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I will return our nation to the true American principles of limited government and individual liberty.
Abolish the Income Tax
People have a right to keep what they earn.
I will fight to repeal the federal income tax and abolish the IRS.
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Christine with Jay Vandersloot (Chair NMLP) |
Eliminating the income tax will give you control over your money--giving you the freedom you deserve to
keep the money you earn--and it will take the power away from the federal government to further destroy
our civil liberties, our education, our healthcare, and oppress so many within our nation and abroad.
The federal government can be financed at a fraction of its current cost once all big government programs,
bureaucratic waste and corruption is eliminated.
Taxation on income must not be the source of funding for the federal government.
I am opposed to federal taxation of the American people, and look toward the economists of the states to decide how they raise revenue within each state to provide for the relatively miniscule revenue needed for legitimate functions of the federal government.
For more details including how essential federal government functions would be funded, read
Christine's "Abolish the Federal Income Tax and Replace with Nothing" in which she says "The choice is between
liberty or tyranny."
Read it by scrolling down to bottom of this page or CLICK HERE.
End Government Overspending
The government has an overspending problem not a 'deficit' problem. I will end that overspending.
I will balance federal budget through spending cuts not increased taxes.
We must pay off the national debt, beginning with not adding to it.
I will veto any bill spending 'money' we do not have. This in itself will prevent expansion of big government control and big government waste.
I will shrink the size, power and cost of the federal government I will end all unconstitutional big government programs, cut big spending, and give that money back to you. You will be able to keep much more of the money you earn and spend that money as you choose.
The money you work hard for should be kept by you--to save, invest, spend or charitably give....Philanthropy is
the voluntary giving to another in need--not the forced giving by way of government taxing you--stealing your
money--to give to another.
Abolish Unconstitutional Federal Programs, Policies/Regulations & Agencies
I support abolishment of government program after government program and that goes for many/most government
agencies as well...no matter what program or agency you consider (Where do I begin such a list? Be it for
example Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Tax Withholding/IRS, DEA, DOE, FDA, ATF, The Federal Reserve,
Subsidies/Corporate Welfare, to name just a few,) they are a waste of our money, fundamentally opposed to
self-reliance, and take away our liberty. Let's cut off the excuses for the waste of the money, the oppression
that results from them, and cut off big government's source of revenue.
If I begin to list a few ( as I did above) it does not do justice to the enormity of waste or oppression, so,
here's a comprehensive list of hundreds of federal agencies/programs:
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
Take a look at that list. Anything on that list which the federal government is not constitutionally
authorized to do should be abolished, anything the market can provide effectively the government should
stay out of --and the market does just about everything more effectively, and any agency which has
become fundamentally corrupt and has significantly deviated from its valid constitutionally authorized
function should be abolished.
Abolish The Federal Reserve
People have a right to keep what they earn.
I favor competing currencies, repeal of legal tender laws, and repeal of taxation on gold and silver.
I am for the abolishment of the Federal Reserve.
I will change federal government spending into pay-as-we-go.
I will work to create a true free-market economy where money is based on a commodity such as gold
The American people should have the freedom to buy and spend as they choose using whatever system of barter they prefer.
Artificial control of our economy by the Federal Reserve is very dangerous to the stability of our nation.
Current control/production of money provides no control over government spending or its ability to inflate.
Enormous congressional deficit spending is made possible by the Federal Reserve and it has destroyed any real
value to our currency.
Artificially kept low interest rates appear positive in the short term, but in the long run our nation's economic stability will suffer, and every American will suffer as a result.
We are a debtor nation; we owe foreign governments currency we do not have and we continue to build that debt. Un-funded obligations plague the core stability of this nation and thus the security of every American now and future generations.
Such massive debt and possible economic collapse will not be possible under the gold standard to which we must return
I will help America to restore its economic stability so every American and their family will benefit from a true and stable currency.
Abolish the Federal Income Tax and Replace with Nothing
Opinion Piece by Christine Smith, Jan. 23, 2008
The federal income tax and the IRS must be abolished - and replaced with nothing. This can and must be done if we
are ever to experience liberty in our personal and economic lives.
I ask you, what federal program or federal agency is so important to you that you would prefer to keep on paying
the abominable income tax? Allowing the federal government to extort your hard earned money gives them great
power over your life, and it results into the numerous oppressive intrusions of all manner of federal programs
and unjust operations worldwide, combined with the taking away of the money you worked for and for which you far
better than some government bureaucrat could choose to spend as you wish for yourself and family.
Some suggest a giant sales tax or flat tax, but all that does is rearrange your tax burden and how you pay it.
The fact is, abolishing unconstitutional federal programs reduces the federal government's "need" to take
your money. Cutting off this money supply to them will force them to return to the bare minimal constitutionally
authorized functions of government (which can be financed by tariffs, excise taxes, etc. already received by them.)
The income tax is not necessary for the vital functions of government such as defense. The income tax is used as
part of the total revenue to finance unnecessary, ineffective, unconstitutional programs the government has no
business doing...you essentially receive no benefits for the income tax you pay...instead your money is used, for
one thing, to pay interests on the federal debt.
