taxes in the united states should be signifigantly lowered currently

Terms....1.significantly-to a large extent or degree............http://www.bing.com...Please voters keep in mind that my opponent wants to not only lower taxes but significantly lower taxes. Witch would be in the billions range.taxes is what keeps your streets in tack. It gives you everything, include police, social security, and your rights. If your familiar with economics, you'd know that Bush tried lowering the taxes and as a result we are now in a recession. If taxes are lowered government spending will have to decrease otherwise we would have a deficit of tax money, and wouldn't be able to pay for the roads/police/and any other government service. Where does health care come from? TAXES, food stamps? TAXES. Everything supplied to you comes from taxes, what pays the government to keep researching flu shots? TAXES. Bush already tried lowering taxes to try and delay the recession. Obama wants to raise taxes, and increase government spending, and that is how an economy gets out, by increasing it's GDP. In this debate I will defend the general areas that a significant amount of taxes goes into. I have to do this because if we were to cut billions in taxes, witch is a significant amount, then these programs will definitely be in jeopardy. Also keep in mind that I don't have enough space to defend every subpoint so I will defend the general area of tax funding.Here's what federal taxes goes into....General Government $304 billion: Interest on debt (20%) • Treasury • Government personnel • Justice Dept. • State Dept. • Homeland Security (15%) • International Affairs • NASA (50%) • Judicial • Legislative • other general govt. Physical Resources $117 billion: • Agriculture • Interior • Transportation • Homeland Security (15%) • HUD • Commerce • Energy (non-military) • Environmental Protection • Nat. Science Fdtn. • Army Corps Engineers • Fed. Comm. Commission • other physical resources Current Military $965 billion: Human Resources $789 billion: http://www.warresisters.org... military assistance If we were to significantly lower taxes, Then billions of dollars would be absent to afford these general expenditures. My opponent will hopefully explain why we should cut these general areas,or how we will fund them with out the billions of dollars we get from taxes to fund these programs. Thoe my opponent may take a stand against my claim. The awnser is we cant have the programs we do without the taxes we currently have. We cannot afford to cut billions from our military budget because were in Pakistan, Afghanistan etc... we need to deport,feed,house,provide medical care, and pay their paychecks. General government expenditures We need this funding for homeland security, If we cut funding on this relatively young program, then we risk terrorist attacks, unsecured borders in witch illegal immigration will skyrocket with out funding for this program, and more cyber crimes will remain unchecked. This area also funds legislature and the justice department. Obviously politicians want there money and will not wok unless there getting paid what they want. As far as the justice department goes, it a no brainier that we need more prisons. We also know that we fund inmates food,water etc....we cant fund the development of more prisons or inmates welfare, or legislative or state funded operations without the taxes that we currently have. If we significantly lower taxes currently, Key word being currently, then our federal, and state operations will be in jeopardy. There is no other way to fund our expenditures but via the tax system we already have in place. Physical resources If we cut billions in the agricultural,energy, science research, and environmental protection our economy will cry. the agricultural sector wont have crop insurance,wont have funds for water Conservation, and will not have the resources to guarantee the healthiness of products. If we cut scientific research then we wont be able to work to find a cure for cancer and other military research, If we further significantly lower taxes then energy, air pollution, water pollution and other conservation programs will be jeopardized. One last point, we wont be able to pay government employees witch is a big no no. If we significantly lower taxes currently with all the problems we have. Then the American standard of life will be lowered as well. Right now while in the war against terrorism isn't the best time to lower the amount of money we give them. If we reduce this money via taxes the operations will be jeopardized. Also welfare and food stamps will be a nonexistent program because we wont have the money to help the poor families in need or to even provide them health insurance. So I find that if we were to significantly lower taxes currently it would be to much of a negative experience for our economy. Therefore I have proven the roots for negation of this resolution.Thus i believe that con should win this debate.