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Showing posts with label Taxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taxes. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Environ- Mental Protection Agenda: Business Out, Bugs and Lizards In

Political Cartoons by Michael Ramirez
If it moves Tax it! If it continues to move regulate it! Once it stops moving subsidize it!
It is past time to undo the damage done by the disestablishment of the EPA.
For our own economic health dismember the EPA today!




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Friday, April 22, 2011

Takers on the Rise thanks to Obama's Policies

Editorial Cartoon
That's right folks, fork it over so Obama can redistribute your hard earned labor to those who whose only hard work is fighting for more government hand-outs.




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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Disney/Pixar's take on Obamanomics

Political Cartoon by Gary Varvel
Spending goes up, employment goes down. Spending goes up,
employment goes down down down. As spending goes up,
employment goes down. All together now...

with credit to:Gary Varvel




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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

A Party of No


Sometimes No is the right answer!
No more spending our children's money!
No to federalizing private industries and businesses!
No more bail outs!
NO NO NO to universal health care!
NO MORE OBAMANOMICS!

Yes sometimes we simply need to say NO!
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tax Day Has Arrived

http://www.taxplaza.org/jpg/help-with-taxes.jpg
And here I thought I lived in a "free" country

Taxes are first mentioned in the bible in the command (Ex 30:11-16) that every Jew from twenty years and upward should pay an annual tax of "half a shekel for an offering to the Lord." This enactment was faithfully observed for many generations (2Ch 24:6; Mat 17:24).


Afterwards, when the people had kings to reign over them, they began, as Samuel had warned them (1Sa 8:10-18), to pay taxes for civil purposes (1Ki 4:7; 1Ki 9:15; 1Ki 12:4). Such taxes, in increased amount, were afterwards paid to the foreign princes that ruled over them.


In the New Testament the payment of taxes, imposed by lawful rulers, is enjoined as a duty (Rom 13:1-7; 1Pe 2:13, 14). Mention is made of the tax (telos) on merchandise and travellers (Mat 17:25); the annual tax (phoros) on property (Luke 20:22; Luke 23:2); the poll-tax (kensos, "tribute," (Mat 17:25; Mat 22:17; Mark 12:14)); and the temple-tax ("tribute money" = two drachmas = half shekel, (Mat 17:24-27; Compare Ex 30:13)).

Easton's Illustrated Dictionary

Old Testament Money Scale

Gerah        Shekel    Mina   Talent
1
20 1
1,000 50 1
60,000 3,000 60 1

New Testament Money Scale

Mite  Quadrans (Penny)  Copper Coin   Denarius
1/128
2 1/64
8 4 1/16
128 64 16 1*

* One day's wages. The Temple tax was 2 days' wages

Money Values

Denomination    Troy Ounce   Silver Value    Gold Value
Gerah .0182 $0.36 $18.20
Shekel 3.64 $7.28 $364.00
Mina 18.2 $364.00 $18,200.00
Talent 91.0 $21,840.00 $1,092,000.00
Drachma (Greek) 27.0 $270.00
Bekah .182 $3.64
—Easton's Illustrated Dictionary

Yep it is true taxes are as old as time itself. Eagle 1040 out!