One Founder's view on taxation

Any citizen who works in this nation currently pays at least 1/3 of our income to the governments.

Does anyone think Franklin would approve of the tax and spend policy of this government?

 

Did he say this before, or after, he was electrocuted while flying a kite in a thunderstorm?

 

5 years after.

 

You did say one founders view....

 

I doubt very seriously that any of the founders would approve of the circus that we have going on right now. Hamilton would be overjoyed though.

 

Yes. I did. Because Ben Franklin is merely one of many founders.

I highly doubt his belief was unique though. Perhaps you can find a Founder who thinks we should be taxed 1/3 of our time?

 

I highly doubt that. Hamilton was unique among the founders. But he also believed in financial discipline. He wanted the Republic to have a strong financial foundation.

I think he would be horrified by the current spending and taxing.

 

I wonder what they would think of our foreign policy as well...

 

Until WW I, the federal government took in less than 10% of our GDP.

 

Very much so – he’d be amazed at the great value each citizen receives from his tax dollar: clean, paved streets, schools, hospitals, clean water and sewage treatment – beats dodging the contents of chamber pots thrown out of bedroom windows in BF’s day.