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How about this: NO The IRS needs to go away. It is an organization responsible for the execution and enforcement of the enslaving of the American people. Ou

How about this: NO The IRS needs to go away. It is an organization responsible for the execution and enforcement of the enslaving of the American people. Our tax system has devolved from "let's collectively pay for our expenses" to a system using financial punishment for behavior modification. Freedom my ass. The other problem is that, through attrition, people have become comfortable with taxing just about anything, even farts: http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/11/republicans-warn-of-a-federal-tax-on-cow-flatulence/ http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/11/republicans-warn-of-a-fede... Not only do we have to kill off or massively reduce the size and influence of the IRS, we need serious controls on how government spends our money. Government is huge beyond belief and grotesquely inefficient. Of course, the crown jewel of this and what probably brought it home for a lot of people is the ridiculous cost and mess that the Obamacare website became. How should we pay for running the country? A flat tax is one idea. A consumption tax is another. I personally think that no government should take more than 20% of your money. In our case this would include state and federal added up. Government needs to be the most frugal, efficient and effective enterprise in a country, not the most wasteful, inefficient and ineffective organization, which is what we have.

ctdonath 12y ago
This is "The United States of America". It was intended as an association of states. Get rid of the creeping direct taxation, and just bill the states. Let each state decide how its share of federal revenue is raised (income tax? sales tax? mineral rights sales? port fees? smart investing? etc). The IRS should be two guys who work a couple days twice a year. When the Congress & President pass a budget, these two take the bottom line revenue needed, divide by number of congressmen, aggregate by state, and send each Governor a bill (overnight courier); next day they confirm the bills were received. On April 16, they open the IRS mailbox, cash the checks for each state; next day they confirm the funds transferred, and inform the President which states did/didn't pay on time (subject to Executive enforcement). Done.

ctdonath 12y ago

This is "The United States of America". It was intended as an association of states. Get rid of the creeping direct taxation, and just bill the states. Let each state decide how its share of federal revenue is raised (income tax? sales tax? mineral rights sales? port fees? smart investing? etc). The IRS should be two guys who work a couple days twice a year. When the Congress & President pass a budget, these two take the bottom line revenue needed, divide by number of congressmen, aggregate by state, and send each Governor a bill (overnight courier); next day they confirm the bills were received. On April 16, they open the IRS mailbox, cash the checks for each state; next day they confirm the funds transferred, and inform the President which states did/didn't pay on time (subject to Executive enforcement). Done.