From The People's View: The Absurdity of Voluntary Taxation for the Rich

[azmouse]

This is an excellent summary of how dangerous the Republican ideas of taxation could be to this country.
Well worth reading the entire article here: http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2012/04/ab...n-for.html

Quote:It's clear what the Republican party wants in terms of taxes, the social safety net, and the fabric of our country. It's clear that they want to remake America into a radically different country than it is today - from a nation that values individual freedom, equal opportunity and social responsibility and honors each as the essential promoter of the others to a country where the economic elite pulls the rug out from under the rest of us. They want a radical redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich. They literally want an America where we steal food from 236 hungry children and families to fund the average millionaire's tax cut.

It's not a vision I agree with, or even think is American. But if the Republican party and its supporters have the courage of their conviction, let them stop hiding behind the veil of the absurd, morally bankrupt and intellectually dishonest idea of voluntary taxation for the elite. Let them stand up for their ideas and defend them rather than trying to muddy the water. Let's have a full hearing among the public. Let's pit the Romney-Ryan path to poverty vision against the Obama-Biden vision of fairness, and let's see where we honestly end up.

I bet they won't, though. Because the Republican party, and their right wing allies, for all of their huffing and puffing, are in reality a bunch of cowards.

[jaxx]

Voluntary taxation....that could be like self-deporting their money to the Caymans.