April 15th

This post is not about LetzGoOut.com.

It's about a brilliant idea I have that could quite possibly fix our great nation. Actually, I have two great ideas that would do that. The first one is put me in charge. But let's talk about the other one instead.

Actually, this one is far simpler. It may not benefit me as greatly as my other proposal, but I still like this idea. No, I love it. I frekkin love this idea. It's beauty is it's simplicity.

Ok, so what's the great idea, you're wondering, right? Or you got bored with my long intro and went on to surf for porn instead...

Election day. Move it. I wonder if they timed it this way deliberately. They had to have. Election day, in case you didn't know how they determine its date, is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Tax day is held on April 15th every year. In your average year, this is only about 15-20 days away from the farthest two dates in year can be. That can't have been an accident.

My proposal would make Election Day the first Tuesday after April 15th.

Just think how much more responsibly our elected officials might spend our money if they knew that on the day after they billed us, we would decide whether we wanted them to spend our money, or if we'd rather put somebody else in charge of that this time.

About the only thing that could make a greater statement is if we eliminated the federal government's ability to deduct directly from our pay each week, and that on April 15th, we actually saw how much we were REALLY paying, rather than making that statement that so many foolishly make each year, "Hey, this is great! I didn't have to pay taxes! I actually got $1,500 BACK!" No, you didn't dumbass. You overpaid the government by $1,500, and they got to collect the interest on it for the past year instead of you. And had you UNDERPAID by that amount, they'd have CHARGED interest.

Imagine for a moment, the accountability that senators and congressmen might feel if they knew that the day after their constituents sent around 25% of their hard earned money in that these people would then be deciding who got to spend it. It just might reduce the chances of awarding a hammer contract to their buddy who charges $1800 a piece, allowing federal funding to study the mating habits of the tsi tsi fly, or giving tax breaks to oil companies that are charging record prices at the pumps.

Now, instead picture some nervous lawyers sitting in a committee room in DC calculating how much money they can give back to the people. Imagine our elected officials working to appease the people that will decide whether they should be updating their resume next week, instead of cutting a deal with some lobbyist who, in exchange for a tax break, government contract or change in some legislation that benefits them specifically, can get some contributions to their reelection campaign.

This might be the next best thing to a Second American Revolution.

Now, if you're looking for a bar and in need of a drink now, might I recommend LetzGoOut.com. 50 states. 50,000 bars. Coincidence? Yes. An awesome coincidence.