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From: hdt@sunybcs.UUCP (Howard D. Trachtman)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Ronnie Ronnie....Balanced Budget
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Date: Thu, 1-Mar-84 13:14:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  1 13:14:15 1984
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>Lastly, to have individual taxpayers decide how their tax
> dollars are spent would be foolish. Remember, the largest
>amount of tax revenue comes from the smallest percentage of people,
>and, quite frankly, these poeple would not be willing to put

 I really don't believe that last "statistic".  Does anyone have the numbers.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if the middle 60% paid 50% of the taxes.

 
    Howard Trachtman SUNY/Buffalo
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