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There is a funny thing called Parkinson's law. Basically, the more you make, the more you spend. 40% is a lot, but it will always be a lot for everyone. Even if you made 100 million a year, you would still be complaining about the 40%. What 60 million a year not enough for you?
I'm all for entrepreneurialism and free enterprise, but I'm also in favour of socialist values like free healthcare and financial support for those in need. And I'm tired of listening to people complain about taxes. Adapt your lifestyle damnit. Half the world is starving yet those lucky enough to be able to make money complain about taxes cutting down their income.
I'm not old or experienced in the sense of having a family to maintain, in fact I'm younger than xmcp, but I can tell you I couldn't care less about the wealthy, including those of us here who are making good money, getting slapped by taxes. If I was in power I would probably be damn unpopular as I would tax the shit out of people.
My only concern is where the taxpayers money goes. It sickens me to think that a huge proportion of our taxes have gone into dirty work such as the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
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