If the ultimate goal is to raise revenue for the USG. Why don't they just do a simple comparison of the methods and pick the one that nets the most money after subtracting out all the various programs? I never understood why this is so hard. We I do. It's political ideology.

 

-DA

Darth - I am ashamed of you!  A simple and elegant solution to taxes?  I mean really - one would get the impression you are a true capitalist and would allow the market to pick the best solution instead of committees, scholars, journalists, lobbyists, lawyers and our elected representatives who ALWAYS act in our best interests.

 

Softwar, some of our views may differ and I realize that is because our experiences in life are different. But I agree with you on this issue. I mean, I understand that at certain levels the Government has to help people out. I understand the Government has to collect taxes. Heck even God wants 10%. But I think that the tax rate should be fair regardless of income. I also think that there are limits on what the Government can do. And I think that the market if left alone(within reason) is inherently fair to people who make smart choices with money.

 

I also think people have choices to make in life. If you are barely making ends meet in one job, then change jobs. Otherwise you have to make due with what you have. But everybody should have the opportunity to better themselves if they choose to do so.

 

 

-DA

 

Darth - when comes to government, taxes and your money - I subscribe to the old Virginia point of view - when Congress is in session - lock up the liquor, ladies and your wallet.

 

The best description is the 3 letter abreviation I once found in documents involving dirty (kick-back laced deals) with Indonesia, specifically the power plants.  In one document - the Indonesians called the dirty deals "KKN" - which stands for Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism.

 

Government is not something to be distrusted - However, it is wise always to trust but verify.  Frequent audits are a welcome sign because open books are the signature of a clean organization.  When they hide the books, and attack the auditors then you know something is wrong.

 

There are dishonest power seekers who take money while ignoring the plight of those they are elected to serve.  There are also others who give so much of themselves that no amount can ever pay back the debt we owe them.  The problem is knowing which is which.

I don't mind paying my fair share of taxes - and in some cases I am willing to pay more because I know what it is going for (e.g. our national defense is the #1 priority).  I only object when there are freeloaders, corrupt practices and the same old crowd lining their pockets with my hard earned dollars.  Redistribution of wealth is a failed social theory that can never succeed.  It is a scheme to fool the ignorant and the path toward national destruction.

I agree.

 

 

-DA

One thing I here about cults is that while they use the same vocabulary that Christians do, the definitions of the terms the cults use is totally different from those of the terms Christians use. So what a hearer construes and what a speaker intends are not the same.

 

So too with the way liberals use language. In "spread the wealth", the verb "spread" for the liberal has no first person singular form but has only the second person plural form.