"In a fully free society, taxation..." - Ayn Rand

Posted by awebb 10 years ago to Politics

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Happy Tax Day everyone....

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Posted by SRS66East 10 years ago

At my church when we tithe we are permitted to specify where our dollars are to be used e.g. the general fund, the benevolence fund, etc. Imagine what our federal budget would look like if taxpayers were permitted to earmark their taxed funds permitted uses. I would no longer have to support programs to which I am philosophically opposed. I would imagine we would have some of the best infrastructure and military assets ever seen, and would be looking at massively underfunded entitlement programs.

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Posted by richrobinson 10 years ago

I have always thought if the left thinks taxes are too low that they are free to send in more. They can stop taking deductions and make as large a donation as they like.

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  Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years ago
  
  I agree. If they want to talk the talk they should do the walk.
  
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    Posted by richrobinson 10 years ago
    
    Comes back to that integrity thing.
    
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      Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years ago
      
      Integrity seems to be anathema to them.
      
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  Posted by Robbie53024 10 years ago
  
  But that wouldn't be FAIR!
  
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  Posted by lrbeggs 10 years ago
  
  Me too, Rich. Logical, reasonable, and each can put the money where their mouth is.
  
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    Posted by richrobinson 10 years ago
    
    Amazing how many in power actually do the opposite and cheat on their taxes.
    
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      Posted by khalling 10 years ago
      
      How do you know whether you are cheating or not? You can 't get two accountants to agree on an avg return
      
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        Posted by richrobinson 10 years ago
        
        What bothers me is when guys like Charles Rangel and Tom Daschle get caught with "mistakes" on their returns. These folks write the code. If they cheat or don't understand it then its time for a major overhaul.
        
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        Posted by Robbie53024 10 years ago
        
        I'm not sure that's a good gage of cheating or not anymore. The tax code is so bloated, convoluted, and contradictory that two accountants can get different outcomes and both be perfectly rational. Heck, even the IRS doesn't stand by their own guidance if you have a question. If even they can't give a competent answer, how possibly can an ordinary citizen?
        
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        Posted by Robbie53024 10 years ago
        
        To demonstrate my point, even Donald Rumsfeld doesn't know if his taxes are correct or not.
        
        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...
        
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        Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years ago
        
        Sad but true.
        
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Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KeGccP9...

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