After the 2004 election I wrote the following about president Bush and the Republicans.
There’s a real chance for some positive changes the next 2 years. It may be the last chance for Republicans. For all the talk about Bush being a radical Conservative, I cannot think of one “conservative” idea that he has advanced. At this point lowering taxes is not a conservative idea it is economic sense. However, our tax system is so convoluted that it halts economic growth. A change in the tax system is within our grasp.
It seems I nailed this right on the head. It was the last chance for the Republicans. Bush never advanced an agenda on taxation in his second term. The country is now facing a new problem. More and more Americans aren’t paying any federal income taxes.
Taxation without representation. This was the rallying cry that helped start a new nation. What about representation without taxation, as in the more than 30 percent of American citizens who don’t pay federal taxes? This number has been steadily growing for decades. With an increasing tax burden falling on a smaller proportion of the population we need to come up with new ideas about taxes. The rich cannot be taxed enough to pay for all the programs progressives want. If liberals are serious about their Utopian dreams they’re going to have to think about abolishing the income tax.
Utopia is actually a town in Ohio. It was founded by a frenchman… go figure.
The federal government has changed hands, but there are no new ideas on the table and even less debate. It seems the new president is more concerned about bringing back the economy of the ’70s. Thanks to Nixon, Johnson, and finally Carter, the nation faced high inflation, ridiculous regulations, and high interest rates. With a natural dip in the business cycle Bush and Obama have implemented economic Ponzi schemes that will eventually mean higher interest rates, inflation, and unfathomable amount of debt.
It’s time to abolish the Sixteenth Amendment. The federal income tax is inefficient. It’s expensive to collect and creates a never-ending stream of safe havens. The president asked yesterday that the government crack down on offshore accounts. In Obamaspeak that means 800 new IRS agents to collect taxes (more government is the solution to every problem). This is a dog chasing its tail. People are always going to be one step ahead of the government when it comes to income taxes.
Since the United States is a consumption nation we should tax sales. A national sales tax could be created in a progressive fashion. A national sales tax would be easy and more efficient to collect. Plus all those illegal aliens would have to pay taxes as well. The current systems costs billions in economic productivity. Plus a national sales tax would mean the end of the costly IRS. People wouldn’t have to pay H&R Block to do their taxes. As you can imagine H&R Block is one of the most powerful lobbyists in America. They love the status quo.
Coupled with a reduction in corporate taxes the cost of goods wouldn’t have to increase. Most people don’t realize that corporate taxes are passed to consumers. When the president says he wants corporations to pay their fair share what he really means is that consumers are going to pay more taxes. We could also get rid of subsidies for business. With the reductions in corporate taxes the subsidies would not be needed. The tax structure would give the United States a distinct advantage to business versus Europe and Asia. If implemented correctly the federal government would collect more revenue and realie a significantly lower cost of collection.
CNN has written a preposterous profile on Justice Souter. Things start going downhill with the headline: Souter known as low-key, fierce defender of individual rights. According to whom? I guess this works If the individual is a member of the government trying to seize someone’s property for tax purposes or a woman trying to suck the brains out her baby in the third trimester. Souter voted with the liberal bloc on almost every issue, but this is how CNN sums up his tenure.
Souter was in many ways a typical, old-fashioned Yankee Republican — a moderate with an independent, even quirky streak. Whether he became more liberal in his views after joining the Supreme Court, as many conservatives believe, may depend on your politics.
Ah, it’s the old “independent streak” farce that journalists love. Since 80% of journalists vote consistently for Democrats the idea of “independence” means fleeing from conservative ideals. The court was tilted to the left when Souter was appointed. I’m not sure how siding with the liberal bloc provides Souter with a mythical independent streak. Does CNN also believe that the British Empire fought for independence during the American Revolution? Was Benedict Arnold just “a moderate with an independent, even quirky streak?” Souter’s political ideology is evident since he waited to retire after Bush was out of office. Souter hates Washington, but he loves the liberal bloc more.
Whether Arnold became a traitor during the war, as many Americans believe, may depend on your politics
If Obama nominates a “moderate” Justice (I know it’s impossible, but humor me) who later repeals Roe v. Wade, does anyone believe that will be considered “independent” by the sophists at CNN? More likely CNN would paint this person as a cowardly traitor who can’t conjure up an original thought and who followed the extreme Roberts side of the court. Souter’s place on the court isn’t up for much debate except, apparently, at CNN.
It’s been an interesting week in politics. Obama held a press conference in honor of his 100th day in office. The man loves himself. Senator Specter changed parties and there’s been a lot written about the “big tent” of the republican party losing another member. Although it’s a bit of stretch because Specter has never really been a strong member of the caucus. It’s amazing republicans put up with him for so long. Compare Specter to how the Democrats treated Joe Lieberman. Lieberman has been a solid liberal in the Senate. His only crime is supporting the war. I guess the “big tent” didn’t have room for him. The idea that the left is more tolerant than the right is nonsense, but as long as the mainstream press is liberal these are the faux realties we have to deal with as conservatives.
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