The XVI Amendment pays for everything Marco Rubio says he opposes. If Rubio is serious he will lead the charge to repeal the XVI Amendment:
Rubio has nothing to lose by starting a repeal-the-income-tax movement. He aint going anywhere irrespective of how hard the media pushes him. His association with the Gang of Eight pretty much killed his chance of being on the Republican ticket in 2016 at the very least hes a gone-goose with conservatives. Even Karl Rove knows that no Republican ticket can win without the conservative vote; hence, the ongoing double-talk; establishment Republicans are the true conservatives. In fact, Roves Republicans are the very people Rubio is denouncing. Thats a plus for Rubio on the face of it.
The income tax is not the only problem:
Doing away with property taxes on every primary residence was my primary topic for the first seven or eight years I posted messages. Ive not talked about it much the last few years. So I want to point out a few things should Rubio, or anybody else, throw the gauntlet down and challenge the XVI Amendment.
1. Property taxes are state and local abuses designed to support the education industry. The federal government has no constitutional authority to fund education on any level, yet it contributes tax dollars (the income tax) to fund schools, colleges, and university. Should Democrats lose the XVI Amendment they will turn to a federal property tax.
2. Realtors lobby for higher property taxes in order to churn residential home sales in the desirable, well-established, suburbs. Many elderly Americans on fixed incomes are driven out of their homes because of higher property taxes. Ditto younger Americans who fall on hard times.
3. Eminent domain abuses aimed specifically at homeowners; never at corporations. Kelo v. New London, Connecticut became a national disgrace when the Supreme Court upheld confiscation for tax revenues:
NOTE: Forty-three states have an income tax in addition to some cities, counties, and municipalities:
My point: The income tax is the primary tool of the parasite class. The income tax must be eliminated if socialism/communism is to be defeated once and for all.
Property taxes
Taxing homeowners is a secondary tool because not every American owns a home. The ongoing financial disaster began because of mortgages given to unqualified buyers Democrats in the US Congress wanted more homeowners paying property taxes to local governments. As it turned out unqualified buyers couldnt pay the mortgage let alone pay property taxes.
Bottom line: In the unlikely event the XVI Amendment is repealed real property must first be protected from the federal government.
Let me close by offering some choices.
An amendment calling for repealing the XVI Amendment automatically offers a choice; repeal or dont repeal. The repeal amendment should prohibit every tax on income not just a federal income tax.
In the event that NOT filing a tax return fails to protect a persons income, the repeal amendment should prohibit taxes that can only be paid with income dollars; i.e., taxes by other names such as fees, assessments, etcetera, and forcing Americans to purchase whatever the government orders them to purchase.
Voters in state and local governments should be given the choice of repealing property taxes, or at least given a vote on every property tax increase along with voting on every government employees pay and pension.
Heres the link to the piece about abusive taxation on the local level:
Rubio said the party needed to do a better job of explaining that free enterprise is the only way to consistently create the kind of growth and opportunity that America's always been identified with.
We are about upward mobility, he said. We're about the true free enterprise system. We're not about big companies being able to use the federal government to create rules and regulations that make it harder on their competitors.
Rubio: Republicans are 'primarily' to blame for culture of dependency
By Jonathan Easley - 04/18/13 04:04 PM ET
Rubio: Republicans are 'primarily' to blame for culture of dependency - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Rubio has nothing to lose by starting a repeal-the-income-tax movement. He aint going anywhere irrespective of how hard the media pushes him. His association with the Gang of Eight pretty much killed his chance of being on the Republican ticket in 2016 at the very least hes a gone-goose with conservatives. Even Karl Rove knows that no Republican ticket can win without the conservative vote; hence, the ongoing double-talk; establishment Republicans are the true conservatives. In fact, Roves Republicans are the very people Rubio is denouncing. Thats a plus for Rubio on the face of it.
The income tax is not the only problem:
Corporate executives do not have the power to extort salaries through the threat to seize homes. This threat lies behind the ability of local government employees to tax property, which has become the primary source of public sector union wages and pensions. And local taxpayers have virtually no say in either the amount their homes are taxed or the terms of public union contracts. These are all inside deals given to the biggest campaign contributors and the most closely connected politicians and their families.
Doing away with property taxes on every primary residence was my primary topic for the first seven or eight years I posted messages. Ive not talked about it much the last few years. So I want to point out a few things should Rubio, or anybody else, throw the gauntlet down and challenge the XVI Amendment.
1. Property taxes are state and local abuses designed to support the education industry. The federal government has no constitutional authority to fund education on any level, yet it contributes tax dollars (the income tax) to fund schools, colleges, and university. Should Democrats lose the XVI Amendment they will turn to a federal property tax.
2. Realtors lobby for higher property taxes in order to churn residential home sales in the desirable, well-established, suburbs. Many elderly Americans on fixed incomes are driven out of their homes because of higher property taxes. Ditto younger Americans who fall on hard times.
3. Eminent domain abuses aimed specifically at homeowners; never at corporations. Kelo v. New London, Connecticut became a national disgrace when the Supreme Court upheld confiscation for tax revenues:
Summary of Kelo v. New London (2005) - Supreme Court Eminent Domain Case
By Tom Head, About.com Guide
Summary of Kelo v. New London (2005) - Supreme Court Eminent Domain Case - Kelo v. City of New London (2005)
NOTE: Forty-three states have an income tax in addition to some cities, counties, and municipalities:
City Income Taxes - U.S. Cities That Levy Income Taxes
From Tonya Moreno, CPA
City Income Taxes - U.S. Cities With an Income Tax
My point: The income tax is the primary tool of the parasite class. The income tax must be eliminated if socialism/communism is to be defeated once and for all.
Property taxes
Taxing homeowners is a secondary tool because not every American owns a home. The ongoing financial disaster began because of mortgages given to unqualified buyers Democrats in the US Congress wanted more homeowners paying property taxes to local governments. As it turned out unqualified buyers couldnt pay the mortgage let alone pay property taxes.
Bottom line: In the unlikely event the XVI Amendment is repealed real property must first be protected from the federal government.
Let me close by offering some choices.
An amendment calling for repealing the XVI Amendment automatically offers a choice; repeal or dont repeal. The repeal amendment should prohibit every tax on income not just a federal income tax.
In the event that NOT filing a tax return fails to protect a persons income, the repeal amendment should prohibit taxes that can only be paid with income dollars; i.e., taxes by other names such as fees, assessments, etcetera, and forcing Americans to purchase whatever the government orders them to purchase.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform bill, which require Americans to have insurance, were like paying taxes. He added that Congress has broad authority to force Americans to purchase other things as well, so long as it was trying to promote the general welfare.
Hoyer Says Constitutions General Welfare Clause Empowers Congress to Order Americans to Buy Health Insurance
October 21, 2009
By Matt COVER
Hoyer Says Constitution?s ?General Welfare? Clause Empowers Congress to Order Americans to Buy Health Insurance | CNS News
Voters in state and local governments should be given the choice of repealing property taxes, or at least given a vote on every property tax increase along with voting on every government employees pay and pension.
Heres the link to the piece about abusive taxation on the local level:
April 18, 2013
Why Government Bureaucrats Abuse Taxpayers
By Michael Bargo Jr.
Articles: Why Government Bureaucrats Abuse Taxpayers