Proposal for fair taxation

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

i didn't know about those.  that's scary.

[Diderot]

Well, you do know that our national motto is, "In God we trust"?

The 1956 law signed by President D Eisenhower changed it from, "E Pluribus Unum." ("from many, one").

How much better of a society would we be today if we had our kids incorporate, "from many, one" as part of the pledge of allegiance, instead of "under God"?  Perhaps we would be more open to diversity.

Our founders had it right:

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." -James Madison

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

i think 'in god we trust' is a good example ov how these things can kind ov slip in under the radar--i've known about it for as long as i can remember, but i never really think about it.

[JeffreyS]

"In God we trust" is also an example of how the state can use a warped sense of religion.  The Christian God says money is the root of all evil and we try to say well you'll like it if we put your name on it.