Tag Archive | Rights

Overlooked Gun Violence Solution

Every time America experiences a unique gun violence episode, some Americans fall back on their preconceived notion that guns are the problem, as if eliminating guns will take away people’s desire and will to kill others. If such a panacea were true, all Americans should support it, but this idea is a fairytale. The reality is that guns no more inspire people to kill others than automobiles inspire people to commit vehicular homicide.

American weapon

Their argument falls short by the fact that guns have been a part of our nation since its inception, and also by the fact that from the time fully automatic weapons, like the 1920 Thompson sub-machine gun, were invented until they were restricted by the 1934 National Firearms Act, every American had access to firearms and anyone could purchase fully automatic weapons without restriction, but yet no one used them to promiscuously kill others. The question Americans should ask is, “What has changed?” It certainly is not access to guns.

Since a few Americans have opened Pandora’s Box by advocating for the infringement or abolition of a right enumerated in the Bill of Rights, the following is an alternative solution to the so called gun violence problem that will also solve more than just America’s alleged gun violence issue. Continue reading

Taxpayer Rights

We now live in an era of manufactured rights: illegal alien rights, universal free healthcare rights, free college education rights, LBGTQ rights, right to choose rights, and a list of other rights only limited by one’s imagination. All of these so called rights come with a cost of implementation that must also be continually funded year after year. Yet, these alleged rights, for which someone else has to bear the financial burden, are another form of tyranny.

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Constitutional Taxation

Today, millions of taxpayers hand over large portions of their income directly to the national government without considering the founders had never intended it to be this way. Instead, Americans are distracted by a debate waged between two political parties. One party is fighting to reduce taxes while the other wants to raise them to pay for social welfare spending in society. The essence of the debate is governmental distribution of income, which was never an intended purpose for taxation.[1] But before entering into such a debate, everyone should ask, “Is there a better way to fund our national government?”

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