I HATE TAXES just as much as the next joe down the stret, but I will admit that taxes are nessesary to keep our socieity moving.
I will say, and anyone who reads this can disagree, but its just a radical idea that I have. I have read that under a true capialist government, taxes are voluntary. For anyone who thinks that wont work, let me ask you, what keeps the church going? Voluntary contributions. No one is REQUIRED to donate to a church, but they keep the bills paid all the same.
Personally, I think that if we could decide what taxes we wanted to pay for, there wouldnt be so much foolish spending in government.
Of course, I know it will never work.
I do support Neal Bortz "fair tax" idea. Although I havent read his book on this, I have listened to his radio program quite a bit earlier in the year and it seemed like a win win. Removing the income tax in favor of a federal sales tax. With the first, what was it $20,000 or so of gross receipts tax exempt.
As thats about all I make in a year, Id live almost tax free!
The more you buy, the more tax you pay. Rich people buy more, so they pay more, poor people dont buy much, so they dont pay much. Sounds fair to me.
If you dont want to pay taxes, dont buy anything.
Income taxes just suck! The audacity of the government CHARGING ME TO WORK!?!?!
What did they do to earn that money!?! All they do is take it and pay welfare cases. I cant get any assistance on my wife's $30,000 hospital bill becuase I make a whopping ten bucks an hour, but they dont mind taking those deductions from what little paycheck I do get.....
Im not trying to whine, but you would think that you could get SOMETHING for the $300 per month they take out in taxes, NOT COUNTING social security and medicare deductions. Then turn right around and pay town and county taxes every year on my car and real estate. Pay sales taxes to county and state, have to buy decals for our auto's that cost $25 each just to proove we paid out taxes. taxes taxes taxes, and I have yet to see ONE USE of all this money that I actually thought was a good idea.
"Take it to the polls" you say? What do you do when you cant fathom either canidate? democrat, republican... psshtt.... all the care about is power$power$power$