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What government functions/services are people willing to have cut back (or eliminated) in order for taxes to be lowered?

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All of them, except for:

1) Police
2) Small reserve military
3) Judiciary

Then we can talk about privatizing the preceding three as well.

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Do you think that this is realistic for a country this size?

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It's not a matter of "size" but rather of the dominant political philosophy.

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What government functions/services are people willing to have cut back (or eliminated) in order for taxes to be lowered?

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All of them, except for:

1) Police
2) Small reserve military
3) Judiciary

Then we can talk about privatizing the preceding three as well.

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Do you think that this is realistic for a country this size?

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It's not a matter of "size" but rather of the dominant political philosophy.

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So in your mind all of these functions can be carried out by private institutions or individual citizens?

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What government functions/services are people willing to have cut back (or eliminated) in order for taxes to be lowered?

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Everyone else's.


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What government functions/services are people willing to have cut back (or eliminated) in order for taxes to be lowered?

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Everyone else's.


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ding ding ding

Here's the correct answer folks

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In general we should have lower overall rates and fewer deductions. The government shouldn't prode people into engaging in certain activities at any economic level.

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38% income tax, sales tax, not to mention that I just paid $400 to renew registrations at the DMV. Does it really cost this much to keep the machine going?

Indy

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No, but it does cost that much to build bridges to nowhere and to pay farms billions to destroy food and other wasteful nonsese.

natedogg

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He said he is fiscally Republican. He never mentioned that he subscribed to Bush's fiscal policies.

[/ QUOTE ]All spending must originate in the House of Representatives- so that's over 200 Republicans. It's hardly a problem confined to one man.

I'm not saying Republicans spend more than Democrats, but it also can't be said that Democrats spend more than Republicans. All that changes (slightly) between the two is what the money gets spent on.

The most important factor in cutting government spending is having the different branches controlled by different political parties. A Republican Congress with a Democratic President wouldn't spend that much. Same with a Democratic Congress and a Republican President. But when the same party has both... watch out.

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only for the middle class

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38% income tax, sales tax, not to mention that I just paid $400 to renew registrations at the DMV. Does it really cost this much to keep the machine going?

Indy

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I've not read this thread and don't intend to.

My taxes are too high.

I've never met anyone who felt theirs are too low.

Anyone who thinks taxes are too low has never sat down and tried to follow the insane trail of just exactly what is taxed and to what extent.

Anyone who thinks their taxes are too low has my permission to cough up whatever the hell they think their proper rate should be. I encourage them to convince their like-minded friends to do the same.