I am in Houston for the National Championship game. Dad played for the University of Washington so we’re here for the game.
Anyways. I have only been here for 2 days and am already tired of all the people who don’t speak english and all the advertisements for illegal immigrants. This is America not Mexico.
Had to go down to the front desk of a nice hotel just to get someone who speaks English. Enough!
Let's take that a step further and tax all remittances. The amount of treasure leaving our country is insane and the people sending it are already on a free ride. They don't pay taxes, their kids go to school for "free" and get "free" breakfast and lunch, they get "free" groceries, they get "free" healthcare, and they don't pay for the roads they drive on in their uninsured clunkers, or for the police and fire services.
We need to tax the shit out of the money leaving the country. Better yet, target the problem countries who are sending their worst and then enforce little to no tax on the "good" (primarily European) countries.
I must disagree. Once earned---and taxes paid---one's money should not be taxed further, for any reason. All the problems you cited (freeloading, etc.) can be addressed directly.
I have a personal stake. I am a U.S. citizen born and raised, a lifelong employed person, and now retired. But I have family members in Zambia who need financial support (the economy of Zambia is not the healthiest). It's my money that I have earned honestly and paid taxes on, and I have a right to use it as I desire. It is no different from purchasing any foreign good or service: money outflow to people who will accept it for trade. My own bank is now monitoring my ATM withdrawals to prevent me from withdrawing any sum that it deems "unusual." Western Union requires their wire transfer agents to periodically inquire as to the purpose of my transfers (cautious of money laundering). Frankly, my emotional reaction to all this is to tell them to fuck themselves with a sharpened rowel spur, but I don't say anything.
Certain qualifying conditions may justify such a measure (e.g., remittance disallowal or limitation on those who are legally on the dole), but do not toy with making it universal, or we will erode our own liberty out of a desire to punish malefactors. Did not the Patriot Act teach us anything?
Perhaps I should have clarified my position further. I was speaking to the general topic of illegals who don't pay any taxes, gaming the system and living on the dole while sending remittances home.
I don't really care what citizens do with their money. If you're here legally and have paid taxes on your earnings do what you want with it. Although, I'm not a fan of the income tax system, but that's an entirely different topic.