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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: cirrus who wrote (2217)10/3/2006 11:36:13 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 10087
 
I'm sorry. You originally wrote that "ANY government tax and spending does harm." I presume the "harm" is that taxes are moneys that could be applied elsewhere?

By that logic ANY expenditure causes some harm.

There is indeed an opportunity cost for any expenditure. Government revenue is somewhat different than other spending choices. For one taxes aren't a choice, the government takes the money from you. It moves the money away from the realm of personal decisions as to spending and investment and instead imposes a political decision as to how the money will be used.
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