Posted on 03/27/2006 3:11:32 PM PST by Libloather
Want Tax Reform? Stop Paying Taxes
March 27, 2006
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RUSH: Here's my idea. In addition to illegal immigration, many of us in this country are fed up with the federal tax system. We're just fed up with it. But over the years we've been intimidated into obeying. We call on our patriotism tendencies and our desires to do the right thing and so forth, but admit it: We're also scared to death that that's the one thing the federal government will not stop looking for until they find it, and that's every tax cheat in the country. But yet we need reform of this system. We need to reform it.
I mean, the tax code is punitive. Fewer and fewer people are paying federal income taxes, so the opportunity to reform the program is soon to vanish because once the minority is the one paying taxes and the majority of people are not paying federal income taxes, you have no hope for reform. So how do we do it? Well, we've tried any number of ways. We've proposed legislation. We have had books written. We have had speeches given. We have had pamphlets printed. Nothing works, and the reason is that members of Congress are just not going to give up the single greatest power they have, and that's social architecture that they can engage in with the tax code.
So, since Senator Specter and since Senator McCain and all the supporters of this amnesty program say, "Well, 12 million, 11 million? We can't do anything about it! We've got to come up with some way to deal with them already here because we can't deport them." Fine, how about if I we -- and I'm speaking hypothetically, just toying with this idea -- but how about if I, El Rushbo, were to write a tax book, and the idea I have is that we just stop paying taxes. Now, just bear with me on this. Just stop paying 'em. What if 40 or 50 million of us just refused to pay taxes. What are they going to do? (interruption) Well, Mr. Snerdley is yelling that they will get me. I will sacrifice myself for the good of the cause. But if 40 or 50 million -- it's hypothetical -- refuse to pay taxes, what are they going to do? They don't have that many IRS agents; they don't have that much jail space. They might actually build jails for this, though (laughing) and call it the Rush Limbaugh Correctional Facility. They might actually do it. But then what would have to happen because the government obviously needs revenue, we need for our government to perform various basic functions. But it could be a way to change the tax code, because if 40 or 50 million people just said, "The hell with it and dropped out," they'd have to come up with an alternative way of raising the money, and that's how we would get reform. That's how we would get the FairTax, the flat tax, a national sales tax, or whatever it is, one that we couldn't avoid paying because it would arrive every time we spent money.
Now, you say, "Well, Rush, how do you we avoid paying when taxes are withheld?" I understand. I understand that. There are ways around this, but that burden would fall on the shoulders of those who are self-employed and who do not have taxes withheld. It probably would lead to changing a law in five seconds that would require everybody have taxes withheld. (laughing) But my point is if the number of illegals is simply too large to deal with, the number of criminals is simply too large to deal with, and you're not going to have any enforcement mechanism, then all of this is just a bunch of jabberwocky about immigration. It's just designed to placate you and pander to you to make you think that they reeeeeally mean it this time.
Hmm..a nation without taxes. Well, so much for the military. And all those SF places you hear about? Coronado Beach? Fort Bragg? Gone..
Nothing other than offering to lower our taxes if we'd start paying again.
Yeah, the issue of "can you afford to do it?" would be a good question. The concept of taking a page out of the adversary's playbook is intriguing if it could be done without yourself becoming just another public burden. Alternately, it could be done on a "rotating drop-out" basis.
A Taxreform bump for you all.
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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:
I sent $23K and change to the governments (state and local) from my income alone (not including sales) last year. I am still calculating what the government spent on me. If someone were to say $15K went to the war effort, "Mr. citizen, your money purchased a replacement tank tread on an M1 tank. The remainder went to pay for federal highways, the printing of currency and to pay the salaries of your civil servants," I might be inclined to be proud of the money I spent. I know better and instead I would guess that 40% of my money was wasted on programs and research that I would not have approved.
I would like at least our federal government to send me one additional huge form next year for me to work on. I would like them to send me a copy of the 2006 budget with a column down the side so that I may pick and choose the percentage I want my tax dollars to fund. If just 50% of the country took the time to do this, the government would quickly see just where the American people want the government to spend money.
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Back when Evita Clinton was working on her health care plan, word was sent out that fully 25% of America's doctors could afford to retire if she started up that socialized crap.
That, among other things, caused the subject to be dropped.
This economy runs on people like you and me buying stuff we don't really need. If a significant percentage started really cutting back on spending and reduce work hours also, I think it would have an effect.
From the article,"Well, Mr. Snerdley is yelling that they will get me. I will sacrifice myself for the good of the cause. "
That is 'talking the talk.' The true test is 'walking the walk.'
Maybe the Illegals have it right, work for cash, no taxes withheld...
I agree, the encouraging news is that Rush is talking more about Tax Reform.
Boortz has always said if the "Godfather"(Rush) got behind the Fair Tax it might have a chance to get implemented.
Rush's forte is verbal persuasion. Making himself a martyr would not be persuasive. ;-)
Does this mean that Rush has gotten on board with the flat tax?
fair tax bump
Makes me feel kinda warm and fuzzy at the thought of real freedom...
I'd work for free for a month or more. My employer would not be hurt and there would be nothing from which to withhold.
Bump
Actually, it wouldn't take 40 or 50 million. If just the members of Free Republic did it it would cripple the IRS.
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