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Will Republicans Abandon Their Principles?

by Big Dog on Dec 19, 2006 at 21:02 Political

It appears that the wheeling and dealing is in full swing now that the Democrats have taken control. It is a given that George Bush will try to get some sort of amnesty/guest worker program through now that he has a Congress sympathetic to that cause. This will, of course, be a disaster and give us more of the same in that millions more will sneak in awaiting their chance at such generous give-aways. Now a new devil is appearing on the horizon and that devil is names taxes.

The Washington Times is reporting that George Bush is considering raising taxes and that there are Republicans on board with the idea. There are tax watch dog groups calling for the President to iterate his pledge not to increase taxes but the President has been silent on this. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow would not rule out tax increases when asked about the subject. It seems that Republicans are abandoning their principles because they were beaten in the last election.

Increasing taxes will not help the country. We already pay more in taxes than is needed to run the country. If more money is extorted from us then it will give Congress more money to waste, and waste it they will. Congress will look at the increased revenue as a child looks at presents on Christmas and they will abuse the hell out of the money that they get. There will be more pork spending not less and there will be more programs that are developed and paid for with the increased revenue. An increase in taxes will also hurt the economy and will decrease the already pathetic rate at which Americans save money.

It is high time Americans said no to taxes and it is high time for us to hold the line against those who would extort our money especially given their track record of waste and abuse. The time is at hand for us to refuse to pay more in taxes and it is time for us to demand fiscal responsibility from those in Congress. If Congress keeps its thirst for more money it will not be long before we have another revolution. That just might be what we need to stop the illegal exploitation of the American worker.

Now is the time for people to start planning. Put as much money as you can in non taxable accounts. Contribute as much as you can to plans that take the money pre-tax so you will have less taxable income at the end of the year. We must find creative (yet legal) methods to keep our money from becoming the government’s money. We worked for it and we deserve to keep it.

There is talk that this is a move to sure up Bush’s legacy. I don’t give a damn about his legacy and if he raises taxes he will have the same one as his father who broke a no new tax promise and lost pathetically to Bill Clinton. Bush can not be reelected but members of Congress can. I will not vote for nor will I support any member of Congress who votes to raise taxes. This includes ANY Republican who wants to be President. You raise my taxes and you will not have my vote nor will you have my support. Those of us involved in America’s Victory 08 will not support candidates who vote to raise taxes regardless of how they stand on other issues.

If they want to fix Social Security then privatize it so people, not the government, can control their retirement. If they want to reduce the deficit then cut out unnecessary spending and programs. If they want to reduce the deficit they can consolidate similar programs and they can stop sending money to foreign countries. We are not the world’s welfare department. If they really want to reduce the amount of money they need then they can cut ALL pork barrel spending.

These are the conservative values that will make this country strong and we as taxpayers should not settle for anything less.

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