Christine Lakatos's Page

It's good to hear from you and see more of your excellent work. This Administration races from one crisis to another and, as a result, seemingly skates untouched and unscathed from disasters this President owns. The consistency with which his team pulls such things off makes some of what occupies the news appear like strategy to many of us. 

Christine, your work is incredibly detailed and must take quite a bit of time.  Do you have a website so we can follow your progress and make donations?

Hello Christine - Please look this over about the CST. This is the only way to get the Federal Government under control. If you are inclined to do so call me. My phone number is at the end. Thanks. Cy.

www. constitutionalsupporttax.net

The CONSTITUTONAL SUPPORT TAX (the CST)

A States-based system to pay for Federal

expenditures that ends the Federal Government’s

power to tax and borrow money

The States of the USA, and the People, have granted the U.S. Federal Government, through Congress, the power to tax, borrow and

create money. (Article I, Section 8, Paragraphs 1, 2, and 5 of the U.S. Constitution plus the 16^th Amendment. The "Big Four.") The Federal Government has monopoly control over its own financing. Has this monopoly control worked out well?

On December 31, 2000, the U.S. National Debt was $5.662 trillion. December 31, 2008, $10.700 trillion. December 31, 2011, $14.025 trillion. And, despite the November 2010 election results, $15.785 trillion on June 19, 2012. A 279% increase in less than eleven years, six months. ((Source: www. TreasuryDirect.gov Debt to the Penny (Daily History/Search.))

It can arguably be said that these taxation, borrowing and money creation powers, granted with a sense of fiduciary trust by the People and the States to the Federal Government have been seriously and shamefully misused.

Changes need to be made to end this misuse. However, the needed changes go far beyond electing more responsible congressional and Presidential representation, as necessary as these steps may be.

Despite decades of talk about ending "waste, fraud and abuse" in spending, all three continue to thrive. The Government Services Administration (GSA) and Secret Service scandals of spring 2012 are only two examples. Surely there are many more.

The misuse, and potential for continued future misuse, will not be curtailed until the monopoly financing control created by the Big Four to pay for Federal expenditures is replaced by a States-based system. The CONSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TAX (the CST, www. constitutionalsupporttax.net) should be that States-based system.

In summary the CST will do the following:

1. The power to lay and collect Taxes, Imposts and Excises will be repealed from Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution along with the 16^th Amendment. The power to lay and collect Duties will remain with Congress.
2. Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 2, authorizing Congress’ power to borrow will also be repealed.
3. Once Congress sets the Federal Budget each year, the dollar amount of the Budget will be divided among the States by a formula that is fair to all States. This five-part formula is explained in the HOW IT WORKS section of the website.
4. It will then be up to the People of each State, and state and local officials, to decide how their State will pay its mandatory share of the Budget. This is similar to Article VIII of the Articles of Confederation.

With the power to raise money through taxation, borrowing in the credit markets and through the Federal Reserve ended, Congress will have a powerful incentive to prepare yearly budgets that are well within the bounds of what the Constitution will allow. The States and People will be very skeptical about paying for anything beyond providing for the "common defence" stated in the Preamble to the Constitution. The Founding Fathers intended such non-defense expenditures be handled and financed at the state or local levels. GSA Las Vegas outings and more should become closed history, never to return. Think about this fully, and you will correctly conclude that the CST is the only way to end the Federal overspending problem.

Please read the website at your conveni

No problem Christine, it's my pleasure! I added you as a contributor because you do good work! Keep it up!! We can do this!! 2012 Nov... taking America Back to the people!!

Darla