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To get this thread back on any track it might have previously had, I have a question/comment. I hear on the radio, about how the comment made (the title of this thread) is so blatantly socialistic and communist..but, isn't that what taxes are both for and *in theory* SHOULD be used for the "common good?" Or am I completely wrong?
I know how saying something like that (the title of the thread) could sound really, really bad - but aren't taxes and government in general to "take" resources from society and "redistribute" them for the "common good?" If thats NOT what its for, we've still got the taxes part (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as we need money to pay for the betterment of the "common good"). Is it only okay to take taxes and squander/poorly manage the money, and not actually better society?
Again, I really have no stance on what you guys are talking about, but just in general..I was under the impression that taking different ranges of taxes from different people and using that money to help everyone was what it's all about.
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