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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra
Without Federal Income Tax they would have never been able to bust the mafia or the KKK. Fact of the matter is, the government has to be there to protect you from certain groups. Beyond that, it does in fact need money to function, and where else is it going to get it?
It may be failing to protect us from big business, then again, there's no lead in our alphabet soup.
I'm not very authoritarian, and I know how ****ed up crooked the government can be. But, I get tired of this sort of "It's us little guys vs the government" philosophy. the US Government can't even manage itself, let alone screw you over.
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I'm not saying the existing legislative system works for everything. But you have to understand there's a much larger measure of elasticity in that regard. Things can change, and they can be changed.
The Mafia was busted by the FBI's 1970 RICO laws, not Federal income tax. The government went after the Mafia BECAUSE they weren't paying the bills for all the s
hit they were f
ucking up,
One thing I have always supported and will continue to do so is the accessibility of knowledge. The idea is basically that in a relatively transparent society, we are the ones that entrust politicians with the power to govern, but we shouldn't fear them for it. Those same "corrupt" politicians that people bitch "new boss. same as the old boss." would get impeached by their constituents. There would be no place in America for the Tom Corbetts of the world.
And I want to clarify, I wouldn't want to get rid of a police force. That is one of the fundamental ideas that I happen to disagree with Paul about. I would like to see those policemen culpable for their own actions (something we certainly do not do in America today). Getting rid of a police force altogether sounds absolutely terrifying to me.
