Taxcutter
05-22-2013, 12:54 PM
One huge tool of the Iron Triangle of excessive taxation, excessive regulation and excessive litigation is the rise of government permits needed to do anything. Government permits were a rare requirement prior to 1970. Now, they cover darned near everything.
Permits are a way for executive government to do thing beyond the purview of legislative bodies or courts.
http://www.redstate.com/2013/05/22/the-permit-power-the-irs-and-the-troll-under-the-bridge/
At first they indirectly attacked the economy. Now they directly attack political opponents.
Quote:
“When the government controls activity via permit, they are able to do several things that go far beyond their enumerated Constitutional powers. They can pick winners and losers. They can dictate the size and scope of activities without having to depend on the approval of courts or legislators. An agency wielding permit power can skim a surplus off the top through fees that go beyond the cost of providing inspection and certification related to the permit.”
Taxcutter notes:
An EPA Part 70 Operating Permit allows the government to impose a tax on the permit holder, far in excess of the cost of enforcing the conditions of the permit.
Quote:
“…the IRS can use taxation power to determine who can affordably engage in political lobbying. They can choose to make these activities cheap and easy for those whose politics they support.”
“The permit power has been used to gather reams of information on people the government has no legitimate purpose to be gathering. The IRS is currently asking religious groups (http://www.scribd.com/doc/142066752/Congress-Receives-Irrefutable-Evidence-of-IRS-Harassment-of-Pro-Life-Organizations) for information like “What words do you use when you pray?”
“…the IRS stands in front of Congress and just stonewalls and lies.”
“The simple solution remains that we have to take this power away from government agencies whenever possible.”
“If you give government bureaucracy discretion, the bureaucrats will abuse and corrupt the system.”
Taxcutter says:
You don’t have to be Werner Von Braun to see the truth: Power corrupts.
Permits are a way for executive government to do thing beyond the purview of legislative bodies or courts.
http://www.redstate.com/2013/05/22/the-permit-power-the-irs-and-the-troll-under-the-bridge/
At first they indirectly attacked the economy. Now they directly attack political opponents.
Quote:
“When the government controls activity via permit, they are able to do several things that go far beyond their enumerated Constitutional powers. They can pick winners and losers. They can dictate the size and scope of activities without having to depend on the approval of courts or legislators. An agency wielding permit power can skim a surplus off the top through fees that go beyond the cost of providing inspection and certification related to the permit.”
Taxcutter notes:
An EPA Part 70 Operating Permit allows the government to impose a tax on the permit holder, far in excess of the cost of enforcing the conditions of the permit.
Quote:
“…the IRS can use taxation power to determine who can affordably engage in political lobbying. They can choose to make these activities cheap and easy for those whose politics they support.”
“The permit power has been used to gather reams of information on people the government has no legitimate purpose to be gathering. The IRS is currently asking religious groups (http://www.scribd.com/doc/142066752/Congress-Receives-Irrefutable-Evidence-of-IRS-Harassment-of-Pro-Life-Organizations) for information like “What words do you use when you pray?”
“…the IRS stands in front of Congress and just stonewalls and lies.”
“The simple solution remains that we have to take this power away from government agencies whenever possible.”
“If you give government bureaucracy discretion, the bureaucrats will abuse and corrupt the system.”
Taxcutter says:
You don’t have to be Werner Von Braun to see the truth: Power corrupts.