YouTube Debate: Tax Questions?

[safewaysecurity]

Taxes... what a stupid idea... government doesn't NEED revenue it WANTS revenue. How about stopping government programs and giving all that money back to the people.

[ourearthhome]

The only serious comment below is the complaint about taxes falling on wage earners but no suggestions made about what to do about it. So why not demand that all taxes on labor be eliminated up to say $150K. Replace them with taxes on unearned incomes from land and natural resources which are highly concentrated in ownership. The justice in this is that land value is created by the community as a whole (all of us) and is therefore the appropriate source of revenue for public purposes.

[milicalover]

does that include wind, which would cause farmers to pay even more?

... natural resources... like crops? they're natural

or how about computers? bill gates doesn't need so much

[ourearthhome]

Land properly defined does not include anything we humans do on it. The definition of land in economics has been purposely confused to obscure the issue that land value is created 100% by the community. A natural resource is any kind of land before it is touched by human hands therefore "crops" are not natural resources but the result of human labor using tools(capital). The result of human effort belongs 100% to labor/capital and would not be touched by proper taxation of land values.

[alwaysquestionamh]

bipartian effort.... but privatation of social secuity if off the table????? You people are incredible pull you heads out. us 30 something are getting litreally robbed as we speak

[Christoffeltje]

HILLARY 4 president 2008!!

[chrisramos]

how can u say that she has no stance on anything

[DryBONESreborn]

Pittsburgh keeps taxing the heck out of everything and people leave---I wonder why. Who wants to vote for those who raise taxes? @_@

[ourearthhome]

Pittsburgh rebuilt itself after the collapse of the steel industry and loss of property tax revenue starting in 1979 when they chose to shift the city property tax from buildings to land value.  PA is the only state that allows this. At the height of the shift Pittsburgh's property tax on land value was 11 times more than on improvements. This is the only example urban renewal without government subsidy. They reverted to the old system of penalizing people who build a few years ago. Too bad.

[Salladsdressing]

i HAVE looked at your record, hillary.

it sucks.

REALLY bad.

a democrat who voted FOR the war and FOR the patriot act.

I'm voting for Ron Paul.

[Christoffeltje]

r. paul sucksss

[Salladsdressing]

and why?

There is a reason why Ron Paul is by far the most popular candidate on the internet AND overseas!

Just watch what Ron Paul have to say if you don't know?

[chamcham123]

why isn't biden more popular? I've been very impressed by his responses. Obama is hit-or-miss(and when he hits he looks VERY good). But Biden almost always seems direct and on point.

[thejobloshow]

And even with all those communists, America is closer to being a fascist country then ever before. Very scary.

[jackdforrp]

Fact, the Grace commission under Regan proved that not one nickel of the income tax is spent on the services that the American people expect. It goes to pay the interest to the private corporation "Federal Reserve" that in 1913 was entrusted with the power to coin money and regulate the value there of. The Federal Reserve is not Federal. Look it up morons. Google the movie "freedom to Fascism" and it will explain.

[ourearthhome]

True enough but what are you for? I totally agree with the folks who have unmasked the IRS tax scam but they do not offer any positive alternative to the current tax system. There are some good specific ideas about reforming the monetary system and the FED but none advanced to reform taxation.

Except the one I like which is to eliminate all taxation on earned incomes from labor and capital and increase taxation on community created land values. The rent of the earth belongs to all.

[rah0wa]

This current war is about the Zionists wiping out TWO of their most hated enemies in one fell swoop, the Aryans and the Arabs. As well as creating a Greater Israel in the process.

They care not who dies or how many, Black, white, latino, asian. We are all goy to them. They look unto us like we are animals, force us to fight each other by forcing us to live amongst each other in the name of diversity, and by sending out children off to die fighting their wars

[TheGamer1970]

Wake up, people: Hillary voted to ban olives on pizzas! Can we really afford to have such a muderous cutthroat in office? She also has gone on television and said, "I cannot stand spicy mustard. If I am elected president, it will be criminal offense to either stock or buy spicy brown mustard." She is also the leader of the underground movement: "Women against Honey Ham", or the WAHH. Can we really afford to have such a radical food communist in office?

[carRamRod04]

I wish a democrat would entertain me on this subject. Taxation is no different than stealing. So why not just save all the money we spend on IRS tax accountants and what not, by simply legalizing theft from anyone whose personal wealth is greater than yours.

Make it perfectly fine for some hobo sitting outside of a bank to sneak up and steal $500 off of some productive laborer in our society.

Now that would be entertaining.

[DaXue]

Not true. Every cycle you get the chance to elect a party or person who will petition to change the tax code. In addition, you cannot refer to taxation as theft if you make use of roads, water, library, public schools, an HMO, or electricity. The government has a hand in all of these matters.

[carRamRod04]

What if I "stole" from my neighbor and gave the money to charity?

Is this not theft then?

Taxation is theft, because I never negotiated a contract with the government as to how much I will pay.

They just draft up whatever they think I owe and threaten to send guys with guns to my house if I don't pay them what they demand.

