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How many people here would vote for a constitutional amendment that caps ALL combined state and federal taxes at 10% of your gross income. This would include sales taxes, gas taxes, everything right down to state park fees, licensing fees and tolls.
If states and feds want more of your money, they can haggle with eachother over it.
How bout we get paid in services/commodities/silver/gold. And some fucker with a suit and tie in DC can go fuck himself thinking i owe him anything. Last time i checked this is GOD’s country.
I have heard that every amendment to the Constitution should be removed.
Not every amendment. For example the Bill of Rights needs to stay. Also, the 12th amendment is needed to avoid a repeat of the election of 1800 which saw Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tie for the Presidency simply because they were on the same ballot. The runner up would be Vice President. The 12th amendment put the Presidency and Vice Presidency on separate ballots.
Taxation is theft
All taxation.
Thats a silly constitutional amendment, because you are explicitly legalizing income taxes.
The answer is to restore the republic and abolish unconstitutional taxes.
Absolutely! We are taxed to death. Those getting government paychecks should be taxed also. Yet, the handouts should stop if you are able to work. My nephew has a three year old, he and his wife don't work. She's getting money for the child. She uses her mom's address because you get more money in that county than the one we live in. I'd report them but it'd just put more burden on my brother. They run over him and he pays for everything. In NC it doesn't matter if it's run by democrats or republicans you can not work and live off the government. Just imagine if all those freeloaders paid taxes.