooooo out of there.
 
Madea said:
Beach Bum said:
Madea said:
If I could answer your questions, I could save the world. :(

Come on Madea - you can save the world as you are a very intelligent, hard-working, honest person. Well....you could if only Obama and his socialistic puppets weren't in the way. :)

I do appreciate the kinds words and vote of confidence. However, I thought I had done all the right things. When my home lost 1/3 of it's value I was still in good shape. When my home lost 1/2 its value and the cost of EVERYTHING kept going up, I wasn't so sure anymore. :( Just keep praying for November and praying something good happens.

I just try to look at this way and make it work for me...The value of my house has went down....But so has the base that is looking for a place to rent...Prices are so cheap now...I am going to go buy a few houses in GA and make some money off of them by renting them out....Rent is wayyyyyyyyyy more than what the mortgage will be.
 
DallasRed said:
I feel your pain...I guess I am one of the EVIL RICH...I owe so much in taxes this year...It is like I sit at work and work for free almost 4 months out of the year. I am seriously considering quitting my job and just sitting at home now...New contract is coming up, if it is a paycut I am soooooooooo out of there.

Yeah, we got some bad tax news this week too.

Those of you who have businesses will know what I'm referring to...seems we have some of those profits that exist only on paper and never saw our hands. It has to do with inventory and depreciable expenses.

Anyway...that's about $25'000 I wasn't counting on having to pay out.

Ouch!
 
This is why we need a flat tax rate or the Fair Tax Plan. Either one would see people actually paying taxes who don't now and do away with the need to file a federal income tax return.
 
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