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Old 06-22-2013, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by carm310 View Post
I am all for taxes to benefit people of all walks of life and society as a whole, Many (maybe most) in the poem are necessary for society to function and I think we are better off than 100 years ago. The list is long and some, well I question whether they are truly needed. We are just hit from all sides and some states get you get hit more than others. I wonder sometimes if it just can't be simplified more. I admit I don't know a lot about this subject, there are many sides to a story and I appreciate the views expressed through this forum. I learn a lot by "listening" to others.
I served for 10 years as a government contracting officer. Tax dollars are being wasted by the government agencies at an a pace that is unbelievable. Unfortunately the fraud in the federal government is of very little concern to our elected officials regardless of party. Clean up most of the corruption in government spending and in my experienced opinion, taxes to citizens could be REDUCED dramatically.