3. Categorically unfair: Rather than a “progressive” tax (which means the more you earn, the more you’re punished), a flat tax is the only FAIR tax, where everybody pays the SAME RATE (and yes, this means “the rich” will still pay a great amount of tax).
From A Biblical case for Proportional (flat) taxation by Jeff Hammond In a proportional (or flat) tax system, every dollar of income earned that is taxable* is taxed at the same rate. Thus every individual is treated identically by the tax code. There is strong Biblical support for treating people impartially, and in an opposite way, strong condemnation for showing partiality or favoritism. This is because we are supposed to image God, and God is impartial.
Romans 2:11 states clearly that God shows no partiality with respect to salvation, (see also Deut. 10:17, Acts 10:34, Job 34:19, and Eph. 6:9). I agree that this is not conclusive, since it isn’t directly talking about taxation, but it does give us an idea of where God’s heart is for how we treat one another. There is a reason why Lady Justice is blindfolded.
However, there are other passages which take us closer to the heart of the matter. Lev 19:15 says “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.” In this verse, we are told that not only should we not favor the rich, but surprisingly, we should also not favor the poor (see also Ex. 23:3). But why should we think this has applicability to taxation?
A main purpose of Leviticus is to show how the Israelites can live a holy life. Chapter 19 is the pinnacle of how we live holy lives in relation to others, and the commands are given a solid reason—“I am the LORD”–which is repeated throughout the section.
Interestingly, Ch 19 is widely viewed as repeating the Decalogue; clearly Leviticus is summarizing the essence of what Holy Living looks like under God’s moral law. In the middle of this section on Holy Living, comes verse 15, which describes what justice looks like. Do we treat each other according to their just due?
Lev 19:15 helps us understand that a standard for personal holiness will be reflected in a standard for corporate holiness. As John Hartley says in the Word Biblical Commentary, “Since God is just, his people must establish justice in their courts as the foundation of their covenant relationship with him. The inner strength of a nation resides in the integrity of its judicial system.”
While, this is not dealing with taxation, it is dealing with justice in the social setting of the courts—it seems reasonable to conclude that if impartiality is required for the courts, it would be required of government action in general. At least the burden of proof should be on those advocating for a system of partiality, given the extensive Biblical support of impartiality.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:29 pm | Randy Thomasson
The reason the Trump Administration is investigating widespread fraud in California is that they know they’ll win on this. Because enforcing proper use of federal funds is the jurisdiction of the federal government. So the Trump Administration’s audit of the mountains of federal funds coming here is wise and will be effective.
We’re ALL interested!! Keep reading for what the letter said from the FDA (US. Food & Drug Administration) to Bill Melugin, congressional correspondent for Fox News (copied from his 2/13/26 social media post on X):
Hello:
I am contacting you on behalf of the FDA’s Division of Information Disclosure regarding your FOIA request submitted on August 3, 2020. We apologize for the delay in processing. Due to a significant backlog of FOIA requests, we are reaching out to confirm whether you remain interested in having this request processed.
Below are the details of your request:
– FOIA Request #2020-5623
– Date Range: January 1, 2020 – July 29, 2020
– Description: I am requesting all FDA communications, including but not limited to, emails with the CDC/NIOSH that mention, reference, or discuss any masks or approval of masks associated with the $1 billion contract between the state of California and the company “BYD”. Please include any emails that discuss, reference, or mention any N95, KN95, or surgical masks that were part of this deal. Please include any communications with the CDC that mention, reference, or discuss the company “BYD”.
Please let us know whether you would like to keep this request open or withdraw it. If we do not receive a response within 30 days of this message, we will consider the request withdrawn and administratively close it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your response.
How much misuse of federal taxpayer funds is going on in Democrat-Party-controlled California?
