Yes but it was also a re-distribution of wealth through highways, education and many others programs. The idea is the every state kicks in and the ones who need the most get it. That is where the grab bag went wild, now it's more political clout than actual need.
On 10/9/06, Cameron Childress wrote: > The intent for Federal taxes was initially to provide things for the > Union of States that the states could not provide on their own. This > included things such national defense. You are correct that the > intent wasn't to re-distrubute wealth, but that's what it has become. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217176 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
