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To: econjack

There should be ZERO taxes on incomes. Our founding fathers knew why.


5 posted on 01/09/2015 1:24:03 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: CodeToad
There should be ZERO taxes on incomes. Our founding fathers knew why.

I don't think that's true. Charles Beard, in his An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution states that it is the duty of gov't to: 1) provide for the protection of property rights, and 2) provide social overhead capital. The first means a legal system, a standing military, and police. The second refers to those things society deems necessary but will not be provided by a free market, such as a legal system, a means to deal with foreign gov'ts, public roads, etc. Taxes are the way to fund those efforts.

The types of taxes should be based on either 1) ability to pay, or 2) benefits received. Income taxes are common to the first, and gasoline taxes for roads the second.

Obviously, you have a better idea for funding the gov't. What is it?

12 posted on 01/09/2015 1:42:39 PM PST by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: CodeToad
> There should be ZERO taxes on incomes.

        

19 posted on 01/09/2015 1:53:56 PM PST by Ray76 (al Qaeda is in the Oval Office (and John Boehner is their craven servant))
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