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bdam
Commented 11 months ago in Politics

“What would you like to be called?  Is that not politically correct or something?  The fundamental problem here is that the country is overrun with government organizations that are not efficient.  I should know I used to be employed by one.  When it comes to government they simply can't accomplish tasks on a huge scale anywhere near efficiently.  If you want socialism move to europe.  I hear France is great.  Otherwise realize that liberalism is a by product of capitalism's freedoms and abandoning what we have thus far created would be a huge mistake that I fear greatly.”
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We have a real problem with taxation in this country. We don't want it. It's in our DNA. We went to war with England over it. The English felt we should contribute to their war chest, having fought to protect the colonies in the French and Indian War. England footed the bill and Parliament tried to impose the Townshend Duties to get out of debt. We said no!!!! The Crown said fine, you only have to pay tax on tea instead of numerous other commodities like paint, glass, and paper. We said no!!! They said it was only fair to pay a small amount. We said no... They said the cost of tea would actually decline! The tea tax would only threaten smugglers and Colonial middlemen. We said no tax. And a revolution was born. No taxation without representation we said. Now the rallying cry is no taxation, period. We don't care what it is. We don't...  MORE
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