Bat the VAT!

There is a movement afoot by Obama, the High Lama and his power hungry henchmen to institute a new tool of torture for the taxpayer. Yes, my friends, I am speaking of that tremendous revenue generator, the Value Added Tax! Once again, Obama, the High Lama has reached into his magic bag of implements and grabbed a truly nefarious weapon to fight capitalism and undermine the very foundation on which this great nation was derived. For a refresher course in basic economics, let us turn to the concept of a Value Added Tax. Believe me, the VAT is not an Obama, the High Lama original idea--I doubt if Obama ever had an original idea regarding economics and capitalism, except to undermine the latter. At any rate, the concept is simple enough. Place a tax on every step in any process whereby there is a true or perceived value added. To illustrate this, let us look at the manufacture of automobiles here in this country. Initially, there is a tax placed on all the raw materials required for the manufacturing process. Next, a tax is placed on the sale of those materials; then tax on the distribution of those materials; tax on transportation of those materials to the automobile manufacturing facility; tax on the finished parts for that automobile; tax on the assembled automobile; tax on the shipment of that automobile; tax on delivery of that finished automobile; tax on the purchase of that finished automobile by the distributor; tax on the sale to the automobile dealer; and finally tax on the sale of that automobile to the end user. Of course, there may be other stages during that entire process where Obama and his henchmen can find a way in which to sink their grubby claws in order to extract more "blood from the turnip"--you, the taxpayer. As you can see, this could be an extremely libidinous act against those of us needing any product or service. And, as a matter of recourse, just whom do you suspect would actually pay the ultimate price for these services and products? Yes, my friends, step right up and win the cupie doll, for the correct answer has always been--YOU! This is the same idea where the democrat believes in the idea of taxing more heavily every corporation or business. The idiotic notion that businesses pay taxes is simply a red herring perpetrated by the democrats on those not quite "quick enough" to realize that businesses merely pass on any form of implemented tax to the consumer by way of higher prices or decreased package contents. WAKE UP AMERICA!! The liberal democrats are all charlitans and magicians when it comes to taking our money and giving us nothing in return. They can find more ways to fleece the taxpayer of his hard earned money! Let us each write, call or signal our "duly elected representatives in Washington DC" and tell them of our great displeasure with the battle outcry of "Bat the VAT!" The saga continues....