kfl%mx.lcs.mit.edu@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU (08/23/86)
[ Just who are you expecting to defend this? (Besides a milk
farmer who contributes heavily to various political endevors to
keep the milk commision in business). Get serious. -CWM]
I am quite serious. The people on this list who are willing to
advocate small taxes and small government spending don't seem to
realize that they gradually turn into big taxes and big government
spending until you are left with boondoggles like this milk
millionaire project. I was curious whether any members of the list
think that such projects are a good use of taxpayer money.
I would like anyone who thinks that small taxes are acceptable but
who thinks that taxation to pay for projects like the one I described
is not, to explain how they propose to keep taxes and government
spending within reasonable limits.
Telling government it is ok to tax, but only a little bit is like
telling a child it is ok to steal but only a little bit. A little bit
of theft won't hurt anyone noticably but it is still wrong. And
virtually every major thief started out as a minor thief.
...Keith
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