"... Or don't you care?" Logical proposals for taxing away all of society's ills.IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY $3 FOR A LATTE, THEY OUGHT TO BE WILLING TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 CENTS TAX FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATION preschool education: see kindergarten; nursery school. preschool education Childhood education during the period from infancy to age five or six. Institutions for preschool education vary widely around the world, as do their names (e.g. ... JUST AS ANYONE WHO'LL PAY $100 FOR A PAIR OF RUNNING SHOES SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL WARMING global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. ... AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD A HUMVEE Hum·vee A trademark used for a durable wide-bodied military vehicle with four-wheel drive. Noun 1. Humvee - a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive Hum-Vee , YOU CAN AFFORD TO SUBSIDIZE EXPERIMENTAL THEATER! I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. IF WE CAN AFFORD TO REBUILD IRAQ, THEN WE CAN AFFORD TO FEED, HOUSE AND EDUCATE EVERY LIVING VETERAN AND THEIR FAMILIES ... AND FOR EVERY DIME THE PENTAGON. SPENDS, AN EQUAL AMOUNT SHOULD BE SPENT TOWARDS FINDING A CURE FOR GULF WAR SYNDROME Gulf War syndrome, popular name for a variety of ailments experienced by veterans after the Persian Gulf War. Symptoms reported include nausea, cramps, rashes, short-term memory loss, fatigue, difficulty in breathing, headaches, joint and muscle pain, and birth ... AS WELL AS FOR THE INEVITABLE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR SYNDROMES! COUNTLESS MILLIONS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THE WAR ON DRUGS ... LIKEWISE FOR THE WAR ON TERROR This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism , BUT IT STILL ISN'T ENOUGH ... UNLESS WE CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY AT NEW, BLOATED BUREAUCRACIES LIKE THIS ONE, OUR NATION SHALL NEVER BE SAFE! FINLAND TAXES ITS CITIZENS AT A 75% RATE, AND AS A RESULT THEY HARDLY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. WHY CAN'T WE DO THE SAME? IN FACT, WE COULD DO THEM ONE BETTER BY TAXING OURSELVES AT 76%! WE CAN MAKE IT A POINT OF NATIONAL PRIDE! HMMM HMMM Hexamethoxymethylmelamine ... AN INTRIGUING NOTION ... MY CRITICS LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE ARE TAXED AT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE UNION ... BUT I SAY THAT UNTIL WE HAVE A STATE INCOME TAX, OUR CITIZENS SHALL REMAIN GROSSLY UNDER-TAXED! MY UTOPIAN DREAM IS OF A SOCIETY WHERE THERE'S NO INCOME AT ALL, AND ONLY TAXES ... BUT I'M NOT A COMMUNIST. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] peterbagge@earthlink.net |
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