On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 04:57:15PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Dave's List Addy wrote: > >Yeah Right! With world opinion of the US, many are lucky that the 12.9 is > >even given. > > >Charity starts at home. > > Charity is not coerced. How much of those figures is actual charity > and how much are just the different states spending their populations money > with little to no say from the population on where their $x/person goes? > > I almost guarentee that "my" $55/person (which given my pay scale is > more like $110 from me) is most certainly not going where I'd even remotely > want it to go.
It's only $44/person now. I was suggesting the increase to $55. One might also question the methodology of calculating these figures -- do they include private or church aid? do commercial activities provide "aid"? Maybe the picture is different that way, who knows? Although these #s sound like what is reported on the news. I personally wouldn't mind a tax increase of $11/year to cover it. It would be neat if they presented my tax bill as a line item! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
