I don't feel that paying taxes to the government for services is an unreasonable infringement of my freedom. I also don't mind that my tax dollars are somewhat higher than they might otherwise be because they help others less fortunate than I who aren't reached by private charities. There are other democracies (all of western Europe, Australia and NZ, etc.) who may tax their citizens at a higher rate but are nonetheless no worse off than we are and in fact may be delightful places to live permanently.
BTW, if you want to maintain a reasonably "civilized" discourse hold off on the personal innuendo. On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > Not really, although if you provide some examples I could answer more > > definitively. > > You want me to tell you what countries you were talking about when you said > the > USSA was undertaxed compared to civilized nations? > > If a country has even more taxes than ours does, then the either socialist > mommy > state is more prevalent there, or the taxpayers aren't getting their > money's > worth, or both. I just don't see how higher taxes could be an admirable > trait, > unless it's a Socialist or Communist who's doing the admiring. > > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
