In order to become fiscally conservative one of the largest expenditures that must be cut is defense spending. Currently the United States spends six times more money on the defense budget than any other country in the world. While it is important to remain superior in the world militarily, it is possible to do so by reducing military bases currently situated around the world. While this would reduce America's prescience around the world, but with less bases, and more responsible spending militarily, the United States would have to use diplomacy, instead of diplomacy by force. One of the other ways to cut defense spending is purchase products needed by the military instead of congress purchasing military equipment because it creates jobs in their district but the military also stated that those products are redundant or will not be used. By cutting bases and unnecessary equipment the United States could cut one sixth of defense spending. While cutting defense spending itself wouldn't save America from financial ruin, it is a start that simple steps could put us on the right path.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
National Debt
Anyone can agree that the national debt should be cut, and with the resources available within the United States we should be able to create a government that generates income that it loans to other nations instead of borrowing money from other nations to survive. Over the course of the next few articles I will be discussing ways that the national debt could be reduced. Drastic changes are needed in the way that America conducts its fiscal responsibility in all areas from defense spending, welfare, domestic spending and foreign aid. Time is of the utmost importance, failure on our part today will destroy the nation for not only our generation, but for future generations.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Taxation Continued
The fair tax targets every American equally, on luxury items. There are items that most Americans would consider necessary but are luxury items. Cell phones are commonplace in today's society, with many Americans using them to speed up communication because they have the ability to be instantly connected to anyone they need to talk to, but before the 1990's only limited in scope and not available commercially until 1983. Another item that Americans view as necessary is internet inside their home. Americans have access to public library's that they can use to access the internet with no cost to them.
These items are used as examples of luxury items that are viewed as necessary in today's society (there are many more examples that could be used). These items would still be affordable to Americans because instead of paying an income tax, they would have the extra money to pay for the items they want and pay the taxes at that time, instead of paying an income tax and using the money left over to purchase the items that they want.
The federal income tax isn't understood by the employees at the IRS and the fair tax also enables the ability to reduce the number of federal employees because the IRS will not need as many employees.
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These items are used as examples of luxury items that are viewed as necessary in today's society (there are many more examples that could be used). These items would still be affordable to Americans because instead of paying an income tax, they would have the extra money to pay for the items they want and pay the taxes at that time, instead of paying an income tax and using the money left over to purchase the items that they want.
The federal income tax isn't understood by the employees at the IRS and the fair tax also enables the ability to reduce the number of federal employees because the IRS will not need as many employees.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Taxation
There are two known truths about life, Death and Taxes. Why should taxes be one of the known truths in life, when did we agree that we work for the government and not the other way around. Government should work for its people, and while taxes should be paid because of necessary functions carried out by the government, taxes should be voluntary based upon consumption.
A fair tax should replace the federal income tax. Taxation based upon consumption would amount to the same amount of money that the federal income tax generates but it would allow ordinary citizens to choose how much they wanted to provide to the government. Used items wouldn't be subject to the fair tax because taxes have already been paid upon those items.
There are also certain items that should be exempt, unprocessed food at the grocery store so people can provide the nourishment that they need, electricity and gas used to heat and cool the home as well as cook, and water. These items are needed to live.
All other items should be subject to the fair tax because all other items that we purchase are luxury items. As Americans we do not need the most luxurious homes, the best cars, entertainment centers. With a fair tax it will allow Americans to choose what they want to spend their money on, as well as enable Americans to save more money because the money will not be taken out of their paycheck for an income tax, they could save more money.
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A fair tax should replace the federal income tax. Taxation based upon consumption would amount to the same amount of money that the federal income tax generates but it would allow ordinary citizens to choose how much they wanted to provide to the government. Used items wouldn't be subject to the fair tax because taxes have already been paid upon those items.
There are also certain items that should be exempt, unprocessed food at the grocery store so people can provide the nourishment that they need, electricity and gas used to heat and cool the home as well as cook, and water. These items are needed to live.
All other items should be subject to the fair tax because all other items that we purchase are luxury items. As Americans we do not need the most luxurious homes, the best cars, entertainment centers. With a fair tax it will allow Americans to choose what they want to spend their money on, as well as enable Americans to save more money because the money will not be taken out of their paycheck for an income tax, they could save more money.
