Obama says that he understands that government doesn't need to grow, but turns around and signs into law bills designed to do just that. (Am. Economic Recovery of 2009 for the biggest example). He claims that tax cuts are what we need and what he is delivering. But I ask, how is it possible to borrow $787 billion dollars, hand out a little bit here and there, and call it a tax cut? Its like if you or I owed the bank money, so we took out a loan from the bank and paid them with that money. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense for us or for a government to do.
A note on taxes though. The end result of all deficit spending in this country will be higher taxes at some point. Obama has already announced his plan to raise taxes on the "rich" and on businesses. That is only the beginning. We will all be forced to pay at some point. Government spending will always mean taxes to pay for it. Need another example? Expanded SCHIP, (State Children's Health Insurance Program; read government controlled health care), was signed into law recently. To pay for it? Raise federal cigarette taxes, more than doubling the current level.
You see, government has its hands in so many places, they can tax here and there, little by little, slowly raising the tax burden without many people noticing. Please stay aware of what is happening out there, and most importantly, talk about it. There is nothing that Americans, with God's grace, will not be able to accomplish; even getting ourselves to a better economy without the government's help.
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Interesting that you would site something like the taxation of a known health care burden such as smoking to fund any kind of supplemental program for the known millions of children sans health care. It would seem almost against your own self to think that something beneficial could be viewed as a detriment merely because you choose to post against governmental controls.
ReplyDeleteJosh Lovelady
Well spoken. I understand your point, but would have to disagree with you. If the government wants to expand a program such as SCHIP in a hard economic time such as this, the only way it could really do so without affecting the people its trying to help is to cut back spending. The average American citizen, when put into the same situation, would cut back here and there to spend elsewhere. My question is, why can't the government do the same? There is never any thought of cutting back, of growing downward. With government, its always about going bigger. Also, I understand the health risks involved in smoking and the good intentions of pushing people away, however, tax raises on smoking in the past have proven not to do this. Most times, (except for the first major cigarette tax raise in the 80's), the smoking rate has held steady after a tax raise. This only hurts those that are addicted, driving more people to seek out government aid elsewhere. I contend that there must be a better way.
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