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April 14th 05, 03:31 PM
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... Actually, our fiscal situation is even worse. If we put a $4 tax on gasoline, we could balance the budget but it wouldn't make social security viable. The US has become totally addicted to spending tomorrow's money today. Close; the addiction is to spending OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY!! 
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April 14th 05, 04:05 PM
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... Actually, our fiscal situation is even worse. If we put a $4 tax on gasoline, we could balance the budget but it wouldn't make social security viable. The US has become totally addicted to spending tomorrow's money today. Close; the addiction is to spending OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY!! True. Seems to be inevitable in a democracy. Mike MU-2
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April 14th 05, 04:44 PM
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... Actually, our fiscal situation is even worse. If we put a $4 tax on gasoline, we could balance the budget but it wouldn't make social security viable. The US has become totally addicted to spending tomorrow's money today. Close; the addiction is to spending OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY!! True. Seems to be inevitable in a democracy. In non-democracies, too! More like it's human nature.
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April 14th 05, 07:23 PM
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"Mike Rapoport" writes:
"Matt Barrow" wrote in message Close; the addiction is to spending OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY!! True. Seems to be inevitable in a democracy. Luckily, that problem never plagues dictatorships. Since everything in the country belongs to its dictator, he's only ever spending his own money :=) Ari. -- Elections only count as free and trials as fair if you can lose money betting on the outcome.
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