Billy Beck has somewhat of a sharply-worded response to an imbecile who asks a question on healthcare spending--a question that is a moot point if you believe the premise that before gov't can spend anything, it has to confiscate it from the taxpayers first.
I've been waiting for someone to say it just as BB does right here.
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Showing posts with label taxpayers. Show all posts
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Monday, April 16, 2007
Away with the IRS!
Washington, DC (TLS). Have you filed yet? The deadline is near, that dreaded time of year we all loathe and wish would go away, yet nobody seems to have the guts to do anything about.
Filing taxes in the United States of America is a colossal headache. There is no rational sense to it. Laws are complicated and contradict each other. Even IRS personnel are known to give out erroneous information due to the extremely complicated nature of the U.S. Tax Code.
I am convinced to this day that the primary reason the government keeps this dysfunctional system is so that IRS personnel, tax attorneys, and accountants can keep their jobs.
Other than that, there is no single useful and beneficial purpose of IRS and the present tax code.
The Liberty Sphere has called for the abolition of the IRS many times in the past. It is a concept whose time is due. There are better ways for the government to collect the money it needs to rule over us.
We have heard most of the proposals before--the flat tax, a national sales tax, the fair tax, etc.
These are all worthy proposals that sorely need to be carefully examined.
The fair tax in particular is interesting because it is similar to a national sales tax, with the exception that food and drugs are not taxed at all. This would greatly benefit the poorest among us. The government would be funded by the goods we purchase, excluding food and drugs.
No keeping of records. No filing deadlines. No browbeating by an unelected government agency that has its own police force. No penalties and interest. No tax accountants and attorneys.
In fact, the concept and implementation of such a plan is so simple that complicated minds that thrive off of the present system and its dysfunction are totally baffled by it.
Unfortunately, many of the candidates who ran in the 2006 election cycle on a platform of abolishing the IRS and the U.S. Tax Code lost. We are now dominated in Congress by a Party that loves the IRS and its heavy-handed tactics. After all, when your entire philosophy rests upon growing big government even larger, the IRS is an absolute necessity.
Oh, the horror of life without it! Why, the government could go broke!
The government will never go broke under a fair tax that is attached to buying habits. Under such a system, government will probably have to begin to live within its means, but after all, that's what you and I have to do.
It's time government had to do the same thing.
So, to the IRS--begone! Away with you!
Filing taxes in the United States of America is a colossal headache. There is no rational sense to it. Laws are complicated and contradict each other. Even IRS personnel are known to give out erroneous information due to the extremely complicated nature of the U.S. Tax Code.
I am convinced to this day that the primary reason the government keeps this dysfunctional system is so that IRS personnel, tax attorneys, and accountants can keep their jobs.
Other than that, there is no single useful and beneficial purpose of IRS and the present tax code.
The Liberty Sphere has called for the abolition of the IRS many times in the past. It is a concept whose time is due. There are better ways for the government to collect the money it needs to rule over us.
We have heard most of the proposals before--the flat tax, a national sales tax, the fair tax, etc.
These are all worthy proposals that sorely need to be carefully examined.
The fair tax in particular is interesting because it is similar to a national sales tax, with the exception that food and drugs are not taxed at all. This would greatly benefit the poorest among us. The government would be funded by the goods we purchase, excluding food and drugs.
No keeping of records. No filing deadlines. No browbeating by an unelected government agency that has its own police force. No penalties and interest. No tax accountants and attorneys.
In fact, the concept and implementation of such a plan is so simple that complicated minds that thrive off of the present system and its dysfunction are totally baffled by it.
Unfortunately, many of the candidates who ran in the 2006 election cycle on a platform of abolishing the IRS and the U.S. Tax Code lost. We are now dominated in Congress by a Party that loves the IRS and its heavy-handed tactics. After all, when your entire philosophy rests upon growing big government even larger, the IRS is an absolute necessity.
Oh, the horror of life without it! Why, the government could go broke!
The government will never go broke under a fair tax that is attached to buying habits. Under such a system, government will probably have to begin to live within its means, but after all, that's what you and I have to do.
It's time government had to do the same thing.
So, to the IRS--begone! Away with you!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Democrats Want Taxpayers to Pay for Immigration
Washington, DC (TLS). The Liberty Sphere has learned that Democrats in Congress are opposing the Bush Administration proposal to raise the fees associated with immigration and citizenship in this country. The Democrats would rather taxpayers pick up the bill for new citizens.
According to Discover the Networks, under the proposed changes, applying for naturalized citizenship would cost $595, up from $330, and the cost for processing fingerprints and other biometric information would increase $10, to $80. The cost of some complicated applications would jump by more than $1,000.
As expected, Democrats howled to high heaven. Claiming that the Bush Administration is proposing what amounts to a 'citizenship tax' on immigrants, Democrats express concern that naturalization will become a hardship for the poorest of those seeking to become citizens.
However, the process costs money. Citizenship is not a free ride. The process involves the costs of administration, fingerprinting, background checks, and other essential requirements--costs that normally are passed on to the ones applying for citizenship.
The Democrats want taxpayers to pick up the bill.
This is not surprising given that for years it has been a known fact that Democrats have pushed for open borders, amnesty for illegal aliens, voter registration drives among immigrants, etc. To do anything at all to stem the tide of the haphazard onslaught of immigrants into the country who cannot possibly be properly assimilated into society would cut into an important voting base for Democrats.
In short, why should I have to pick up the tab for immigrants who relentlessly flood my country for the freebies? Until we stop aiding and abetting law-breakers who come here only for the free medical care and education, then as a tax payer I don't want to give one red dime to those who wish to become citizens.
Until America cleans up its act with regard to immigration, I don't want more citizens here in the first place. We need a temporary moratorium on immigration until we clean up our act and decide as a nation that we WILL enforce our immigration laws.
For more information on the Democrats' attempt to fund immigration with taxpayers' money, click here:
http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/Articles/Democrats%20hit%20visa,%20citizenship%20fee%20raise.html
According to Discover the Networks, under the proposed changes, applying for naturalized citizenship would cost $595, up from $330, and the cost for processing fingerprints and other biometric information would increase $10, to $80. The cost of some complicated applications would jump by more than $1,000.
As expected, Democrats howled to high heaven. Claiming that the Bush Administration is proposing what amounts to a 'citizenship tax' on immigrants, Democrats express concern that naturalization will become a hardship for the poorest of those seeking to become citizens.
However, the process costs money. Citizenship is not a free ride. The process involves the costs of administration, fingerprinting, background checks, and other essential requirements--costs that normally are passed on to the ones applying for citizenship.
The Democrats want taxpayers to pick up the bill.
This is not surprising given that for years it has been a known fact that Democrats have pushed for open borders, amnesty for illegal aliens, voter registration drives among immigrants, etc. To do anything at all to stem the tide of the haphazard onslaught of immigrants into the country who cannot possibly be properly assimilated into society would cut into an important voting base for Democrats.
In short, why should I have to pick up the tab for immigrants who relentlessly flood my country for the freebies? Until we stop aiding and abetting law-breakers who come here only for the free medical care and education, then as a tax payer I don't want to give one red dime to those who wish to become citizens.
Until America cleans up its act with regard to immigration, I don't want more citizens here in the first place. We need a temporary moratorium on immigration until we clean up our act and decide as a nation that we WILL enforce our immigration laws.
For more information on the Democrats' attempt to fund immigration with taxpayers' money, click here:
http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/Articles/Democrats%20hit%20visa,%20citizenship%20fee%20raise.html
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