Overtaxation, no compensation

Essential to the founding of this country was the idea of limited government — individual freedom. Rugged individuals in the wilderness, individuals making their own way, manifested their own destinies. But that was then. Today is 2017 and not 1776, and today government is anything but limited.

All taxes considered, about half of your income is probably confiscated.

This taking, perhaps as much as half of people’s income, obviously precludes people from providing for themselves, it’s that simple. It precludes Americans from making their way in today’s wilderness.

How can anyone be expected to provide for themselves when half their income is taken? Shouldn’t those from whom so much is taken have an expectation of something in return, like health care, or an education for their kids?

This is true in every other advanced country on earth except one — this one!

People have a right to expect these essentials to be provided in return for the taxes they pay.

If these essentials are not provided by the government, then a complete tax credit (not a deduction) a credit should be! Tax credits, dollar for dollar should be given for health care expense and education, a tax credit, taken right off the bottom line of total owed.

People would be given their own money back and could then provide for themselves — and this would once again be America, as it was intended.

This story was originally published September 23, 2017 at 11:02 PM with the headline "Overtaxation, no compensation."