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Diclotican

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17. kentuck
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:15 PM
Jul 2012

kentuck

I think it is something that everyone have to work with today - the big issues today is more complex than it was 60 or 70 year ago.

And the issue of taxes is something that everyone have to fight with as the right in most country, have being rather good at playing the card about taxes.. And it looks like the progressives - or the left-leanings have trouble explaining why we need taxes to pay for, or the whole idea of public health care for everyone - this is something we have to fight for even in our corner of the world I fear....

The irony of it, is that when US was at the greatest, US also had a rather high tax bracket - specially for the ones with a lot of money in the bank - and it was not like anyone was complaining when US was using billions of dollar on the competition to be the first coming to the moon....

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A quote by Harry Truman [View all] kentuck Jul 2012 OP
Another HST quote WI_DEM Jul 2012 #1
Good one ! kentuck Jul 2012 #3
TRUMAN Vietnameravet Jul 2012 #16
+1. pacalo Jul 2012 #19
Putting Harry's quote another way... liberal N proud Jul 2012 #2
Do you want a government that works for those trying to get ahead... JHB Jul 2012 #4
Posted to my FB page as a status update.Thanks! :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #5
K&R dmr Jul 2012 #6
Thanks, I needed this one. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #7
I just finished George Carlin's semi-autobiography underpants Jul 2012 #8
pretty much CleanLucre Jul 2012 #9
kentuck Diclotican Jul 2012 #10
I think that at one time... kentuck Jul 2012 #13
kentuck Diclotican Jul 2012 #17
Democrats say. xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #11
Great Post...thanks for putting this up...K and R...nt Stuart G Jul 2012 #12
Kick! nt TBF Jul 2012 #14
Give the people a choice between a Republican and a Democrat.. Doc_Technical Jul 2012 #15
Obama following in Truman's footsteps! cascadiance Jul 2012 #18
I like the pic... BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #20
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