1) Correct...not related to fishing or hunting...hence "OFF TOPIC"

2) If you don't like to read something other than fishing and hunting topics, may I suggest (now that is just a suggestion, mind ya) you bookmark those "FORUMS" only. I didn't force you to partake in this topic, and I didn't berate you for your thoughts. In fact I welcome other points of view, no matter how I perceive them flawed. Seems that you happen to be one of few standing out in LEFT field.

3) Smart ass comments I can take with the best. I doubt that many took it as a smart ass comment, now I could be wrong. Besides, I just laughed at it, just as I have with the "ASSHAT" and the "Vacuous" labels.....my favorite being the "ASSHAT"

4) When all done and said....NO ONE  that I know of holds these topics against one another and the fishing/hunting is the common bond.

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Not sure who you're beef is with Tunaman. Are you angry at them asking for the donations, mad at the 'countries' or impoverished people, or are you just pissed that our government choses to spend our tax dollars on inefficient programs/policies in the guise of helping the impoverished? Or maybe all of the above?

Personally, I don't care if they ask for donations. I am educated and can make a decision on where, when and how I spend my money. Whether I choose to or not, it is still my choice. I also feel that our government wastes our tax dollars foolishly on programs that really aren't our problem. Not that I'm insensative, but why MAKE us pay for it via taxes. You see we've gotten so pissed and untrusting of our government that we resent any donations to foreign countries. i think we can all agree that we shouldn't be doing that while we have homeless war veterans, who need assistance. (War is a bitch and it takes a toll mentally on some.)

So, to answer your question- yes we should be helping the world's hungry with donations- not tax dollars! Hell I'd rather send a hundred bucks a year to Feed The Children- then have have MY government blow my thousands of tax dollars. But I won't do both!

Side note: took a new job last year in sales and had a big lick, I was shocked at the chunk they took right off the top. Absolutely pissed. i gained a much better appreciation for my dollar after that, and only then did I fully realize how much they take out.

Not trying to derail your topic Tuna, but I think you'll enjoy this:

>   Tax his land,
> Tax his bed,
> Tax the table
> At which he's fed.
>
> Tax his tractor,
> Tax his mule,
> Teach him taxes
> Are the rule.
>
> Tax his cow,
> Tax his goat,
> Tax his pants,
> Tax his coat.
>
> Tax his ties,
> Tax his shirt,
> Tax his work,
> Tax his dirt.
>
> Tax his tobacco,
> Tax his drink,
> Tax him if he
> Tries to think.
>
> Tax his cigars,
> Tax his beers,
> If he cries, then
> Tax his tears.
>
> Tax his car,
> Tax his gas,
> Find other ways
> To tax his ass
>
> Tax all he has
> Then let him know
> That you won't be done
> Till he has no dough.
>
> When he screams and hollers,
> Then tax him some more,
> Tax him till
> He's good and sore.
>
> Then tax his coffin,
> Tax his grave,
> Tax the sod in
> Which he's laid.
>
> Put these words
> upon his tomb,
> "Taxes drove me
> to my doom..."
>
> When he's gone,
> Do not relax,
> Its time to apply
> The inheritance tax.
>
> Accounts Receivable Tax
> Building Permit Tax
> CDL license Tax
> Cigarette Tax
> Corporate Income Tax
> Dog License Tax
> Federal Income Tax
> Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
> Fishing License Tax
> Food License Tax,
> Fuel permit tax
> Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
> Hunting License Tax
> Inheritance Tax
> Interest expense
> Inventory tax
> IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
> Liquor Tax
> Luxury Taxes
> Marriage License Tax
> Medicare Tax
> Property Tax
> Real Estate Tax
> Service charge taxes
> Social Security Tax
> Road usage taxes
> Sales Tax
> Recreational Vehicle Tax
> School Tax
> State Income Tax
> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
> Telephone federal excise tax
> Telephone federal universal service fee tax
> Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
> Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
> Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
> Telephone state and local tax
> Telephone usage charge tax
> Utility Taxes
> Vehicle License Registration Tax
> Vehicle Sales Tax
> Watercraft registration Tax
> Well Permit Tax
> Workers Compensation Tax

To put this in perspective, not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
> and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.  We had absolutely no
> national debt, had the largest middle class  in the world, and Mom stayed
> home to raise the kids.

> What happened?

> And I still have to "press 1" for English



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First of all the TV commercial was for donations, that is fine with me. I don't have to donate to them just as I don't have to buy any other product advertised. I started this thread, if you read my opening to invoke thought about what we as a nation are doing. I feel that we are in fact (by feeding the millions) NOT helping these people (on the surface yes we are) but in reality we are not. By being the Good Samaritan country that we are, we are creating a much larger problem. Doing as we are is like putting a band aid on a gun shot wound. Looks good, makes you feel good.

This is just insane....doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Just ain’t goanna happen. History has showed us this.

This is something I wrote this morning in MS Word that I didn't post.