[LPL Board of Directors] Tax Reform PRESS RELEASE - for your approval
Adrien Monteleone
chairman at lplouisiana.org
Tue Mar 26 13:56:42 CDT 2013
Thanks Frank, I'll try to work that one in.
In Liberty,
Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
Libertarian Party of Louisiana
On 3/26/13 6:54 AM, Franklin Griffin wrote:
> 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)âEUR"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 âEURoeincome
> taxes.âEUR? 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. âEURoeFairness,âEUR? 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. âEURoeA tax on a wage or salary is outright theft of your
> legitimately acquired property and is unfit for a free society,âEUR?
> said state chairman Adrien Monteleone.
>
> Mr. Monteleone also notes that, âEURoethe current hang-ups by detractors
> over âEUR~revenue neutralityâEUR^(TM) are red herringsâEUR"a socialist
> and progressive ploy that is a throwback from the 1980âEUR^(TM)s era
> efforts at national tax and spending reform. Democrats used
> âEUR~neutralityâEUR^(TM) to thwart the move to reduce bloated government
> in a âEUR~compromiseâEUR^(TM) to get bills passed. This resulted in
> monstrous deficits.âEUR? He continues, âEURoeCast 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.âEUR?
>
> âEURoeExtending the base to include services is also problematic when
> determining the âEUR~final consumerâEUR^(TM) 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?âEUR? asks Mr. Monteleone.
>
> The LPL applauds the administrationâEUR^(TM)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
> <http://us.mc1816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chairman@lplouisiana.org>
> 337-593-8208
> ###
>
> --
> In Liberty,
>
> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>
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