“There are plenty of Libertarians who would already understand this concept.”
Yes, but I think the conservatives are WAY BEHIND on this concept.
Hell, most of the time conservatives argue in principle parallel to the left — it’s not NO TAXES it’s a DEGREE OF TAXATION — which is arguing the SAME THING. With this weak stance it’s only a matter of time before the masses clue in that the choice is really between “free” stuff and even more “free” stuff.
The left gets it. They know that to get a 10% tax they have to start by demanding a 20% tax. To fight taxes you have argue AGAINST TAXATION to have ANY HOPE AT ALL of maintaining LOW taxes. Conservatives love to call me naive on this one — all the while their taxes keep climbing and climbing. Reagan argued AGAINST government and AGAINST taxation.
We’re doomed if conservatives are our only defenders of the constitution.
I'm not saying I'm Newt, but I'm ready to organize the only way I really know how to hurt them. Defund the beast, and it will starve.