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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: Seat belts (Sorry I started it.)
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 03:35:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 11 03:35:00 1985
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>/* ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) /  8:09 pm  May  8, 1985 */

>You're picking nits here.  The difference between the "government" and
>"us taxpayers" is not relevant.  The point is that *my* money is going,
>through whatever channels, to clean up the mess.  Whether the government
>should take the responsibility or not, they *are* doing it.

It is relevant.  Most taxpayers pay taxes not because they wish to fund such
gov't. activities, but because they are coerced into paying.  On the other
hand, the gov't. collects taxes for any number of reasons (I suppose),
one of which ostensibly may be to clean up the mess created by those who
don't wear seat belts.

Thus, even if you claim that you pay taxes voluntarily, to fund such
gov't. activities, this claim is not valid, since you have no control over
where your money goes.

>I don't want to pay for the nitwits that don't wear belts.
>
>Ed Gould		    mt Xinu, 2910 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA  94710  USA

Then the logical thing to do is not to pay taxes.

						Mike Sykora