CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 18, 2022
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT OUR TAXES ARE DUE. THE GOVERNMENT NEVER HAS ENOUGH OF OUR MONEY, BECAUSE IT ARROGANTLY BELIEVES POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS CAN DO MORE FOR US THAN WE CAN DO FOR OURSELVES. HISTORY AND COMMON SENSE PROVE OTHERWISE.
ONCE AGAIN, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLECTED A RECORD TWO TRILLION, 121 BILLION, 987 MILLION DOLLARS IN TOTAL TAXES THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FISCAL 2022. THIS ALSO MARKED THE FIRST TIME THAT FEDERAL TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE EXCEEDED $2 TRILLION IN THE FIRST HALF OF ANY FISCAL YEAR. THE MONEY GOES OUT FASTER THAN IT COMES IN WITH WASHINGTON FINDING MORE AND MORE WAYS TO SPEND IT, OFTEN ON UNNECESSARY PROJECTS.
I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES, BUT IT BEARS REPEATING. WE NEED AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR WITH NO POLITICAL AGENDA TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE FEDERAL BUDGET AND RECOMMEND ELIMINATION OF SPENDING THAT HASN’T PRODUCED ADVERTISED RESULTS. BUSINESSES DO THIS. ONLY GOVERNMENT KEEPS ON SPENDING AND NEVER ELIMINATES ANYTHING. IT’S WHY WE HAVE A $30 TRILLION DEBT AND GROWING, A DEBT THAT NO NATION HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN. BUT THEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE PEOPLE WEANING THEMSELVES FROM GOVERNMENT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
