Wow! So #Trump is gonna eliminate the payroll tax! Interesting.
I personally think all taxes should be sales taxes. IMHO.
Why tax me twice? Tax me once and be done with it. Tax season sucks.
@realcaseyrollins The excise-only tax model is more popular than I think people realise, especially when they’re modeled right. Gas taxes pay for roads within the city/county/state, for example. It’s even better when the taxes are opt-in for the business rather than compulsory, but we can’t have too many good things.
@sev I feel like taxes should probably be compulsory, there'd be no incentive to pay them if they're optional.
@realcaseyrollins I think incentives could be devised, but for at least the foreseeable future, aye.
That said, I really am one of those :blobcatree:taxationsRtheft:blobcatree: folks, I swear.
@sev I think taxation is necessary but it needs to be as minimal and simple as possible. Why do we have to be taxed so many times? Why do we have tax brackets? The system must be undone.
@agorabrewing @sev At least defense, I'd say.
@agorabrewing @sev Guess it comes down to whether or not you think the nation should have an army i guess
@agorabrewing @sev Which state should have the nukes then
Having states in a nation is helpful because it provides unity as well as shared resources
Which state gets the nukes? Well, I'd prefer denuclearization personally but whether or not we'll ever get it is hard to say. Until alternative law and enforcement are devised and provided, dismantling the government is probably a bad idea. Gotta make sure the Rockefellers and co. don't make off with the stash.
Take the current upcoming conflict (assuming they're not both in on it) between the US and China. *I* don't have any ill will or poor reputation with any particular Chinaman and would have no reason to worry about missile defense or any of that nonsense if it weren't for the US government's forays on my behalf into (potential) conflict with China.
So this comes to two points really: 1) even in defense, it's tough to prove any public good theory necessitating the use of taxation for funding and B) many of the reasons that defense Might be a public good are caused by the same organization that supposedly provides the service. It seems to me that such an organization that seeks your approval and funding would have every incentive to make up a reason (war) for you to fund them. Classic snake oil really.