Whenever the government needs money for roads, police, military, schools, social security, or anything else, they should just add it to the national debt and let someone in the future take care of it.
2007-02-22 13:41:33 · 21 answers · asked by Duffman 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
That's the American way! Let our children deal with the problems we caused!
Taxes are annoying, but they are doing SOME good. If I know that my child will have a future, I would pay anything.
2007-02-22 13:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, the problem is that debt has to be serviced by making interest payments, and without making those payments no one will loan to the government.
Minimal taxes (no income, Social Security, or Medicare tax) would be a much better way to run the government, but no taxes would be impossible.
2007-02-22 13:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by tivodan1116 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some one - some country (at the moment, mostly China and Saudi Arabia) - has to FUND the debt. No way they'd give us one cent if no taxes are collected. I know that's how the current administration does things, but we will have to pay someday. Won't it be fun when China pulls the plug and takes over the country financially. Your kids will be learning Cantonese or Mandarin in school soon!
2007-02-22 13:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it sounds too good to be true it is.
The American people demand basic services to help improve our quality of life.
Roads, schools, military, Social Security, national parks, the court system, are important to most Americans. It cost money to run these programs.
2007-02-22 13:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Villain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taxes are the lifeblood of the state because if there are no taxes, the state cannot survive since it has nothing to spend for its expenses just like the building of roads, education, health and other public services.
2007-02-22 13:47:39 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure lets all just stop paying taxes so that the government collapses, nothing gets done and there is no one in the future to take care of things because they are all dead or too stupid do fix something
2007-02-22 13:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by crossndunk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no then how would we pay for all the things provided by taxes and if you add it to the national debt someone has to pay that back sooner or later and that someone is us the us citizen
2007-02-22 13:44:54 · answer #7 · answered by Alsaqri 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do away with the Federal Reserve and IRS. Go to a national flat tax rate, and turn those accounting responsibilities over to the GAO. Sound impossible? I don't think so.
2007-02-22 13:49:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Brilliant idea, are you a Democrat because 2/3 of the population doesn't pay any income tax already.
2007-02-22 13:45:52 · answer #9 · answered by Sgt 524 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is exactly what the Republicans have been trying to do for the past 25 years.
2007-02-22 14:24:19 · answer #10 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