We are a debtor nation; we owe foreign governments currency we do not have and we continue to build that debt.
Un-funded obligations plague the core stability of this nation and thus the security of every American now and
future generations. None of this benefits you. And all of this is a direct result of the artificially controlled
economy and massive federal government spending.
Right now we are paying high taxes and have a monstrously big (and ever increasing) government and all the
intrusions and invasions of your personal life that automatically come with such big government. To abolish
the income tax and IRS will mean the monster of the federal government, by necessity, will have to shrink
in size and power. That is the goal, for that is the only way we will recover and maintain liberty in this nation.
Giving one's money to big government is giving away your liberty, freedom, your intrinsic right as a human being
to profit from the fruits of your labor.
Eliminating harmful wrong government programs at every level is always to be fought for. But the key to creating a
small government is to cut off money for all the unnecessary unconstitutional programs as well as the meddling in
the conflicts of other nations.
I believe in a strong defense (funded adequately), as well as funding for other minimal functions of the federal
government necessary to our nation's sovereignty and security. I'm not an economist (although over the last year
I've been studying economics/American economy in detail), but based on the research I've read of economists,
I am firmly convinced the income tax could be completely eliminated, replaced with nothing, and our nation's
essential needs met.
Thus, if all such necessary functions of the federal government would be more than adequately funded, even now, if
the income tax were abolished today, why do we the American people continue to elect big government politicians
who only increase our tax burden? Sure they talk about small government and decreasing taxes, but hardly any of
them boldly and courageously declare that the federal income tax is an unjust extortion of the American people,
and thus dedicate themselves to its elimination and meanwhile consistently vote against all federal spending
which is unconstitutional.
No, instead, we have politicians who use their votes to benefit states, industries, and foreign nations (to name just
a few) with your money. There appears to be no end in sight to the endless federal subsidies/corporate
welfare/bail-outs, foreign aid, nor to the contracts between the federal government (Pentagon procurement)
with enterprises that benefit from our perpetual wars. From my research/reading, it appears we could cut
Pentagon procurement in half and still be the strongest nation in the world.
Government spending must be cut. But thus far all we elect are "representatives" that believe forcing you to
pay for programs supposedly benefiting other people is the answer - thus spending increases and liberty decreases.
To end the income tax by legislative process will require electing true economic conservatives ( an extreme rarity
these days) who will say "No" to increased government programs and who will demand an end to the out of control
spending. Where are fiscally wise Senators and Congressmen who would do that?
Eliminating the income tax will not leave our government without adequate funding, it would simply necessitate
that it downsize to its proper function, giving us efficient government. My reading of research and analysis of
this matter, indicates that if the income tax were eliminated right now, it would require the federal government
to revert back to somewhere between the 1984-1995 budget/spending. Even without the federal income tax, federal
government revenue would be enormous (resulting from current corporate income taxes, FICA, federal excise taxes,
and other taxes and fees.) Is this the ultimate answer? As a libertarian I say no it is not.. But it is a
beginning - and a monumental one at that - all of us realize eliminating the income tax will not only be a
huge step toward smaller government, it will mean greater liberty for all Americans.
Further, if only our government would exclude itself entirely from intervening in the economy, and allow us to have
a true free market economy, we would not be continually suffering from the predictable result - inflation - of such
an artificially controlled economy. It's the Federal Reserve that's responsible for inflation and the resulting
economic crisis's we continually face in this country. Current control/production of money provides no control
over government spending or its ability to inflate. Enormous congressional deficit spending is made possible by
the Federal Reserve and it has destroyed any real value to our currency. We must demand an end to this artificially
controlled economy which is responsible for millions of Americans financial crisis. The Federal Reserve must be
abolished.
For every office I will support only individuals I know are committed to heading us in the direction of far less
government power, size, and cost. We must, if we are to survive economically, shrink the size, power and the cost
of the federal government. But they will only comply when we cut their funding.
Ending the federal income tax could essentially force the government to end its worldwide wars and military presence
where it has no business being, force it to end the insane "war on drugs" and all the horrible suffering caused
by it, force it to get out of education and agriculture and every other area it also has no business being involved
in...Ending the income tax would be a major step in forcing the government to downsize - to operate within the means
we the people designate - not which is dictated to us. It will mean an end to much government corruption and waste.
I believe the ending of the federal income tax will be one of the major turnarounds our nation could make to set
us on a path to liberty and prosperity.
Join me in never again voting for any tax increase at your local or state level (regardless of the "good cause").
Make politicians become accountable to you - they've got the money for the essentials if they cut the unnecessary
expenditures...and the "good causes" of your community should be funded by private donors not by forcing people to
pay for a charitable purpose.
Join me in only voting for those seeking any office who dedicate themselves to small government and who declare
they will refuse to increase the size and spending of government - no exceptions.
The alternative is dismal: big government, big taxation, big intrusion, and big perpetual wars. Let's choose again.
The choice is between liberty or tyranny.
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