Low Taxes

Today, Floridians and Florida corporations are being choked by the cords of excessive taxation and regulation to support excessive government spending. The current issue of taxation at the federal, state and local level is a two pronged problem. The first problem is the amount government is currently spending. The second problem is the manner IN which taxes are collected. Today many are attempting to address the manner in which taxes are collected in the name of “tax reform” without first addressing the driving problem of government spending. Real conservatives have always supported low spending and low taxes

In order to properly fund the necessary functions of government spelled out on the U.S. and Florida constitutions we propose significant cuts in federal, state and local spending. We also propose the phase-out of highly inefficient federal government programs especially those that are duplicated at the state level and/or not allowed under the US Constitution. Thus, the first goal to reduce taxes is to reducing the size of the federal and state budgets.

The expanded federal social, welfare and entitlement programs are un-American. They represent the gradual creep of a socialist redistribution of wealth mentality that is slowly undermining the fabric of the American dream.

A fundamental principle in a free society is that no individual should ever lose their property for failure to act or pay a tax. All taxes should be avoidable and connected to specific use or consumption. Taxation on income amounts to an immoral taking of property. We support a complete transition and overhaul of federal and state taxation policy and propose a national debate of alternatives to current income and withholding procedures. With potential alternatives such as a single flat income tax or replacement with a national sales tax coupled with other constitutional methods of funding federal government such as a tariff based revenue system. We favor the prompt and permanent repeal of all capital gains and inheritance taxes, as well as the special privileges and deductions in the current code.

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution provides that duties, imposts, and excises are legitimate revenue-raising measures on which the United States government may properly rely. We support a complete transition and overhaul of federal and state taxation policy and propose a national debate of alternatives to current income and withholding procedures. With potential alternatives such as a single flat income tax or replacement with a national sales tax coupled with other constitutional methods of funding federal government such as a tariff based revenue system. This system was used by the Founding Fathers and during most of the nation’s to fund our Federal Government.

We support an amendment to the Constitution requiring a true balanced budget, a super-majority vote on all tax increases, zero-based budgeting and public efficiency audits for all legitimate government operations.

Likewise we propose a state and local debate regarding the collection of personal property taxes. Proper government operations require simple, fair, equitable and minimal tax policies and procedures. At the state level we propose that all taxes are to be generated from either sales taxes or user fees.