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From: larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Taxes vs. Freedom
Message-ID: <4433@tektronix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 16:40:25 EST
Article-I.D.: tektroni.4433
Posted: Thu Dec  6 16:40:25 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 02:42:22 EST
References: <2631@ihldt.UUCP> <2632@ihldt.UUCP>
Reply-To: larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <2632@ihldt.UUCP> stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart) writes:
>
>By taxing me [in large amounts, by the way] to pay for the education of
>children of other people, the government* has adversely affected my
>decision on having my own children.  Ironic, no?  Anyway, since this is
>one of the most important decisions I'll ever make, I claim that my
>freedom has been (substantially) lessened.
>

           ONE MIGHT ALSO SAY (fill in the blanks):

By taxing me [in large amounts, by the way] to pay for the _____________
________________________, the government* has adversely ________________
___________________________________.  Ironic, no?  Anyway, since this is
one of the most important _____________________________, I claim that my
______________________ has been (substantially) _______________________.

           THEN ONE CAN SAY, SO WHAT?

>
>*to be precise in this context, the word "government" should be read:
>"the special interest groups that control the actions of the
>government".

ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN HONESTLY CLAIM NOT TO BELONG TO ONE OR MORE
     SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS?  SO NOW WE KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS!