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From: flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: State Tax Dedudction
Message-ID: <6313@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 19:57:33 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  5 19:57:33 1985
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Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD
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Summary: $400,000 voluntarily

In article <1340148@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes:
>>What workable alternative do you propose for providing basic services,
>>such as mutual defense?
>>Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh
>
>I've done some thinking about this, and it seems a sticky problem.
>One possibility is to finance defense thru contributions.  This may
>not seem realistic at first, but it must be looked at in light of
>the fact that in the absence of taxes, most people may be far more
>generous with their money (I hope).  [...]
>					Mike Sykora

Recently, while reading my 1040 form instructions, I came across
directions for those who wish to contribute additional money beyond
the taxes they owe.  It was mentioned that $400,000 was contributed
in such a way in 1984.  As you say, people would probably contribute
more in the absence of taxes, but it had better be FAR FAR more,
because $400,000 wouldn't even buy one M-1 tank.
					Paul Torek