Joe vs Jose

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> Joe
> > > Legal
> > > vs. Jose
> > > Illegal
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You have
> > > 2 families... "Joe
> > > Legal"
> > > and
> > > "Jose
> > > Illegal".
> > >
> > > Both
> > > families have 2 parents, 2
> > children and live in
> > > California
> > > .
> > >
> > >
> > > "Joe Legal"
> > > works in construction, has a
> > Social Security Number,
> > > and makes $25.00 per
> > > hour with payroll taxes
> > deducted.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jose
> > > Illegal"
> > > also works in construction,
> > has NO Social Security
> > > Number, and gets paid
> > > $15.00 cash "under the
> > > table".
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal... $25.00 per hour x 40
> > hours = $1000.00 per week
> > > = $52,000 per year.
> > > Now take 30% away for state
> > and federal tax.
> > > Joe Legal now has
> > > $31,231.00.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal...
> > > $15.00 per hour x 40 hours =
> > $600.00 per week =
> > > $31,200.00 per year.
> > > Jose Illegal pays no taxes.
> > Jose Illegal now has
> > > $31,200.00.
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Legal
> > > pays for Medical and Dental
> > Insurance with limited
> > > coverage ... $1000.00 per
> > > month = $12,000.00 per year.
> > Joe
> > > Legal now has
> > > $19,231.00.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jose Illegal
> > > has full Medical and Dental
> > coverage through the state
> > > and local clinics at
> > > a cost of $0.00 per year.
> > Jose
> > > Illegal still has
> > > $31,200.00.
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Legal
> > > makes too much money to be
> > eligible for Food Stamps or
> > > Welfare so Joe Legal
> > > pays for food... $1,000.00 per
> > month = $12,000.00 per
> > > year.
> > > Joe Legal
> > > now has
> > > $7,231.00.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal has
> > > no documented income and is
> > eligible for Food Stamps
> > > and Welfare.
> > > Jose Illegal
> > > still has
> > > $31,200.00.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal pays
> > > rent of $1,000.00 per month =
> > $12,000.00 per year.
> > > Joe Legal is now in the hole
> > > -<$4,769.00>.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal
> > > receives a $500 per month
> > Federal rent subsidy, which
> > > entirely pays his rent
> > > of $500.00 per month =
> > $6,000.00 per year.
> > > Jose Illegal still has
> > > $31,200.00.
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Legal
> > > now works overtime on
> > Saturdays and gets a part time
> > > job after work to make
> > > ends meet.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal has
> > > nights and weekends off to
> > enjoy with his
> > > family.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal's
> > > and
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal's
> > > children
> > > both
> > > attend the same school.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal pays
> > > for his children's lunches
> > > while
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal's
> > > children get free government
> > sponsored
> > > lunches.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal's
> > > children go home after
> > school.
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal's
> > > children have an after school
> > ESL program which, again,
> > > is provided free of
> > > charge.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > Legal
> > > and
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal
> > > both enjoy
> > > the same Police and Fire
> > Services, but
> > > Joe
> > > Legal paid
> > > for them
> > > and
> > > Jose
> > > Illegal did
> > > not pay.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ARE
> > > YOU MAD YET?!?!?!
> > >
> > >
> > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
> > > The
> > > reason congressmen try so hard
> > to get re-elected is
> > > that they would hate
> > > to have to live under the laws
> > they've
> > > passed.