Your tax dollars at work.
Taxes are okay, but lazy citizens can let them be used in very bad ways.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Slaughter in Colombia » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Slaughter in Colombia » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Monday, July 18, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Foreign "Aid"
There are some Americans born and educated in this country, whose parents, grandparents, an teachers are from this country, who still know very little about how heir tax money is used in foreign aid.
If you are among the numerous purposely ignorant persons, you may continue reading to learn one popular way your money is used.If you are not among their number you may still find the following reminder interesting.
The tax money is taken from you by powerful functionaries, who give it to a few special persons in a selected country. "Given" may not be the best word, for usually a more or less modest interest must be paid on it. That interest is usually collected from vulnerable people in the selected country. Most often the money is not actually delivered: the 'aid' is more an extension of credit.
The credit extended is seldom of a general sort, but rather of special sort. It is often credit with two or three designated companies or dealers. The agreement often is that the credit must be used with, say, his grain dealer and that arms dealer.
If you were to watch the money, you would see it leave the pockets of the many tax payers here, make a fast pass through the hands of a very few 'helpful' persons in the foreign country, and then be deposited in the pockets of a few favored men here. Often the process is even more efficient. The money goes directly from the pockets of the many here to the pockets of a very few here and some grain or guns arrive in the selected country.
There are lots of interesting little wrinkles. For example, the arms may be used to kill or threaten people of that foreign country so as to keep that country 'stable' for US trade.
For the curious, I favor tax and foreign trade when I know that you, my fellow citizen, are practicing your informed civic duties.
If you are among the numerous purposely ignorant persons, you may continue reading to learn one popular way your money is used.If you are not among their number you may still find the following reminder interesting.
The tax money is taken from you by powerful functionaries, who give it to a few special persons in a selected country. "Given" may not be the best word, for usually a more or less modest interest must be paid on it. That interest is usually collected from vulnerable people in the selected country. Most often the money is not actually delivered: the 'aid' is more an extension of credit.
The credit extended is seldom of a general sort, but rather of special sort. It is often credit with two or three designated companies or dealers. The agreement often is that the credit must be used with, say, his grain dealer and that arms dealer.
If you were to watch the money, you would see it leave the pockets of the many tax payers here, make a fast pass through the hands of a very few 'helpful' persons in the foreign country, and then be deposited in the pockets of a few favored men here. Often the process is even more efficient. The money goes directly from the pockets of the many here to the pockets of a very few here and some grain or guns arrive in the selected country.
There are lots of interesting little wrinkles. For example, the arms may be used to kill or threaten people of that foreign country so as to keep that country 'stable' for US trade.
For the curious, I favor tax and foreign trade when I know that you, my fellow citizen, are practicing your informed civic duties.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
More for Defense
It seems possible to spend less to kill foreigners in their homes so as to have more to spend on defense.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
American Blood
One might say that American tax theory is based on American blood: those who 'give' the most blood pay the lowest tax.
Another way to be fair is to say that he who benefits most, pays the most tax. He who benefits least pays the least.
For example doesn't Uncle Ben benefit more than most of use. We subsidize the growing of the rice he uses. We subsidize the railroads he ships on. The people he gets rice from, get irrigation water
at a reduced rate.
What's fair?
Another way to be fair is to say that he who benefits most, pays the most tax. He who benefits least pays the least.
For example doesn't Uncle Ben benefit more than most of use. We subsidize the growing of the rice he uses. We subsidize the railroads he ships on. The people he gets rice from, get irrigation water
at a reduced rate.
What's fair?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Transaction Tax
Today a transaction tax sounds better than a property tax or than an income tax.
I sure don't want to jeopardized my home; my retirement is already in jeopardy.
Let's talk about what kind of transaction tax might be best for us.
I sure don't want to jeopardized my home; my retirement is already in jeopardy.
Let's talk about what kind of transaction tax might be best for us.
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