Reminder- Hardline with Hardwick “Challengers week”..
This weeks show will focus on the coming elections and Kevin has invited three challengers to be in studio with him. You can listen online at WBEN.com or on the radio dial at 930 AM
Tom Casey from 10:30-11:00
John Donnelly from 11-11:30
I will be on from 11:30 to 12:00
Tom Casey who is challenging Dale Volker.
John Donnelly who is challenging Louise Slaughter.
Rus Thompson who is challenging Sam Hoyt.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackKevin Hardwick asked you what tax you thought was the most fair; property, income or sales.
Your answer was that taxes increase too much then you rambled on about how government is too big blah blah blah…totally non responsive. typical politician - you’re really getting a hang of dodging questions.
What is your answer? Government does need money to operate, which type taxes do you believe are the most fair?
Hardwick’s question was dumb, it was like asking a condemned man which form of execution he would prefer. Since neither form of economic murder is preferable or can be dealt with as long as there is an insatiable big government that consumes taxes in at an alarming rate, Rus answered it in the most honest way, by not answering the question directly, but pointing to the problem.
Hardwick is a professor of political science and local government, his question was not dumb. It is a legitimate question. It is not “like asking a comdemed man which form of execution he would prefer” that analogy is makes no sense and shows your complete lack of knowlege on the subject.
Government must be funded no matter what the size, big or small. It may be too big in your OPINION, but if it were the ideal size according to Ray, it would still need to be funded by taxes, so that leads to the question.
What type of tax is the most fair? Income, sales or property?
Actually it was a good analogy. Asking a candidate who is opposed to all
forms of taxation which one he likes best, is a little like asking which sort of death do you prefer ~? Also, the enormous tax burden has been the death of this area for years, so it’s a good analogy on two fronts.
GiveMeLiberty.org and others have made the persuasive argument that the income tax is unconstitutional, a form of slavery, and as such, have repeatedly filed a redress of grievances, to which the federal government has refused to respond.
Property taxes here are 47% higher than the national average, which
might otherwise be worthwhile if most of the city and surround didn’t look like a war zone.
Taxing people on their purchases? If you’re looking for a “fair” tax, the
sales tax seems a no brainer.
When poor people spend all of their money on purchases and rich people save most of their money, poor people end up paying a higher percentage of their income to the government. The people who can afford it the least pay the highest percentage of their income in taxes and that seems the fairest? You got the “no-brainer” part right.
I want to hear Rus Thompsons answer. He was asked, then dodged the question. What say you Rus?
“GiveMeLiberty.org and others have made the persuasive argument that the income tax is unconstitutional, a form of slavery, and as such, have repeatedly filed a redress of grievances, to which the federal government has refused to respond.”
Persuasive, perhaps….. if we didnt have the 16th amendment to the constitution. “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.”
It can’t be unconstitutional if it’s in the constitution!!
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