He was so dramatic and excited as he spun his tale of heroic deeds. Finally, he came to the end and with his head cocked to the side and his toe moving make believe dirt across the floor he says to me, “Daddy, I’m just kidding.”

I knew all along the story was made up. I mean, with dragons and Transformers, it’s a miracle that I was instinctively clued in to the fantasy aspects of his story. However, I allowed him to trudge along in his detailed tale because he wanted to tell me a story.

Now, telling fantastic stories is just another part of a well-rounded childhood. Yet, as we grow up we are supposed to leave those sorts of immature desires behind.

This is why I get so aggravated, when I see the President, OUR President, stand at a podium and embark on twisting, winding tales of his own.

The latest tale is the whole tax-breaks for small business one. Guess what, he is offering these with the right hand while allowing the tax-cuts for INDIVIDUALS to expire with the left hand. Has anyone honestly looked at how their taxes are going to change when these cuts expire?

Not only are the “rich” going to be affected by the expiration of the tax cuts, but EVERY WORKING CITIZEN will feel the impact.

Here’s an example: say you are making less that $8,375. Your tax rate can increase as much as 5%. You paid $837.50 in taxes last year; you’ll pay $1,256.25 this year. Now, you didn’t make any more money, but good old Uncle Sam expects you to come up with the extra $400 bucks to fund your government!

How many people who make that level of income can afford to pay another $400 bucks?

Now, if you make between $8,375 and $34,000 your taxes won’t change. However, if you get a little more ambitious and make between $34,000 and $82,400 your taxes will go up another 3%.

Further, imagine you just got out of college and were in the lower tax bracket and say you get a decent job that bumps you up a tax bracket. You’re looking at an 18% tax increase; personally, I’m facing a 13% increase myself, just because my wife has had to work full-time this year to make ends meet.

The reality is that these taxes breaks weren’t ONLY for the “rich” as the President and his allies suggest. These breaks affected everybody at every income level. Sell it as they may, the facts contradict their story. Check them out for yourself at www.irs.gov and www.whitehouse.gov .

Let us be clear in the message we send to our President. Silly stories and tall tales are wonderful for the childhood imagination, but shouldn’t be foisted on the unsuspecting public at large by our leaders!