Why Didn't the Republicans Simply Eliminate Personal Income Tax & Skip War?

Question

If Republicans hate taxes so much, why didn't they just skip the Iraq war and eliminate personal income tax completely? The deficit would be no worse for the wear. Why do they insist on taxing us unnecessarily when it could easily be eliminated completely if they simply governed their spending more?

Steph -- did it ever occur to you that a true conservative is exactly what you see, and all that talk of smaller government et al was just campaign crap?

Answer 1

Well the people in control right now are not true Republicans.
They are Bushians.
A true republican would not want an overstretched military or the control that the government has over us right now. I grew up believing that republicans were for small government and less taxes.

I know it was campaign garbage, but the republican party got away from itself when it allowed itself to be taken over by the christian right.

Answer 2

First off, Stephanie is absolutely correct. The present administration, in no way, represents true Conservatism. I suggest you do some research on the modern Conservative (pre-Reagan) movement and the neo-con movement (which has hijacked the title "Conservative") that now controls the Republican Party. NO true Conservative supports this administration or its policies!

As for the tax issue, the matter could be resolved in a day or two. However, it has so much political value, it (like abortion, flag burning, gay marriage, etc.) will never be resolved. There is a reason that legislation on these politically charged issues is continually defeated by tiny margins. Resolve them and you will quickly discover that there is no significant difference between the parties.

The second reason is that the tax codes are specifically designed to benefit major corporations and a small percentage of the population (the insanely rich), both of whom are huge providers of campaign contributions.