Posted on Jul 25, 2015
Do you or do you not contribute to elections campaign on your tax form?
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We all know that question with the two little boxes on our federal tax forms. Do you want to contribute to the election campaigns? Check 'yes' or 'no.'
I used to check yes and say, "Sure. Why not?" Now I check 'no.' Not sure if my checking 'no' makes any difference, but it gives me a bit of satisfaction because, by checking 'no,' I feel I have regustered my displeasure at how campaigns have gotten dirtier and meaner.
What about you? Do you check 'yes' or 'no?' Why or why not?
I used to check yes and say, "Sure. Why not?" Now I check 'no.' Not sure if my checking 'no' makes any difference, but it gives me a bit of satisfaction because, by checking 'no,' I feel I have regustered my displeasure at how campaigns have gotten dirtier and meaner.
What about you? Do you check 'yes' or 'no?' Why or why not?
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CH (MAJ) William Beaver
I have never checked yes because they take enough of my money through taxes as is! :>)
I have never checked yes because they take enough of my money through taxes as is! :>)
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COL Vincent Stoneking
I'm going to embed my response here both because I agree, and because I know someone is going to say "but it doesn't increase your taxes!!!! The form even says so...."
Money spent must come from somewhere. If it doesn't increase my personal taxes by the amount of the expense in this year, it means that either 1) We (as a society) have ALREADY paid the expense or 2) We (as a society) WILL pay the expense in the future.
Given the state of the federal balance sheet, I think we can safely say that we haven't prepaid a damn thing in quite a while. Therefore, checking that box is saying "let's increase our debt."
Separately, the government should not be in the business of funding those who would like to run the government. Most especially, the government should not be in the position of deciding who is "worthy" to receive funds from the public to campaign to run the government.
Money spent must come from somewhere. If it doesn't increase my personal taxes by the amount of the expense in this year, it means that either 1) We (as a society) have ALREADY paid the expense or 2) We (as a society) WILL pay the expense in the future.
Given the state of the federal balance sheet, I think we can safely say that we haven't prepaid a damn thing in quite a while. Therefore, checking that box is saying "let's increase our debt."
Separately, the government should not be in the business of funding those who would like to run the government. Most especially, the government should not be in the position of deciding who is "worthy" to receive funds from the public to campaign to run the government.
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Nope, Never! If I want to contribute to a specific campaign then I will give directly to it.
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