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Originally Posted by Azure
Like I said....I don't like any tax.
I still think he went against what he said in his campaign. Then again, that is nothing new.
Really don't know what this should mean.  |
Well, if you think we can live without taxes, presumably you feel a pang of guilt each time you a) drive a car on a road, b) go to school, c) get sick, or d) enjoy not being invaded by other countries. And that's just the beginning. Saying "I don't like any tax" is just one of those head-scratchers... how do you propose we pay for your lifestyle? Surely you aren't laboring under the illusion that you are self-sufficient? I know libertarians like to believe that government is an unnecessary extravagance, but a moment's reflection will reveal that you depend on a well-funded government every day of every month of every year of your life.
As for saying that this is a broken promise--you know as well as I do that he meant "income tax."
The last statement just means that I highly doubt a grassroots movement of anti-Obama libertarians is going to suddenly emerge with "high cigarette taxes" as their rallying cry. This tax makes sense. In fact, we might argue that it makes more sense than the alternative, which is either a) not funding SCHIP (a terrible idea, I think even you would agree) or b) raising income taxes on everyone. Given those alternatives, I like a cigarette tax a whole heck of a lot.