February 14, 2023
Sing in the Sunshine
(Pay Government Mandated Sun Usage Tax First)
  We'll Sing in the Sunshine ________________________ We'll sing in the sunshine We'll laugh every day We'll sing in the sunshine Then I'll be on my way [Verse 1] I will never love you The cost of love's too dear But though I'll never love you I'll stay with you one year [Chorus] And we can sing in the sunshine We'll laugh everyday We'll sing in the sunshine Then I'll be on my way [Verse 2] I'll sing to you each morning I'll kiss you every night But, darlin', don't cling to me I'll soon be out of sight [Chorus] But we can sing in the sunshine We'll laugh everyday We'll sing in the sunshine Then I'll be on my way [Verse 3] My daddy he once told me "Hey, don't you love you any man Just take what they may give you And give but what you can." [Chorus] And you can sing in the sunshine You'll laugh everyday You'll sing in the sunshine Then be on your way [Verse 4] And when a year has ended And I have gone away You'll often speak about me And this is what you'll say [Chorus] We sang in the sunshine You know we laughed everyday We sang in the sunshine Then she went on her way  Photo from Wikipedia |
................ | Huh? A tax for using the Sun? Fair question. I do not know that it will come about but knowing what Washington has done to us - not for us, but to us - and knowing we citizens of the United States of America are in dire financial straits and knowing we are running out of things on Earth to tax, I have to pose the question: What's left? You guessed 'er Chester. The Sun. If you are not enraged after reading this, then I have to conclude you are beyond help. The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want politicians spending your tax money. The federal government spends money on a variety of goods, programs, and services to support the American public and pay interest incurred from borrowing. In fiscal year (FY) 2022, the government spent $6.27 trillion, which was more than it collected (revenue), resulting in a deficit.1 That is $6,270,000,000,000, a lot of zeros. That computes to $17,416+ billion each day. (6,270 / 360). What, I wonder, would Everett Dirksen say today? The former Illinois senator is credited, (Dirksen says misquoted) with saying "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you're talking real money." Mr. Dirksen passed away in 1969, fifty-four years ago. If he could know about today's expenditures he would likely say something like, "Jesus Oh Jesus." Our "esteemed" Washington politicians will find a creative way to get more of our money whenever they want. That's a given. But what's next? With all the taxes we citizens pay collectively, other than the Sun, what else can the politicians tax? Here's a list of current taxable transactions: Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Tax Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service Charge Tax Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax (Truckers) Sales Taxes Recreational Vehicle Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax |
This list might not be completely accurate but you get my drift.
To think, we left British Rule to avoid unjust taxes.
What happened? In a word: Politicians.
Since the government will likely resort to a Sun usage tax someday, it looks like: We are about to have a chip embedded somewhere in our body (our cost, of course) measuring our Sun consumption.
Each of us will have to find a creative way, other than death, to reduce our Sun consumption.
Do you think I am kidding? Just wait and see what happens.
Anyway, you do as you like but since I don't want to sit in the dark, I am going to pay my tax, keep on the sunny side, and sing in the sunshine.
1 How much has the U.S. government spent this year? Fiscal Data Treasury.gov
