A national figure can't think straight, and thinks a tax "for" something means a tax "on" something:
"Really? A tax on national defense? I hear liberal Congressional proposals and I, like most Americans, wonder if they’re serious. We’re going to put a price tag on security?
"...
"Scary. Nonsensical. Unacceptable."
That quoted material comes from Sarah Palin, http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=181952698434
We're going to get national security for free, she thinks? Help!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
A call for higher taxes
"So what do we do? The standard answer is that we need better leaders. The real answer is that we need better citizens. We need citizens who will convey to their leaders that they are ready to sacrifice, even pay, yes, higher taxes, and will not punish politicians who ask them to do the hard things. Otherwise, folks, we’re in trouble."
Tom Friedman at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22friedman.html
Tom Friedman at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22friedman.html
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Open letter to Foes of a Tax on marijuana
Dear Fellow Citizens:
Maybe it's time to think about taxing marijuana, andeventually, after States and localities find experiments that work, cut the Federal deficit.
(Or we can let the deficit roll on until it rolls us over as it has done in Argentina and Germany. We can take the view: why fix anything because we can't fix everything? But it would be more fun to fix something, and it’s our duty as citizens. Other citizens can fix those other problems.)
Your position is strong but fading. You still outnumber the Pros, who want to legalize of marijuana, but for how long, and with what defeats to come? You might consider putting a tax on now while you can – and before medical marijuana results in subsidies that you know would be crazy. You can raise some revenue, and, if you object to marijuana use, you can raise the price consumers pay.
You can make a deal with most Pros. Now a few Pros don’t want to finance any government. Many distrust Government, as the Founding Fathers taught, and as well all should. But even they understand, if you press them, that all civilizations have taxes. The question is, how much can you get them to pay? The losers will be the marijuana supply chain, prison unions, and some violent criminals.
Maybe it's time to think about taxing marijuana, andeventually, after States and localities find experiments that work, cut the Federal deficit.
(Or we can let the deficit roll on until it rolls us over as it has done in Argentina and Germany. We can take the view: why fix anything because we can't fix everything? But it would be more fun to fix something, and it’s our duty as citizens. Other citizens can fix those other problems.)
Your position is strong but fading. You still outnumber the Pros, who want to legalize of marijuana, but for how long, and with what defeats to come? You might consider putting a tax on now while you can – and before medical marijuana results in subsidies that you know would be crazy. You can raise some revenue, and, if you object to marijuana use, you can raise the price consumers pay.
You can make a deal with most Pros. Now a few Pros don’t want to finance any government. Many distrust Government, as the Founding Fathers taught, and as well all should. But even they understand, if you press them, that all civilizations have taxes. The question is, how much can you get them to pay? The losers will be the marijuana supply chain, prison unions, and some violent criminals.
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