[lit-ideas] Re: Paying taxes for months on end
- From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:00:42 -0400
At 10:50 AM 5/24/2005, you wrote:
>Did you read the link I sent? Probably not. As I recall, you also support
>pharma's right to rip you off and don't say a word against the tax that
>they're imposing on you. It's they're right to do that. Regarding raising
>taxes and getting less for it, have you noticed that the candy bar that
>used to cost 50 cents now costs 99 cents and there's less in it? Is that
>not a tax? Likewise did you notice that the car that you used to pay
>$12,000 for is now $25,000? Is that not a tax?
No, it's not tax. It's called inflation and also 'gouging' I think you
called it. And the difference is, I DON'T HAVE to pay for things on
penalty of jail.
>Where are the complaints?
I complain every day and I DO something by NOT paying for these things. I
refuse to pay 4 times the amount I paid for something when I used to make
half as much. That's not commensurate. And THAT's what is happening. You
think the government cares? HELL NO. I can't even give your old clunker
(which apparently has a blue-book value of $5000) to my daughter without
her having to pay a hefty 400 (sales tax) levy. The government LOVES the
high prices. They work on piece-work you know!
>Government costs money to run like everything else. Why are you so
>surprised and outraged you're getting less and paying more there?
I'm not surprised. I'd have to be stupid.
>The answer is to get rid of government, or pare it down close to zero for
>you to keep your money. Would you want that, and how would your life be
>improved if that were to happen?
I would be able to spend my OWN money on things I want to instead of giving
more than half of it to a government to subsidize a bunch of people who
AREN'T giving half of THEIR money. For ME, personally, it would be an
'improved' life. It kills me that people who make paltry sums of money, and
people on public assistance can get free dental care while I CAN'T AFFORD
to go to the dentist. I'm literally sacrificing MY own comfort for theirs.
That's simply not right.
Paul
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Paul Stone
pas@xxxxxxxx
Kingsville, ON, Canada
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