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Apathy, Taxes and Bailouts

September 22, 2008

Probably the single, worst argument I’ve heard, not to get upset about the bailouts:

As much as I find the recent government bailouts revolting, I can’t get as outraged as some. They’re not using my money. Any money that came from me stopped being mine on April 15th.

Tillman’s post seems to make a great deal of [...]

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How Much Will the Bailout Cost You?

September 21, 2008

FT is reporting that the cost of the bailout will be upwards of $700 Billion. That’s a lot of lettuce.
Assuming 150M taxpayers in the U.S., that works out to about $5,000 per person. That’s the right now cost. If it had to be paid for right now, it couldn’t be done. [...]

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Of Greed and Charity

September 18, 2008

I received a response to my all-time most popular post, All Your Property Are Belong to Uncle Sam. Ryan Anderson objects thusly:
I don’t believe in the ideas your spreading. Look at in a positive manner. Yes, sometimes there will be abuse like Wulfs case; sometimes the government abuses their power.(W. W Woodward) I do [...]

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Comments on Comments #23

August 7, 2008

Regarding the Zoo millage, which passed overwhelmingly:
“I’m thrilled,” said Liz Kaczmarek, 30, of Clinton Township, who takes her nieces and nephews to the zoo frequently. “I don’t know a person who knows about the zoo millage who said they were going to vote no.”
I didn’t vote at all. But even if I had, Liz, you [...]

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