I'm a conservative and I believe if you tax something more you get less of it.
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I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.
Whatever you tax, you get less of.
People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. The problem is that taxes aren't used efficiently.
It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.
My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.
The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.
When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it - after the 16th Amendment is repealed.
There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match it. I am not one of those Republicans.
At the end of the day, I think the most conservative principle there is, is giving people a dollar worth of value for a dollar worth of tax paid.
People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes.