Jack Webb
Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2011
- Messages
- 76
- Reaction score
- 83
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Libertarian
From September 17, 1787 to February 3, 1913, 126 years, most of U.S. history, it was unconstitutional for the federal government to tax "income."
There were "NO" safety-net socialistic programs.
Workers Compensation Insurance
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
Food Stamps
Child care for AFDC
Student Grants
School Lunches
Supplemental Security Income
Lower income housing asst.
Earned Income Tax Credit
Social Services (Title 20)
Pell Grants
General medical assistance
Foster Care
Head Start
Food supplements (Women, infants and children)
Training for disadvantaged youth and adults
Low-income energy assistance
Rural housing loans
Indian Health Services
Summer youth employment
Maternal and child health
JOBS and WIN
Job Corps
Child care block grant
School Breakfast
Nutrition Program for Elderly
Housing interest reduction
Child and adult care food program
Walter Williams:
"Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have a natural right to defend ourselves against predators. Since we possess that right, we can delegate authority to government to defend us. By contrast, we don’t have a natural right to take the property of one person to give to another; therefore, we cannot legitimately delegate such authority to government."
Our elected representatives "represent" us, not "rule." We "delegate" to them some of the authority that we "have." We can't steal someone's wealth and give it to others and we "can't" delegate that authority to government. Our current government is acting lawlessly.