I never said the 'status quo' was acceptable. The fact is I agree with most of my fellow freepers who have previously posted and I just wanted to expand the dicussion on other items that you presented with your overall solution to illegal immigration. It's so simple and yet you seem to disregard the 'Rule of Law' that applies here. All that we need to do is DEMAND that our politicians adhere to our current LAWS!!!!!! Ya know, the ones currently on the books, that's it! If that were done, we wouldn't NEED any additional taxes. I believe we would have more surpluses than we would know what to do with. OK?
Brilliant? No, not me. But I do COMPREHEND everything you have written ... and I am here to tell you that VAT attacks EVERYBODY, not just illegal immigrants.
Have you gotten your auto insurance statement recently? There is a line item in your list of coverages that says "uninsured motorist." In my state and I hazard to guess in most states, it is illegal to drive without insurance. Does that prevent people from driving without insurance? Hardly.
1. We need another deterrent to illegal immigration!!! Fear of the law and enforcement of the law are not performing as hoped!
2. A VAT, while detestable on many counts, discourages those who live on cash compensation by increasing the cost of living to a level that should give anyone coming here illegally pause.
3. The implementation is ideally revenue neutral for those legal residents who are responsible in paying and filing their tax returns.