so, i have been reading a book by Ron Paul. i am really liking it. i think the reason i like it so much is that one, he makes sense. two, he isn't a douche bag that ignores things that he disagrees with (he addresses them instead, what a novelty for a politician!). Lastly, he explains the Constitution and uses it as the basis of all of his arguments, which is EXACTLY what all politicians should do.
one of the arguments that has been rolling around in my head for a day or two is that for income tax. Income tax is NOT Constitutional. I never thought about it, but he is right, it is just a form of slavery. we don't really have a choice in paying them or not. we must pay them or we go to prison. how is that any different from me going to my neighbor with a gun and demanding some of his/her income? or, is a slave really free if you allow him to vote, if he is still not able to keep that which he labored for? it is the same principle, and that is why it has really been irritating me. income taxes, conscription, and many other abuses of the Constitution that are perpetrated by our very own government... is it any wonder that i have been so jaded with politics? neither party really adheres to the very document that is supposed to serve as the divining rod for our great country.
much more thought will need to go into our next election process, cause i can't vote on party lines at all...
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Welcome to the Ron Paul Revolution. This is for you.
If you are reading "The Revolution a Manifesto" it is probably the most influential book I have read in my life. And I'm 34 years old with a Bachelor Degree! They don't teach you those topics in school. I also read his "A Foreign Policy of Freedom 'Peace, Commerce and Honest Friendship'". It will blow you away. After reading you will realize we are living in The Matrix. Ron Paul is our only Hope. Welcome to the Revolution.
Our 'representatives' have largely become unhinged from the basic principles of our founding. Washington, as well as other Founders declared that government was a necessary evil, and if they could speak today, the'd say, "We told you it would get out of hand if you let it...."
A federal taxation system is, by definition, unconstitutional - simply because it is not covered by the US Constitution!
I do recognize the need for a small central government to have revenue to fulfill its duties of protecting our unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Our current tax code is tens of thousands of pages long - gasp! - and cannot be fully adhered to by anyone. It is being used as a weapon against normal citizens, while tax-evading officials get promoted. This is simply wrong.
My solution: establish a vote on a flat tax and once that is adopted by the voting public, let Congress vote to amend the Constitution, and as part of this amendment, the tax code may not exceed 20 or so pages.
I would be glad to pay 10% for national protections, such as roads and military, and another 5% to state interests. After that, leave me alone to pursue my happiness.
As for rick's comment that "Ron Paul is our only Hope" - this is simply not true. Ron Paul is a great man, but he is no more the only answer than Timothy Geithner being the only man smart enough to fix our economy.
(Spending one's self out of debt and crises does not work. Look at our Great Depression. The rest of the world was out before we were. We spent like fools. Look at the fall of the Weimar Republic. Spending. Look at Japan's Lost Decade. Spending, spending, spending.)
Rick, YOU are the answer. Jeff is the answer. Bags is the answer. I am the answer. WE THE PEOPLE are the answer!
I urge you to simply find true principles, and govern yourselves by those, and join with those around you who get this concept. If we do, we will have our country back.
It's not my fault, I voted for Optimus Prime! :)
It takes a Carter to elect a Reagan.
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