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   XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   XPost: alt.politics.usa   
   From: proto@panix.com   
      
   In article   
   <7378152e-1a36-40f8-9bd2-7c6bbbf602e8@p15g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>,   
    Brother Nate  wrote:   
      
   > On Sep 14, 11:09 am, "lab~rat  >:-)"  wrote:   
   > > After all is said and done, it's my opinion that we need less taxes   
   > > instead of more.  If you feel we need more taxes, you should lead by   
   > > example and voluntarily double your annual tax bill.  That way you can   
   > > walk the walk instead of being a hypocritical little Robin Hood on the   
   > > internet.   
   >   
   > The bottom line here is not whether any of the readers   
   > here want more taxes but rather that politicians would   
   > have to be the ones to draft the legislation to change   
   > things, and they're looking at big budget shortfalls, not   
   > just for frivolous pork spending, but really important   
   > programs and infrastructure that are going to hurt if   
   > they're cut.   
   >   
   > Our society spends money on things.  The money has   
   > to come from somewhere, and if you want to command   
   > the attention of a revenue-strapped politician you won't   
   > find a more compelling argument than that there's a   
   > potential revenue stream that could keep programs   
   > funded.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Brother Nate   
   > bronate@gmail.com   
   > Moral Compass   
      
   And think of the money we could save by not locking people up for Mary   
   Jane. Or we could put more violent criminals (like Cheney and Bush) in   
   prison.   
      
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