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Originally Posted by Xanthos

Taxpayers will suffer heavy losses?

I hate to break it to all of you, but we suffer 100% losses on our taxes. That money is no longer ours - it belongs solely to the government to be used at their discretion. The only control we have over the use of that money is the threat of lost votes if they use it in a way we don't like.

Why do you think pork barrel spending exists? Because taxpayers like having their money spent on random things? No - because they have no control over how its spent.

So really this story should be titled "Government sufferes heavy loss" not "Taxpayers suffer heavy loss."
- X

Originally Posted by ssump29

I say this all the time and people look at me like I'm crazy.

I go a step farther and always say its no longer your money, once you file your taxes and get whatever little money back that you may get the rest is their's(government) and theres nothing you can do about it.

-X, I see what you guys are saying but that attitude x 300 million = disaster. Complacentcy is dangerous. It's OUR money!!!!! OURS!!!!!! When we all decide to think like that is when we are no longer a Republic but become an Empire.