[uxbridge]

Well...lets assume that when a President puts his hand on the Bible and takes a sacred oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" that he's actually serious...I know its been a long time since a President took his oath seriously...but lets assume we would want the next President to do so. You can read Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution...it lists out the powers of the federal government. The 9th and 10th Amendments made clear what those who ratified the Constitution knew...if a power is not given to the federal government...they don't have it and any attempt to execute powers it does not have is a violation of the Constitution. You can read the powers...or consider Madison's summary of the powers from the Federalist 45:

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negociation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will for the most part be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects, which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties and properties of the people; and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.

So, from your list of budget outlays, we can, if we are serious about the Constitution, eliminate Social Security (the Supreme Court has several times held that SS is not an insurance program...no one has any interest in payroll taxes they've paid...its merely a welfare giveaway for those who reach a certain age...so no need to concern ourselves that we're defaulting on SS benefits), Medicare, Medicaid and all health related expenditures, Unemployment and welfare, Education and training, Natural resources and environment, Agriculture, Community and regional development, Science and technology and Energy. Reduce Transportation by half or more...eliminate Foreign Affairs to the extent that it is foreign aid or financing for international agencies that the US government has no constitutional authority to be funding...and then adjust the remaining taxes to get you what you need.

With the economic boom created by eliminating the income tax, the government may have far more revenue than it needs to meet its Constitutional obligations

[SJackson]

I understand why you didn't address the numbers, and why Paul doesn't. You can't, they don't add up. Any way, any how.

But the I'll eliminate the income tax stuff is just to get some hurrah's from the pitchfork waving crowds as we both know.

With the economic boom created by eliminating the income tax, the government may have far more revenue than it needs to meet its Constitutional obligations

A fascinating statement, does Ron Paul say this.

You eliminate the unconstitutional income tax and since it's accompanied by a shutdown of the government, business booms.

I'll play.

With no new taxes, and no income tax, why would a business expansion raise government revenue?