Taxing Authority
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re: Abolishing the IRS
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/25/26 at 11:01 am to Swamp Angel
quote:All government spending is authorized by Congress. Not sure I understand the differentiation.
Legitimate, constitutionally authorized government spending is one thing.
quote:So would I. But reality is we are in the minority.
DC needs to go on a starvation diet at this point. And as for previous point #1 - I would dearly LOVE to do away with SS.
You aren't going to find example of me arguing SS is a good thing. I'm just telling you what the political realities are. If we're ever going to make getting rid of it -- we have to start weening people off the idea of dependency. I see no indication of that happening. Maybe you do?
quote:I agree with this too. Again, were in a tiny minority. Most people consider SS to be "my money" because they've been told there's some pile of money in an account waiting for them. The reality is, government has already spent it.
Ad you said regarding SS: ... There is no guaranteed ROI. Congress can cut it to zero anytime it wants ...and this is an excellent reason why it needs to go the way of the dinosaur.
quote:Flat amount. Take the federal budget divide it by number of people -- there's your tax bill. Everyone pays the same. Government treats everyone equally Everyone shares equally. Everyone has the same skin in the game. Do that and we'll get that mass urge to cut spending, overnight. As long as the "someone else" pays for the majority we are screwed.
What the hell does this even mean? How do you propose a flat tax without leveling it as a percentage?
And just like SS going away, I realize this is a political impossibility. I can dream tho. :lol:
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re: Abolishing the IRS
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/25/26 at 12:05 am to Swamp Angel
quote:Maybe try reading? :dunno:
1) Why should SS be cut? That's not funded by income taxes. That's a completely separate tax in and of itself.
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So you’d have to cut all government by about 50%, and payroll taxes in place,unless you end SS entirely.
quote:There is no guaranteed ROI. Congress can cut it to zero anytime it wants.
It's taken with the promise of repayment at a set rate after a certain age (which more than likely will never equal the amount the individual paid into it).
quote:I'm not sure why you're arging?
2) It damned well OUGHT to be an increase for the freeloaders who pay no income taxes.3) Cutting government by 50% is NOT a bad idea at all
quote:Hell, I'm for flat taxes (not flat percentage). But... like raising taxes on over 50% of the population it's a political non-starter. We love our government spending. See your point #1.
I’m pretty onboard with those consequences,
re: Iran and boots on the ground
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/24/26 at 9:02 pm to TrueTiger
quote:Ego-driven foreign policy is rarely successful.
It may be time to own up on this one. We jumped in and now we can't run away.
re: Abolishing the IRS
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/24/26 at 8:56 pm to Swamp Angel
quote:Well, current income taxes are right about 20% of GDP. So you’d have to cut all government by about 50%, and payroll taxes in place, unless you end SS entirely. Also it would be a sozeable tax increase on the 50% or so that currently pay $0 in income taxes.
I'd suggest a 5 to 8% national sales tax on new goods. Everyone would pay there fair share (as it is called) sine the evil rich would pay more in taxes because they purchase more goods.
If that isn't sufficient revenue to cover federal expenditures then non-essential government programs must necessarily be cut.
I’m pretty onboard with those consequences, but I also recognize it’s political suicide.
re: What’s up with the Saudi Nuclear deal?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/24/26 at 2:29 pm to BoarEd
quote:I remember when Obama said this about the JCPOA deal with Iran.
3. The objectives are different. Helping Saudi Arabia attain civilian nuclear technology keeps them within a US aligned framework whereas "giving nukes to Iran" removes any leverage overnight and likely triggers an immediate regional arms race.
re: What’s up with the Saudi Nuclear deal?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/24/26 at 9:45 am to AGGIES
quote:So was Iran at one time.
Considering the Saudis have been considered allies,
re: What’s up with the Saudi Nuclear deal?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/24/26 at 9:44 am to BoarEd
quote:So same with Iran? Why didn't we help the Iranians?
Saudi Arabia was going to do this with our without the US' help and there wouldn't have been anything we could do to stop it short of starting another war
quote:Because things change over time. The US once sold F14s to Iran. Because... they were our allies and very western-accepting.
