|
It's an organization with 300 million customers and 15 million employees. You're surprised there's inefficiency? I agree that politicians taking junkets to Europe and handing out fat no-bid contracts to their friends is extremely frustrating and should be controlled, but that happens at any company. Human nature makes it inevitable.
As for 'redistribution' of your tax dollars, I know it's frustrating that the government props up people who don't have a job. But sometimes that money is actually used, as opposed to abused. We're supposed to be united as a nation, and that means that to a certain extent we work for the common good. Now, since we're capitalist, most of the time it's step on your fellow man to reach for the next rung in the ladder, but it's a small part of your taxes that goes to helping others, so it's not that offensive.
Bottom line, there's no way a national sales tax can be implemented so that it's best for everyone. The wealthy spend a much smaller portion of their income than the poor or middle class, so it would lead to them becoming richer, and sharing a smaller portion of the tax burden than they do now. If you're for this plan, you're either wealthy or think you will be some day. Odds are you won't. But we thank you for buying into the American dream.
__________________
it's quiet in here
|