Quote:If fences don't work, why is there one around the White House?

 

DF, you should ask emperor Merkel for permission before posting your Euro mess on here.

 

My solution for the "immigration crisis" is radical but practical. I wouldn't even waste time or money on fences or troops on the border, here it is.

 

1.) Immediately for everyone citizen, resident, non-citizen and illegals, end ALL federal Welfare. Now before the world freaks out I said FEDERAL welfare, states a perfectly within their rights to provide safety nets to their citizens or even illegals if they so chose as they see fit, but it's state funded now. So those tax increase's on property to fund your states welfare that's going to be dictated with just how tolerant the people of that community are. You'll see most states "rework" their welfare pretty quick once the Federal money train ends.

 

2.) Eliminate the Income tax and all Federal taxes and replace them with a consumption tax. It doesn't have to be the modern form of the Fairtax which I do like, but it simply MUST end the unconstitutional wage deduction from people working legally and shift the tax collection to the purchase of goods. This does two things as well it eliminates the tax benefit of working "under the table" and "hiring under the table" and it forces the shadow economy to pay the same taxes as everyone else.

 

You do those two things and I don't care if illegals come, they can't be a burden on society and they're now forced to contribute when they purchase goods, but my guess is you'd have Mexico with a sudden flood of "illegal" immigration.

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