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Old 07-28-2011, 10:51 AM   #149
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Well you could say all that.

Or you could just say that if you want to collect a government pension check, you need to pay MORE into the program and for a longer amount of time, because if you don't do that, there won't be nothing left for your kids 50 years down the road.
That's fine.

But it doesn't remove the fact that means testing is, by definition, the same type of disincentive that taxes present. So reading people who want lower taxes but means testing is a sure fire sign that someone can't put together a coherent thought.
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