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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 31, 2008, at 8:04 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> Best to not collect it to begin with.

There is waste and inefficiency in the present system. I prefer  
minimal federal taxation, only enough to support those things like  
national defense that only the federal government can provide. I  
prefer communities providing as many services, and paying for them, as  
the people in those communities want. Large population states are also  
inefficient. California and New York are prime examples of states with  
heavy tax loads to pay for a wide array of services. Big cities suck  
up most of the taxes. Modest homestead acreage in California and New  
York suffers that tax bite. Taxes equal not only services for cities  
but also more regulations on items of personal freedom.