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From: rwwetmore@grand.waterloo.edu (Ross Wetmore)
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Subject: Re: TAX REVOLT NOW!!
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Date: 11 Aug 89 17:17:59 GMT
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In article <KIM.89Aug11021601@watsup.waterloo.edu> kim@watsup.waterloo.edu (T. Kim Nguyen) writes:
 [what to do about it]
>How about looking for tax shelters?  That's a more direct solution.
>No amount of bitching is going to change the government's greed.
>Kim Nguyen 					kim@watsup.waterloo.edu

  While I think Kim's solution is the first suggestion that does not simply
advocate screaming at someone else to do something, I am not so sure that
the implications are that desirable. Under a regime in which the people have
no say in their government, it might be justifiable to blame government
greed for excessive taxation. But in Canada, government policy is a reflection
of the will of the people, at least as portrayed by the pollsters, pressure
groups and media which are trying to mould it into their own shape.
  The lack of fiscal responsibility in demands made of government, and in
the way in which governments are elected is directly attributable to the
attitudes of the populace at large.
  Where else can one, with a straight face, solve a $0.5 billion deficit 
problem by spending $4 billion? Or iwhere the only causes that can turn out 
the numbers of upset protesters are those in which government largesse is
being threatened?
  Looking for a way to avoid the bills and sidestep the underlying problems
seems equally irresponsible. If a dose of responsibility in the form of
excessive taxes is required to shock the populace into some awareness of
what is going on, then perhaps it will not be such a bad thing.

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