tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734884211497773577.post3736513879072830516..comments2024-03-22T09:27:35.860-07:00Comments on Bed buffaloes in your tax code: The public likes the IRS better than Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, or Congressional leadership!Mary O'Keeffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662977706706048151noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734884211497773577.post-18398964626283631492010-05-08T10:30:53.496-07:002010-05-08T10:30:53.496-07:00Ms. O'Keefe,
Great blog. You are on my daily ...Ms. O'Keefe,<br />Great blog. You are on my daily reading list. While I certainly agree that it is the fault of the Congress as to our tax laws, I must take issue with Mr. Johnson's assertion that government revenues somehow "grease the wheels" of our economy. Respectfully, I don't know how to criticize such a statement other than to say it is absurd. Government spending, essentially, provides no net utility to those who are net payers. The test is to imagine, hypothetically, who, on net, would pay for the costs of government "services" voluntarily? The one limited exception is probably publicly financed roadways. We all use them and at least given some amount of taxation we will, somewhere, have a road. It may not be the most economic location, etc. but at least the taxpayers will potentially have a nice road to use. Thank you for your time. CC1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com