What do you guys think of taxes in America, is the American gov't granted the ability , by the constitution, to in act an income tax on the general public. Should public school education be mandatory? Should taxes should be mandatory? Does the constitution even grant the gov't these powers? Is the Federal gov't getting to strong, and slowly ripping the states of their power? Is the supreme court being to lax, and letting to many unconstitutional acts slip by? What did you think of FDR's administration, Tyranny of a different form? What do you think of democratic socialism? Are Obama and Hilary Clinton socialist? Should education be put back into the hands of parents? Have we as citizens of the United states given the federal gov't to much power? What do you think of the LBJ administration, how about Bush's? Who is the best candidate for america, not the one with the best smile? Does the constitution grant the Executive branch the right to declare war? Is the legal system of the USA broken? Is socialism a modern neccesity in todays society and if so does the constitution even give it room to breath? Wouldn't socialized healthcare be unconstitutional? What about welfare? Has and is the constitution being twisted for hidden agendas? Is the General public of the United States Stupid? What does "United States" Mean to you? United in what way? Is this a democracy or a communist regime? Where does the democracy begin and the fascism stop? Is big brother watching us?
All questions that need to be asked and answered.
Epic.Win wrote:EDIT: What do you guys think of social security: Constitutional or not?
How else can the elderly US citizens support themselves? A high percentage of the country is living in poverty and could not afford to support their parents or grandparents on their income. Universal healthcare? Good idea. But what about rent/mortgage/insurance/food? Maybe there's a reasonable explaination for it that I haven't previously heard of.. but my understanding is that social security is for those who are retured and have it as their only income? I mean.. aren't you supposed to relax and enjoy whats left of life after you retire?
Yes, but what right does the gov't have to mandate me and my family to put tax money towards a cause i may not agree with. According to the constitution such taxation should be optional, is it being heeded? NO, FDR put in judges that agreed with his socialist reform, the end result being: A pandora's box was opened to all kinds of twisted ways of skewing the constitution.
Social security wasn't constitutional in 1888 and shouldn't have been in 1942, yet it passed. Now a chance to right such mistakes has arisen and you want to pass up on it? Surely the forefathers weren't high when they wrote the constitution. It was for the Good of the "United States" not for the general public, and unless there is a consensus among the states then such acts are unconstitutional. In order to test how constitutional the social security act is you must first interpret the term "United states" then scrutinize the constitution and go from there. Universal health care is socialism, not only that, but I shouldn't and neither should you as a citizen of the USA being mandated to pay such a tax.