28/05/2022
Government welfarism encourages parastic behavior, therefore ImmoralI have read somewhere that about 3.8 million of Kenyans filed their TAX returns by yesterday. In essence, ONLY 3.8M are taxpayers! But, but, but according to IEBC database, we have 20 million plus registered voters. Technically, we have 20M taxpayers but only 3.8M pay taxes. Do your Maths, notice the difference. Roughly, 16million plus do not pay taxes in any meaningful way. But, but, but, but if you give and take, these 16M are usually the most mouthy on public affairs. Most often commenting on what they lack understanding. The 16M are loudest in making unreasonable and expensive demands on the government. These 16M are the one everywhere on REAL and VIRTUAL streets with a lot of noise pointing out what government should do or should have done. They are loudest in shouting our money is being eaten through CORRUPTION. These 16M are the ones demanding expensive welfare programs of all manner from government and thereby burdening further those who pay taxes.It is time to tell these 16M the truth: Govt doesnโt have any money apart from taxes. If you are not paying taxes you shouldnโt make outrageous demands especially those of welfare in nature. WELFARE PROGRAMS increases govt size. It increases government expenditures. It increased government programs increases avenues for CORRUPTION. All these in turn increases demand for more money by government. That burden is normaly transferred to TAXPAYERS. It is transferred to the 3.8M even as 16M keep making demands.Isnโt this is expecting government to engage in voodoo economics?If you are NOT producing any goods, services or value for the society, your right to demand anything from society or govt diminishes. BTW at the risk of repeating myself, government doesnโt produce anything, it is people with flesh and blood, it is people like you who produce things for distribution in society. If you are able-bodied, you are not producing but you are still placing unrealistic demands on government, and benefiting from welfarism, then you are engaging in parasitic behavior.Isnโt immoral to benefit or live on other peopleโs pain and sweat without any guilt?Government economics is not just about DEMANDS but also SUPPLY. If you demand and you have not advanced capacity in terms of taxes then government cannot supply. If government ends up supplying then it has stolen from somewhere or someone. Government ends up stealing, actually government ends up robbing those who pay taxes. Government is not just about CONSUMPTION but actually PRODUCTIVITY matters the most in society. Stop demanding for expensive government welfare projects and programs if youโre not paying taxes in a meaningful way.Signed: *George Nyongesa, Chairman, Banyamulenges Association in Kenya*
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