Hello everybody encompass a think tank promoting a conservatism lacking even a rhetorical

commitment to free markets recently called for Republicans to support tax

increases.

The organization claims a GOP embrace of higher taxes will enable the

uniparty's left Democratic and right Republican wings to create a deficit reduction plan, balancing tax increases

with spending cuts.

American Compass is correct that both parties need to prioritize deficit reduction.

The $35 trillion and rising national debt is a big threat to prosperity and liberty in America.

However, history shows that any bipartisan agreement to raise taxes and cut spending results in higher taxes and higher spending.

The classic example was the deal President Reagan made with Congressional Democrats to cut spending by $3 for every dollar in tax increases.

Congress eagerly authorized the higher taxes and then disregarded its promise to cut spending.

The only cuts most members of Congress will agree to are reductions in the projected growth

of future spending. While Congress in the The Biden administration and the then Democratic controlled Congress increased taxes

on many Americans in 2022 when they expanded the Internal Revenue Service in order to crack down on wealthy tax cheats.

As many predicted, the expanded IRS began using its new resources to target middle-class taxpayers who cannot

afford to pay lawyers and accountants to help them maneuver through the tax

code and thus are likely to just write a check for whatever the IRS

demands.

Middle and working class Americans are also the main victims of the Federal Reserve's hidden inflation tax.

This tax will keep increasing as long as the government's reckless spending forces the

Fed to monetize even higher levels of government debt.

Anti-tax conservatives and all who value individual liberty and peace should join the movement to audit and then end the Federal

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