How to Fix America - Swap Fair Tax for Income Tax and Legalize Marijuana Outright

Are you sitting around smoking black market weed in a state that doesn't even support Medical marijuana yet? Or, Are you a puritan who believes he has the right to restrict his neighbors freedom? Are you not sure what to think about Arizona's shi*ty immigration policy? Are you confused by the Title of this post after reading this opening paragraph? So am I, but I swear I'll tie all this up by the end.

First, let me quickly attack our state and federal income tax, by outlining some of the problems it causes:

1.  Illegal Immigrants do not have to pay the same rate in taxes that we pay with this taxing system - How many illegal immigrants would have to start paying the same taxes we pay if we initiated a fair consumption tax? How many illegal immigrants do we have in America at any given moment?
2. Tourists do not have to pay the same rate in taxes that we pay with this taxing system. How many Tourists do we have in America at any given moment?
3. Some Americans (Believe it or not) get paid under the table and therefore do not have to pay the same rate in taxes that we pay with this taxing system. How many Americans are working and being paid "Under the Table" in America at any given moment?

The first question most people ask when introduced to the idea of a Fair Consumption Tax is, "Well, wouldn't the sales tax percentage have to go way up to match the amount of money that income tax currently generates?" Knowing that the three above groups of people would have to start paying in to our taxes at the same rate we do... wouldn't it make sense that American citizens would now have to pay less to get the same amount of money that they (the IRS) had only been collecting from Americans playing by the rules? More people adding to the pot means less needs to be added from the individual.

But, What would the author do, if anything about illegal immigration? Great Question.... Short answer is; Not what Arizona is doing.

Do most Americans have a problem with our Mexican neighbors working here? Nope, we just don't like the drug violence that comes from Mexico. But, we urgently need to realize that drug violence from Mexico and hard working illegal immigrants from Mexico are two completely separate issues. One isn't a problem and one is a massive problem caused by our own Government. Puritanical America needs to realize that MOST of these hard working Mexicans are better at being Christian than they themselves are. What does that mean? The percentage of bad eggs amongst Mexicans is probably smaller than bad eggs amongst Americans. Just a guess.

Other major point to realize about our hard working neighbors from the South is: They provide the cheap labor necessary that allows many small to mid size American businesses to operate. Without that cheap labor, many of those businesses FAIL. It's a win-win relationship, American Small Businesses get the cheap but effective labor they desperately need, and our neighbors from the South send home money to make their family's lives better. Nothing needed to be done about that symbiotic "situation". Yes we have a porous border, but it helps both of us.

Note: American Big Business and collusion between their lobbyists and our elected officials achieve legislation like tax breaks for sending jobs overseas. Not only do they save money from the cheap labor, they get tax breaks for doing so. Big Business gets their cheap labor with immoral, paid for legislation. Point? Cheap labor is required at every level of competitive business. Its the world we live in.

If you're still wondering how swapping a Fair Tax for the current Income Tax and how legalizing marijuana outright would fix America, this last paragraph will hopefully help you sort it out.

Introduce a Flat Tax; Everyone in America (legal or not) pays taxes on the things they choose to purchase while in America. The rich pay more in taxes because they buy bigger nicer things. But we all pay less because there are more people paying. Now, when a product in demand such as marijuana is prohibited, the demand doesn't magically go away. What does happen is; legitimate, non-violent businessmen are replaced by businessmen willing to be violent (ie. mobsters, gangsters, black marketers) ...  Would legalizing marijuana decrease violence at our Southern Border? Did legalizing alcohol decrease violence in Chicago? Does a Bear shit in the woods?

Another Big November 2 Vote in Arizona

Another Big November 2 Vote - This time, it's in Arizona | Arizona is getting in on the horse race to be MMJ State #15 | PHOENIX, Arizona — Today, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project will submit more than 250,000 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office in order to place medical marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona. The initiative only requires 153,365 signatures to qualify for the ballot. Once the initiative qualifies, Arizona voters will be asked on November 2 to vote YES! on the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, which would allow terminally and seriously ill patients who find relief from marijuana to use it with their doctor’s approval.

If the initiative qualifies, Arizona will join South Dakota in having medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this November. Information gathered from Opposing Views.

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