Comments on: Re-thinking Kelo http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-461208 MaxDamage Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:53:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-461208 Shooting tax collectors may be a very satisfying hobby, but it's probably not one that leads to a quiet retirement of fishing and playing with the grandkids. My favorite fantasy is that the Department of the Treasury would have to collect taxes on April 15th in person. From each taxpayer. None of this withholding, they send their minions and we pay as we see fit. Which, in a fiefdom or kingdom had a certain feedback loop built in, if you sent five guys to collect taxes from 200 folks the amount of tax requested tended to be much more reasonable. We're now at the point were it's almost a 50-50 split on those who pay Federal taxes vs. those who do not in the taxation system, and we're rapidly approaching that point in the number of people who work for government vs those who work for private employers. The chances of tipping the balance back towards the private and tax-paying are becoming remote. The good news is that the implosion should be both spectacular and quick. The bad news is we may not remain as a capitalist, socially-mobile system which was the essence of the American experiment. - Max Shooting tax collectors may be a very satisfying hobby, but it’s probably not one that leads to a quiet retirement of fishing and playing with the grandkids.

My favorite fantasy is that the Department of the Treasury would have to collect taxes on April 15th in person. From each taxpayer. None of this withholding, they send their minions and we pay as we see fit. Which, in a fiefdom or kingdom had a certain feedback loop built in, if you sent five guys to collect taxes from 200 folks the amount of tax requested tended to be much more reasonable.

We’re now at the point were it’s almost a 50-50 split on those who pay Federal taxes vs. those who do not in the taxation system, and we’re rapidly approaching that point in the number of people who work for government vs those who work for private employers. The chances of tipping the balance back towards the private and tax-paying are becoming remote. The good news is that the implosion should be both spectacular and quick. The bad news is we may not remain as a capitalist, socially-mobile system which was the essence of the American experiment.

– Max

]]> By: Ron Snyder http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-461123 Ron Snyder Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:44 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-461123 QM, and I do believe that NC was once known as the "Good Roads State", or was that the "Good Education State". I am hoping that between the recent elections, and next years, that we can get back on the right track (fingers crossed, and making myself a pain in the derriere in reminding friends to vote at EVERY election, not just the one held every four years). Though apparently the boy genius Clay Aiken disagrees with the recent Wake County results. Regards, QM, and I do believe that NC was once known as the “Good Roads State”, or was that the “Good Education State”.

I am hoping that between the recent elections, and next years, that we can get back on the right track (fingers crossed, and making myself a pain in the derriere in reminding friends to vote at EVERY election, not just the one held every four years). Though apparently the boy genius Clay Aiken disagrees with the recent Wake County results.

Regards,

]]> By: Quartermaster http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-461078 Quartermaster Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:20:34 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-461078 I was at a continuing education seminar a couple of weeks ago so I can keep up my Surveying licensure. The man teaching is a Surveyor and an Attorney, and the Kelo mess came up in one part of his presentation. It seems an effort in North Carolina is being made to amend the state constitution to specifically forbid the sort of thing that happened with Kelo. So, if you are a NC voter, watch for it. They hope to bring it up within the next two years. I was at a continuing education seminar a couple of weeks ago so I can keep up my Surveying licensure. The man teaching is a Surveyor and an Attorney, and the Kelo mess came up in one part of his presentation. It seems an effort in North Carolina is being made to amend the state constitution to specifically forbid the sort of thing that happened with Kelo.

So, if you are a NC voter, watch for it. They hope to bring it up within the next two years.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-461008 Curtis Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:16 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-461008 Not me. Not me.

]]> By: Chris R http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-461000 Chris R Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:18:42 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-461000 Tragic, to say the least. It is actually kind of good this happened. Now maybe they can reign in eminent domain. Tragic, to say the least. It is actually kind of good this happened. Now maybe they can reign in eminent domain.

]]> By: Kim Claudio http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/11/12/re-thinking-kelo/comment-page-1/#comment-460995 Kim Claudio Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:07:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12406#comment-460995 I can't believe that we the consumer have less power than most government or even major cooperation's do over how we spend out money and what they can do to take our money it's just ridiculous and something should be done about the situation. I can’t believe that we the consumer have less power than most government or even major cooperation’s do over how we spend out money and what they can do to take our money it’s just ridiculous and something should be done about the situation.

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