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I used to be pretty conservative
On the income side 81% of the revenue comes from pretty regressive forms of taxation. The taxpayers who can most afford to pay (I need to duck now) can escape paying thru the various loopholes in the tax code. What work do the wealthiest 5% of the people in this country do to earn their income?
On the expenditure side if we look at the costs we should have the best health care in the world (one would think that we would live the longest, have the best infant survival rates, etc) All our elders would be taken care of and everyone would be employed.
Maybe it is time we look at what other countrys in the developed world do.
We could get rid of all the "entitlements" and really join the 3rd world.
Now the other side of how things have changed.
When I was a child both parents did not have to work to pay the families way. The families had time to help others (friends, neighbors, relatives) who were less fortunate.
A college education was not mandatory to hold an entry level job.
I wonder if I will end up moving to a third world country so I can afford to enjoy my old age.
I usually stay out of this.
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