You guys are truly the Three Stooges of FFL. :-D
Mike Dixon wrote:
> How does one conclude that if you are in favor of a strong military that you
> must also be in favor of a military coup running the country?
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> From: Bhairitu <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Sun, December 13, 2009 9:25:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Shemp and Willy on Taxes.
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> WillyTex wrote:
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>>>> So, if I had to pay a federal income tax,
>>>> I'd prefer to pay a flat tax, but it
>>>> should be very low, because the federal
>>>> government should be very small...
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>>> And of course not be running wars in the Middle
>>> East or anywhere else...
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>> It's in the interest of the U.S, to have a large
>> military budget for self-defense, so I'm not opposed
>> to defense spending. A flat federal income tax would
>> cover that. Maintaining a militia and army IS in the
>> U.S. Constitution. And one of the smartest things the
>> U.S. has done in years is to win the war in the
>> Middle East and everywhere else.
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>> The small government I'm in favor of would not include
>> large federal government spending on public welfare
>> programs and federal agencies. Individual states
>> would decide their own payroll and local sales tax.
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>> What I am in favor of, is improving the U.S. economy,
>> so that everyone has a good job, paying good money.
>> That way, people could support themselves or buy
>> whatever they wanted to. And also help improve the
>> global economy and bring up the standard of living
>> everywhere.
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>> The above seems logical and reasonable to me: strong
>> military for self-defense, small federal government;
>> and a good economy. But the solutions you advocate
>> seem dangerous and unrealistic: a defenseless, violent
>> anarchic socialism, filled with poor people and
>> world-wide famine, with enormous U.S. federal taxation
>> to pay trillions of dollars in social welfare programs.
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> So you favor a military coupe running the country? The military is a
> part of the government, Willy. If you have a big military then you will
> wind up with a big government. You're very confused and a fitting tool
> for fascism.
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