tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post7543297793948377849..comments2023-10-16T06:36:35.530-05:00Comments on A Fresh Perspective on Economics: Featured Entry - Rethinking TaxesAlex Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339415004177031988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post-88859067996097065502007-01-10T08:51:00.000-05:002007-01-10T08:51:00.000-05:00Ah, another attack on taxes, I love it. First of a...Ah, another attack on taxes, I love it. First of all, though I like the 'community service' aspect, let me point a few things out that would be flawed with that plan.<br /><br />1. Who says what community service is, and who will check on that? If its simply a form people have to fill out saying that they did some good deeds... well then I hate to tell you, but people will fill it out no matter what. If its something more in-depth, then the government will need to hire people to check up on these 'community service' projects. Those people will need to be paid and where will their salaries come from? Taxes?<br /><br />2. If implemented, this would be another scheme that would benifit the upper class to an absurd degree. The rich have, on the whole, far more time to spend doing 'community service' or anything else than the middle class or the poor. <br /><br />Sam, I agree with you in principal, I think it would be fantastic if people did more for their country in the way of community service. We would be a much better and stronger country if that happened, but the idea of it being run or controlled by the government would cost so much money that taxes would have to be raised before they are lowered.<br /><br />Americans need to realize that their tax dollars are necessary and that, in relation to other developed countries, our individual income tax rates are on the lower side of average. I could give you any number of reasons why taxes should be raised rather than lowered, but now is not the time or the place.philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272780683169789607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post-8243697713374822602006-12-12T22:01:00.000-05:002006-12-12T22:01:00.000-05:00But Sam, don't you think taxes also create jobs? N...But Sam, don't you think taxes also create jobs? Not that the community service idea isn't great...But tax money eventually flows into the citizens' pockets anyways. For instance some of our tax dollars is used to pay the guy who helps clean I-95 daily. So really, taxes bring on the multiplier effect and help the economy as well as society. But ofcourse, reducing taxes is not an all around bad idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798657978161129781noreply@blogger.com