Government’ s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it; If it keeps moving, regulate it…and if it stops moving, subsidize it.
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
continuum:
A panel of Democrats, Republicans, economists and other experts is set to say Wednesday that a complete overhaul of the U.S. tax code is the best way to address the nation’s fiscal problems—a new and likely controversial idea aimed at tackling the growing deficit.
Reminds me of a book I read a couple years ago - Fair Tax
Compare your state’s sales, income, and property taxes to the rest of the nation.
[Credit to Mike for originally showing me this.]
A visual guide to where your federal tax dollars go.
One thing I like to point out to my Marine friends is comparing the USMC budget to that of other branches.
For my fiscal conservatives, take note of the huge discrepancy between expenses and collections.
For a more interactive version
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
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Alexander Tytler (1747-1813)
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