[carRamRod04]

Oh and the probability that my vote will swing an election is in the range of (0, .0000000001%).

[AMXBOY]

Typical answer from Joe Biden. Tax the productive people. That's his answer? Take money away from people that don't need it? You mean take money from people that earned it and give it to people that didn't. Some answer Biden. You want an answer? It's called the FairTax H.R.25

[xmannet]

Why not tax the poor more? All they do is sit around watching TV. Do something with their lives.

[turtledogg]

yep, thats true!!

same with their satilite tvs and stuff

[jrf321]

They paint a pretty picture of the people they are going to tax:

"some fat guy in a business suit, sitting at his house and smoking a cigar, while he's laughing about all the money he's made for doing nothing"

that's simply not true, they are, they are going to tax the people in this country that are productive with their lives, just to give it to someone less productive in society.

[jrf321]

Hell, with all of the plans for "Socialist Universal Health Care" and Government funded programs geared towards helping the lazy, and screwing over the strong(people who make this country great and fast paced), they will HAVE to raise taxes.. Tremendously.

[halvor311]

Richardson 08!!

[wsmith68]

Taxes. Most important. We heard from Richardson and Biden. Richardson said form a bipartisan committe to study it. LOL Biden said, tax the rich. This is bullshit 101 and EVERY mainstream candidate is full of it. They DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. WHY EVEN HAVE THIS DEBATE? YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. AND EATING THE CAKE WHILE REPLACING IT WITH A PICTURE OF THE CAKE WON'T WORK EITHER!

[louis12346]

Do more than change dam light bulb, We need BIG UN Carbon Tax higher gas prices Like Senator Dodd says We must Outlaw as a Felony all air conditioners and outside patio Heaters Stop warming now save mother earth peace out !

[rpgfkp]

Vote Giuliani '08! This country needs another unqualified, myopic, twit in the White House.

[MagiX19]

why sont u eat a dick?? I MEAN SWALLOW

[toyrocketastronaut]

Guiliani 08!

[filliwian]

They say they will cut taxes, they say they will remove taxes, and they say they will change taxes when is there going to be a time when someone will actually do something for a change.

[austinmcconnell]

haha. The first guy OBVIOUSLY is worried about being recognized.

[carRamRod04]

There is a difference between raising taxes and taking away tax cuts?

Someone needs to go back to ECON 101 and relearn the sunk cost fallacy.

[rthomas2471]

If they gave a damn about our outdated tax system they would talking about the FAIRTAX!!

FAIRTAX NOW!!

[capitalistpig78]

Lower taxes for middle class americans, and TAX THE LIVING FUCK OUT OF THE TOP 1%, thats the solution

[rthomas2471]

You idiot do honestly think thats the answer, the top 5 percent carry 95% of the tax burden already. So we punish over-achievers, these are the people making investments.......it should do wonders for the economy. Read up on the fairtax, you pay taxes on what you buy and the under-achievers get a refund.

[KyuuA4]

Pssh, they can afford it anyways.

[rthomas2471]

I sense some wealth envy.

[bboirto]

lmao, hahah I HELL YES hahaha

[DennnisC]

my comments are directed at the singing cowboy with the stupid tax song.

youtube and CNN have shown the american people just how intelligent they think we are by showing a question like this.

shame on CNN for pandering by choosing such stupid and inadequate questions.

[MrMichuzz]

agreed :(

[DennnisC]

youtube and CNN have shown the american people just how intelligent they think we are by showing a question like this.

shame on CNN for pandering by choosing such stupid and inadequate questions.

[louis12346]

YES PLEASE big carbon global warming carbon Tax,genocide in Dafar Sudan is solving part of the problem G-W is your fault, Do more than change a dam light bulb- Its a problem lets fix it by Shut off all electric 6 days a week- only turn water on city for 1 hour a day- We have to SAVE the EARTH, ride bikes outlaw driving except for green politicians, 1 gallon of gas a day - mandatory jail think live green- BIG Carbon Tax on everyone vote Al Gore

[DrLZRDMN]

He's not running.

Take a better look at all the candidates who are running.

[michaelh5]

Bush called the Constitution "a goddamn piece of

paper". Congress agreed by passing the Orwellian "Patriot" Act.

Dr Ron Paul for US President! Save the Constitution and stop the war!

See Dr Ron Paul in Aaron Russo's 'America: Freedom to Fascism'. Google: 'Loose Change' and 'TerrorStorm'

video. google. com/videoplay?docid=4972518193­35380093

Ron Paul is the only honest man in Washington, republican or democrat.

[awallauggie32]

nice copy and pasted text michaelh5 :)

[ArchNME]

Song was kinda corny... good answer though Joe.

[burningice17]

Exactly, Biden. The top 1% does not need a tax break. Millionaires do not need tax breaks.

[DennnisC]

youtube and CNN have shown the american people just how intelligent they think we are by showing a question like this.

shame on CNN for pandering by choosing such stupid and inadequate questions.

[IggyD]

get your head out of the sand...he was right even tho the song sucked