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I'm not sure if all my readers know but my husband is in the navy. i would love to use this as an excuse to be very interested in politics, but it only plays a small part. however it has caused me to read a lot more. my interest has not grown but time spent researching has

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[smjayman]

A society has never taxed itself into economic prosperity:

http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/say.pdf

If a tax increase stifles economic growth, the opposite must surely do the opposite as well.

What does your husband do in the navy? I spent 5 years in, but it was a while ago...

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good lord man that PFD is massive. seeing as i already know that taxes of ANY KIND are simply a means to punish those who contribute and reward those who do not (and a sad sad bribe for those who dont want to work, among other things) you better give me some good reason to read all that :P

I usually argue the moral issues with taxing, however this is just such a fantastic little microcosm that i couldnt help myself, i hear people say so often that the rich shouldnt get tax cuts, as if they should be slapped on the wrist for doing well. its stupid and immoral and i think this little essay says it well without bringing the morals and ethics even in to it.

however i feel ayn rand said it best when she said:

Yet the test should be so simple: just listen to any prophet and if you hear him speak of sacrifice - run

[smjayman]

Hey, I like Ayn Rand, but DAMN can she take a concept and beat you up with it. Atlas Shrugged was good for a while and then it just got painful. I skipped the entire 20 page rant where Galt got on the radio and told everybody about Objectivism.

I used to track submarines, it was, at this point, a long ass time ago. (88-93!)

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its actually a 60 page rant :P

i would normally agree with you but time has proven people seem to be too stupid to understand "you have no right to that which you didnt earn" so i really cant blame her for going on...and on...and on...and ooooonnnnnnn about it :P

The Fountainhead is must better than A.S. if you ask me...but then again i love We The Living too...

woooo subs eh? we have CIA subs up here but its not exciting as it sounds. i did get yelled at for chatting with my husband on a navy phone and saying that i didnt think the road flare / bomb guy last week was all that wrong if he was going to blow up Mrs. Marx :P heh, i mean really i was thinking about driving up there and pistol whipping his ass because NO ONE else was going to do it :P sissys.