Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!acf4!mms1646 From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Taxes: the cost of Civilization & Democracy: Reply to JoSH Message-ID: <1340202@acf4.UUCP> Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 16:01:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1340202 Posted: Sat Jun 15 16:01:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Jun-85 02:06:45 EDT References: <642@whuxl.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 6 The question is, are the benefits received by some, indirectly, greater than or equal to the cost to them? I don't believe you can demonstrate that they are. If not, then your original argument is invalid. Mike Sykora