slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (10/12/85)
>>Sue Brezden(me): slb@drutx , responding to Thomas Newton] >Jan Wasilewsky >> Funny, I never viewed taxes as mistreatment. I always thought they >> were the price we paid for living in a civilized society. > >Yeah, George III shared your views. And he sent his Hessians to >civilize Jefferson and Franklin and other barbarians. Jefferson and Franklin never opposed taxation. They opposed taxation without representation, which is quite another thing. Jefferson was a president. He presided over a government which was run on taxes, of whatever sort were levied then. I do not always agree with my government (as a matter of fact--well, let's not go into that right now....) but I do have a vote, and I do have a representative, whom I can give a lot of shit to (and do), and withhold my vote from (and have). If I fail to do that, it is my own damn fault. Taxation in and of itself is no evil. My taxes support a lot of things with which I disagree, like MX missiles, but also benefit a lot of things with which I agree, like the Smithsonian. "You pays your money, you takes your chances." >> I suppose if you view taxes as mistreatment, you have a reason for >> your stand. ... >> >> Tell me, please--since taxes are mistreatment, do you pay yours? Or >> do you use the same arguement [sic] for yourself as you do for churches? >> Of course, you may not want to answer that question :-). > >You've discovered a *great* method of disputation, Sue. >Should make you almost invincible. Just shows how civilized >one can get with enough taxation. :-) There WAS a smiley face after that, Jan. It was said in jest. I am sorry if it was not taken so. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I march to the beat of a different drummer, whose identity, location, and musical ability are as yet unknown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~