Tax Cuts Don't Give Money Back
James Poulos, Ed. ·
Aug 23, 2010 at 2:07pm
It can't be said enough: when taxes are cut, money isn't being 'given' to anyone. Money isn't 'going back' to anyone. It's not being returned. It's staying with those whose property it is. In a world where commentators with national platforms continue to write as if all property is the state's, that's a point that fans of liberty ought not be afraid to make again and again.
(via Tim Carney)
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May '10
Re: Tax Cuts Don't Give Money Back
A few conservative friends justified their acceptance of federal "gifts" like the home buyer tax credit and the Cash For Clunkers program by saying they were just getting back some of the taxes they had paid. I'm not sure one can expect full justice from a thief while accepting petty returns on the thief's own terms.
May '10
Re: Tax Cuts Don't Give Money Back
My favorite is when folks who pay no federal income tax receive a "tax refund" from the federal government. As in this case from early 2008, back when economic stimuli meant a paltry 150 billion of our dollars being thrown about.
Jul '10
Re: Tax Cuts Don't Give Money Back
I remember the first time I heard this concept. It was a debate between Mondale and Reagan. Mondale used the term "tax expenditures".
I was so outraged I leaped out of my chair and waved my fists around, speechless.
Jul '10
Re: Tax Cuts Don't Give Money Back
It's really simple.
Fact 1 - You cannot take from someone something they never possessed!
Fact 2 - You cannot give to someone something they already possess!
Therefore - There is NO SUCH THING as a Welfare Takeaway, or a TAX GIVAWAY