{"id":8593,"date":"2016-08-22T15:03:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2016-08-22T15:03:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T19:03:51","slug":"taxation-as-theft-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/taxation-as-theft-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxation as theft – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whenever someone suggests a new Federal tax…even if it SEEMS like it is well intentioned or will do some good…remember: All Taxation Is Theft – You should be able to question, understand and opt out of any tax levied by Government. <\/p>\n

Yes, some taxes are for the greater good…but government shouldn’t have to cost the money it does. If having an army is important to us, we can contribute to the defense fund. If not, we should be able to choose to abstain, and the military budget would have to get cut. If we’d rather try to help the needy, we should get to vote if we want to pay into program. But giving our money to Washington DC, and expecting them to do ANYTHING other than waste it, is only kidding ourselves. Try asking the Pentagon where that 6.5 TRILLION went…GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. The State and Local governments should have the ultimate taxation power so as to provide the maximum benefits and protections for their citizens with the least waste. <\/p>\n

Our government took a wrong turn from The Founders’ plan, when we started paying into Washington and expecting it to trickle back to the States. Washington should have to come to the States for money, and all money sent to the Federal Government should be have to be approved by the legislature of the various States from which it is derived. That’s how we funded the Revolution. “Crowdsourced” funding from the States.<\/p>\n

The individual States shouldn’t have to fight for what’s left of the Federal teats after all of the waste and misuses. Why should the States, which were always intended by the Founders to maintain the true power in our Union, be relegated to being recipients of crumbs from the bread that has been confiscated by “the King” to feed his chosen wealthy friends. Have the 50 united States become no better than united rats in the Federal Pantry?<\/p>\n

What about the poor states you say? Well, they should be encouraged to get their shit together for sure. Bad management is bad management. But States which are insolvent should be able to apply for temporary Federal assistance, which would be designed to spur economic development in the weaker States and supported by the other States only if approved by their legislatures…so the plan BETTER MAKE SENSE. If States remain insolvent, other steps should be outlined, including the potential that weaker States could be divided and absorbed into more profitable surrounding States. Sounds dog eat dog, yes, but, it’s self correcting, autonomous also and would affect the average person probably not at all. Not to mention that less Senators means cheaper Federal government<\/p>\n

Time to reinvent the US Government. Before it’s too late and there’s nothing worth saving.<\/p>\n

And in case you’re thinking it, I’m not implying putting millions of Federal workers out of work. Some would need to be reabsorbed back into the civilian work force…if they actually have any skills (talking about Congress now, not the REST of the hard working government folks). That will be a challenge, but I think it’s one we can handle. <\/p>\n

Remember this:
\nBeing Truly Progressive Means Actually Making Progress.
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