Idea for a New Religion - Part 8 - Taxation

TAXATION A 1) God supports fair taxation. Fair taxation is a way of giving back what we take from the world which is God and is necessary for the free and equal availability of life sustaining services and resources. 2) People should pay only what they really can afford to pay. Those on low incomes should pay lower taxes; those who have high incomes should pay higher taxes. This is fair and reasonable and the rich who protest against it are merely putting their own interests before the greater good. 3) Those who are wealthy but seek to avoid paying taxes, or try to pay less tax by becoming tax exiles or exploiting legal loopholes are parasites who are cheating all of those people on low incomes who pay their taxes properly like good responsible citizens. 4) Every individual has a right to know and decide how the money they pay to their government is being spent. If, for example, they are a pacifist, they may want their earnings to go towards health or the environment rather than the defence budget.

TAXATION B 5) Paying Fair Taxes is a patriotic act - If poor men are prepared to fight and die for their country then rich men should be prepared to sacrifice some of their wealth. 6) Paying fair taxes is a moral act and a religious duty - Money is not an end, it's a means to an end; a tool created by God for the service of the greater good. Destiny, which is the hand of God, gives power to the powerful so that they may help the weak, wealth to the wealthy so that they may help the poor. Money is part of the healing and regenerative power of God and those who have money must go forth and heal the sickness and the wounds of poverty. A greedy, selfish man is like an impotent man, his wealth like reproductive power going to waste. Taxation is an offering to God, for all that we give to the world, we give to God.