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Originally Posted by stanley
1) Our defense bugdget is MULTIPLE times more than anything else we spend money on.
2) We barely even get any oil from Saudi Arabia, and yet we've kept thousands of soldiers stationed there for decades. This is costing us billions a year.
3) Not to mention the tax % deducted from your paycheck is significantly higher in US than in other countries.
4) Maybe the tax system shouldn't be shut down, but there's currently nothing differentiating America from past imperial nations.
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1) But it helps the canadians FEEL safe at night.
2) We get more oil from canada but see number 1 above
3) not necessarily. here's an old chart but i imagine the numbers are still close:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922307.html
4) read this:
Amazon.com: The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS: Books: Neal Boortz,John Linder