Dixie - In Memoriam
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Well, here is what it has to do with "income." In America, we pay Federal Income Tax. This wasn't originally dreamed up by our Founding Fathers, and in many ways, is an affront to the very principles we declared our independence from England over. Nevertheless, we currently have a Federal Income Tax, which is a significant chunk of the money we use to pay for what the Government provides. Over the years, compassionate people have listened to the pleas for easing the tax burden on some or increasing the tax burden on others, and it has become grossly wop-sided. Currently, the wealthy pay virtually no tax, because they earn no income. People who are enterprising and happen to earn a lot of income, pay the highest rate of tax. The average American pays a low tax in comparison, and anyone below the upper middle class, pay virtually no tax, like the wealthy. However, the "power and control" or the politics of who dictates control, is equally distributed to everyone, regardless of what they paid or didn't pay.
This is unfair, just as it would be unfair for 15 people to come sit at your table and order dinner on your tab. Or allowing the crackhead on the corner to have access to your debit card. They may have just as much need or be just as hungry as you are, but that doesn't "entitle" them to take your money and do with it as they please. There is nothing "democratic" about that whatsoever.
The fundamental problem we have run into as a nation, as a government, and with regard to our national debt and financial situation in general is, more people in America don't pay taxes, than people who do. Once this imbalance is allowed to flourish and thrive, those who don't pay taxes or have any liability, have increasingly less problem demanding those who do pay taxes, to pay more! They also have no sense of restraint or control of spending, because it is not their liability or investment they are spending, it belongs to those who they are demanding the taxes from, who are in the minority now.
This simply will not continue indefinitely. It is impossible for it to do so, just as it would be impossible for you to personally remain solvent if the crackhead has your debit card and pin number. Eventually the money runs out, the enterprising people you taxed to death, give up and stop trying to earn money, and no one is left to pick up the tab, and the nation goes belly-up because of it. This day is coming, it can't be avoided, unless we drastically change our policies and way of doing business. You posted the thread about "Running Government Like a Corporation" and I thought it was a prime opportunity to present Dr. Williams idea.
