Your philosophy is pragmatism, and you're going to accuse someone else of supporting Marxian theory? You're a piece of work.
The government has no right to the fruits of your labor. My position on taxation follows from that stance; my goal is 0% taxation, and any changes in the tax code should be made in that direction. Rand Paul's tax plan moves in the opposite direction, and promotes a system in which 100% of people with a job will have their income stolen from them at a 17% rate. That is anti-liberty at its core.
See, the problem with people like yourself is you never want to point out Ron Paul's flaws. You prop him up as if he is divine and omniscient on every policy, in every faction government. I love the guy and everything he stands for, but unfortunately, he isn't being realistic on some things, and the income tax is one of them. Saying you want to go to a 0% rate 'just like that' all because it is 'unconstitutional' and because 'we never had it before 1913' is just a tad reckless. The fact right now is, WE HAVE AN INCOME TAX. This is one of the reasons why many moderates don't take him seriously at all, and that is the base you need to win with. It is also why many pundits crap on him as well. At the debate when Bret Baier asked them to call out their number for taxes, Ron just yells out 0, while the others were being realistic with it.
Do you honestly think if he was to become president, that the senate/congress/SC would allow an 'instant 0%' to be enacted, just like that? With the shape the economy is in, the mess that the entitlement systems are in, the Fed and its horrific monetary policies, the banking regulations, etc, cutting income tax down to nothing instantly would be too drastic and would cause serious 'anomalies' to occur. When you get in the shower, you just dont go right under the hot water, you ACCLIMATE with cooler, warmer water first, as your body adjusts. Think of it along those lines.
People may not like hearing this, and im sorry, but some of Ron's polices are just a bit too draconian for most, and i can understand where those people are coming from a bit. No, i am not saying i support Romney or Santorum, so please don't go there. Those guys need to go fall in a well and starve to death or something, then have manure dumped on them, never to be heard from again. But i can't count how many people i have talked to since summer of last year, who say they like him, but he isnt being 'real' with the cuts he wants to make and they dont take him seriously. Hell, even prominent military figures i have seen say how much they like his ideas, but that they don't feel comfortable with abolishing of so many damn depts. Then people wonder why the GOP mocks him in those areas. While yes, some things need to go completely, some things DON'T need to be abolished, just fixed and made more efficient to benefit the people, not political hacks, criminals, and special interests groups.
As another posted alluded to, this is where Rand understand the give and take game of politics and the realist approach. If Ron had came out this way originally, and was more 'giving' to the GOP in some things, and also didnt distance himself from them so much because they are all seething goblins who get hard-ons over going to war and want to implode the economy, things would look better than they do right now. And yes, you can do that without selling out your core beliefs. Keeping your friends close and your enemies closer is a rule Ron should have followed because in politics, it works to your benefit A LOT, if played right.
Dammit I'll say it again. Ron Paul is freaking outstanding at retail politics. The reason we aren't in first is the media.
Christ..yet another refusing to understand the errors made a long the way, and putting ALL the blame on the media. Do you realize how short sighted that sounds just putting all the blame on fox friggin news?
With this attitude, this movement will never go anywhere at all. Yes, sure, he got f'd over in IA, but the campaign putting pretty much put all its chips into IA and deflating so quickly afterward, just proved what the goal would be afterward. And when NH ended, it was more obvious than ever with the endless hiatuses during actual poll bumps and key endorsements, coupled with a horrendous debate performance he had.
