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It should be plain unconstitutional to raise a tax on someone to pay a benefit to another. Whatever the court rules on the state not defaulting on its debts, pe
by conanbatt 9y ago
It should be plain unconstitutional to raise a tax on someone to pay a benefit to another. Whatever the court rules on the state not defaulting on its debts, pending that cost to someone that does not get, or want, the same benefit, should be equally pernicious for the law.
- FranzFerdiNaN 9y agoThat can't work of course and will just lead to endless lawsuits that everything is a "benefit". Need more funds for education? Can't do it because you need to raise taxes on the people who aren't in middle school. Need funds for a new roads and their maintenance? Can't raise taxes because some people might never drive on that road or heck, don't even have a drivers license.
- conanbatt 9y agoThe impracticality of house the state mismanages its afairs should take a second seat to the fundamental rights of poeple. The people that pay a tax today to fund benefits are being robbed of money today, and of benefits in the future.