Ways to starve the beast
Political ·Monday March 30, 2009 @ 22:15 EDT (link)
The beast is, of course, the Federal government. As tax time approaches, this CLAMS conversation is apropos and possibly even instructive.
KM: You actually believe Obama wants to reduce the deficit? I think you are all delusional if that's the case.
Obama wants to increase the size and scope of government, no matter the costs. The more problems that government can create, and that liberals and their media lapdogs can attribute to other causes, the more people will think that they NEED the government to get more involved. I completely believe that the complete and utter devaluation of our economy is the goal here.
JD: The only way to kill this snake is to cut off its air supply. Stop giving the government money, and it will fail more quickly and we can rebuild.
You can't have a Phoenix without Ashes, time to ash the joint.
LC: That would be a lot easier if taxes were not withheld from our paychecks to sustain the beast!!
HD: There are a couple of ways to do this:
- Take less money as pay and use other systems to supplement income. Barter and trade is not taxed (yet). Maybe have an employer pay you less but they buy you stuff or pay for services.
- Being efficient. Sometimes can be associated with being green. The car driving reductions and gas usage reduction are great examples. Being efficient means less driving, less waste and less resource uses… so less taxes. Less taxes means less power. Every transaction you don't make means less money for the state.
- Borrow. There are plenty of borrow sites for tools and equipment. You don't have to buy a saw, you can join a borrowing co-op and swap items. Members submit items they have and they are checked out by other members then returned when done.
- Always vote against any government increase if possible regardless of the altruism. There is no altruism; it's just government trying to increase its scope and control, and buy votes.
- Figure out ways to eliminate any government job by avoiding government services. This is called "counter economics". essentially use or provide services that make the government useless, redundant, unnecessary and more expensive. For example, don't use the city garbage service, take garbage to the dump yourself. Don't use the schools. Don't use the post office to mail letters (email or use a private service like UPS). Don't use public transportation. Anything you can do to bypass public services works.
- Vote to deregulate everything even if it drives you nuts. Regulation requires money, power and adds legitimacy to government. Every opportunity you have to strip government of power robs it of control, money and legitimacy.
- Always owe the government in taxes. Don't over pay. States are now lobbying to keep over payments.
