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Federal tax strike!!!

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Ronstar, Oct 6, 2020.

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  1. gamewell45

    gamewell45 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Remember that next time your state is hit by a natural disaster. Why should my state pay monies to bail out your state? In fact my state pays out more in federal taxes then federal help it receives.
     
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    gamewell45, Oct 25, 2020
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  2. kriman

    kriman Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What do you intend about taxes already withheld? Demand the government give it back so you can send it to the state?
     
    kriman, Oct 25, 2020
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  3. roorooroo

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    Good thread... nice to see some left-leaning folks wanting federal taxes to be drastically lowered for poor people and rich people alike - some common ground with conservatives.

    It also brings up the point that it is insane for a local entity to send massive amounts of money to some national entity, only to have to beg the national entity for some of that money back. Federal spending should be cut back drastically, and the states can tax and spend as they see fit. This would create some competition between the states concerning their tax policies, which would result in more sane taxing and programs. Utopian, high-tax, lots of free stuff states would attract many moochers and would repel the productive people. Low-tax states would do just the opposite. But with federal welfare programs, the competition gets buffered.

    So are the liberals in this thread all onboard to cut federal welfare programs? And lower federal taxes? And let the states take care of the welfare programs themselves?
     
    roorooroo, Oct 25, 2020
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  4. quiller

    quiller Well-Known Member

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    Send us a postcard from lockdown if you try that. Uncle Sugar gets his cut. That's how it works.
     
    quiller, Oct 26, 2020
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    quiller Well-Known Member

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    Jail works just fine. It's traditional. And selective. Hand the ringleaders a sweet 25-to-life and see how it goes.
     
    quiller, Oct 26, 2020
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  6. doombug

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    Sure, sure the IRS will surely overlook anyone not paying taxes......
     
    doombug, Oct 26, 2020
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    Steady Pie Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Now you're talking!
     
    Steady Pie, Oct 26, 2020
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  8. fmw

    fmw Well-Known Member

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    Nevertheless he is right. The majority of what federal government does is not what it should be doing. A true national tax strike might actually motivate some reform.
     
    fmw, Oct 26, 2020
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  9. fmw

    fmw Well-Known Member

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    I will remember it the rest of my life. It is an inappropriate role for federal government. Your state government, like the others, should never receive federal funds at all unless the federal government is buying something. It should be illegal for federal funds to go to the states. It is the source of most of the swamp's corruption.
     
    fmw, Oct 26, 2020
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  10. RodB

    RodB Well-Known Member Donor

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    There goes a key piece of Biden's platform, right down the toilet.
     
    RodB, Oct 27, 2020
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