To Do List

[Jonathon]

Originally Posted by seashore

Jonathon,

Thank you. I sense your passion for the subject and I appreciate it!

Okay, do I understand correctly that to return to NO TAX means that we would eliminate the federal income tax and IRS, and replace them with tariffs (thus the name "no tax," it's a tariff not a tax) on imports and exports?

If I do understand correctly, I'm thinking about updating the list to read:

5. Have a national debate about taxes to consider various options:

• Abolish the federal income tax and IRS
• Introduce a flat sales tax
• Go back to tariffs on imports and exports
• Establish a tax on the properties and "income" of all religious organizations, without exception

What do you think?

Thanks Seashore.

Quick aside, for those of you who have not watched Michael Badnarik's Constitution Class (Parts 1 and 2 access from here, parts 3 to 7 accessible here), and The Money Masters I HIGHLY recommend that you do. Gives enormous clarity to these subjects!

Let me hit your list points here one by one:[*]Abolish the federal income tax and IRS
It is the people's greatest & sole duty and obligation to print and control their own money. Any private institution (especially those with international [conflicts of] interest) must be immediately shut down, assets seized, and fully investigated such that treasonous individuals, corporations and other beneficiaries on their payroll may be dealt with swiftly. This includes the IRS, Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bank of International Settlements (BIS) branches on US soil. Next, all assets including the people's gold seized in 1933 (thank you FDR) are to be returned along with all individual assets - all properties - alodial title issued.

[*]Introduce a flat sales tax
Prior to any talk about taxation:

1) A discussion/determination of what money is! Dollars are debt notes of our bankruptcy! What is it that has value and how can that be turned into a means of exchange? The supply of whatever is decided upon must be heavily scrutinized and balanced. Zero inflation! Prior to the fed 1776-1913 there was no inflation. George Washington paid the same for a loaf of bread that Lincoln did! Inflation is carefully orchestrated theft that we now accept as common.

2) A discussion on what needs to be paid for must occur. I would argue 90% of federal spending is frivolous and unnecessary. Overspending on mediocre to worthless programs where large sums of money are siphoned off by bureaucrats and other useless middle-men is not part of our national obligation IMO. I want to see the WHOLE balance sheet with every single penny accounted for. Those missing are to be investigated with the same fervor and repercussions as stated previously. All federal programs are to be fair and apportioned just as the money collected to pay for them will be. If we all cannot benefit from a program TODAY, then it isn't fair and apportioned. We can all benefit from a road today if we choose. This can't be said of social welfare (socialism). No more "special interests" or "special programs" which are designed as business "fronts" to steal your money. Government is for everyone at every-time. Anything outside these bounds will fall into state and community based programs - not federal.

The programs in place must also be under heavy scrutiny. All relationships and payments revealed. Performance of said programs and monies also fully transparent. Participation in said programs is optional.

Government representatives are given the privilege to carry out the responsibilities of these programs by the sovereign US nationals (not citizens) and may be removed at any time, for any reason. All actions fully transparent - budgets, bank accounts, relationships. Secrecy is one of many roots of evil. There is no need for secrecy among free people and free nations.

The system of OWING (i.e enslavement) must be replaced with a system of contribution which may be paid forward or in reverse through a variety of equitable means. EG - labor or other personal contributions measurable in the balanced system of money; or money itself which represents past labor. If the community needs roads, I may opt to exchange my labor as contribution for those roads (assuming qualification) as opposed to contributing money. This could be in the form of digging, designing, maintaining or any other laborious service. In a fully balanced and transparent system, these things are equal and mutually acceptable.

[*]Go back to tariffs on imports and exports

Pre-income tax era, all federal monies were collected in sufficient quantity to sustain and even profit the county by these means in addition to taxes on the profits of corporations. Once the value of our currency explodes (in a non-debt arrangement) and individual sovereignty and prosperity return, a flood of opportunity for imports and exports will ensue. Our next responsibility here is to construct and ensure environmentally friendly ways (from product origin to death) to deal with these products. Naturally the technology seized and released once sovereignty has returned will be a big help in this area.
[*]Establish a tax on the properties and "income" of all religious organizations, without exception.

Full transparency will reveal many truths about these organizations. Non-profit organizations must show that they have not profited. No more complicated, over-bloated legal mumbo-jumbo. If you receive contributions from any source for any service or product (religious or otherwise), you are a business. Tax will only apply if profits (not prophets =P) are made. Profit is easily definable. No more tax shelters or embezzling - every penny-trail is completely transparent.

End secrecy. Ensure transparency. Create equitable means of exchange (of real value). Return and secure individual sovereignty.