Comment · Thu, April 19, 2012
" Obama took a not-too-subtle swipe at his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, declaring: “I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth.” There remains a role for government to give everybody a “fair shot,” Obama said — not just the wealthy."
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RealityRush · 1 points
If you start getting rid of Federal taxes and support systems, your dollar value will start fluctuating widely between states and your federal government will basically turn into a large, ineffectual exchange.
If Americans want to be the United States of America, then you need to have a strong federal government that provides healthcare, technological grants for research, etc. If not, why don't you guys just split all your states off into separate countries and let them handle everything themselves? Might as well at that point.
If all of the rich members of the USA populace are paying less taxes overall, then it requires a universal (federal) solution where they all pay more. It basically becomes an argument of, do you actually want to take care of your fellow Americans? Or just your fellow State citizens?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Is that not what the EU is? Central currency, yet the individual member states/countries have their own governments etc. The difference is, we were designed as a republic, so our laws make it easier for interstate commerce and policies. By your logic, why don't we just have a one world government? Do you want to take care of your fellow humans, or just your fellow countrymen? Macro-management fails, time and time again. Why can we not make a more efficient republic that manages local issues locally, and manages national issues nationally?