jreeves
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- Feb 12, 2008
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welfare fraud maybe was in the millions. gop defense fraud was in the billions. you r ok when rich ppl steal?
Which has more spending, social programs or defense?
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welfare fraud maybe was in the millions. gop defense fraud was in the billions. you r ok when rich ppl steal?
There was no real federal income tax until the early twentieth century. We survives for over 100 years with no personal income tax. So, when you ask "where will the government get revenue if not by taxation", you can get your answer from a history book, because we funded government without an income tax for a long time.
us dems know there is welfare fraud but that doesn't mean welfare isn't nessary. the gop spent too much on defense but we don't want to stop spending on defense.
Which has more spending, social programs or defense?
It's both obviously.Depends.
Do you consider social security a social program, or an incredibly badly designed insurance/retirement program?
Yes, that is true... back when the Federal government did essantially nothing, it could survive on nothing but import TARIFFS.
So a few questions...
Do you want to reimpose tariffs on every good coming into this country to support the government?
And if you do, are you willing to make our military stand down because that pittance they'll get from those imports won't support 1/10th of the military we have in place now?
What I'm really asking you is have you crunched the numbers to determine whether or not your plan makes sense in the 21st century?
I don't like taxes, either.
So if you have a solution such that we can have viable government that doesn't cost any of us any money, I'd surely like to see your plan IN DETAIL.
Depends.
Do you consider social security a social program, or an incredibly badly designed insurance/retirement program?
Yes, that is true... back when the Federal government did essantially nothing, it could survive on nothing but import TARIFFS.
So a few questions...
Do you want to reimpose tariffs on every good coming into this country to support the government?
And if you do, are you willing to make our military stand down because that pittance they'll get from those imports won't support 1/10th of the military we have in place now?
What I'm really asking you is have you crunched the numbers to determine whether or not your plan makes sense in the 21st century?
I don't like taxes, either.
So if you have a solution such that we can have viable government that doesn't cost any of us any money, I'd surely like to see your plan IN DETAIL.