If taxes are never any more onerous than what the poorest members
of society can easily afford, this will encourage the State (and the Church) to
provide services that truly raise the standard of living for the society.
But once an affordable tax is determined -- and bear in mind I am
recommending an averaged 7.5% aggregate for federal, state AND local -- you
can't have ANY exemptions. If you have people that are excused from paying
taxes, yet receive government services, that is not fair to the rest of
society. Also, when people receive free government services their demand for
more services is endless. This is why the federal government is now so bloated.
Endless demands for welfare and special privileges are being demanded -- and
voted in -- by 50% of the population. This is democracy in action: voters at
the public trough.
Because we have failed to heed the advice of the Founders, we have
exempted about 50% of the people from taxes at the federal level.(1) Thus the
only way these government services can thus get paid is with high tax rates on
the middle class and rich.
THUS, THE SOLUTION TO THIS DILEMMA IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST
BE SHRUNK TO A SIZE THAT IS AFFORDABLE BY THE TAXES STIPULATED IN THE
CONSTITUTION
This would be whatever size government 7.5% of WE THE PEOPLE's
money will buy with duties, imposts and excises.
As one can quickly see, the Founders were quite serious about
limited government. A government that operates on 7.5% is a tiny government.
But that's good. Bear in mind that whatever money the government doesn't absorb
for its uses is money available for YOUR uses. You have to look at government
as a parasite vying for YOUR resources. It's like a huge tick sitting there on
your arm sucking blood. It just sucks and sucks and sucks. And it gets bigger
and bigger. And as it gets bigger it spends more and more money on
"security." NOT YOUR SECURITY. It just SAYS it's for YOUR security.
It's really for ITS security, because the people that are on the government
payrolls, directly and through the K-Street revolving door, KNOW that you are
going to come after them sooner or later. They just know it. They KNOW they're
doing something wrong. They know they're stealing through rampant
over-taxation. They know they are violating the Constitution so their attitude
is: "I'm going to get everything I can, exit that revolving door, and
build a fortress complete with electric gates and neighborhood patrols and let
them just try and get me."
And if you don't believe the statists subconsciously have these
feelings, look at how they fawn and worship their own. Look at all the fuss
they made over someone who was shot, just because she's a senator.
Regular citizens get shot every day. WE THE PEOPLE get shot every
day. Who cares? To the state-infested media it's just a "news story."
But who's really more important, WE THE PEOPLE or WE THE SENATORS?
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