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   From: philipmathews@comcast.net   
      
   "Seneca"  wrote in message   
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   > "Philip Mathews"  wrote in message   
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   > > "Seneca"  wrote in message   
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   >  should have done in the first place>   
      
   Tons of information showing "Seneca's" notion of the meaning of "tax" to be   
   bilge.   
      
   > > > >             a.. (n.) To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the   
   > amount   
   > > > of;   
   > > > > as, to tax the cost of an action in court.   
   > > > >             a.. (n.) To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; --   
   often   
   > > > > followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax   
   a   
   > > man   
   > > > > with pride.   
   > > > >             a.. (n.) To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to   
   > > > impose   
   > > > > a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from   
   for   
   > > the   
   > > > > support of government.   
   > > >   
   > > > And again. (The inclusion of "especially" implies that the stated   
   > purpose   
   > > is   
   > > > not the only one.)   
   > >   
   > > But all the definition are for a non financial burden.   
      
   > The definition is the only important part, Philthy. The examples are just   
   > that, examples.   
      
   No, they are parts of the definition, and the definition of tax with respect   
   to burden is non financial.   
      
   > > There is no support in any dictionary definition for tax describing   
   > > financial burden.   
      
   > [ . . . ]   
      
   > You sound like someone who has no experience of paying taxes.   
      
   You sound like someone who has been shown to be a fool.   
      
   --   
   Philip Mathews   
      
   "Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing   
   knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be   
   ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it."   
      
   Samuel Johnson   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)