This week's poll: What should the government tax?

According to this poll, people prefer taxing consumption more than taxing income. Maybe there is hope, after all.

http://www.smartbrief.com/poll/04/08...x#.UWONAJPvtj4

To learn about the most effective consumption tax, visit www.fairtax.org

Tax starting eccie threads that originate from the Drudgereport site.

You do know that the Drudge Report is a clearing house for news and not a reporting site? I guess you don't. The Drudge Report collects from the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal, the UK Guardian and the LA Times. If you want to make fun of it...we just know how ignorant make you sound.

Legalize and tax:

1) online gambling
2) casino gambling
3) Marijuana
and finally,

4)prostitution

You do know that the Drudge Report is a clearing house for news and not a reporting site? I guess you don't. The Drudge Report collects from the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal, the UK Guardian and the LA Times. If you want to make fun of it...we just know how ignorant make you sound. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

The gunge report is another soundboard for republicans.

I think Government likes income taxes AND consumption taxes.

Republicans and Democrats like the income tax

I think Government likes income taxes AND consumption taxes. Originally Posted by Jackie S

That's why the FairTax requires the repeal of the 13th Amendment before implementation.

Learn more at www.fairtax.org.

That's why the FairTax requires the repeal of the 13th Amendment before implementation.

Learn more at www.fairtax.org.

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

WHAAATTT? Change the fucking Constitution????

You're a liar and a phony, You whiny bastard.

WHAAATTT? Change the fucking Constitution????

You're a liar and a phony, You whiny bastard. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

The Constitution has provisions that are put in place that allow it to be modified. As long as it is done within those guidlines, then it is a perfectly valid move.

Amending the Constitution was delibertly made to be a difficult proccess so it would not be subject to the political whims of the moment.

That is the proper procedure. A good example is the 2d Amendment. For the more stringent Gun Controles that many Polititians are now expounding, you first need to get rid of the 2d. I can't see that hapenning any time soon.

That means that Polititians should strive to work with Law Abiding Citizens within the Bill of Rights, not try to circumvent them.

That is the proper procedure. A good example is the 2d Amendment. For the more stringent Gun Controles that many Polititians are now expounding, you first need to get rid of the 2d. I can't see that hapenning any time soon. Originally Posted by Jackie S

While I agree that the Amendment process is purposefully made difficult to prevent large sweeping changes to the Constitution, I disagree that any particular Amendment gives us unrestricted use of that right.

For example, there is a <nuclear topic> type of pornography that is banned even though it could be argued that it's an infringement upon our First Amendment right. While some may complain about it, our society has deemed it as a necessary restriction upon the First Amendment right that's not explicitly stated in the Bill of Rights.

Likewise in the Second Amendment, most people would agree that it does not give a private citizen the right to own weapons capable of killing mass amounts of others, such as nuclear weapons or most bio/chemical weapons. Is this a restriction on our right to bear arms? Sure. Is it something that most people view as something unreasonable? Of course not.

Essentially, as with all rights, it's about degree - not an all or nothing proposition. So, I would say that it's entirely possible to enact stricter gun control legislation without going through the Amendment process.

I see nothing wrong with amending the fucking constitution if necessary. And repealing amendments if also necessary.

That's our God given right, right?

Shame so many of you think it's carved in stone.

Missed the point, again, eh, Assup? Oh, well, at least you can fall back on your new career . . .

You do know that the Drudge Report is a clearing house for news and not a reporting site? I guess you don't. The Drudge Report collects from the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal, the UK Guardian and the LA Times. If you want to make fun of it...we just know how ignorant make you sound. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

The phrase you are looking for is "news aggregator." I look at Drudge daily. Some days I don't need to because a particular poster started 5 or 6 threads from the early morning update. I've commented before about this.

More talk about my junk, Whiny.

Hormones must be up. Cramps, Gramps?

Depends!