Posted by
Scott Keys on Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:12:42 AM
A little
plain-speak on taxes, retirement and the government bureaucrat mindset. Follow the link for the whole thing. Mr. Pournelle speaks of taxes as a government "fine." As in:
They fine us for speeding, for spitting in the streets, for doing things they don't want us to do: they also fine us for improving our property, investing money to grow the economy, saving money; the implications are pretty clear?
Never thought about it that way, but it offers clarity, I think.
In a related item, Rep. John Campbell of California has introduced a bill called the
"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" Act. The bill would allow wealthy
liberals citizens to voluntarily contribute more of their income to the federal government.
H.R. 5783 was introduced in response to complaints from many wealthy liberals that taxes should be higher on everyone, including small businesses, married couples, and couples with children. Increasing taxes for these groups only hurts hard-working Americans during this uncertain economic time.
This allows people who are concerned with inequality the opportunity to do their part to ameliorate the situation. What could be more fair?
A
review of Ben Stein's Expelled. Seems the movie is less an intelligent design polemic and at least as much a call for free and open discussion in the university. Haven't seen it, though.