The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We have to allow people in the states to make their own decisions, to get government agencies out of the way and let local people make decisions about what's best for them.
The answer to many of the domestic problems we face is not higher taxes and more spending. It is less waste, more results and greater freedom for the individual American to earn a rightful place in his own community - and for States and localities to address their own needs in their own ways, in the light of their own priorities.
Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power to levy taxes. The States may levy them for a great many purposes for which Congress cannot, because to the States belong all of the powers not delegated to Congress.
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.
We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities.
In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect.
We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.
There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.
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