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This small statement of idiocy on Ron Paul’s part was overlooked because of all the other idiotic statements he makes. For instance, he wants zero percent income tax? He said that in the debate. Yes, I would like to see lower taxes, but zero??? Unless he’s got a plan out there for a national sales tax I’m unaware of, exactly how does he plan to raise the funds to run necessary government functions? Does he seriously believe that taxes on imports and tarrifs would raise those funds?

We had a zero percent income tax until the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified in 1913. A zero percent income tax was the design of the founders. The progressive mindset of massive spending prompted the need for increased revenues and its gotten more and more out of control since then.

So I would love a return to a zero percent income tax, but there first must be massive spending cuts. In practicality, I wouldn't mind the income tax so much if there was not so much waste, fraud and outright massive unconstitutional spending. Reign in the spending to only what is constitutionally authorized, and the income tax could be slashed dramatically or eliminated altogether.

"Reign in the spending to only what is constitutionally authorized, and the income tax could be slashed dramatically or eliminated altogether."

I live in Littoralville and in Littoralville you are not going to get rid of all the welfare programs in the next 4 years. Even if it were possible, you would still need more taxes than what comes in from tarrifs to fund the government. This is more 19th century thinking. In 1900 we didn't have the Armed Forces of today. Are you saying we should just do away with the Navy? We no longer have the option of riding on the British Empires coatails to ensure free and open waterways.