Are you one of those who sneered at the "preppers" back at the turn of the century? I have food in my house to sustain me through any hardship, and a stash of precious metals to finance rebuilding when the hardship is over. Do you?
This isn’t entirely true. Not every citizen pays taxes. One has to have income or taxable assets, and not everyone does.
Prisoners, children, tax-exempt clergy, homeless and unemployed people, mobsters, and tax evaders are all citizens too, and are among those who escape this predicament.
This post was edited by Don Barzini at June 19, 2018 6:45 AM MDT
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury in 1789 with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even. ..... Will Rogers
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at June 19, 2018 11:25 AM MDT
You notice the shift? We went from having a debt to pay for war ... which we attempted to pay off ... to a continuing debt just to operate on a daily basis.
Again, we need fewer lawyers in government and more bookkeepers.