BEAT STREET, BREAKDOWN

I heard an interesting statistic on Andrew Wilkow talk show as I was passing through the McDonald’s (yep cause that’s how I roll) channel surfing SIRIUS and text messaging on my Q. In the background I swore I heard him say that if you make $35,000 a year, combine all the taxes you pay, 52% goes of your (emphasis on your?) income goes to the government. In other words if there are 20 work days in the month, you spend almost 11 working to pay for good old Uncle Sam. So when it comes to the top 3 democratic candidates, and they start up the okie-doke of raising taxes, I start to shake. Which brings me to the final perplexing thought of the day. In my heart I want Obama to win, because in this day and age there are some glass ceilings, and barriers still to be broken by our race, however some of his “politics of change” in clude raising taxes., universal healthcare, and additional entitlements as provided by the securities of governemnt. I hear DL hugley put it best a couple of weeks ago

I don’t trust the government to deliver my mail, so I damn sure don’t trust them with my healthcare

. So my question, does race supersede politics? I think I’ll wait til after the primaries to see if that’s an issue I’ll have to stress over come November.

So here’s the list of the potential taxes you pay yearly, monthly, daily hourly, is secondly a word? Anyway feel free to cut, copy and paste this on into an excel sheet, fill in the tax percentage you pay, and somebody tell me if this guy was stretching or close?

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
F old License Tax
Fuel Perm it 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 taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),  
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe a Tax,
Te! lephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usa ge 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.

AM I BLACK OR WHITE

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify.^[1] The categories represent a social-political construct designed for the race or races they considered themselves to be and “generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country“.^[2] The Office of Management and Budget defines the concept of race as outlined on the US Census as not “scientific or anthropological“.^[3]The OMB’s conception of race takes into account “social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry“,^[3] using “appropriate scientific methodologies“^[3], but not “primarily biological or genetic in reference“.^[3] Race and ethnicity were considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanicorigin asked as a separate question. Thus, in addition to their race, all respondents are also categorized by membership in one of two ethnicities: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino. In 1997, the Office of Management and Budget gave a Federal Register Notice called the “Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity” which defined new racial and ethnic definitions.^[4]

How do we protest in the new millennium?

We no longer allow the government, the media, the larger society or special interests to divide us with their definition of our race:

Around 2 years from today someone is going to knock on your door and ask you to fill out a form that looks like this:

Ever noticed the fact, that we are the only group that has 3 definitions? Ever wondered why if so many are preaching a color blind society, that your government still insist on categorizing every American every 10 years? Ever wondered why the Hispanics have their own section for ethnicity, sub-divided by individual nationalities? (shouldn’t white then be classified by Germanic, Italian, Greek, or British and so) The census is the basis for every wedge racial issue played out in the media, exploited by special interest, and processed to continue funding the government orwellean machinery. Didn’t Martin tell us? I could never see anything regarding our character by checking any of these boxes, only the color of our skin. And I say the time has come to throw a wrench in the whole scheme. And show the masses how through our unity, we can take down an entire section of the system. Somebody please tell me I’m crazy, hey, I say it’s just a check-box, and I’m tired of playing.