Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site ea.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ea!mwm From: mwm@ea.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Socio-economic cancer Message-ID: <22400064@ea.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 13:57:00 EST Article-I.D.: ea.22400064 Posted: Thu Dec 13 13:57:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Dec-84 04:07:28 EST References: <739@oliven.UUCP> Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #R:oliven:-73900:ea:22400064:000:636 Nf-From: ea!mwm Dec 13 12:57:00 1984 /***** ea:net.politics / ucbcad!faustus / 3:45 pm Dec 10, 1984 */ > Any government that is allowed to use force to collect taxes (and don't > they all) AND is allowed to hire more tax collecters with that money, > HAS created a socio-economic cancer. > > Historically the process ends with food riots, massive loss of > life, and a new government. The process repeats itself endlessly. It has been a long time since there has been a revolution in the US. Wayne /* ---------- */ Yes, it's been a long time. But we've only had an income tax system for 70 years (give or take a few). That's the number you have to look at.