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To: JBTFD who wrote (33764)	11/8/2012 9:55:38 PM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (1) of 85487

"It is convenient for you to ignore SS and medicare taxes, even though they are a tax burden. That is because if you include them you can't paint your ridiculously skewed caricatures" The fact is they are different. They are payments which are akin to 401K or health insurance. The benefits are tied to the paymens, unlike other taxes. They may not be perfect but the recipients of the benefits rather than the public in general benefit from the payments. Therefore those who pay those taxes benefit from the taxes and it does not contribute in general to the overall cost of government. lj

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