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Subject: Lifestyles

Author:
Charlie

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Date Posted: 02/15/05 4:37pm
In reply to: QUITTNER 's message, "Taxes" on 02/15/05 8:35am

Why not have bush and his silver spooned cronies ride in
Ford's Escorts instead of caddilacs and Lincoln's? Or why not have bush and his silver spooned croonies eat Burger King's hamburgs and frys instead of Caviar and Lobster.

And after electing a man that has squandered the surplus he
inherited, took money from the social security trust fund
to pay for his mistakes,also called programs, and is personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of americans and thousand of innocent Iraqi men, women and
children, the voter is far from what can be called "RESPONSIBLE".

many lawmakers have tried to change the
>laws of Mathematics, but they failed. While borrowing
>is acceptable, maybe even necessary, over the short
>term, over the long term it can, and does, add a huge
>amount of unneccessary expenditure in the form of
>interest on loans. Lifestyle depends on disposable
>income, and if taxes are raised then obviously that
>can have an effect on lifestyle. One cup of coffee
>less per day? Looking on TV's version of baseball
>instead of actually being there? Borrowing books from
>the library instead of buying them? etc. etc.
>..... In democracies the voters are in part
>responsible for what the people do who were elected.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Lifestyles	QUITTNER	02/22/05 2:28pm