1 - Is 35 amendments a high number, or a low one? 2 - The protection of victims amendment hasn't been passed yet - that makes a bit of sense to me upon first reading.
However, I'm really hesitant about repealing the income tax; living in a state without one (and, granted, with incompetant gov't), I find not having one just causes huge budget problems. I wouldn't want to see the same thing on a national scale.
Originally posted by TheCowCouple of things I'm surprised about:
1 - Is 35 amendments a high number, or a low one? 2 - The protection of victims amendment hasn't been passed yet - that makes a bit of sense to me upon first reading.
However, I'm really hesitant about repealing the income tax; living in a state without one (and, granted, with incompetant gov't), I find not having one just causes huge budget problems. I wouldn't want to see the same thing on a national scale.
Texas doesn't have one, and their budget runs just fine.
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Even here in Taxachusetts, the local Libertarian party got a question on the ballot to end the income tax. It lost, but it got a shocking 45% of the vote. The bright yellow sticker endorsing Question 1 still adorns my Saturn.
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Originally posted by TheCowHowever, I'm really hesitant about repealing the income tax; living in a state without one (and, granted, with incompetant gov't), I find not having one just causes huge budget problems. I wouldn't want to see the same thing on a national scale.
There's a easy solution to that; massive spending cuts for crap that should never have been funded in the first place.
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