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Originally Posted by FRPLG
And how would the states decide how much to pay?
Whatever a state pays is just going to get passed back on to that state's residents so in effect any money paid to the mititary fund bya state would result in a federal tax on that state's residents. It simply changes the bureaucracy of it.
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The states representatives would hold congress together, and they would figure it out themselves.
Yes, the costs will ultimately trickle down to the state residents.
You are right, it simply changes the bureaucracy of it. However, it is a big distinction. It means that the states hold the power, and there really is no federal government -- except when the states hold congress together. There would be no "full-time" federal government. Do we really need a federal congress and senate meeting EVERY day -- in addition to the state congresses and senates? It seems redundant and unnecessary to me. IMO, there would be much less waste and corruption.
I believe the federal government should have VERY little, if any, power. They should certainly not have the power to tax the citizens directly.