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Justin Amash
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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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    Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
    US House candidate, MI-3

    Justin Amash Retweeted reason

    Enough with the big-government central planning of our lives. Stop using the tax code for social engineering.https://twitter.com/reason/status/1021477559383420928 …

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    reasonVerified account @reason
    Republicans want to make gym memberships tax deductible. That's a terrible idea. http://bit.ly/2JKtmx7 
    5:35 PM - 23 Jul 2018
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      2. Daniel McAdams‏ @DanielLMcAdams Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash

        But sir, that presumes the government owns your money in the first place. How is allowing you to keep a little more of your own money a bad thing? Regardless of the details?

        3 replies 4 retweets 32 likes
      3. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 23
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @DanielLMcAdams

        No, it does not assume that. Moreover, unless you’ve decided not to pay taxes, you must live with the consequences of government tax decisions. To support a targeted tax break is to commit the broken window fallacy. The opportunity cost is a broad-based tax cut that was forgone.

        9 replies 4 retweets 35 likes
      4. Daniel McAdams‏ @DanielLMcAdams Jul 24
        Replying to @justinamash

        1. I appreciate your reply, Mr. Amash. But I am perplexed that you would make the perfect the enemy of the good. Ultimately, everyone would get a huge (100%?) tax cut....

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. Daniel McAdams‏ @DanielLMcAdams Jul 24
        Replying to @DanielLMcAdams @justinamash

        2. But in the meantime you are arguing that it is better for that money to remain in the government coffers than to be returned to its rightful owner? You'd rather the government keep that money to waste on some crony project than the gym member to spend in the free market?

        3 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      6. Daniel McAdams‏ @DanielLMcAdams Jul 24
        Replying to @DanielLMcAdams @justinamash

        3. There is no scenario where the gym member voting with his own (tax refunded) money in the free market is worse than the government keeping the money (and the power over us that goes with it). The gym member buying a new suit is not better than the govt buying a junk F-35?

        2 replies 2 retweets 13 likes
      7. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash Jul 24
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @DanielLMcAdams

        We should oppose both the targeted tax break and the crony project. To allow the government to provide special tax treatment for social engineering is to encourage and empower the government to raise everyone’s taxes so it has the room to provide that special treatment.

        1 reply 4 retweets 21 likes
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      2. Andy‏ @andocracy Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash

        Isn’t government there to maximize positive public externalities and minimize negative ones? Ie how we organize ourself in living together in a society?

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Soupacup‏ @zookies Jul 23
        Replying to @andocracy @justinamash

        No. Government is there for things like fresh water, fire departments and to watch out for things like rabies. County government is legit, states are kind of legit, and Washington DC is 90% a fraud.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Andy‏ @andocracy Jul 23
        Replying to @zookies @justinamash

        Yeah forget about common defense, social safety net, and provision of fiscal and monetary policy.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Larry Black‏ @LarryBlack10 Jul 24
        Replying to @andocracy @zookies @justinamash

        Of the four policies you mention, only the first and last, common defense and monetary policy, are of the Constitutional responsibilities of the federal government. And the feds left sound money behind 85 years ago.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Andy‏ @andocracy Jul 24
        Replying to @LarryBlack10 @zookies @justinamash

        Yeah and over the last 30 years they’ve struggled to get inflation to hit 2 percent, missing to the downside.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      7. Larry Black‏ @LarryBlack10 Jul 24
        Replying to @andocracy @zookies @justinamash

        That's "fiscal policy" (which I don't believe is a legitimate function of gov't). "Monetary policy" is covered in the Constitution, Article I Sec 8. "[,,,]To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;"

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Juvenescence‏ @Juvenescence95 Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash

        The government is stealing less of your money simply because you are exercising. Exercising is an objective good. A large portion of Americans are obese or live unhealthy lives anyway. I don't see why this is bad.

        6 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Agnostic Libertarian‏ @AgnosticLiberty Jul 23
        Replying to @Juvenescence95 @justinamash

        Actually no, they only steal less if you spend money to exercise. Many people are exercising freely. Tax less and let people use or don’t use a gym if they choose. Would this make gym membership cheaper or more expensive? (Hint health insurance)

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. Ross Kaminsky‏Verified account @Rossputin Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash @yaronbrook

        but shouldn't we at least tax plastic straws in order to #SaveThePlanet? (p.s. A listener told me on air today that her local Starbucks offered her a plastic straw for her iced coffee. The horror...)

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      1. Jim Jeffrey‏ @JimJeffrey15 Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash

        If you ever need help, Congressman, @AP4Liberty could always use an extra endorsement.

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      1. David Spooks‏ @dpottzzz Jul 23
        Replying to @justinamash

        should gym memberships be HSA/FSA eligible expenses? and is there a big difference between that and just being a tax deductible expense?

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      1. Pat‏ @CheesyBarbarian Jul 23
        Replying to @Anarchyball @justinamash

        Just abolish the whole tax code.

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