[Osborn F Enready]

Patrick Henry said:
Osborn, how do you address the issue of poverty? Millions of children in the US, the world's richest-ever nation are living in squalor. And 30,000 children die every day on this earth due to hunger and easily prevented disease, like the need for clean water.

I say:
Poverty is an issue, but not a state or federal issue in regards to the WORLD. We are our own nation of sovereign status. We are not the worlds keepers, nor are they ours. When you say richest nation in the world, whose coffers do you speak of?

The Federal Coffers that are filled with illegally extorted tax dollars?
The people of the United States earnings and savings?

The Federal Coffers are owned by the people, lock stock and barrel. Any money not used by the government for legitimate taxation purposes should be returned in ENTIRETY to the taxpayers at the end of each tax year. The system always has emergency money, since the years taxes are always in possession of the Fed until the end of the year new tax comes in, as the return for the last year go out.

Our government does not have the power to lay direct taxation upon the citizens for the purpose of wealth redistribution.

Patrick Henry said:
How would you help people to have a chance for a decent life? Hopelessness leads to violence doesn't it? Does our form of government and economics have any means of improving the tragedy of people living in grinding poverty?

I say:
It is not the governments job to help people have a chance for a decent life, OTHER than providing a fair playing field for all citizens in the eyes of the law, and insuring that all cases of fraudulent businesses are accounted for through the justice system.

Welfare, social security, WICK, Food Stamps, and all other forms of socialised welfare can be continued, through voluntary or private, charitable entities. This is not the auspice of government jurisdiction.

Patrick Henry said:
MY Leader said: "As you do unto the least of these, you do it unto Me..."

I say:
I do not think the government has a right to oppress people, wealthy or poor, economically or any other way.

Taxation with threat of force, and lack of chance for appeal, is extortion by use of force or removal of property. This is not sactioned in any way by the Constitution of the United States of America.

If you feel wealth redistribution is a legitimate cause for taxation, show me where the government derives its authrority to do so.