Posted on 07/26/2005 7:35:15 AM PDT by n-tres-ted
The eagle is our nation’s symbol of freedom, strength and vision. It symbolizes both our legacy and our future. The spirit of the eagle reflects the hope of everyone who desires and pursues their American dream.
The latest data show that our nation’s economic eagle is starting to fly again. The unemployment rate is the lowest since September 11, 2001, we have seen 25 consecutive months of job gains, and 15 straight quarters of positive GDP growth. Federal tax revenues are growing and the budget deficit is shrinking, due to President Bush’s 2003 cuts in income and capital gains tax rates.
Unfortunately, two pillars of our nations’ economic infrastructure threaten to cage our economic eagle, diminishing our economy’s potential to soar to unprecedented heights. The income tax code suppresses the economy with its complexity, inefficiency, and waste of people’s time keeping records and filling out all the forms. The Social Security system suppresses opportunity by taking 12.4% of a worker’s income and dumping it into a system where younger workers will receive no return on their years of forced contributions.
Every time Congress tries to simplify the tax code it becomes a greater burden, and the cage gets smaller. As we get closer to the year Social Security will pay out more than it receives in revenues, the cage around our economic eagle gets tighter. Congressional Democrats continue to say there is no crisis, while countries like China and India continue to threaten our global economic leadership. It is time to stop talking about the problem. We must replace the tax code and restructure the Social Security system.
The Congressional Democrats and liberal media outlets have stonewalled fixing Social Security by smearing the optional personal retirement accounts proposal. They continue to offer no solution other than raising taxes and reducing benefits. Unfortunately, too many people are falling for their empty rhetoric.
It will not matter what plan the president puts on the table for cleaning up our toxic tax code mess. Just as Congressional Democrats did with the optional personal retirement accounts proposal, they will demand that any tax plan be taken off the table. This will be accompanied with the usual cries of, “it’s a tax cut for the rich.” I will bet anyone a pepperoni pizza on that prediction.
The Democratic Party is putting politics over prosperity, obstructionism over opportunities, and the next election over the next generation. They are doing this by offering no solutions to our nation’s biggest economic challenges. Democrats do not care that their tactics only harm the economy and the dreams of millions of Americans. They are doggedly determined to deny what they view as political victories for a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Congress.
Congressional Democrats want to keep our economic progress in a cage. They want to obstruct individual liberties, the strength of ideas, and visions for a 21st century economic infrastructure to match our 21st century challenges.
Clearly, they think we are stupid. Fortunately, voters are not as dumb as Democrats think. Voters are growing increasingly tired of the deceptions, distractions and deceit.
Our nation’s economic eagle will be unleashed when we replace the income tax code and restructure the Social Security system. To set the eagle free, the American public must become more vocal and persistent in pressuring Congress to follow the president’s lead on fixing these two pillars of our economic infrastructure. Only then can our economic eagle soar.
©2005 Herman Cain
I think this is well worth a ping to those interested in the Fair Tax. As always, thanks for your leadership and efforts.
If you would like to be added to this ping list let me know.
John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all income and SS/Medicare payroll taxes outright and replace them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.
H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.Refer for additional information:
Eagles Up!!
Fine commentary it most certainly is! I hope the folks who are most in need of hearing it are paying attention!
Herman Cain ping
I'll start looking for some nice rifles for you - the type that make Kalifornikrats crap their drawers...
Hey, we have our own delegation on this forum that wants to do the same thing. They should be showing up any minute.
Nice to see you guys. Herman is still carrying his end of the load, for sure.
I think they're pouting right now so they may not show up for a while (or at all).
Seems they don't care to have people disputing their views and have taken their football and gone home to Mother for now.
Need to do some pinging and smiling over this. Boortz and Linder's book hit No. 1 on Amazon:
http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html
Hey, that's outstanding! Thanks for letting me know. The more attention the Fair Tax gets, the more support it will pick up.
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