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In the piece below which talks about the fact that the IRS would need billions more (not accounted for in the bill) to administer healthcare the following statement was made:
"I have no doubt the IRS is capable of administering social programs, including healthcare," Nina Olson, head of the NTA, said in a statement. “But Congress must provide sufficient funding.”
In the piece below which talks about the fact that the IRS would need billions more (not accounted for in the bill) to administer healthcare the following statement was made:
"I have no doubt the IRS is capable of administering social programs, including healthcare," Nina Olson, head of the NTA, said in a statement. “But Congress must provide sufficient funding.”
Are we as a nation now looking to ther Internal Revenue Service to administer social programs? Healthcare? Social Security? Medicare?
What are your thoughts on this growing trend?
I would not be opposed to tax adjustments on gas and food. We use about 180 Billion gallons of gas per year, add a $1 tax to go to alternative energy development. Set varying tax rates on food based on nutritional value. The higher the food value, the lower the tax, down to zero. The tax collected on that to go to paying for Health Care. That would not prohibit the freedom of choice, it would, however, make the prices people pay for food, more reflective of the actual cost of their choices.
Make it a voluntary tax and then you can pay all you want, FloridaBob. I'll take mine without tax, thank you. . . .
Nobody likes to pay them, but taxes are a necessity. How they are spent, is of concern to all of us. Perhaps a "directed tax system" would be better. Income tax, could be so. Different percentages of your tax go to the various needs of the Nation. X percent for Defense, Y percent for Education, Z percent for Infrastructure, etc. It could make it more difficult for Congress to direct tax money to their personal pet projects and useless programs.
Nobody likes to pay them, but taxes are a necessity. How they are spent, is of concern to all of us. Perhaps a "directed tax system" would be better. Income tax, could be so. Different percentages of your tax go to the various needs of the Nation. X percent for Defense, Y percent for Education, Z percent for Infrastructure, etc. It could make it more difficult for Congress to direct tax money to their personal pet projects and useless programs.
It makes more sense to have an existing agency administrate health care etc. than to start a whole new bureaucracy to it. The IRS has the best tracking system and computers in the country. Put them to work 24/7.
Those who writes tax law, Congress. Obviously there would be argument on it, but if there were a will, it could be done. Do I think it could be accomplished? Not for quite a long time. Much like Immigration, there has to be a willingness in Congress to act with less regard to the politics, but that reality, is on us to correct.
Last edited by florida.bob; 07-11-2010 at 07:08 AM..
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Consumption Tax !
