Posted by
Young Republican on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:56:40 PM
Republicans may be many things, but being up to date on the lingo of today's under 40 crowd is not one of them. So while FOX News and certain Republican 527s, have made a "grass roots" movement taking place today called "teabagging", I will be mailing my 1040EZ and getting $750 back. It's good to be an American. This whole tea party idea is beyond stupid, but I am on the record in 10th grade Advanced US History as being against the original Boston Tea Party as well. (On of my shining moments was getting my entire class to agree that the British were right in the situation and the events that followed...this is what you get coming from a family with a long line of Tories).
Taxes are a good thing. Yes a good thing, Reagan was not against taxes but he was against too many of them and also sometimes what they were used for. There is a legitimate debate on how much we should tax and what we should spend it on. My own voting record is generally against taxes, unless it's for my state's nature preserves, zoos, museums and libraries which account for very little overall revenue. I've voted against park spending that wasn't localized and more new school construction as opposed to just repairs as well as other things.
Our taxes do a great thing, like provide for our military, our children's education, our roads, our libraries, our museums, our parks, food, health care and shelter for the poor, sick, disabled and elderly. We are a great country and we spend our taxes on great things that each and every one of us owns, as an American citizen. Does that mean we should give up our whole paychecks for taxes or not accept a certain refund coming in the mail? No, the private sector is an essential part of America and as such plays a much more dominant part in the average American's life.
This whole Tea Party idea is wrong, mostly because it's misses the historical point of the original Boston Tea Party, which was taxation without representation. Today we are taxed with representation, ergo these events are foolish. The taxes being screamed about by the Tea Parties are those under George W. Bush. And if he were the one getting yelled at by conservatives, I would be right there. The time for grass roots efforts is at the ballot box or on certain legislation not on April 15th, which I consider one of the most patriotic days in our country.
Before I end, please end the whole "tea bagging" verb. In case you don't know to 99% our today's under 35 crowd (I'm 21), does not consider tea bagging to actually involve tea bags, in involves something much more graphic than I can write here. Conservatives do not use it as a verb again or you are as clueless as the average FOX News host, and I believe you are better than that.