The Exploitation of Unequal Taxation

The Exploitation of Unequal Taxation

It's common knowledge the socialist left would love nothing more than to excessively if mot fatally tax wealthy individuals, private business owners and corporations who already account for 70% of all duties collected; not to mention the countless jobs and disposable income their success inevitably generates. Regardless of what laws Congress may pass or what selective rules are used to justify such , what gives our government the “constitutional” authority to tax one citizen more than another, one business or a specific industry more than the other? It is nothing more than discrimination, a violation of equal rights and equal protection under the law. Honestly, do these people toil or risk less? If every affluent household or aspiring entrepreneur went broke tomorrow, or even 5 years down the road, would they recoup their time, lost income or confiscated possessions from those disgruntled voters who supported such excessive taxation as a form of political protest; or more profoundly, compensated envy? Absolutely not. Such regressive reasoning makes about as much sense as a Death or Estate Tax, a government's soulless attempt to profit from the loss of a loved one, despite the fact citizens already pay income, social security, medicare, property, state and/or sales taxes from adolescence through the duration of their adult lives.

This very conundrum is why the 16th Amendment, in part, is unconstitutional; it provides no constraints or limitations on the methodology of exacting tax rates. Does a doctor earning $200,000 still not contribute more tax revenue than a Fast Food worker also paying a flat 10% fee? If we are all created equal, and not reduced to the progressive sliding scale of class, race, or gender appropriation, shouldn’t our tax laws also reflect that founding principle and universal maxim? I myself have never been wealthy; however, if I were to come into money, I’d like to think I was entitled to keep my property and enjoy the earned fruits of my labor. That’s what America was predicated upon; rewarding hard work and protecting individual rights, liberty, without the illicit intrusion of excessive government regulation and taxation. If Washington truly wants to reduce the record $9 trillion deficit Barack Obama accrued alone - nearly double the national debt of all other Presidents combined - and restore the now politically incorrect American dream, they might start by cutting the trillions of dollars wasted on those improperly monitored socialist programs riddled with fraudulent claims, the continuous kickbacks of pork barrel projects, or by eliminating an indulgent caveat of Congressional perks; including, but not limited to, a lifetime pension and private healthcare for those elected officials serving only a single term in office.

The same progressive propagandists duping millennials into believing paying higher taxes is patriotic and society's solemn duty - i.e., their those responsible citizens and parents who work tirelessly for a better life - have no reservations taking bread off our tables to feed a corrupt, failed establishment that subsidizes illegal immigration, refuses to balance the budget or enforce a debt ceiling, and has aided and abetted terrorist regimes with no regard for the American people's safety or economic prowess. Why should those taxpayers already suffering the immediate consequences of such callous negligence bear the long term costs of enabling Congress to bankrupt America and destroy private industry in the process; the greatest known vehicle of economic independence and upward mobility in Western Civilization?

Whereas Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren love to decry greed and the inevitable commercial goal of profit, they both got rich off the "system" by convincing millions of able-bodied Americans they were "victims" because economic injustice and the natural inequality of achievement are somehow one in the same; and all despite regularly dining with fellow limousine liberals, sharing their campaign collection plates with donors earmarked for federal dollars, pandering to America's most affluent enemies, and turning corporate America and collegiate campuses into their political pulpit of private speaking fees. It is by no means a coincidence the ten most solvent and economically vibrant states also have the most friendly tax codes and attractive investment packages: Texas and Wisconsin to name but a few. Adding and subtracting is not a revolutionary concept, nor is giving families a fertile environment to thrive, although expecting our elected officials to understand basic economics and act on the behalf of the people's interests is quickly becoming an extinct one.

Every senator and state representative, regardless of party affiliation, should be required by law to balance the budget or thus automatically become ineligible for re-election. Being it’s the people's money to begin with, the liquidated seeds of our blood, sweat and tears, this is neither an unreasonable request or a rhetorical question inviting pointless debate. If everyday Americans ran their affairs like the detached parasites plaguing Washington, they all would be destitute and homeless within a month; only "We the People" cannot simply print more money or shamelessly give ourselves a bailout at our neighbor’s expense. If the buck truly stops here – at the fiscal crossing of common sense and accountability – our government should have been foreclosed years ago for entertaining the indoctrinated lie collectivism is a harbinger of prosperity and justice, rather than the oppressive aftermath of scheming bureaucrats attempting to discredit the individual attributes of hard work, ambition, talent and education to reconcile the Socratic revelation equal opportunity will never guarantee the Marxist fantasy of equal outcomes.