Third Party Guy

A Capitalist Reformation

Socialism Cannot Compete:

I'm fairly new to SA, but I have seen many of your comments and I tend to agree with you more than not. But you said: "We need to ABOLISH the income tax and fund the government solely on sales taxes". Now my question for you is what is to stop our esteemed elected ones from setting the fed. income tax at 22% and then raising it to 30%, 40%, or even 110%? Nothing! Be careful what you wish for. This country was able to live within its means before 1913 without the income tax or national sales tax. There is another Constitutional way to fund the government.

To All:
A true Capitalist Free Market is still the best option for America. However, we've allowed our nation to skew far from the Free Market, as some others have pointed out, through corrupt lobbyist and politicians. However, government does have a vital role to play in a Free Market: To prevent crime, fraud, and monopolies in the market. Outside of these three things, it is just unnecessary manipulation, which always comes back to bite us in the back side.

When we expect more (handouts, entitlements) from the government, we get less (overall). When we expect more (morals, scruples) from the government, we get less (people willing/able to fit the bill).