Nobody wants to pay taxes, but ...
I was chatting with some friends on Facebook the other day and the discussion turned to taxes. No one, it seemed, wanted to pay any. I can see that. It would be nice if I could keep the money that the federal, state, and local governments take from me every two weeks. It’s not the first time I’ve heard this argument. There was a letter in the Tribune not too long ago that lit up responses online about ‘‘entitlees’’ and ‘‘welfare clones.’’ Debate is raging about who and how health care should be paid for. ‘‘Don’t spend my money on others’’ seems to be the cry of the day. Fair enough. I don’t want to pay more taxes either. I make less than $30,000 a year working full time. I can’t afford to give any more away. Problem is, while we don’t want to pay, we sure do expect a great deal from our government. Don’t want to pay taxes? There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Let’s stop using anything that the government does with our mone.
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