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I feel obliged to point out that $1.86/day is almost $700 per year. Multiply that by the number of US citizens who qualify, and you get a big number. How many qualifying US workers are there? 150 million? It's not a statistic I have out of hand. Even if we drastically low-ball it and say 100 million, we still end up with something like $68 billion in lost revenue for your government.
Seriously, what did you expect?
I'd be quite pleased if my government gave me back an extra $700 of my tax money.
Actually, no I wouldn't. That would probably result in a major deficit, which is worse. My taxes buy me the conveniences of civilized life.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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