Your Weekly Rush

Well here's Rush on taxes.

"If they were honest they'd say, "We can't afford to pay for defense, education, cleaning the environment, or prescription drugs. We can't even afford to pay our own salaries and staffs because we don't have any money. We take money from you!"

When you hear this whole business of debate over the budget, keep in mind it's just another way of expressing how they look at your money as theirs. They do not have a dime until they take it from us! Always remember that."

I think we've all heard this said at one point. It's your Money. What right does the Government have to take it? Why shouldn't they go out and get honest jobs instead of taking our money?

What crap!

We as a nation have mandated the Government to do a number of things. Run a national retirement account for example. Provide public roads. Provide a mail service. Ensure that our food is produced in a safe manner. Ensure that products manufactured by corporate America meet minimum safety standards. Ensure that workers in America have safe working conditions. Regulate public properties, such as airwaves. Provide a safety net for Americans who fall onto hard times. Promote American Security through the Armed Forces and the Diplomatic corps.

So here's a basic principle. If you want something you have to pay for it. Now I admit that you may personally not feel the need for a safety net or an armed forces. But this is representative Democracy. The will of the people is made known through their representatives. If that means some things happen that you don't agree with, well that's the way things go. There are always other nations in the world that do things differently. But if you are going to live here you are going to be expected to pay your fair share, through Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Payroll Taxes, etc.

If you want to know what the Government is spending your money on check out this site. You might notice that that the money earmarked for foreign aid and supporting the arts (two programs that people apparently hate) is minimal.