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>>>>Damn that pesky electorate. How dare they want to keep what they earn. If only they'd succomb to the wisdom of an enlightneed elite. ;)
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>>>Can you name any evolved society / country in which people get to keep all of what they earn? There are some who seem to feel that is an inalienable human right, but in fact such a society does not exist.
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>>The United States 1776-1862 & 1868-1913.
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>My God, man. No one would want to * come * to a country like that ! How would it ever attract immigrants?

naturally low taxation was uppermost in all the emigrants minds.


Perhaps someone from the low taxation land of the free could explain why Europes most successful economy (Germany) is a high taxation country. Why aren't all those German businessmen fleeing. (I'll mention the war and Nazis here to pre empt that)