Taxation

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Although there should certainly be retention of limited power by the state governments, it is the federal sector that provides America with the foundation that has given it such great strength. Allowing legislative authority to filter down to the state level would eventually revert the nation to the same governmental unity it possessed in the days of the original 13 colonies. Many would argue that Devolution would make governmental actions more efficient, but in fact it would have the adverse effect. How could it be even asked that almost 90,000 separate state and local governments across the country could work efficiently to continue on a path of progression for the nation as a whole? The state governments possess power as it is, and that power is properly balanced by that of the federal government, creating a system of checks-and-balances.

I refuse to get into another Obama debate, but he is demanding higher taxes to finance what seems like an endless number of new government programs, but where is the money coming from? I’ll tell you: he wants the money to come from the small businesses that are at the epicenter of the American economy. He increases taxes on small businesses, and then shrugs his shoulders when those businesses slowly die out or move to wherever they will be subjected to less damaging taxes; even if that place is outside of the U.S. I think that Mr. Obama has great intentions, but right now, government employees are enjoying more prosperity than ever, while businesses and enterprises are dying out like there is a plague. The taxes being piled onto the businesses are paying the government workers salaries, but soon, there will be no one left to tax. Those small businesses are where the majority of our jobs stem from as well. We cannot all be government workers! I have no problem with our President and his administration, but I do have a serious problems with the devastating taxes he is placing on small businesses to fund his lofty projects.

Posted by Paul Mikowski on Oct 26 2010. Filed under Elections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.