"I Tried To Explain This to Her... "

*****Actually, you did no such thing. Here are your responses:

"You failed to mention the congressional hearings a couple years ago where the IRS was called to task on their strong arm tactics involving taxpayers.

Seems I remember congress told them they had better shape up."

(No explanation there......)

"That "Big Brother", who you seem to love, ain't all you crack it up to be!"

(Again, no explanation....)

"I am not the one who is taking the side of big government in this discussion! :)

But like you said.....Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion."

(And yet, still no explanation....)

"It's pretty obvious you love "Big Brother"
You're not any relation to "Winston" by any chance? :)"

(Maybe Tom's right and my reading comprehension IS lacking since I don't see any explanatory statements in that one, either......)

> But I was told not to be a
> "Whiner"

*****I've never told YOU to not be a whiner. If you want to whine, that's fine. I'm not going to try to stop you. My statements about whining were generalized to include ANYONE who refuses to be held accountable for their actions and the resulting blame they prefer to heap upon others instead of looking to see what they did wrong and how they can learn from it and get back on track.

> Some people feel that no matter what
> "Big Brother" does, you need to
> just go along with it and not utter a word
> of complaint and if you have the gall to
> complain you are just crying and whining.

*****I have no doubt there are people who believe that however, I'm not one of them. I would never plead guilty to a criminal charge if I didn't commit the crime. I would never accept the IRS's decision regarding my taxes if I believed their calculations were incorrect. I always encourage anyone who feels the government has made a wrong decision to do ***everything*** they can to get the decision reversed using the appeal system every government agency has including our Court system.

No one should ever allow a government entity (or anyone else for that matter!) to get away with ripping them off. However, just because someone doesn't like the decision doesn't mean the decision is wrong or not based on the laws. Often times, the complaintant just disagrees with the fact they lost, not the actual facts of the case.

> I'm with you.....I think another "Tea Party" is in order!

*****Great!!! I'm guessing this means you're willing to be the leader who rises up to lead the way on government reform, right? I wish you much success on that endeavor. I don't wish you luck because I think it's impossible to change our laws and procedures, I wish you luck because it will be a very long war you're planning.

:)
EM