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**QYD8eQ8F** · 05-20-2012, 06:24 PM

At the state and local level, similar principles apply, but if a certain locality wishes to tax and provide services, it's no skin off my back. I can move.

But I can't easily move out of the United States. And I don't want to. So these blanket taxes and programs at the federal level hold everybody hostage.

Yeah, they get some "great idea" (Read: Politically expedient) and socialize the cost.. Which is all taxes are anyway, socializing the cost of something... And you're trapped paying if it's the fed.

I've always felt that, Constitutionally speaking, State and local taxes should be HIGHER than Federal Income taxes.. Because they're the ones who are supposed to be providing all these little services people want.

05-20-2012, 06:24 PM	#40
QYD8eQ8F Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	At the state and local level, similar principles apply, but if a certain locality wishes to tax and provide services, it's no skin off my back. I can move. But I can't easily move out of the United States. And I don't want to. So these blanket taxes and programs at the federal level hold everybody hostage. Yeah, they get some "great idea" (Read: Politically expedient) and socialize the cost.. Which is all taxes are anyway, socializing the cost of something... And you're trapped paying if it's the fed. I've always felt that, Constitutionally speaking, State and local taxes should be HIGHER than Federal Income taxes.. Because they're the ones who are supposed to be providing all these little services people want.
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