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ONLY WORKERS
PAY TAXES

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This startling revelation shows that, no matter who the government actually bills for the tax, workers end up actually footing the bill for each and every tax levied by all governments.

It always seems as if, no matter how much money the population is making, it is never enough to supply the basic needs of many people. Meanwhile, the rich are idle, but don't seem to have any trouble making ends meet.

But this isn't just the imagination of some people. As it turns out, it is an economic fact that only the people who work for a living end up actually paying taxes. Everyone else passes the cost of the tax along to someone else, until a worker ends up paying for it. The costs of taxation are passed on through higher product prices, reduced salaries, and increased costs of living.

In other words, workers really pay all of the taxes.

And this total drain on workers is around 72 percent of their incomes.

Let's look at some examples of how the tax ends up coming out of the worker's pocket:

NOTHING FROM GOVERNMENT IS FREE

Everything that government provides comes out of the pockets of workers. Therefore, whenever you see something that government is "giving away," think about how much money they took away from you to pay for it.

You can't get something for nothing.

Those swimming pools, ice rinks, sports arenas, hiking trails, government health plans, art subsidies, theater groups, dance companies, entertainment events, recreation parks, museums, statues, flower beds, buildings with fancy architecture, gardens, decorative fountains, and other "free" services government provides, are making it harder for you to make your monthly payments.

Examples

Taxing Business

Whenever a business must pay a tax, it can't pay it out of profits, or the business will fail. It can't pay it by not paying the bills. So there are only a few ways the business can get the money to pay its taxes.
1. Raise the prices of the products the business sells.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, all of them can raise their prices by the amount of the tax.
  - The worker then pays the cost of the tax when he pays for the product at the higher price.
2. Pay lower wages to the workers the company hires.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, all of them can lower the wage by the amount of the tax.
  - The worker pays the cost of the tax when he receives a smaller paycheck.
3. Reduce the quality of the product.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, all of them can reduce the quality of their products by the amount of the tax.
  - The worker then pays the cost of the tax when he has to replace the product more frequently, because it is easier to break it or it wears out quicker.
4. A combination of the three methods listed above.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, all of them can raise their prices, cut their wages, and cheapen their products enough to get the amount of the tax.
  - The worker then pays the cost of the tax when he pays higher prices for products, is paid a lower wage, and/or has to replace the product more frequently.
5. Permanently lay off workers.
  - The worker pays more than the cost of the tax when he loses his job.
6. Close the business or move overseas.
  - This keeps the businessman from having to pay the tax.
  - The worker pays more than the cost of the tax when he loses his job.
In each case, the worker pays the cost of the tax.
Taxing the Rich

Whenever a rich man has to pay a tax, he then can't pay for something else he had been paying for. But no matter what he forgoes spending money on, it causes a poor person to end up paying the tax.
1. Take more salary from a business he owns.
  - This has the same effect as taxing a business.
  - The worker pays this tax the same as he pays a business tax (above).
2. Take money out of savings to pay the tax.
  - Since the bank has loaned out saved money to others, the bank must charge a higher interest rate when it loans out money.
  - Some workers pay this tax through a higher interest rate on a mortgage or other borrowed money.
  - A business has to pay higher interest on its mortgage and loans. This is the same as taxing a business`, with the same effects on the business.
  - The worker pays this tax the same as he pays a business tax (above).
3. Forego significant purchases that would have otherwise been made.
  - This has the same effect as taxing a business. The business loses money.
  - The worker pays this tax the same as he pays a business tax (above).
4. Reduce giving to charity
  - This keeps the charity from being able to serve as many people.
  - The worker pays more in taxes to support more social services.
In each case, the worker pays the cost of the tax.
Taxing Imports

Whenever a business has to pay an import duty to get a product, it raises the cost of getting the product.
1. Raise the prices of the products the business sells.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, all of them can and must raise their prices by the amount of the tax.
  - The worker then pays the cost of the tax when he pays for the product at the higher price.
In this case, the worker pays the cost of the tax.
Tax Property Ownership

Whenever a property owner must pay property tax, it costs the owner money that is passed on to the occupant.
1. Owner-Occupied Homes
  - The worker pays the tax himself.
  - Non-workers having to pay property tax are similar to rich people paying taxes.
  - Poor people must have others who work pay the tax, or lose their homes.
2. Rental Properties
  - Since all landlords in the jurisdiction must pay the same tax, all of them can and must raise their rents by the amount of the tax.
  - The worker then pays the cost of the tax when he pays his rent at the higher price.
3. Farms
  - Since all farms in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, it costs the farmers, as workers, more money. Due to the inelasticity of the farming market, he can't raise prices.
  - The farmer pays the tax out of his earnings.
  - The farmer might lose his farm if he can't pay the tax.
4. Business Property
  - The owner of the business property has to pay the tax.
  - If the business property is rented, the business owner pays the cost of the tax in the rent payment.
  - Since all businesses in the jurisdiction have to pay the same tax, this is a tax on business.
  - The worker pays this tax the same as he pays a business tax (above).
5. Personal Property
  - The worker pays the tax himself.
  - Non-workers having to pay personal property tax are similar to rich people paying taxes (above).
  - Businesses having to pay personal property tax are paying taxes on businesses (above).
  - Poor people must have others who work pay the tax, or must lose their property.
In each case, the worker pays the cost of the tax.

In fact, when it is all added up, the US worker is paying a 72 percent tax, and nobody else is footing any tax bill.

This is Wrong!

This is a wrong committed against the public by government. The people least able to pay are saddled with paying the entire tax burden. And even worse, they don't realize that it is happening to them. They blame employers, merchants, and "business" in general, instead of the real culprit. Government has hidden this truth very well.

What to Do About It

The following items must be done to end this tyranny against the working population:

End taxation of property ownership.
End taxation of income.
End taxation of imports.
End taxation of business.
End taxation of the necessities of life.
End taxation of services.
Tax only the sale of new products not necessary to life.
Place a total tax limit of 10 percent on any individual or family.
Reduce the number of levels of government to only three: federal, state, county.
Prohibit spending tax money on nonessentials, including:
- the arts
- sports
- entertainment
- recreation
- museums
- monuments
- memorials
- statues
- other honors to politicians
- beautification
- auditoriums
- arenas
- fairs
- festivals
- parades
- celebrations
- fancy architecture
- gardens
- zoning
- decorative fountains
- parks
- swimming pools
- ice rinks
- bicycle paths
- landscaping for purposes other than erosion control
- advertising, other than that required by law
- government-owned utilities
- Land or buildings for anything in this list

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