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11-29-2005, 12:33 PM
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Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
So, I guess you are deliberately trying to muddle the legitimate efforts of many to keep taxes low. We are all part of this society and we get to elect our gov'mint. We should elect those who will let us live our lives with the minimum taxes we can get by with for the legitimate needs of the society.
As part of that society you should pay your share, or go to jail (or pay big fines) if you try to avoid your share. What you "feel about" taxes doesn't really matter to me. What matters: Keeping taxes low for all of us. 
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11-29-2005, 12:38 PM
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Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
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As part of that society you should pay your share, or go to jail (or pay big fines) if you try to avoid your share. What you "feel about" taxes doesn't really matter to me. [/ QUOTE ] I'm going to build a fence and plant some trees. Since this will beautify the area (according to *my* definition), everyone else on the street will benefit from it. Therefore, everyone else on the street better pay their share (which I will determine for them) or else they will get a boot to the head. If they don't like it, they can move.
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11-29-2005, 12:41 PM
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Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
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[ QUOTE ] As part of that society you should pay your share, or go to jail (or pay big fines) if you try to avoid your share. What you "feel about" taxes doesn't really matter to me. [/ QUOTE ] I'm going to build a fence and plant some trees. Since this will beautify the area (according to *my* definition), everyone else on the street will benefit from it. Therefore, everyone else on the street better pay their share (which I will determine for them) or else they will get a boot to the head. If they don't like it, they can move. [/ QUOTE ] You quoted my second paragraph. Now read my first paragraph. There are towns that do just what you suggest. We need to vote out those stupid politicians.
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11-29-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
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You quoted my second paragraph. Now read my first paragraph. There are towns that do just what you suggest. We need to vote out those stupid politicians. [/ QUOTE ] And then what? Put in some other stupid politicians that will do the same thing? Those politicians were elected, were they not? You first claim that their election gives them legitimacy, then complain about what they do with their office? You don't see that the problem isn't the particular "stupid politicians" that are in office at any given time, but rather with the system that allows and encourages them to do stupid stuff and steal your money and spend it on their own pet projects? If your answer is "we just need to elect smarter politicians" what you're really just saying is "we just need to elect people that do what *I* want, anyone that does what some other guy wants is 'stupid'".
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11-30-2005, 10:35 AM
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Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
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[ QUOTE ] As part of that society you should pay your share, or go to jail (or pay big fines) if you try to avoid your share. What you "feel about" taxes doesn't really matter to me. [/ QUOTE ] I'm going to build a fence and plant some trees. Since this will beautify the area (according to *my* definition), everyone else on the street will benefit from it. Therefore, everyone else on the street better pay their share ( which I will determine for them ) or else they will get a boot to the head. If they don't like it, they can move. [/ QUOTE ] I realise you don't think democracy is a legitimate defence of taxes, but there is a difference between elected representatives determining something and random individuals doing the same. Your analaogy is imappropriate.
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