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		<title>By: Steve Bryant</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Bryant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And what policy would that be?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what policy would that be?</p>
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		<title>By: antioli</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[antioli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, a policy that creates full employment.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, a policy that creates full employment.</p>
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		<title>By: Spyderman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spyderman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason, I have heard this liberal hogwash for years: &quot;We need taxes for the government to function.&quot; I agree, but your definition of what governmental functions are mine completely differ.


Our government has expanded into areas that were never envisioned by our founding fathers, resulting in the need for higher and higher taxes from producer/taxpayers to those who produce nothing and who hardly deserve one dime from the rest of us. 



Unbridled charity in the form of subsidies, food stamps, disability payments, etc., should not be decided by some government bureaucrat, nor should it be decided by vote-seeking Congressmen and women. Those who truly deserve help should receive it on a limited and well-controlled basis. Such is certainly not the case at this time. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason, I have heard this liberal hogwash for years: &#8220;We need taxes for the government to function.&#8221; I agree, but your definition of what governmental functions are mine completely differ.</p>
<p>Our government has expanded into areas that were never envisioned by our founding fathers, resulting in the need for higher and higher taxes from producer/taxpayers to those who produce nothing and who hardly deserve one dime from the rest of us. </p>
<p>Unbridled charity in the form of subsidies, food stamps, disability payments, etc., should not be decided by some government bureaucrat, nor should it be decided by vote-seeking Congressmen and women. Those who truly deserve help should receive it on a limited and well-controlled basis. Such is certainly not the case at this time. </p>
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		<title>By: kill a Muslame</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kill a Muslame]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t forget, the Hair Cut!
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t forget, the Hair Cut!</p>
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		<title>By: OregonCityTom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason: You might want to read again. The plunder -- theft -- is the taking by force of law for distribution to others, not the taxes levied to fund such things as national security. In this distinction, Prof. Williams is following a very well-defined and defended path, predating the founding of this country and eloquently expressed by men like Frederic Bastiat (&quot;The Law&quot;, et al.)


The entitlements are one symptom of the bigger problem: class warfare embedded in the laws of this country, with the first major defeat for liberty being the ratification of the &quot;progressive&quot; cause, the income tax amendment. With that tax, Americans became instantly and institutionally set at each others&#039; throats, with the &quot;rich&quot; -- being wealthy but small in number -- being the easiest target.

Martin Luther King had a dream, a grand one. Let me add this: I also dream of a day when people will respect and honor each other because we are all created by God, and not find reasons to hate because of differences in monetary success or failure. Class warfare is truly a war we cannot win.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason: You might want to read again. The plunder &#8212; theft &#8212; is the taking by force of law for distribution to others, not the taxes levied to fund such things as national security. In this distinction, Prof. Williams is following a very well-defined and defended path, predating the founding of this country and eloquently expressed by men like Frederic Bastiat (&#8220;The Law&#8221;, et al.)</p>
<p>The entitlements are one symptom of the bigger problem: class warfare embedded in the laws of this country, with the first major defeat for liberty being the ratification of the &#8220;progressive&#8221; cause, the income tax amendment. With that tax, Americans became instantly and institutionally set at each others&#8217; throats, with the &#8220;rich&#8221; &#8212; being wealthy but small in number &#8212; being the easiest target.</p>
<p>Martin Luther King had a dream, a grand one. Let me add this: I also dream of a day when people will respect and honor each other because we are all created by God, and not find reasons to hate because of differences in monetary success or failure. Class warfare is truly a war we cannot win.</p>
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		<title>By: Rob</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree that some taxation is necessary, but not for all of the handouts to people that are well capable of working.
Police funding should be handled by the states, not the government.
National Education Agency should be abolished. Education can be handled just fine by the state. The top down approach has proven to be a tool of the leftist to dumb down the populace.
Military is a function of the government&#039;s responsibilities according to the constitution. That is the only valid funding in your list.
A flat tax makes more sense than the monstrosity that is currently implemented through the IRS.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree that some taxation is necessary, but not for all of the handouts to people that are well capable of working.<br />
Police funding should be handled by the states, not the government.<br />
National Education Agency should be abolished. Education can be handled just fine by the state. The top down approach has proven to be a tool of the leftist to dumb down the populace.<br />
Military is a function of the government&#8217;s responsibilities according to the constitution. That is the only valid funding in your list.<br />
A flat tax makes more sense than the monstrosity that is currently implemented through the IRS.</p>
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		<title>By: davarino</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[davarino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your right, taxation for basic government functions that are constitutional. I wouldnt argue against that, and the author was not auguing against that. Its the largesse that he and you agree on.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your right, taxation for basic government functions that are constitutional. I wouldnt argue against that, and the author was not auguing against that. Its the largesse that he and you agree on.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you do away with taxation, how do you propose government fund police, education and the military? The point I was making is that some services are essential, and thus tax is necessary. I do not support government handouts anymore than the next person. I&#039;m only saying that tax is needed to fund basic essential services.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you do away with taxation, how do you propose government fund police, education and the military? The point I was making is that some services are essential, and thus tax is necessary. I do not support government handouts anymore than the next person. I&#8217;m only saying that tax is needed to fund basic essential services.</p>
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		<title>By: davarino</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[davarino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about poorly written, what you wrote above is BS. Taxes are necassary for government to function? Really? So the Trillions taken away from people is for our precious Government to function, and all of it is necassary. And yes, it is confiscation, because it is un-constitutional therefore it is theft (read your constitution).
The microscopic amount you propose saving by overhauling unemployment, food stamps, and foriegn aid shows you dont understand the vastly HUGE amount that is in entitlements, and how that snowball rolling down hill is going to crush our economy. It all sounded good in the beginning, but how good is it if in the end it destroys everything, and everyone suffers, EVERYONE. Including you]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about poorly written, what you wrote above is BS. Taxes are necassary for government to function? Really? So the Trillions taken away from people is for our precious Government to function, and all of it is necassary. And yes, it is confiscation, because it is un-constitutional therefore it is theft (read your constitution).<br />
The microscopic amount you propose saving by overhauling unemployment, food stamps, and foriegn aid shows you dont understand the vastly HUGE amount that is in entitlements, and how that snowball rolling down hill is going to crush our economy. It all sounded good in the beginning, but how good is it if in the end it destroys everything, and everyone suffers, EVERYONE. Including you</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, but this was quite poorly written. I agree with your premise that entitlements are too high, but you&#039;ve turned that into an anti tax spiel. Taxes are necessary for government to function, they are not confiscation, or theft. Further, you haven&#039;t even identified ways to solve this problem.

No doubt that it is necessary to cut spending. I would propose reductions to foreign aid, food stamps and an overhaul of the unemployment and disability payments to ensure fairness, and to eliminate waste. These programs seem to eat into federal spending more than anyother, and thus deserve scrutiny.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry, but this was quite poorly written. I agree with your premise that entitlements are too high, but you&#8217;ve turned that into an anti tax spiel. Taxes are necessary for government to function, they are not confiscation, or theft. Further, you haven&#8217;t even identified ways to solve this problem.</p>
<p>No doubt that it is necessary to cut spending. I would propose reductions to foreign aid, food stamps and an overhaul of the unemployment and disability payments to ensure fairness, and to eliminate waste. These programs seem to eat into federal spending more than anyother, and thus deserve scrutiny.</p>
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		<title>By: Hass</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hass]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entitlement Madness: Is There a Way Out?


Yes, tell them to get a job.]]></description>
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<p>Yes, tell them to get a job.</p>
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