(September 24, 2012 at 11:56 pm)cratehorus Wrote: taxes revenue is at record lows...Did you even read my post?
I'll spell it out for you in simple terms:
Record low taxes does not mean they cannot or should not go lower. I say 14.8% is still too high. I say anyone who pays over 10% tax is paying a tax that is too high.
The government overspends because it can. It doesn't have anyone to answer to because of the way elections are held. The entire system is corrupt. I honestly do not see how a government could not operate on a 10% flat rate income tax for people earning over a specific amount, or (alternatively) a flat rate spending tax on everyone's expenses.
People need to get out of the mindset that more money to the government is a necessarily good thing. It's not, and that can be demonstrated to be the case by looking at the ridiculous amount of spending they do. Sure, the government do a load of great things. They also do a whole host of crappy things, and unfortunately they often tend to cost the most.
