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Refalm:
Although it depends on where the money is going (my city spends it on welfare, solving social problems, fixing shitty neighboorhoods and increasing culture and my country spends it on the War On Afghans), I have no problem with taxas itself.

After all, the people in your country made a choice of voting for Bush, thus flushing the economy down the drain and spending an awful lot of money on an over-ambitious war. So if that is what most people would like at least 25% of what they earn being spend on, so be it.

Laukev7:

--- Quote ---I have no problem with texas itself.
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Just the cowboys and the Bush voters, eh?  :D

WMD:

--- Quote from: Refalm ---After all, the people in your country made a choice of voting for Bush, thus flushing the economy down the drain and spending an awful lot of money on an over-ambitious war. So if that is what most people would like at least 25% of what they earn being spend on, so be it.
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Most people?  Bush barely won both elections.  Not to mention, that hardly counts in the realm of taxes.  They're still spending my money.  If they didn't spend as much (regardless of who it is), it wouldn't be as big a thing.

Also, in this country, the politicians like to spend all kinds of money on "pet projects" of theirs, typically in their represented area, but not always.  They sneak them onto defense bills and stuff like that.  ABC News last night said that they spent $29 billion on that last year.

Annorax:

--- Quote from: WMD ---Most people?  Bush barely won both elections.  Not to mention, that hardly counts in the realm of taxes.  They're still spending my money.  If they didn't spend as much (regardless of who it is), it wouldn't be as big a thing.

Also, in this country, the politicians like to spend all kinds of money on "pet projects" of theirs, typically in their represented area, but not always.  They sneak them onto defense bills and stuff like that.  ABC News last night said that they spent $29 billion on that last year.
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Bush lost the first election. Gore prematurely conceded when Florida's supreme court or governor or whoever-the-hell realized the pending recount would make Gore the winner and ordered the recount stopped. It should be noted that the governor was Bush's brother, so what valid motivation could there be to stop a recount mandated by state law?

H_TeXMeX_H:

--- Quote from: Annorax ---It's a matter of principle. I'm offended by the idea that 55% of my income goes to pay for the war on free thought.
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Exactly ... other than that taxes are alright. I don't disagree with taxes, just where they are going.

Yeah well, if yall find the video boring ... it's this former IRS agent telling you that income tax is actually voluntary, and that money collected from income taxes isn't going to the places most people assume they are going.

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