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Old 04-18-2009, 10:06 PM   #1
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How much did all y'all pay in Federal Taxes this year? Put your money where your mouth is! And then list what federal resources you used.

and then bitch about it if you think you didn't get your money's worth.

we paid nothing to the Feds. we couldn't believe it, but after all our other credits, we weren't even able to clain the full credit for all our children. But we still drove on the Interstates (are they federally funded?), and we were protected by federal law () and um.... well MIL from UK was thoroughly checked on entry and cleared, although apparently her flight surcharges paid for that....

So really, what's all the whingeing about? Or is it just "The Principle Of The Thing"?
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Old 04-19-2009, 01:50 AM   #2
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The Interstates are funded by the tax on the gas you bought, so you paid for the use.
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Old 04-19-2009, 10:36 PM   #3
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The Interstates are funded by the tax on the gas you bought, so you paid for the use.

oh good, I'm not scrounging.

So c'mon. All y'all who hate the fed taxes -exactly how much is it you resent paying? because you sound to me like a bunch of kids whining about homework. Except that I actually have sympathy for them and your Fed taxes probably do you more good....
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:44 PM   #4
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How much did all y'all pay in Federal Taxes this year? Put your money where your mouth is! And then list what federal resources you used.

and then bitch about it if you think you didn't get your money's worth.

we paid nothing to the Feds. we couldn't believe it, but after all our other credits, we weren't even able to clain the full credit for all our children. But we still drove on the Interstates (are they federally funded?), and we were protected by federal law () and um.... well MIL from UK was thoroughly checked on entry and cleared, although apparently her flight surcharges paid for that....

So really, what's all the whingeing about? Or is it just "The Principle Of The Thing"?
It's the "I hate Obama" thing, and the "oppose Obama at every turn" thing, and the "party of NO" thing, and the "democrats and liberals are bad" thing...
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Old 04-19-2009, 08:02 PM   #5
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It's the "I hate Obama" thing, and the "oppose Obama at every turn" thing, and the "party of NO" thing, and the "democrats and liberals are bad" thing...
Stop buying into that bullshit - that is total and complete bullshit.
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Old 04-19-2009, 09:23 PM   #6
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That's bullshit too.
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Old 04-19-2009, 09:40 PM   #7
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It's the "I hate Obama" thing, and the "oppose Obama at every turn" thing, and the "party of NO" thing, and the "democrats and liberals are bad" thing...
The truth is painfull. The Democratic party needs to go to Rehab.
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Old 04-19-2009, 11:47 PM   #8
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It's the "I hate Obama" thing, and the "oppose Obama at every turn" thing, and the "party of NO" thing, and the "democrats and liberals are bad" thing...
Not as far as I can actually see and personally experience. By contrast, you're just reciting what somebody else told you to think. These people seem to figure inflation is quite bad enough without printing money to buy more.

Didn't anybody ever tell you not to pour Kool-Aid on your breakfast Sugar Pops?
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