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Posted on: March 2, 2021 at 09:33:55 CT

meatiger MU

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you pointed out above that 99% of Americans do not think much of what government does as handouts....you don't have faith that people would voluntarily contribute to such great causes?

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4tigs...I favor common taxes - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:39:03

IMO rather than the fed provide state and school relief each - MU-TULSA MU - 3/2 09:46:42

Conservatives get their name from wanting to "conserve" - ummmm MU - 3/2 08:51:38

Hardly a blanket definition. They are the last people who - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 08:59:41

The oil's not going to run out any time soon, GAT. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 3/2 09:06:38

People forget that as a resource becomes more expensive that - TigerMatt STL - 3/2 09:17:21

You just made that up, right? Or have you studied the usage - hokie VT - 3/2 08:55:02

No, not made up. Yes, I have read about the history of - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:00:25

What are, “common taxes”? Just regular taxes? Nm - hokie VT - 3/2 08:46:19

4tigs reference to "common" - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:35:16

I think he means those that already exist in a general - ummmm MU - 3/2 08:52:26

Hard to debate something when the meeting isn’t clear. It’s - hokie VT - 3/2 09:15:53

Well, it's from a thread below, and while it wasn't defined - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:23:16

I agree with you. My point is that some on this board are - hokie VT - 3/2 09:30:10

when you are confused, just ask for help, many here would be - SwampTiger MU - 3/2 09:33:19

That would be a full time job for someone (nm) - Panthera MU - 3/2 09:55:39

it could be crowdsourced (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/2 12:33:18

you mean like when you don't use appropriate names - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:32:30

good question - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:49:20

And when did the good ol' property tax start? - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 08:55:12

1st federal property tax was in 1798 - Spanky KU - 3/2 09:40:25

Well, our native American - Lizzie - wants it again - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 10:53:23

Not sure - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:56:33

He probably pledges allegiance even though he says he's - hefeweizen MU

- 3/2 08:45:40

Do you mean succession, or secession? Difficult to - hokie VT - 3/2 08:49:56

haha. Emotional cookie is Emotional (nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 3/2 08:50:58

Please outline your plan for running a government without - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 08:44:53

Please outline your plan for being abused by your spouse - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:13:03

Standard stupid response, but no one actually expects any - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:20:27

anybody who pays attention - SwampTiger MU - 3/2 09:28:10

I gave a plan - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:24:59

I'm pointing out why your question is flawed. - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:22:25

There is not a functioning society in the world that does - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:28:53

you don’t even know what society is (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/2 11:01:37

That's not true. But even if it were, it belies reason to - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:31:00

socialists are gonna socialism (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:23:51

here's a plan - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:22:13

lol - ashtray UF - 3/2 08:55:52

How about answering the question if you believe it to be so - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:03:22

how did government function prior to the income tax? - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:04:22

No I am not as ignorant as you. We are no longer a mostly - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:17:21

because the population is filled with socialists, like you - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:19:13

Sorry but 99% of Anericans do not think of highways, - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:24:50

you forgot to mention Somalia (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:28:07

Social conditioning is very very hard to overcome - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:27:06

he's a socialist in conservatives clothing - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:29:04

conservative socialists like Hawley (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/2 09:34:13

Agreed....many of them on here(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:31:58

Not really, you fools are simply deranged. - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/2 09:59:02

how did the government function prior to the income tax? - ashtray UF - 3/2 10:07:07

did you even read my posts - meatiger MU - 3/2 10:04:41

it's the retardation (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/2 10:07:37

ashtray...it is common now(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:14:58

I would move to funding it gofundme style - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:48:26

Have an example of this or anything similar ever working - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 08:59:05

I assume you aren't being serious. Hell, pickle does - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 08:57:13

What is wrong with my idea? - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:58:24

You mean other than the fact that it could never work? - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/2 09:32:03

Why would it not work? - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:33:55

Besides the fact that about no one would - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 09:04:11

Well, then, there you go. No one will pay voluntarily. - ummmm MU - 3/2 09:16:00

what better ways are there to reduce gov't?(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:13:31

how would not voting for the incumbent reduce the - ashtray UF - 3/2 09:05:14

By making decisions that would benefit the voter before - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 10:56:17

but that doesn't explain how it would shrink government - ashtray UF - 3/2 10:59:16

I just said, fewer pols would vote for more tax if - GA Tiger MU - 3/2 11:15:54

why would they do that? - ashtray UF - 3/2 11:20:11

Especially since both R and D - meatiger MU - 3/2 09:13:57

National Parks just got 6.5 billion via taxpayer theft. (nm) - Newcatbirdseat MU - 3/2 08:52:06

I used them as a partial example - meatiger MU - 3/2 08:55:15

Partially liking govt freebies and theft doesnt really work - Newcatbirdseat MU - 3/2 09:08:43

This is becoming bizarre(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 3/2 08:44:16

I really would like to buy Nick drinks at some point - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/2 08:48:45

I understand someone being deeply ignorant - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/2 08:42:31

To know, know, know you is to know, know, know you.(nm) - Toger STL - 3/2 08:46:16