gallantwarrior
Gold Member
Ooooh! So many wishes, so little time...
1. The current tax system be abolished and then we adopt a Fair Tax, ala Neil Boortz's proposal. It's really cool, since rich people buy more stuff, they automatically pay more taxes. People with less money, not so much...
2. The Electoral College becomes history. With today's technology, one person-one vote. Each registered taxpayer recieves a one-time-good use PIN and must provide positive ID at a certified polling place where appropriate technology is made available.
3. The way people campaign for office changes. First, no more can be spent than the value of that office, i.e. if the salary per year is $100,000 and the term of service is four years, the candidate is limited to $400,000 to run. Second, campaign contributions can only be taken from verifiable residents of the district/area that will be represented while in office. Third, no one holding a law degree may campaign for any office that is not directly related to the judiciary system, i.e. a lawyer can run for country judge. Finally, any and all laws will apply to everyone. That would mean that if Congress decides to inflict Social Security taxes as a retirement program, they cannot exempt themselves. If the "common" man has no choice, neither do they.
Lots of other wishes, but I think these would be pretty close to the top of my list to turn this country around.
I like a lot of those proposals. I disagree that since the "rich buy more stuff" they pay more. They often buy better stuff so they pay a one time tax where as that Ford Focus I buy will have to be replaced in 30 days with another car whereas that Bentley that Daddy Moneybags buys will last a few decades. (LOL)
But that Bentley goes for a pretty piece of change. (LOL)
I rather oversimplified the Fair Tax proposal. If you get a chance, check it out. It makes a lot of good sense. But before any new tax scheme is put in place, I'd like to see the current scheme done away with. Otherwise we stand a good chance of having both taxes levied.