Many U.S. Senators won't rule out Global Taxes (My Title)

Human Events ^ | 3-21-02

[The Old Hoosier]

Scary.

[Iconoclast2]

Boy, this one sure separates the RINOs from the patriots, doesn't it?

[SCARED]

LOCK AND LOAD!!!

[The South Texan]

I noticed they didn't ask McCain but I would be willing to predict McCain is in favor of McGlobal Taxes

[4CJ]

Unfortunately, given the comments above, that is not far-fetched. Global socialism/communism? And here I was - worried about criminals in my back yard - the ones in Congress can do far more damage.

[dheretic]

The real problem with global government on earth is that we lack a single planetary culture. This will present a very real problem for us if we start to colonize other worlds sooner than expected. Take Mars for instance. Mars will most likely be colonized initially by mining and defense industries because it provides the perfect platform for a go-between for earth and the resource rich asteroid belt. A single planetary culture would probably take very little time to arise on Mars and Mars would have a single global culture thus facilitating cooperation among its inhabitants on a level not possible on earth. Within a few generations of successful colonization Mars would have the unity need to declare its independence as a new republic based most likely on the Swiss constitution since ruling a planet cannot be efficiently done using any other country's constitution, even perhaps our own.

The issue of one world government is something we as Americans must face. A federal union of Earth is not practical because there are too many cultures with too many millennia of hate and distrust for one another. Thus a confederacy is the only option we would have. Unfortunately as science advances, that puts Earth at a strategic disadvantage. Any large future breakaway colony such as Mars would have the national cohesion necessary to obliterate any Earth-based nation that opposes its independence without any real struggle.

I am not calling for a one world government. I am merely saying that we cannot ignore the possible necessity of some type of one, if nothing more than to provide a united military front in the event of a major attack by some other civilization on Earth. All of this may seem like a bunch of happy horse $hit to many of you, but it is not. Many luddites told our people that travel to the moon was not possible. At the turn of the twentieth century, flying was considered a fool's errand. We must start planning now so we don't end up getting caught up in something we as a nation or as a planet are incapable of dealing with.

And before any of you question why the private sector would make a mad dash to get into space and colonize ASAP, here's a little bit of info about our asteroid belt for you: it contains asteroids whose mineral count exceeds at current market value 5 trillion USD. The company that can exploit those asteroids has just unlocked the key to practically unlimited industrial productivity. The first person to get those will be the next Carnegie, Gould and Rockafeller rolled into one

[SCARED]

While my earlier comment sounds like an ignorant redneck. i actually believe that we are on a downward spiral from which we cannot nor will not recover, and that ultimately anarchy will reign. liberals are to blame, but the rest of us allowed themdo do the things that they have done to our society, one step at a time. i can easily see the mid east war escalate to world wide proportions. let us have a serious economic squeeze and watch for racial,civil war. it is not at all difficult to imagine out gov imposing facist rule to provide us with "safety." China, n. korea, iraq...we're in deep caca.no sane person wants this but we are rushing headlong to total chaos..IMHO hence my screen name.

[kaboom]

McCain, 6th response listed.

[4CJ]

On one hand I tend to agree - but I do think that things can be turned around. Not saying that they will, just that they could.

[Texas Cornhusker]

Do you not read the articles? Mcain is mentioned

[Major Matt Mason]

You have to wonder if many of these senators have even read the Constitution. If ever there was a part of our government that is truly corrupt, it is the U.S. Senate. These guys feel like they can do whatever the hell they want to, and maybe they are right.

[Dahoser]

[Human Events] Will you pledge to vote against any legislation instituting global taxation?

[McCain] Yeah, but I’m sure it would never come up in the United States Senate.

Apparently Major, they not only have not read the Constitution, but are clueless when they violate it and delude themselves that they won't vote to do it again.

[Jhoffa_]

"No."

Hey, way to go John McCain..

I am now sorry for a couple of those nasty things I said about you..

"No"

That should be the only answer, it's simple and unambiguous.

[Jhoffa_]

A one-world `government? Yes.

—Sen. Daniel Akaka (D.-Hawaii)

Calling George Orwell.

[Jhoffa_]

I don't know why I can't leave this alone.. It's not the idea that there are socialists and NWO types in our Government, I mean we have all known that for years..

I think it's the people who said they didn't have time to "study the issue" that bothers me the most.

What's to study? It's a very simple, straight forward question that deserves a very simple, straightforward answer.

Do these people walk around all day in a fog? Having no opinion on anything?

"Would you support a resolution to paint the Senate Building pink with purple highlights and then fill it with scorpions?"

"Um, I really dunno.. I have not read the proposal, so I have no opinion at this time"

What the hell?

[LantzALot]

"...global taxes such as the one proposed on carbon emissions could be used to finance global public goods. . . .

How about if the taxes so collected were then handed over to the countries that PRODUCE goods for the global public?

[weikel]

Ill take up arms personally before the UN gets one dime.

[RnMomof7]

Actually not at all scary .It is very much to be expected. We have a government that has made a decision to have a Northern Hemisphere "country" (open all borders and let the third world take our jobs)..the next step would be a natural progression..I actually would like to hear the opinion of our "New world Order " Open Border President on it..

My guess is you would not get a clear NO as an answer..just a little waffle

[weikel]

I favor free trade but not immigration close the borders to anyone without marketable skills and who is unlikely to learn the launguage.

[senorita]

At least Domenici, Grassley and Hutchinson were straight forward and gave a definite "no" immediately. I worry about Stevens, Warner and Wellstone. What are they thinking? People from their states better wake up and think again about who to put into office.