$450 Million spent on a “Next Generation” 911 system that didn’t work
$55 billion in unemployment fraud was sent to prison inmates in California’s county jails, and state and federal prisons, out of state, and even out of the country
millions of crooks and bots using stolen identities to collect fraudulent federal and state financial aid in California Community Colleges
There’s no getting around the fact that California has been a focal point in recent fraud investigations, so much so that a new anti-fraud task force targeting welfare abuse in California and other states has been announced, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
California Congressman Kevin Kiley has his own strategy to get to the bottom of the fraud – he has requested a full GAO audit of California’s fraud to get a comprehensive picture of just how large the fraud is.
“Newsom is also now saying I shouldn’t criticize him for California’s rampant fraud because he somehow ‘stopped’ $125 billion in fraud,” Kiley posted to X.
“That, of course, is a made-up number. Newsom knows if the true scale of CA fraud comes to light, his presidential campaign is over. That’s why he’s terrified of the full GAO audit I’ve ordered and is surely alarmed I just told AG Bondi to make CA the focus of anti-fraud efforts.”
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Alexander Tytler, Scottish attorney/judge/professor/historian (1747-1813)
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 10:37 pm | Randy Thomasson
As California’s governors and state legislators have gotten “progressively” worse, your domestic enemies (both Democrat Party politicians and RINOs) have invented new evil, as the Bible warns us they will do.
As of January 1, the awful bills that Gavin Newsom signed are now law. Democrat Party state legislators are three-fourths of both houses (the 40-member Senate and the 80-member Assembly) are Democrats. And too many Republicans, who should use their only power to expose evil, have become RINOs (Republicans In Name Only), who either vote in favor of Democrat bills or refuse to speak up to expose them.
Here are some of the worst, immoral, anti-family laws taking effect:
The outrageous new threat of AB 495 against impressionable children will primarily happen on government school campuses. Because parents aren’t there, and the 1-page form, which school staff must respect and obey, supersedes everything else. There is no proof of “relative” status required. For legal kidnapping to occur, all that’s needed is a compliant or confused child.
In the California statutes, “gender” already means subjective “gender identity” and “gender expression.” AB 932 takes this and prohibits “gender discrimination” in all government-run sports programs (public schools, cities, counties, etc.). Thus, the new law’s result is that biological males must be permitted to play on females’ teams and use females’ locker rooms, showers, and restrooms. And four “Republicans” joining nearly all the Democrats in voting “yes” on AB 932 shows that with Democrat Party and RINO politicians, girls lose.
This is the opposite of what parents want and children need. For youth suicide rates are significantly higher in states promoting transsexuality to kids and offering them “puberty blockers” and other “trans drugs.” And the Trevor Project on the back of student ID cards goes to a website where children can meet adult “sex” predators, all hidden from parents. AB 727 received the “yes” votes of nearly all the Democrat Party state legislators.
Even if you support so-called “assisted suicide,” what if it involves murder? SB 403’s continuation of California’s badly-written “assisted suicide” law doesn’t even guarantee the choice of the person. Even if there was evidence of a struggle, and even if an heir was present, police and paramedics and district attorneys are ordered to look the other way. Because under this dangerous law, no investigation or charge is allowed.
Abortion pills frequently injure women and girls — and always kill an innocent human being, the baby. Yet AB 260, intent on killing preborn babies, would require pharmacists to dispense them, permits teenagers to obtain abortion pills anonymously, fast-tracks it for welfare recipients, requires coverage by Medi-Cal and private insurance plans, and exempts pushers of abortion drugs from “civil, criminal, disciplinary, or other administrative action” — despite the resulting injuries.
Although sold as combating antisemitism, this deceptive bill (a product of the so-called “Diversity Caucus”) is based on Education Code, Section 220, which includes “gender, gender identity, gender expression … sexual orientation.” As such, AB 715 orders K-12 “public” schools to purge any scientific teaching about human physiology and the natural family that “would subject a pupil to unlawful discrimination” (i.e., whatever “offends” LGBTQIA+ activists). In the State Legislature, most Democrats and 28 of 30 Republicans voted “yes” for this.
Please tell others about these new horrible laws now in effect in California. And please take action to protect your family where you can (AB 495 and AB 715 are even more reasons to get your precious children and grandchildren out of the government schools).
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