As I have said many times in this blog, and opposite of what liberals say, the tea party and conservatism are not 'anti-tax.' We are for limited taxation for a limited government as per the US Constitution. We do not gripe about funding the military because protection of the people is a legitimate function of government. Or on the local level funding police, firefighters and EMT because those are protections of the people and that is a legitimate function of government. But taking money from people to simply cut checks to other people is NOT a legitimate function of government and is stealing. Jim Moran (D-VA) doesn't get that difference, and when called on it throws a hissy fit and walks out of the interview: Video: Jim Moran (D-VA) walks out on interview when asked how confiscatory taxation is different than stealing. Dave Ramsey, along my line of thinking:
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State." - Federalist #45What does the federal government do? Actually, most of what the government does is cut checks to other people: Pic of the day: Federal government spends most of its money (65%) cutting checks to beneficiaries
