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From: kalm@ihuxw.UUCP (James )
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Subject: Re: Abuse of social contracts. (tax system)
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 15:07:31 EST
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> I went through that excercise, and found although my marginal
> federal tax rate is over 40%, my overall tax rate was 21%.
> 
> The above "overall" tax rate would even be lower if I added
> in the cost of the fringe benefits such as health insurance,
> pensions, etc. paid for by my employer.
> 
> I really don't object to a tax rate like that, to pay for
> living in this society. I do object to the excessive
> amounts spend on defense that we don't get our money's
> worth for.
> Herman Silbiger

I might as well put in two cents worth:

I agree, only if the money being spent on non-defense concerns
was not MOSTLY (Yes, I said MOSTLY, not entirely,) WASTED.
("Providing jobs" is NOT necessarily 'not wasteful').
The government is impartial in this respect:
It can waste money on anything.

(NO form of government does ANYTHING right)
-- 
Jim Kalmadge -  AT&T Bell Labs IH 4b409
8-367-4325
(312) 979-4325
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