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US House candidate, MI-3

I defend #liberty and explain every vote at http://facebook.com/justinamash  • 'Laws must be general, equal, and certain.' —F.A. Hayek

Third District of Michigan
Joined January 2011

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    1. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      Meanwhile, Di is living large. She is paying only $1 in annual taxes while receiving $3.25 to $4 in government services. The difference is a welfare subsidy to her, no less than if the government forced Al, Bo, and Cy to write her a check or hand her some cash.

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    2. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      The fact that Di is receiving services paid for by others rather than dollar bills from others does not make the transfer any less a welfare subsidy.

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    3. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      What about the claim that Di's arrival will boost the economy and more than pay for her special tax break? Many of the proponents of this view seem unaware that they are advocating central planning, a main tenet of socialism. To see this, let's return to the illustration.

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    4. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      Advocates of Di's special tax break are saying that, ALL ELSE EQUAL, they would rather give Di a very large tax break (75%) than give everyone a modest tax break. In other words, they believe that government central planners can outperform the market by shifting money to Di.

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    5. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      If your reply is "give others a tax break, too," then you've missed the point. You can't give others a tax break AND hold all else equal. The budget must be balanced; government spending would have to be cut. The relevant analysis is how best to tax at a GIVEN level of spending.

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    6. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      We could rerun this illustration at a much lower level of government spending, and the relevant analysis again would be how best to tax at this level of spending: Is it best to give one person a very large tax break or to give everyone a modest tax break?

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    7. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      For a primer on why the free market is superior to central planning, read this: https://fee.org/articles/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/ …. In short, keeping more money in the hands of everyone produces better economic outcomes than giving a special advantage to one person.

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    8. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      When advocates of Di's special tax break talk about the economic growth and jobs it will create, they commit the broken window fallacy: https://fee.org/articles/the-broken-window/ …. They ignore the break's opportunity cost; the government has deprived Al, Bo, and Cy of a tax break. That's a net loss.

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    9. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      We can imagine variations of this illustration. For example, maybe Al, Bo, Cy, and Di already live in the same state, and then the government gives Di a special tax break for "economic development." The end result, however, is the same: The special break is economically harmful.

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    10. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      This illustration is not meant to suggest that humans can design a perfect tax code. But when the government intentionally gives a special tax break to one entity, not only is the government undermining the Rule of Law, but it also is knowingly harming the economy.

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      Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
      US House candidate, MI-3

      Bottom line: Targeted tax breaks are bad.

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        1. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jun 30
          US House candidate, MI-3

          Happy birthday, Frédéric Bastiat!

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        2. David‏ @TheHulliCopter Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          End the property tax exemption for churches

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        3. RefuseCommunism‏ @FreedomTrigger Jun 30
          Replying to @TheHulliCopter @alllibertynews @justinamash

          You mean repeal the first amendment? What did church ever do to you? Jesus loves you.

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        4. David‏ @TheHulliCopter Jul 1
          Replying to @FreedomTrigger @alllibertynews @justinamash

          No one should subsidize your sunday morning activities also no one should be flying in a private jet tax free

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        5. RefuseCommunism‏ @FreedomTrigger Jul 4
          Replying to @TheHulliCopter @alllibertynews @justinamash

          But they should subsidize your Abortion Health Care Illegal immigrant migration Religion is a protected First Amendment right. No one is asking you to subsidize it, just leave it alone. #maga #qanon #fourth #FoundingFathers

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        1. Soquel by the Creek‏ @SoquelCreek Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

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        2. Wesley Sanders‏ @wcsanders Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          Cool story but you voted for a giant bill with tons of targeted tax breaks

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        3. Andy G‏ @gilmoandy Jul 1
          Replying to @wcsanders @justinamash

          Exactly. Was looking for the tweet where he explained his vote but I gave up.

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        1. Dan Roosien‏ @droosien Jul 1
          Replying to @justinamash

          So why did you vote for tax breaks largely targeted at corporations and the wealthy?

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        1. Aptober‏ @Ookamekuroi Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          Very “Tragedy of the Commons”, yes. Do more to stop the unconstitutional atrocities being perpetrated by this admin and your party; after all, immigrants are great for growing the economy.

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        1. 2VNews  🎲 🎲 ❌‏ @2VNews Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          Bottom line: Income tax, corporate tax, capital gains tax, payroll tax and death tax are all bad. Convoluted tax code is bad, abolish it.

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        1. J B‏ @JB792 Jul 1
          Replying to @justinamash

          Eliminate all the illgeal taxes on american citizens. Simple and constitutional. No libertarians support taxes.

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        1. Chris Fountain‏ @Cfountain72 Jul 1
          Replying to @justinamash

          Well stated. Would you also agree that targeted tariffs are also bad? I’m fine with tariffs as long as they are low and universal across all industries/products.

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        1. An_Fear_Liath‏ @An_Fear_Liath Jul 1
          Replying to @justinamash

          Your example fails because you have not said how much the people earn and also how much is Di adding to the economy. If more people are employed and value created then a targeted tax break makes sense.

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        1. Darel Boyer‏ @DarelBoyer Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          Bottom bottom line, #taxationistheft . ;)

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        1.  🎶 🎹ShArKy666 🎹 🎶‏ @ykrahs666 Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          REPEAL THE 16TH AMENDT & ABOLISH THE IRS

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        1. Citizen Kaye‏ @CitizenKayeUSA Jul 1
          Replying to @justinamash

          Yep. Giving targeted tax breaks as an incentive or gift implies that paying taxes is a form of punishment. It's a terrible concept all around if the goal is building an inequitable tax system and fiduciary trust in our government.

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        2. Zoe Samuel‏ @zoe_samuel Jun 30
          Replying to @justinamash

          Isn't the theory this: if Di uses her $3 subsidy to start a biz, hire Al, and lift his income by (say) $5, then he won't mind paying $1 more in tax, nor Di getting a 25c "share" via subsidy of his extra wealth she helped create. So it depends how many Als you generate per Di.

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        3. Zoe Samuel‏ @zoe_samuel Jun 30
          Replying to @zoe_samuel @justinamash

          Let's say Bo is disabled and can't work much so Al and Cy were already paying some of his (higher) share of services. Now Di's come along and hired Al, who can now easily afford $1 extra in tax, and still have money left over to spend in Cy's store. Cy can now afford $1 extra!

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        4. Zoe Samuel‏ @zoe_samuel Jun 30
          Replying to @zoe_samuel @justinamash

          This means Al and Cy are happy because Di's entrance made them each richer by more than the additional burden. Di being rich, doesn't need a lot of services as she uses private ones (all her "services" come via subsidy), so the net tax take is up but net expenditure is not.

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        5. Zoe Samuel‏ @zoe_samuel Jun 30
          Replying to @zoe_samuel @justinamash

          Meanwhile Bo is very happy with this situation because for an extra 25c in tax, the government can provide him with a special car for his disability. Bo is now able to work! He goes from $0 to $3 in tax. Al, Cy, and Di each get a rebate. Di uses hers to hire another Al. Etc

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        6. Zoe Samuel‏ @zoe_samuel Jun 30
          Replying to @zoe_samuel @justinamash

          I'm not promising that giving Di a break = more wealth (as your Repub colleagues claim), or that giving Bo a free car = more wealth (as Ocasio et al claim). Just illustrating that if you fiddle the parameters you can make anything look good on paper.

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