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Originally Posted by Michael
Wasteful spending may be a different issue, but what needs to be established is that the federal government do what the rest of us do, live within our means. We need some type of legislation that says that income and outgo must at least balance.
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It's called a constitutional amendment and it would simply require a genuinely balanced budget (meaning no accounting gimmicks).
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I don't see the progressive tax issue dealt with, unless I missed it. How is the increased percentage of taxation for the rich issue resolved? Or is it? How do we convince the Super Rich to quit offshore banking and get them back into full compliance with the law.
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Some of these people are actually stupid enough to think that punishing the rich for being rich (by making them pay more in taxes) is actually a good thing. The only way to be fair to everyone is to eliminate the whole perverted notion of the progressive tax. I'd like to see the 16th Amendment repealed and a return to the tax system set forth in the Constitution.
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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
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