Originally Posted by
dawg80
Admittedly, I'm not a huge giver to charities. I (we, my wife and I) give more in terms of actual dollars than most. In fact based on some stats I saw on a financial page I read, we are in the top 10% of Americans. I don't give much to the big "name brands" like United Way, etc because such a small % of donations actually make it to the people who need it. Instead, we give mostly to local organizations and directly to people we know. A lot of what we give is not tax-deductible since it's considered a gift under tax law.
As for how we, as Americans, pay taxes, I advocate for an invoice system. Every taxpayer should get an itemized monthly bill, listing where and how much of that check you write goes. Such as Foodstamps....$XX.XX, etc..
The ONLY automatics for we taxpayers are things such as National Defense. The Constitution charges the Federal Government with the responsibility to provide for the common defense of the people and the nation. ALL of us benefit from it, so ALL of us should pay for it. But most of that other crap, like Medicaid, federal education (is supposed to be left to the states) are not mandated by the Constitution, and therefore subject to the generosity of taxpayers.
I know the libtards would have a much tougher time convincing taxpayers their stupid programs are important if we got a monthly, itemized bill.