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Where Do We Draw The Line?

Posted by Janus on Thursday, November 26, 2009 in Fiscal Policy

I was having a conversation with someone the other day and she took a very moderate position when it comes to taxation. “We shouldn’t be taxing people who genuinely need every time they earn, but I don’t have a problem taxing people who have more money than they need.” Honestly, I find it hard to argue with that logic. It seems pretty reasonable to me. I vaguely agree, in theory.

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I Need Some Ice Cream

Posted by Janus on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in General

I just filed my taxes. It’s a bit late, I know, but try to wrap your head around this: I make less than $30,000 a year. I just sent the federal government a check for over $6,000. Basic math will tell you that I’m taxed over 20% and I’m a lower [...]

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Government Regulation

Posted by Janus on Thursday, October 9, 2008 in Conservative

Regulation. It’s like water. Not enough and you die of thirst. To much and you drown. As a conservative, I naturally fall under the “less is more” umbrella but that doesn’t mean I think we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Okay, I realize people are going to disagree with me on this but hear me out on this one.

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