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Date Posted: 19:02:05 02/02/04 Mon
Author: Joe Taylor
Author Host/IP: wc03.wlfdle.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com / 66.185.84.70
Subject: Well, think of it this way: life is more important than money.
In reply to: Hero of Time 's message, "I have a problem with being taxed for charities....that's not what taxes are used for. In essence, they're like paying rent to live in the nation and use its benefits." on 16:57:09 02/02/04 Mon

This is why there're safety nets like welfare. Besides, police, defense, firefighting, roads, etc., are all public goods, which means that they can only be paid for from taxes, with the market either being unable to provide them or unable to provide them efficiently.


Come back to me when the top income tax rate is 75%.

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[> [> [> [> [> I dunno.....I'm rather fond of cash, and not too fond of other people..... -- Hero of Time, 05:18:36 02/03/04 Tue (68-119-244-175-rcp2.ubr1.wrbg.mo.charter.com/68.119.244.175)

That safety net has turned more into those 'water muscles'...once you start them, you don't want to let them go.

Huh?


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