Personal Manifesto
I think that the government should have minimal economic involvement in our economy. I believe that the government should be able to assist in finding/creating jobs, and that they should remain supporting health care and social security as well as education. I only support this because it helps our economy. This means taking taxes, I think taxes are good, BUT I hate that I never know where my taxes are going, I have a solution for this located in the third paragraph. Another opinion of mine is that a decent amount of money should be given to support the emergency services in our country, as well as funds for education. I support the government regulating rules against the safety of our products and the property rights of owners, YET the government creates price ceilings and this can cause black-markets and illegals deals.
I think that the goverment should have limited control over our economy. To be truley free the people should have the power of choice, especially economic choice. The goverment controls price cielings and floors, as well as limits on minimum wage. Everything the government puts regulations on causes a series of cause and effect. For example, Rent Control. When soldiers returned home from WW2 there was a increase in families, this caused a shortage in housing. The government tried helping by putting a price ceiling on rent; soldiers were then able to pay for the rent but it caused a decrease in the quality of the apartments, it also lowered the quantity supplied. When the government puts a price ceiling on a good and the price is set below the equilibrium balance level there is a dead loss created. It can also cause suppliers to drop out of the market, as well as a higher demand. OVERALL it causes a shortage in the widget, and influences more use in the black-market. These are the many reasons I don't believe the government should control the price ceilings/floor's in our economy.
I love the feeling of getting my paycheck; to me it represents handwork, and independence. Yet, my heart sinks a little when I see all the taxes retched out of my paycheck: federal withholding, social security employee, medicare employee, OR withholding. I have no problem giving taxes, MY problem is not knowing where the money thats taken from me goes. I think that the government should give us control over choosing what we would like our tax money to fund for. I also think it would encourage people to see how their tax money was effecting and supporting the economy, for example, sending report cards, emails, or creating a online website where the information could be accessed. I encourage taxes, I believe they do help our economy. I believe that everyone who makes income should have to give a percentage of that income back. I know that taxes support our national defense and education, but theres also a lot of unknown in where our taxes our going. (at least I don't know, yet this is what the class is for). Overall my current belief is that the government should take our money for taxes, YET they should allow freedom in the choice of what our taxes go to, and we should get notifications of how our taxes helped the society.
Overall my manifesto is that I believe the government is resourceful and useful, yet economically they shouldn't be able to control price ceilings and floors, I believe they should be able to take taxes yet they should give us a choice of where our money goes to.
I love the feeling of getting my paycheck; to me it represents handwork, and independence. Yet, my heart sinks a little when I see all the taxes retched out of my paycheck: federal withholding, social security employee, medicare employee, OR withholding. I have no problem giving taxes, MY problem is not knowing where the money thats taken from me goes. I think that the government should give us control over choosing what we would like our tax money to fund for. I also think it would encourage people to see how their tax money was effecting and supporting the economy, for example, sending report cards, emails, or creating a online website where the information could be accessed. I encourage taxes, I believe they do help our economy. I believe that everyone who makes income should have to give a percentage of that income back. I know that taxes support our national defense and education, but theres also a lot of unknown in where our taxes our going. (at least I don't know, yet this is what the class is for). Overall my current belief is that the government should take our money for taxes, YET they should allow freedom in the choice of what our taxes go to, and we should get notifications of how our taxes helped the society.
Overall my manifesto is that I believe the government is resourceful and useful, yet economically they shouldn't be able to control price ceilings and floors, I believe they should be able to take taxes yet they should give us a choice of where our money goes to.
