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recent poll has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction among the populace about tax rates.
Choice 1 3 (18.8%)
Choice 2 3 (18.8%)
Choice 3 9 (56.3%)
Dismiss 1 (6.3%)
Total Votes: 16
Our Puppet - Issue 3/9/04; "Unfair" Tax Burden
Topic Started: Mar 9 2004, 06:26 PM (149 Views)
Dawn and Sun
Sec Intel - Retired

"Do you know how much of my year's work goes to the government?" demanded angry worker Freddy Rifkin. "Too much! Government spending has gotten way out of control. It needs big cuts in welfare, health, and education. But leave those subsidies to business alone. We need them to create jobs."
Choice 1


"It's not the AMOUNT of tax, it's where the burden falls," says student activist May Hamilton. "And at the moment, far too much of the burden is falling on the poor. People on high incomes still have more money than people on low incomes. I don't think I need to say anything more than that."
Choice 2


"I don't object to the amount of tax, I object to where it's being spent," says social reformer Sue-Ann Hendrikson. "I'd like to see everyone have a choice as to where their Lampshades go every time they fill out a tax return. Everyone would feel a lot better about opening their wallets if they had a say as to where the money went. I think you'd see a lot more public money going to education and a lot less to business."
Choice 3

or dismiss the issue.

We are a NY Times Democracy with Some Civil rights, a strong economy, and excellent political freedoms.

Tax rate is 24% Leading industries are door-to-door insurance sales and basket weaving (no info on % that occurs underwater)

We have the 6289th largest retail sector in the region and 77,307th in the world.

http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index....tive_indecision
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htz3
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I'm tired of government studieslike which catsup is the thickest who cares. As long as I can decide where the moneys go I'll be happy
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Herculeum
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htz3
Mar 9 2004, 06:29 PM
I'm tired of government studieslike which catsup is the thickest who cares. As long as I can decide where the moneys go I'll be happy

But if the populace decides where the funds go, the budget could be VERY unbalanced.
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htz3
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Or they will have to scrap the usless things no one wants to fund.

By the way I like avatar Herculeum. When I read Jenniffer Government that is about how I pictured John Nike as only without the ear piece B)
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Herculeum
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Thank ya much!
Agent Smith was always my favorite character from The Matrix.

Yes, I agree that there is a lot of useless stuff on the budget, but if the people had complete control over where their tax $'s went, it is likely that some programs would be swamped with money that they don't know what to do with and other programs would have nearly no money.
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htz3
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Your right Agent Smith was cool I also like John Nike. They both have similar pesonalities.

I don't know about
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but if the people had complete control over where their tax $'s went, it is likely that some programs would be swamped with money that they don't know what to do with and other programs would have nearly no money.


There are many people with many different agendas. Just looking around the SP

I would want more funding for intellegence.
I would bet bitsy would want more for education.
LR would have non-stop parties going

And if you include all tax payers Environmentalist would be funding that sort of program.

People who support the Military would put there money there.

The only draw back might be the postal system they are hated by everyone and the IRS in the US would get zilch :lol:
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Herculeum
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Hmmmm, I really need to read JG.

I see your point. But how would we get the unliked (but nessecary) parts of government funding?

Also, if each person decides where their own tax dollars go, then the rich would control the country (more than they already do). Those in the lower tax brackets would not be able to contribute very much to the programs that they support, while the rich would have complete control over where the majority of the money goes. It is likely that many of them would have similar views, and so the budget would be unbalanced.
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htz3
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Well what do you think would go unfunded?

I think the is a common conception that those who have wealth don't need the essential things which is just wrong.

Most people with money have gotten it buy selling a product or providing a service to do either there are certain things that are required. Roads, plumbing, mail delivery, police to protect them from thievery and fraud which also means they need courts. Do you see where I am going here? Most people don't seem to think the rich need anything but most common needs that the government provides they need as well.
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Herculeum
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Well what do you think would go unfunded?
The unliked agencies such as the IRS. Also unknown agencies like the National Weather Service (can't think of more at the moment, they're unknown !

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I think the is a common conception that those who have wealth don't need the essential things which is just wrong.

Hmm, I hadn't meant to be interpreted like that....... I was (poorly) attempting to say that in the land of equality, everyone should have an equal say in how things are run. If this is put in place, the rich will have more of a say in how the taxes are spent than the poor will.
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Herculeum
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Wow, my side really got shot down in the poll -_-
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htz3
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ahhh don't feel bad it's normally me getting shot down.

Okay I can see your point. I did not mean you just a general thing I have noticed. If we decided where our money gose somethings would suffer undoutedly but over all I think you woulld find less cheating on taxes. I will admit I may be wrong here.
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Herculeum
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Oooooh, that's a new way of looking at it :blink:
Prbly wouldn't work though. People who cheat on their taxes generally do it for the money.....
But still, goooooood thooooooought!
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