Taxes

When those who run the nation don't pay taxes, its a precursor to disaster in the long run for any nation. Liberty denied for some to benefit others is what the Left Wingers always do. That is what occurred in our southern states back pre-1865. We have seen their same modus operandi time and again around the world (Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, the current Iran).

Of course, the person with a slave master mentality (i.e. Left Winger) always rationalizes such as a societal "good" at the expense of those who are losing their liberty. They call it "Social Justice" as we saw in NAZI Germany. But the person enslaved knows better and knows that such thinking is only a rationalization of evil by the enslaver.

The Right Wing believes in equality. Accordingly, it was the Right Wing (Republican) that freed the slaves from the slave (Democrat) states. If one group continues to be enslaved at the expense of another, history will surely repeat itself ...

Borrowing the money to spend on the level of President Obama's 2011 budget proposals may be the straw (in this case, a whole load of hay) that breaks our government's back.

Democrats simply will not do what anyone who has run a business knows: In tough times, you've got to cut spending. And, as already noted previously, one should start with those departments not covered under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.

As an independent, I also blame George Bush and his Democrat Congress of Pelosi/Reid for expanding the deficits/debt. However, Obama's deficit/debt spending on steroids make's Bush's spending look miniscule in comparison.

We are supposed to have equal protection under the laws. Any tax which is not applied equally to all voters should be declared null and void. If a general revenue tax does not apply equally to everyone, then you can have any tax code written to apply to just a few (which we already have)-- or even a minority of one.

We should be looking to eliminate the number of taxes and simplifying the tax code -- not adding additional taxes. Certain taxes such as the death tax or gift taxes are a totally perverted usage of government. Why should I have to pay a tax on something I give to someone else? I was already taxed once when I earned the money. It is purely government theft due to corrupt politicians holding power and perverting the system of freedom established by the founding fathers.

Under good government the taxes are low. Under bad government the taxes are high.

Unfortunately, we have bad government.

I would favor a national "debt reduction sales tax" (DRST) with all revenues going strictly to debt reduction. This would be a tax that EVERYONE who made a purchase would pay and so everyone would have an interest in seeing it decreased and ultimately eliminated by paying down the public debt. I wouldn't apply it in a recession. However, in place of the fed increasing interest rates to slow a heating up economy, I'd turn on and/or increase the DRST which would have the same effect.

It would also help to have a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and a presidential line-item veto. But get the DRST going and the people will then keep pressure on the over-spenders in BOTH parties to curb deficit spending and get our fiscal house in order.