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dc_dux · 11-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Dexter....your libertarian model of taxation only for defense and "essential services" for the public as a whole rather than devoting a portion to helping those most in need has never existed in any western style democracy anywhere in the world since the industrial revolution.

Why do you think that is?

It seems simple to me....most citizens, and even most economists, just dont share that view.

I'll ask again....has it adversely impacted the economic growth of the country or the top income earners?

It goes beyond a moral imperative....its good public policy.

11-02-2008, 09:02 PM	#170 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Dexter....your libertarian model of taxation only for defense and "essential services" for the public as a whole rather than devoting a portion to helping those most in need has never existed in any western style democracy anywhere in the world since the industrial revolution. Why do you think that is? It seems simple to me....most citizens, and even most economists, just dont share that view. I'll ask again....has it adversely impacted the economic growth of the country or the top income earners? It goes beyond a moral imperative....its good public policy. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 11-02-2008 at 09:06 PM..