The 112th Congress should:
- end the government monopoly on minting
- end all vestiges of government prohibition of alcohol,
tobacco and firearms
According to its official
web page, "the basic functions of the Department
of the Treasury include:
- Managing Federal finances;
- Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the
United States and paying all bills of the United States;
- Producing all postage stamps, currency and coinage;
- Managing Government accounts and the public debt;
- Supervising national banks and thrift institutions;
- Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary,
economic, trade and tax policy;
- Enforcing Federal finance and tax laws;
Nothing surprising so far. But how about
- Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders, counterfeiters,
forgers, smugglers, illicit spirits distillers, and gun
law violators;
Did you know that the government still considers some alcohol
"illicit," even though prohibition was repealed? And why
is the Treasury in charge of gun control?
- Protecting the President, Vice President, their families,
candidates for those offices, foreign missions resident in
Washington and visiting foreign dignitaries.
Why the Department of the Treasury?
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