{"id":9308,"date":"2024-01-28T03:47:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2024-01-28T04:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T09:09:47","slug":"makers-and-takers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/makers-and-takers\/","title":{"rendered":"Makers and Takers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GST Works for Taxpayers to Counter the Spending Schemes of Governments and Special Interests. <\/strong><br \/>\nSpecial Interests implement their goals and programs by leveraging government access and funds.<br \/>\nLiberal (socialist) politicians are eager to increase government power and control to &#8220;remake society&#8221;.<br \/>\nAdvocates like GST for the forgotten Taxpayers are fewer that the spending advocates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Granite State Taxpayers like to present articles that expose the problems created by government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/what-is-the-general-welfare\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The General Welfare&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nThis 2007 article showed how &#8220;To promote the General Welfare&#8221; was the justification for government doing things the private sector would do better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/7309-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina&#8217;s 20th Century Descent from Riches to Depression is a warning for 21st Century America.<\/a><br \/>\nThis 2015 video highlighted how government strategies destroyed Argentina and its institutions and how the trends and events from 20th Century Argentina are with us today and accelerating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are two commentaries from John Stossel regarding how government impacts society:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnstossel.com\/markets-and-miracles\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Markets and Miracles<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStossel: &#8220;As usual, big government is the problem rather than a solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This video perfectly illustrates the difference between the private and public sector:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> makes cool new things like rockets and satellites and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesla<\/a> cars.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ewarren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ewarren<\/a> takes others\u2019 wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Our world needs fewer takers and more makers: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KkqhjNvlr8\">pic.twitter.com\/KkqhjNvlr8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Stossel (@JohnStossel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnStossel\/status\/1742217939519201533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Posted by <em>GST<\/em> Chairman Ray Chadwick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GST Works for Taxpayers to Counter the Spending Schemes of Governments and Special Interests. 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