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Democrat or Republican . . .
. . . here is what I've been told.
For a long time, and even up until now, I was completely ignorant towards politics. In fact, I usually took up the side of the Democrats, they always sounded like they either did or wanted to do the right thing. Here is the way it has been explained to me recently;
The Democrats want to do good things. They want to help everybody with everything, and that is very noble of them.
The Republicans want to do the same things and they believe in helping with this that and the other thing, however, they add, "You can do anything you want, help everyone you want, just don't do it with MY MONEY!"
Now in my younger years, those years meaning I was working and not making much money, I would have been all for the Democratic ideals not knowing that taxes are what fund every program that is out there both federal and state. Now that I have to pay "X" amount of taxes every year, I can only hope that my vote will count so I will be taxed less. Boy is it true that as taxpayers, we tend to be liberals when young and gradually move towards conservatives as we age. After all, it has been said many times that " . . . those who pay the most (in taxes), benefit the least." I mean, I have no kids, don't use a single public/state or federal service yet I very gladly and enthusiastically pay my full share. It is what helps me to say 10000 no thank you's to donating to this that and the other causes, I rightfully pay my way. I guess the I pay for the streetlights to be on, for 911, if I need it and for Channel 16 on the VHF in case I need a rescue, the streets get plowed and all that jazz.
I can only wonder what your views are.
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