[B5JMS] And So It Begins...

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From: Jonathan Biggar <jon at floorboard.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:52:02 GMT
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Peter Schuller wrote:
>> It does *not* give the government the right to take away funds from
>> one citizen to benefit another.
> 
> 
> Then perhaps the Constitution should be amended as (judging by your
> other post where you brought this up) it then does not give the
> government the right to collect taxes...

Heesh.  Have you read your Consitution lately?  Of course the
Constitution gives the government the power to levy taxes.  But show me
where it says in the enumerated powers that it has the right to take a
dollar from me and my kids and give it to able-bodied people who would
rather take a handout for a living rather than be self-reliant?

-- 
Jon Biggar
Floorboard Software
jon at floorboard.com
jon at biggar.org


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 27 May 2003 23:58:56 GMT
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> show me
>where it says in the enumerated powers that it has the right to take a
>dollar from me and my kids and give it to able-bodied people who would
>rather take a handout for a living rather than be self-reliant?

Show me where it says in the enumerated powers that it has the right to take a
dollar from me and my kids and give it to able-bodied people on the Haliburton
Board of Directors, and Boeing, who have no problem taking a Government
hand-out of billions of dollars.

It seems to me that you're down on support for poor people, but absolutely okay
with welfare for the richest folks.

Okay, at least now I understand it.

Medic...?

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
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