[lbo-talk] Things I will never understand: Fear of Tax

[Dustin Ridgeway]

What's so great about paying taxes? For societies that have no problem with them (I don't think one exists) they either clearly feel they get more bang for their buck so to speak, or much like the argument about how much of a percentage of GDP is spent on foreign aid, some view fulfilling their financial obligations to the state as a sign that they care. The tithe in full view of the bishop. I read something about Steve Coogan where he identifies himself as a socialist and says he enjoys paying taxes. More power to him. I wish he would pay mine too if he's such an enthusiast. I think if you care about the single mother down the street your better off just writing her a check. 

--- On Fri, 10/17/08, Ismail Lagardien <ilagardien at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Ismail Lagardien <ilagardien at yahoo.com>
Subject: [lbo-talk] Things I will never understand: Fear of Tax
To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 7:09 AM

You know, I have lived in the US for 10 years. There are very many things I
don't understand about this country, and very many that I may never - one of
which is the problem with paying tax.Is it really such a problem? I mean....

I have felt like a freak in many situations in the US; I have to bite my tongue
when/if i speak about (among other) the US military abroad. Someone inevitably
has a cousin, or a brother or a love who is/was in the military. I dare not
speak about imperialism, or abuse of dominance etc...

I don't even discuss tax. I once told a woman that I didn't mind paying
tax because there was "a woman down the road who is a single parent of two
teenage boys" who might need help. She said, "i have never heard that
before". Turns out she was a Christian fundamentalist, a Bush supporter and
couldn't wait to have her son join the marines...

it's quite pathetic, actually, when the only like-minded
"friends" I have are on this and the marxist list.

 Aluta Continua!

----- Original Message ----
From: Max B. Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net>
To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
Sent: Friday, 17 October, 2008 7:45:58
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Joe the Plumber, $250k+ business owner, as average
American?

B. wrote:
> About this new "Joe the Plumber" crap:
> 

Joe was a set-up, turns out he makes less than $50K a year so he is in no
position to buy a business with annual net revenue of $250K.

But he does represent something bigger, in the sense of workers who 
would like
to work for themselves, look wistfully at a dimly understood 
opportunity, and
out of misinformation worry that the tax system will deny them.

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