Is the US Government’s taking of close to 25% of your paycheck taxation without representation?

John: Is the US Government’s taking of close to 25% of your paycheck taxation without representation?
If the US Government (crooked career politicans) is bought and paid for by special interest, lobbyists, and corporations – is taking 25% of your paycheck taxation without representation?

Answers and Views:

Answer by pdooma
If you’re a DC resident, it sure is.

Answer by rover07
Exactly what pdooma said…DC isn’t represented. Everyone else is.

Answer by GOZ2FAST
They are taking all of our money with no representation…we need to take it back and tell them to go home…all they do is run up the debt and squander it anyway.

Answer by Cameron
You would think with all the lottery people are playing, that we wouldnt have to pay any taxes.

Answer by Sound_of_the_silenced
The debt will have to be paid in the future. They will be taxing tomorrow’s generations to pay for today’s. So yes that is taxation without representation.

Answer by whorahdey85
how is it not representative? all executive agencies are headed by presidential appointees with senatorial approval. the president is nationally elected by the people and the senate is elected in statewide elections. thats the representation. we dont live in a true democracy.
(Not saying i agree with it, just a debate point)

Answer by Halfwords McGill
Close to 25%? It’s a lot more than 25%.

Answer by Marvin the Martian
Only 25%, I should be so fortunate.

Answer by O’Ryan
I have no idea what they are spending it on. They are supposed to clarify what they are spending it on but nope, they don’t. Much of it goes to pet projects and bank accounts of crooked politicians.

Answer by michael_j_p_42503
DC was never a state and therefore a special section of the US, its capital and therefore has no representation becasue it is representted by the whole fo the country, althought i think if guam gets a represenative then maybe the DC should too. and you are represented, you may not ike them, but they are elected, its the peoples fault, we need to put better politicans in, stop listioning to adds an look at there voting records in the past

Answer by Lordpercywooster
dont you remember the election?
your represented

Answer by Supersized Gov’t with Fries
Not to mention that stimulus money is printed to specifically for the purpose of opening whore houses and smuggling under age hookers from El Salvador (thanks ACORN!)