And why would we stop them?
quote:LIke we had for WMDs in Iraq. And the IAEA has "oversight" into Iran's programs. How'd all that work out?
have oversight over the project,
quote:A signature on a piece of paper! Wow man! What coup!
and get another key signatory to the Abraham Accords.
re: "Flynn" trending on X
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/23/26 at 8:43 pm to cajunangelle
quote:Trump sho does attract a lot of “traitors”.
Flynn is an anti Trump traitor
re: Instead of Socialism, how about a well funded Democracy?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/23/26 at 10:07 am to Geekboy
quote:Happily. But, that’s not relevant. Dependency and popularity are not mutually exclusive to socialism.
You ready to give up your Social Security when available or give up your Medicare when available?
quote:That’s nice. It’s also meaningless. Millions of people believe the earth is flat, or we never went to the moon.
But we all depend on it today. It’s not seen as Socialism today.
re: Instead of Socialism, how about a well funded Democracy?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/23/26 at 8:46 am to theballguy
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well funded Democracy
quote:Plenty of nations have voted themselves into socialism. But it's virutally to vote out of it.
I'm suspicious of this too.
re: Instead of Socialism, how about a well funded Democracy?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/23/26 at 8:45 am to Geekboy
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Instead of Socialism
quote:Who wants to tell him?
That could have financed substantially more of the following:
Universal or near-universal healthcare coverage.
Better Social Security solvency.
More affordable college and vocational education.
Paid family leave and childcare assistance.
Improved infrastructure.
Stronger poverty and disability programs.
re: House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/22/26 at 3:22 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Muh 12 bills!
re: WSJ: Trump approves landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/21/26 at 9:14 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Incredibly short sighted. Iran was once a US ally, too.
re: Which one of you did this?
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/21/26 at 9:07 pm to theballguy
This post makes me miss Art Bell.
re: I feel like Trump being toyed with by other countries.
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/21/26 at 9:06 pm to TIGERVATO
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It's not just about Trump it's the team he's put together of some of the smartest people in this country.
It's only a matter of time until the cast from the new season gets the same treatment.
re: More damn tariffs. (50% on Canada)
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/20/26 at 8:35 pm to CastleBravo
quote:Wonderful? A central-planned economy where the government determines what we “need”. If only there was a word for that kind of thing…
These tariffs sound justified.
Main affected categories include:
Autos and auto parts (vehicles, components)
Alcohol and related products (wine, beer, spirits, and derivatives)
Dairy and cheese products
Other goods such as: construction materials (including cement), clothing, furniture, technology products, hockey sticks, and various food items.
There is no need for any of this stuff to be made in Canada.
re: If Biden won 2020 legitimately
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/20/26 at 8:40 am to NC_Tigah
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As you noted GA changed their policies. But it’s never enough
quote:Thanks for proving my point.
You've delved to silliness several times in this thread. GA did indeed change their policies. It is possible those changes will be effective.
But without knowledge of underlying facts, the remedy is simply a best guess.
re: If Biden won 2020 legitimately
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/20/26 at 12:24 am to NC_Tigah
quote:As you noted GA changed their policies. But it’s never enough to stop Trump not his puppets from whining. Let’s be honest whining is a hell of a lot easier than governing.
I don't give a rat's arse whose "fault" it was. I care about ensuring any relative mistake/corruption does not happen again
re: If Biden won 2020 legitimately
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/20/26 at 12:21 am to ChineseBandit58
quote:Nope. Some of y'all act as if a court must approve investigations. Thats simply not the case.
no it is not - the circular argument is in the opposite direction - demanding that enough 'evidence' be brought forward that would chance the result before they would look at it = but nobody who was searching for that level of evidence was allowed anywhere near the data.
re: If Biden won 2020 legitimately
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/19/26 at 8:15 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:This is weird. You keep saying there copious evidence, then claiming there’s no evidence because there’s never been an adequate investigation. It’s a completely circular argument.
If there had been an investigation, you would have a point.
And it goes back to my original question i. themis thread.. so what? Do we hold a do-over for the 2020 election? If Trump wins, he’d be i eligible for his current term. :lol:
re: If Biden won 2020 legitimately
Posted by Taxing Authority on 7/19/26 at 8:12 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:Whose fault would that be? :lol:
Let's try this again. How many federal agents were deployed to review 2020 election concerns prior to J6?
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