No Tax Tuesday: Government Tax Cheats: The 5 31 11 Edition

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It never ceases to amaze me how government programs in the end only serve as a means for some to try and cheat the system. John Ransom does a great job of describing the greed.

The Democrats’ predilection for “stimulating” the economy with tax credits that redistribute wealth, instead of tax cuts that preserve wealth, has created conditions of rampant fraud amongst government agencies including the IRS, government sponsored corporations, like General Motors (aka Government Motors), and individual tax filers according to several recent reports from the federal government and government watchdog groups.

Follow http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2011/05/31/dems_greed_is_good_as_a_tax_credit/page/full/ to read the whole story.

So why does a tax break or "incentive" turn out to be a way for people to try and cheat their way to a fast buck? Because career politicians don't normally take into consideration the mannishness of man(kind). Meaning that we as humans have a propensity for both good and evil. Adding to this ability of humans to be good and evil is the moral relativism  that guides the thinking processes of the modern mind. The end can justify the means. It's not wrong if you really needed the money...

Before I really go off on a tangent I would like to encourage you to read the whole article and to hold your elected officials accountable by your vote.