"I thought you US Americans adhered to the idea of government of the people, by the people, for the people. Why are you (and Craig) then so wary of it?"
Not so much anarchist as libertarian I think. Or to put it in a way that infuriates and amuses my liberal friends; I'm a compassionate Libertarian. I like to have control of my money. I distrust people who are convinced they know better then me how best to spend my money. I guess I'm weird that way. If we wanted to be truly democratic, we'd let people decide where their tax money went rather then just confiscate it and then split it up to whatever special interests gave the politicians the most money. That's why we're wary. Taxation without representation is what got this country started. Much the same is happening now. The producers are being beggared to play nanny to the non-producers with plenty of sticky fingers along the way. It was a little gratifying to see Obama's chosen picks be exposed as the tax cheats and evaders they are. Now the whole world understands why Democrats want to raise taxes. Because they find a way not to pay them! I don't have that luxury. I don't have the time or money to research loopholes or set up fake charities to keep my hard earned cash. I just pay my taxes and live on what I'm allowed to keep. I'm what I'm sure the average politician thinks of as a sucker. One of Harry Reid's smelly tourists stinking up his office space when I visited the Capitol last summer. People tend to look after themselves and their families first. I don't want people starving and dying in the street but I don't think I should be expected to help people stay in homes worth 3 times mine. I bought the house I could afford and I'm being punished for it. Day after day I see the government growing and growing when it needs desperately to be whittled down. I don't believe our founding fathers thought government should take care of you. I think they thought the government should protect you and provide an environment for you to succeed. I have no problem with scholarships for students that have proved their worth in the public school system. I even support vouchers for the poorest kids to help them attend schools they couldn't otherwise afford. In D.C. right now politicians are trying to keep poor kids out of the private schools their kids and grand kids attend. Smells like class warfare to me. I like big business because it's easy to see what their goals are. They want to make money. I support that, that's why I invest. These foolish attempts to steal from them won't work. They will find ways to avoid some taxes and make up for it by raising prices. Dividend taxes are criminal. The only thing they will accomplish is a lower rate of return on investment. So people will be less likely to invest and companies will be less likely to grow. Thus less money will be made and spent and the economy will shrink even more. It's akin to cutting off your nose to spite your face. "We're from the government and we're here to help you." Scariest words in the English language. Time to grab your valuables and climb out the back window. Take a look at the stipulations on the federal money from the "stimulus" bill. It removes the states autonomy to decide how the money should be spent and in a lot of cases requires the states to continue programs after the money is gone. Some states may refuse money rather then lock themselves into responsibilities they want no part of. dj --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
