Funny, innit, how the one group of people employed in Washington, are insulated from their own consequences? They never got laid off, we never downsize CONgress... their JOB is to pass a budget, and when they don't, EVERYONE ELSE suffers, but not them. Therein lies the biggest problem we face.
The biggest way to change government would be to stop employer withholding and make people write that check to the government so the feel the pain every paycheck. Once that happened, working people would be near revolt.
The second way is, as you pointed out, make tax day be just before voting day.
We'd have a government 1/3 the size within two elections.
Sounds like a fine idea to me! Hopefully people can remember when they vote the next day.
ReplyDeleteI wanna know: If we are only getting something like 18% of government workers working, do we get to not pay for 82% if our taxes during the shutdown?
ReplyDeleteAsking for a friend.
WOW Joe. You are so patriotic. I' ll support that one too.--ken
ReplyDeleteSuch a thoughtful fellow.
ReplyDeleteWe should also get rid of withholding so the scale of income tax is obvious to everybody.
ReplyDeleteJonathan
Funny, innit, how the one group of people employed in Washington, are insulated from their own consequences? They never got laid off, we never downsize CONgress... their JOB is to pass a budget, and when they don't, EVERYONE ELSE suffers, but not them.
ReplyDeleteTherein lies the biggest problem we face.
The biggest way to change government would be to stop employer withholding and make people write that check to the government so the feel the pain every paycheck. Once that happened, working people would be near revolt.
ReplyDeleteThe second way is, as you pointed out, make tax day be just before voting day.
We'd have a government 1/3 the size within two elections.