[LPL Board of Directors] Tax Reform PRESS RELEASE - for your approval

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I like it.  Good stuff.

bws

> If politicians were serious about day care for children, instead of just
> sloganizing about it, nothing they could do would improve the quality of
> child care more than by lifting the heavy burden of taxation that forces
> so many families to have both parents working.
> Thomas Sowell
>
> --- On Tue, 3/26/13, Adrien Monteleone <chairman at lplouisiana.org> wrote:
>
>
> From: Adrien Monteleone <chairman at lplouisiana.org>
> Subject: [LPL Board of Directors] Tax Reform PRESS RELEASE - for your
> approval
> To: "Mailing list for LPL Board of Directors" <scc at lplouisiana.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 2:41 AM
>
>
>
> Since the Tax Reform discussion is heating up and on the agenda in a few
> weeks, I'd like to issue the following press release to inject the LPL
> into the debate.
>
> Please offer any critiques or suggestions.  Also, if you'd like to take
> ownership of one of the quotes, or provide your own (without adding too
> much to the word count) please let me know.
>
> I'd like to release this tomorrow, but I can wait till later in the week
> perhaps.  Please get your comments in quickly so this can be a timely
> release.
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Libertarian Party of Louisiana Weighs In On Tax Reform Debate
>
> Lafayette, Louisiana (March 26, 2013)—The Libertarian Party of Louisiana
> (LPL) applauds the current plans for tax reform but says the proposals
> fall far short of a serious effort. Libertarians fully support the
> elimination of the barbaric and confiscatory practice of taking money
> earned by hard working citizens via so-called “income taxes.” However,
> they caution that any serious tax reform must include reductions in
> bloated government spending.
>
> The LPL scoffs at attempts to characterize tax reform in class envy terms.
> “Fairness,” Libertarians contend, should never be a standard by which
> to judge taxation. Instead, the party believes that a tax should be judged
> by how much it negatively impacts the ability of consumers to meet their
> needs with the limited resources of their paychecks and savings. A tax,
> notes the LPL, needs to be as light and unobtrusive as possible so it is
> not a burden upon business or consumers. “A tax on a wage or salary is
> outright theft of your legitimately acquired property and is unfit for a
> free society,” said state chairman Adrien Monteleone.
>
> Mr. Monteleone also notes that, “the current hang-ups by detractors over
> ‘revenue neutrality’ are red herrings—a socialist and progressive
> ploy that is a throwback from the 1980’s era efforts at national tax and
> spending reform. Democrats used ‘neutrality’ to thwart the move to
> reduce bloated government in a ‘compromise’ to get bills passed. This
> resulted in monstrous deficits.” He continues, “Cast aside the flawed
> idea of revenue neutrality, and reformers can focus on raising legitimate
> revenue. If this is not enough money to fund the current levels of
> government spending, then the obvious next step is to reduce those bloated
> levels of spending. If serious spending reform were considered, there
> would be no need to even raise sales tax rates or extend the current tax
> base. Personal and business taxes can still be eliminated, and it might
> even be possible to lower sales tax rates further.”
>
> “Extending the base to include services is also problematic when
> determining the ‘final consumer’ of those services as in the case of
> engineering, architectural, and other fees in the construction industry.
> Who is the final consumer, the architect, the builder, the contractor, the
> home owner? Is the administration suggesting taxation upon taxation upon
> taxation?” asks Mr. Monteleone.
>
> The LPL applauds the administration’s effort to simplify sales tax
> filing for businesses, but they suggest that sales should be taxable at
> the point of sale and never at point of delivery. This would be far
> simpler and easier to implement and comply with. Such a move would also
> provide economic incentive for local jurisdictions to keep their sales tax
> rates as low as possible. Some of these local rates alone are as high as
> 5-6%.
>
> The Libertarian Party is currently the third largest political party in
> Louisiana and is the fastest growing party in the State, growing over 50%
> since this time last year. The Party is currently organizing on the parish
> level to begin seriously contesting local elections and will be recruiting
> candidates for congressional, legislative and statewide elections over the
> next two years. For more information on the LPL or its positions, visit
> LPLouisiana.org.
>
> Contact:
> Adrien Monteleone, chairman
> chairman at lplouisiana.org
> 337-593-8208
> ###
>
> --
> In Liberty,
>
> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>
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