| Kantor said: Well, on reading further, Johnson (he would be the third Johnson, and it would be funny if he became vice President and the President died in office) also wants to abolish the Department of Education, and since his website actually has a policies page, I understand why. National sales tax: Believe me, that brings in very little money. In the UK, we charge 20% sales tax, and if you combine income tax and national insurance (which is just more income tax with a different name), the sales tax brings in one third of the revenue. If we abolished income tax and national insurance, that would be nearly 75% of government income gone. Granted, income tax in the USA is much lower, but it would still obliterate any chance of ever balancing your already red budget. America spends far more on its military than it is required to do. Military spending as a percentage of GDP in the USA is 4%, whilst the NATO minimum is 2% (and as you say, you could break that regulation and nobody would really care). And if the USA has a problem with the military expenditure of NATO members, it should find a way to fix that which doesn't involve leaving. Think of how much death could have been averted if America had joined the Second World War earlier, and how many millions more would have died if it never joined (the European front) at all. EDIT: Also, it's nice that Huckabee has dropped out. Hopefully, now Romney will drop out as well, and give some of the underdogs a chance. EDIT 2: What makes you think he isn't running? I googled him, and found no such news. |
Huckabee has told his staffers that they can go work on other campaigns if they want, from my understanding. Meaning, he won't be running.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
