San Francisco Libertarians Protest Income Taxes
Activists from the Libertarian Party of San Francisco will be gathering outside the Montgomery BART/Muni station to protest the state and federal income taxes, 4:00-7:00 P. M. on Thursday, April 15.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 15, 2004
In an annual ritual repeated around the country, Libertarian activists in San Francisco will be protesting the annual shearing of America's taxpayers and educating the public about voluntary alternatives to legalized theft.
Activists from the Libertarian Party of San Francisco will gather at the Montgomery BART and Muni station in downtown San Francisco, where the IRS will be "servicing" productive wage-earners by taking their money, from 4:00 to 7:00 P. M. this evening.
Libertarians believe that taking money from someone by force, even for a good cause, is theft. Voluntary charity and user fees, they say, will result in a healthier society, better care for those unable to care for themselves, and a more vibrant economy.
As government services have no competition, the money is often spent inefficiently, "or just flat-out wasted," says Chris Maden, Chair of the city Libertarians. "Private charities respond to market pressure. If we allowed people to spend their taxes locally and directly--by giving dollar-for-dollar tax credits for charitable contributions--eventually we'd be able to phase out income taxes altogether."
Americans are the most generous people in the world, as measured by the percentage of take-home pay given to charity. If income taxes were ended, it would be the equivalent of a 25% pay raise for most workers, and charitable giving would rise accordingly. "Without that money filtering through a red-tape laden government bureaucracy, it would go a lot farther," adds Maden.
About LPSF:
The Libertarian Party of San Francisco (www. lpsf. org) is the local affiliate of the Libertarian Party (www. lp. org), the largest "third party" in the United States. Libertarians believe in personal freedom, in both social and economic spheres, and in minimal government to protect those freedoms. The Libertarian Party is running a wide range of partisan and non-partisan candidates in the 2004 elections.