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Monday, November 8, 2010
America
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. -Patrick Henry
Over the course of the last twenty years in the United States of America citizens have slowly been giving up their rights granted to them in the Constitution of the United States. These rights that have been granted have been given back to the government out of fear, and have been willing to sacrifice these rights for personal protection. Questions that every citizen should ask themselves is “When must I take a stand and demand my rights to protect myself and my beliefs, and when is it too late to take that stand.” This country was founded upon freedoms and the ability to express themselves, to live freely without persecution, the foundation and freedoms which we so hold dear.
During the first 200 years of this grand nation, our country went from being a small wilderness country to achieving our Manifest Destiny. Our country stood against tyranny and oppression and liberated the world in World War I and World War II. Our country became an economic giant and held superpower status with one other country. What has our country provided to the world as the only superpower since the Cold War and has it damaged the world beyond repair, or how do we fix it? A question that should be asked to our leaders and one that should be discussed among our future leaders of the country, our children.
Educating children of this country has been pushed out of the schools, instead teachers have become childcare providers for children until they finish the twelfth grade. America’s public education system was once the greatest in the world but it is constantly slipping in the world as a place for good public education. While elementary education is slipping the countries collegiate standards remain the same, making it difficult for students to finish college or retain the information learned. How do we fix the status of America’s public education system, to once again rival other nations and produce the best and brightest in the world? Once smarter students are being introduced into the world, will moral reforms be necessary and should the government be responsible for moral laws.
Morality exists and immorality is just the absence of morality. When was it decided upon that the United States Government should be responsible for passing moral legislation that effects everyday life. During the 1920’s prohibition occurred in the United States, a time when organized crime was rampant, because the United States took a moral stance, one that the citizens rejected and prohibition was revoked in the 1930’s. America has taken the same stance against marijuana, cocaine, and targeting a product that is single handedly responsible for allowing the United States of America to survive in the early stages, tobacco. What can our country learn from other countries that have legalized drug usage and how can we utilize the knowledge that they have to better our society.
Citizens of the United States it is your responsibility to question the government, to help shape the society that you want to live in. Not a society where the minority gets everything that they want, but the majority is willing to compromise with the minority to live in harmony, free of oppression and with the rights that our Constitution gave us, and the rights that we should take because it makes sense to have them. If action is not taken and those rights afforded to the people, we begin to lose everything, and before you know it, its 1984.
-Publius
Over the course of the last twenty years in the United States of America citizens have slowly been giving up their rights granted to them in the Constitution of the United States. These rights that have been granted have been given back to the government out of fear, and have been willing to sacrifice these rights for personal protection. Questions that every citizen should ask themselves is “When must I take a stand and demand my rights to protect myself and my beliefs, and when is it too late to take that stand.” This country was founded upon freedoms and the ability to express themselves, to live freely without persecution, the foundation and freedoms which we so hold dear.
During the first 200 years of this grand nation, our country went from being a small wilderness country to achieving our Manifest Destiny. Our country stood against tyranny and oppression and liberated the world in World War I and World War II. Our country became an economic giant and held superpower status with one other country. What has our country provided to the world as the only superpower since the Cold War and has it damaged the world beyond repair, or how do we fix it? A question that should be asked to our leaders and one that should be discussed among our future leaders of the country, our children.
Educating children of this country has been pushed out of the schools, instead teachers have become childcare providers for children until they finish the twelfth grade. America’s public education system was once the greatest in the world but it is constantly slipping in the world as a place for good public education. While elementary education is slipping the countries collegiate standards remain the same, making it difficult for students to finish college or retain the information learned. How do we fix the status of America’s public education system, to once again rival other nations and produce the best and brightest in the world? Once smarter students are being introduced into the world, will moral reforms be necessary and should the government be responsible for moral laws.
Morality exists and immorality is just the absence of morality. When was it decided upon that the United States Government should be responsible for passing moral legislation that effects everyday life. During the 1920’s prohibition occurred in the United States, a time when organized crime was rampant, because the United States took a moral stance, one that the citizens rejected and prohibition was revoked in the 1930’s. America has taken the same stance against marijuana, cocaine, and targeting a product that is single handedly responsible for allowing the United States of America to survive in the early stages, tobacco. What can our country learn from other countries that have legalized drug usage and how can we utilize the knowledge that they have to better our society.
Citizens of the United States it is your responsibility to question the government, to help shape the society that you want to live in. Not a society where the minority gets everything that they want, but the majority is willing to compromise with the minority to live in harmony, free of oppression and with the rights that our Constitution gave us, and the rights that we should take because it makes sense to have them. If action is not taken and those rights afforded to the people, we begin to lose everything, and before you know it, its 1984.
-Publius
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