Borrowed Money

Fire Dennis Moore has a good post today about Representative Dennis Moore's recent comments about the estate tax.

There is one part of Congressman Moore's response that drew my attention:

"Tax cuts on borrowed money aren't tax cuts at all...They're simply a mortgage on our children's future."

The quote reveals the way Moore really looks at taxes and spending, a view that is at the heart of liberalism, and may be one of the most revealing things Moore has ever said.

Moore's quote reveals the fact that he sees earnings as something the Federal Government may allow you to keep, or may decide to reapportion to some "better" cause. It is a key difference between those on the left (Moore) and those in the center and to the right. Most people think the money they earn belongs to them, they are comfortable contributing to the common good, but essentially they see their income as their own, for them to spend as they decide. Dennis Moore disagrees.

His quote reveals that he believes the government has the right to seize earnings at any time, for any use it sees fit. There is no consideration that if there is a budget deficit, that spending should be cut. There is no consideration that irresponsible spending growth and government over reach may be the source of our budgetary problems, not a lack of tax income.

Moore believes that the government can make better spending decisions than private citizens, and this one quote clearly demonstrates this.

Timothy Burger