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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
what do "pet projects" and "extravagancies" (two conveniently broad and conspicuously undefined terms) have to do to with the discussion? "waste" has nothing to do with the necessary functions of government. if you want to fight to reduce waste... thats great. but that doesn't have any connection to the reality of the necessity of the structure of the government itself and its basic functions.
you don't need a masters in anthropology to know that government, law enforcement, judicial systems, military's, public programs etc are all necessary components to any society. it has nothing to do with "faith" in anyone. you are suggesting dismantling something to be replaced with what? it has to be replaced with the exact same thing for the most part as it is a system that evolved out of necessity.
i guess now we are to think that Ron Paul is going to lead the world to a new Communist Utopia? of the workers, by the workers and for the workers.
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And your not addressing the fact that the country can function and the government can happily operate if we eliminate one very specific tax. We can still pay for these things
without an income tax. Your right, in that it cant be eliminated immediately. Waste is a big part of it, as well as reducing the number of tasks the federal government feels it needs to control and the areas it feels it needs to fund. If and when the situation can be turned around, then we can look at eliminating the income tax and the IRS all together, and that is what Pauls stance is.
If states were left to their own devices to figure out how to pay for the government services they want to provide, sure, some may find themselves paying *more* taxes. But as a result, the individual will have much more control over their own destiny.
Either way, its really a pipe dream...even if Paul got elected I doubt he could bring about enough change to realize any of it.