On 12 Sep 2008, at 18:22, John Garcia wrote: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Sep 12, 2008, at 4:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: >> >>> Charlie Bell wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh, I thought it was just what tax is - it's giving up some of your >>>> wealth to pay for roads, schools, infrastructure, basic health >>>> needs >>>> and basic support for society. >>>> >>> In theory. In practice, tax is used to finance the tax-collecting >>> nomenklatura and the parasites that infest the congress. >> >> Adjusting for the natural greed and malfeasance of human beings >> (which >> must always be taken into account, because they've always been a >> factor), taxes are the dues we pay for being part of a society. >> They're the bit that each of us chips in to provide the things that >> none of us could possibly afford in private. >>
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