Quote:By "senator" you mean, Senior Fantastico, right?

 

I think there were basically 2 different conversations going on at the same time.  I'm not sure that because I was discussing 2 different topics means anything was contradictory...

 

I'd suggest going back and re-reading the thread...  The discussion of sub contractors in the construction industry in New Mexico and the discussion of employees and the high cost of calculating and accounting for income tax withholding (or specifically the ease and relative low cost of such administrative costs) are 2 separate and non-contradictory discussions.

 

As for the IRS and the function of that institution, it's pretty much protected by the Constitution.  I believe its within Article 1, which states that the government has the right and duty to impose taxes to provide for the defense and general welfare of the country...  

 

So this concept of abolishing the IRS is just ridiculous.

 

That's where the argument of so many things lies.  Liberals typically want to reduce government spending towards the military, yet the job of the military is to provide for the defense of the country.  Is there waste, fraud and abuse within the military?  Absolutely.  I've seen/experienced it first hand and still see it.  The "general welfare" part of that is what gets exploited so much.

 

Does "general welfare" mean "free healthcare" or "free education"?  Not really.  It means that people are able to pursue whatever it is that they want freely.  Want a higher education?  Then you are free to work for it, and there are many avenues for doing so.  It used to be that people actually worked towards a goal.  Now people want it given to them.

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