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jammies · 04-02-2012, 11:08 PM

I would prefer a government that was smart enough to lower taxes to lessen their surplus rather than one that gives me back money it has collected, which necessarily is inefficient; first they have to collect the extra money, then they have to organize giving it back.

Let me put it this way: would you rather have an extra $350 in your pocket because the government lowered your taxes, or $300 in a "rebate" after you've already shelled out an extra $350 earlier in the year? I know what I'd rather have.

04-02-2012, 11:08 PM	#736
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	I would prefer a government that was smart enough to lower taxes to lessen their surplus rather than one that gives me back money it has collected, which necessarily is inefficient; first they have to collect the extra money, then they have to organize giving it back. Let me put it this way: would you rather have an extra $350 in your pocket because the government lowered your taxes, or $300 in a "rebate" after you've already shelled out an extra $350 earlier in the year? I know what I'd rather have. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.