“1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS.”
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Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition.
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers.
When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.