I could not disagree more with this article. Nothing paid voluntarily, for whatever reason, can be a tax. Whether spending money on lottery tickets is wise makes for a fair argument, but to suggest it is a tax (because the poor are too stupid to think for themselves, or elect not to?) is to redefine a well-understood word.
I could not disagree more with this article. Nothing paid voluntarily, for whatever reason, can be a tax. Whether spending money on lottery tickets is wise makes for a fair argument, but to suggest it is a tax (because the poor are too stupid to think for themselves, or elect not to?) is to redefine a well-understood word.
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Tax Schmax. It’s wealth redistribution. There’s a million different ways the gubmint gets their hands in your pockets.
I’m on record for stating we need to tax the poor. And I mean severly. It’s a well known economic principle that if you want LESS of something, then tax MORE of it.
Tax the rich? Sure. Look at how that’s working out. I say we tax the poor. Start with ending the billions of dollars we throw at welfare and entitlement programs.
Redistribute that money back to the Makers who paid it and watch and see how fast our economy turns around.