[SteamshipTime]

To accomplish this goal, you would first have to convince recipients of government transfer payments to vote to divest themselves of their source of income. I'm not holding my breath.

[4CJ]

"To accomplish this goal, you would first have to convince recipients of government transfer payments to vote to divest themselves of their source of income. I'm not holding my breath."

Actually, all that is needed is men and women of honor that have the courage to uphold their constitutional oaths to defend the Constitution. We don't need a referendum, we need honest politicians and ethical justices.

[Twodees]

Yep, you're exactly right. When I first heard Harry Browne speak, I laughed out loud at his silly signature question: "Would you be willing to give up your favorite government program if it meant you would never have to pay income taxes again?" That was hilarious to me.

I wrote Harry and told him that people who have a favorite government program are people who benefit from those programs. Such people pay little in taxes because they produce nothing. For that reason, anyone who has a favorite government program is sure to view what taxes they pay as the best investment they could ever make. His question, which he repeated every time he spoke on radio or TV that year, was ridiculous. His fans, though, appeared to be people who had no sense of the ridiculous.

[Aurelius]

"To accomplish this goal, you would first have to convince recipients of government transfer payments to vote to divest themselves of their source of income. I'm not holding my breath."

The solution is to deny the vote to beneficiaries of government largesse. See my post #25 for a list.