-Caveat Lector- > > you can't do that. what about the neighbours who *are* good tax > > paying > > citizens? i don't care much about the life of the non taxpayer > > either [the > > individual who refuses to "do his share" and fund the state is > > worse than > > the individual who merely lives off it, imo] but fires spread, > > dude.. > > thanks for showing your true colors...we should all do our share to > rule the world, incarcerate american political prisoners, conduct > widespread chemical and psychological ops on americans...subjugate > third world nations in the name of doritos...i had no idea you were > such slime
well, i'm a canadian; thus i live in a civilized country and need not worry about such things. in an ideal system, such as that in canada, japan or sweden, taxes are......well, taxes are what enable us to create such a superior system of government and earn the title "best country in the world" year after year. taxes give us "free" health care, "free" roads, non-privatized utilities as well as the usual police and fire departments. but that's just the beginning. our immense tax system, *the* largest in the world, creates an informed public - seeming as most of us hand over most of what we make, we're damn sure to keep an eye on what is being spent. this means that, due to public pressure, our military recieves very little funding while our health care system recieves the vast bulk of the yearly budget; the reason the left wing[liberal] party keeps winning elections every election is because the right keeps hinting at moves towards privatisation/americanism, obviously under pressure from phizer, et al. every time the right has tried to [sneakily] implement something like this [ie. mike harris] they get chased out of office and their decisions are overturned. *this* is democracy *working* - and it's all because we pay such high taxes. now, as far as an american goes, i'm not entirely sure what exactly it is that your taxes pay for; your health system is run at a profit and your roads are run by tolls. i assume the vast bulk of money flowing out of your government *must* end up exchanged for some sort of weapon; regardless, i believe part of it ends up in social security packages and other weak steps the united states has taken to join the civilized world. *regardless*, the problem here is *not* that you *do* pay taxes; it's what your taxes pay *for*. the obvious proof here is that every country superior to yours is run on a high tax model; and that these high taxes have forced the government to become more accountable to the citizens, thus curbing the abuses you speak of. now, if you don't like what your taxes are paying for, might i suggest actively bitching about it? organizing rallies, protests, etc; if i was an american i would most likely feel the same and i am sure there are thousands out there that do feel similar. democracy does not work through quiet withdrawl into your own pretend universe; it does not work through fraud, cheating and lying ; it works through honesty, openness and a lot of hard fucking work. so if you don't like something then go out and fix it. but realize that, as long as you not only refuse to be a productive member of the whole but actively hoard your contributions, the whole owes you absolutely nothing; not even your worthless, isolated, selfish life. inri np: http://chat.carleton.ca/~jparent2/ "sure, we'll have fascism, but it will come disguised as americanism" - huey long "there ought to be limits to freedom" - george w. bush "if this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as i'm the dictator." - george w. bush <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
