Taxes stymie economy

In the presidential debate, Hillary Clinton thought it a jab at Donald Trump that if he had paid more in taxes maybe the country could build more bridges and roads. The fact that so many people attach righteousness to paying taxes, which means taking from the private sector resources to support the wasteful public sector, is truly sad.

What is so bad about keeping the money out of the hands of politicians, who will only use it to boost their own power while pretending to care about people? Doesn’t it make more sense to keep as much of our own money in the private sector, where it provides jobs for people who wish to earn it, instead of accepting the meager handouts the government issues in order to keep them in poverty forever? Who really enjoys being on the dole? Who prospers from government programs?

It certainly is not the people who are on them. The people who benefit the most are the politicians and the bureaucrats and government employees who run the programs. Hillary Clinton wants more of the same, while Trump wants to get government out of our way so we can make America great again.

Rob Leach

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