US treasury wants donations to pay off national debt
whoever
crappy things are.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282247
The Christmas season is quickly approaching and Washington is
certainly in the holiday spirit as they are asking Americans to help
pay off the national debt by donating to the Treasury.
As the holiday season approaches, Washington is hoping that Americans
will be in the Christmas spirit over the next several weeks as the
United States Treasury is asking their citizens to donate whatever
amount they can to help pay off the $12 trillion national debt,
according to Reuters.
Are you interested? Well, the Treasury released the information on
their website and all you have to do is send a gift or a check payable
to the Bureau of Public Debt. Treasury spokesperson Kim Treat said
that a lot of people send checks and in the last fiscal year it added
up to nearly $3 million, which is the largest since 1996.
Majority of the reasons for donating whatever they have is either
patriotism or a form of gratitude by immigrants for allowing them into
their country. The largest single donation ever made, according to
Mckayla Barden, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Public Debt, was $3.5
million.
WHNT News 19 reports that a lot of the people they spoke to have never
heard of the 1961 law, which allows the government to accept donations
to pay down the debt and they're even tax deductible.
Jeff Jauken told WHNT, "I think it's really wild. The government takes
enough of our money. The government takes enough of our money, and
they expect us to send them extra money to pay off the debt. That is
their responsibility to pay down."
According to an unscientific CNN web poll, 79 per cent would not
donate any money to the US government.
Jonathan Winkler, a retired American writer who lives in Ottawa, told
Digital Journal, in an e-mail correspondence, that the US government
is actually trying to steal more from the taxpayer. The income tax is
already illegal and immoral, says Winkler. "The government taxes you
into oblivion, devalues your money and now they want you to say �thank
you sir now may I give you some more money?' It's absolutely
ridiculous and I am shocked by the figure that $3 million was given to
the Treasury." He concluded asking the question, "How much does Obama
donate to the Treasury?"
The United States is presently facing a $12 trillion national debt,
$1.4 trillion budget deficit and unfunded liabilities of $106
trillion.
Six String Stu
<Alle...@nul.vod> wrote in message
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"Do"?
tkd
>> you sir now may I give you some more money?' It's absolutely
>> ridiculous and I am shocked by the figure that $3 million was given to
>> the Treasury." He concluded asking the question, "How much does Obama
>> donate to the Treasury?"
>> The United States is presently facing a $12 trillion national debt,
>> $1.4 trillion budget deficit and unfunded liabilities of $106
>> trillion.
>
I would be happy if Congress moved to "working"(showing up) 4 or 5 days
per week rather than their typical 2-1/2.
Relayer
> Alley...@nul.vod wrote:
> > On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:38 -0600, whoever <whoe...@whatever.com>
> >> you sir now may I give you some more money?' It's absolutely
> >> ridiculous and I am shocked by the figure that $3 million was given to
> >> the Treasury." He concluded asking the question, "How much does Obama
> >> donate to the Treasury?"
> >> The United States is presently facing a $12 trillion national debt,
> >> $1.4 trillion budget deficit and unfunded liabilities of $106
> >> trillion.
>
> > Is Congress going to do their share?
>
> I would be happy if Congress moved to "working"(showing up) 4 or 5 days
>
> - Show quoted text -
They're working. They just aren't in session.
But the real evil of congress are the lobbyist.
relayer@dummiesrus
news:b489d239-4767-4cfd...@j11g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:
>
> But the real evil of congress are the lobbyist.
>
Are you actually as illiterate as your posts suggest, or is it just an act?
D.F. Manno
whoever <who...@whatever.com> wrote:
> They should be targeting CEOs who get obsceme bonuses no matter how
> crappy things are.
>
> http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282247
>
> The Christmas season is quickly approaching and Washington is
> certainly in the holiday spirit as they are asking Americans to help
> pay off the national debt by donating to the Treasury.
> As the holiday season approaches, Washington is hoping that Americans
> will be in the Christmas spirit over the next several weeks as the
> United States Treasury is asking their citizens to donate whatever
> amount they can to help pay off the $12 trillion national debt,
> according to Reuters.
> Are you interested? Well, the Treasury released the information on
> their website and all you have to do is send a gift or a check payable
> to the Bureau of Public Debt. Treasury spokesperson Kim Treat said
> that a lot of people send checks and in the last fiscal year it added
> up to nearly $3 million, which is the largest since 1996.
This is nothing new. This story pops up every year, usually around tax
time.
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