I received an email yesterday from Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R, Ill.) that he’s given me permission to post, as I thought it would be of interest to our readers. Here it is:
Bill,
All this haggling over a tax rate made me realize one thing… We have failed to explain what conservatism really means. Immigrants who have come here since Reagan have never had a strong spokesman for conservatism, and in a world where the prevailing worldview is through a spectrum of government, this concept is insanely foreign.
I don’t care what tax rates are, they are all random number derived from haggling and negotiations. What I want is a small government with a strong and fierce military that can kill our enemies and break their toys, legitimate safety nets that provide food and not a way of life, and some roads and bridges. Put that vision into action and set the tax rates at a percent that covers those costs. And once you have our payment, leave us the hell alone. That my friend, is conservatism.
The musings of a soon to be sophomore congressman.
Adam Kinzinger
Sent from my iPhone
All this haggling over a tax rate made me realize one thing… We have failed to explain what conservatism really means. Immigrants who have come here since Reagan have never had a strong spokesman for conservatism, and in a world where the prevailing worldview is through a spectrum of government, this concept is insanely foreign.
I don’t care what tax rates are, they are all random number derived from haggling and negotiations. What I want is a small government with a strong and fierce military that can kill our enemies and break their toys, legitimate safety nets that provide food and not a way of life, and some roads and bridges. Put that vision into action and set the tax rates at a percent that covers those costs. And once you have our payment, leave us the hell alone. That my friend, is conservatism.
The musings of a soon to be sophomore congressman.
Adam Kinzinger
Sent from my iPhone
