A Modest Tax Proposal To Solve Future Budget Crises

[joebaur42]

By joebaur.com

Taxes have a terrible rap. Always have. People never think of all the good things taxes have done upon hearing the word (roads, libraries, general goodness). Instead, most go to some Medieval image of a king plundering his own people to fill his coffers just enough to afford that golden ass scrubber he’s always wanted. “If you’re going to scrub your ass in these Medieval times, you might as well do it right!” he’d always argue. But that’s besides the point. The point is, taxes should have done something to bolster its image early on. If Newt Gingrich can do it, why not taxes? Perhaps we wouldn’t be in this mess of semantics over “big government tax increases” versus “increased revenues” as the U.S. comes ever-so-close to defaulting on its debts if taxes had made it known they were there for us growing up.

http://mildlyrelevantthoughts.com/2011/07/a-modest-tax-proposal-to-solve-future-budget-crises/

[Stuart G]

1. Taxes have a bad rap. So,

I am thinking about starting an Association for the Improvement of Tax Status.

thank you


Stuart G. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[joebaur42]

2. Huzzah!

Let me know what mascot you come up with. Something that says, "You have to give me money," but in a good way!

[Stuart G]

3. I wrote a post about the new Association, with some info about

how taxes are used in a good way...here in the discussion forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1520200

no mascot yet. . check that link out.

[joebaur42]

4. Nice post!

Since every debate seems to need some sort of mention of "Hitler" and "killing", your slogan can be "Taxes: Killing Fascism Since 1942"