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To: Baldur Fjvlnisson who wrote (499)	1/15/2002 7:22:12 AM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5185

Taxes: 1. Tax Report - Citizens now work more than 5 months each year just to pay all federal, state & local taxes - - many months more than prior generations. Families paid more inflation-adjusted taxes than ever before. A MUST READ. 2. Tax History Report - how far we have come from the intention of our founders. This article sketches the flow of taxation history. "To the Founding Fathers, the primary purpose was to block the central government from using the power of direct taxation - except in times of national emergency." 3. Social Security Drain Report - tax rates 5 times higher than seniors paid when working, with less benefit in return and a negative return for young workers - demonstrated via color pictures. mwhodges.home.att.net

To: Baldur Fjvlnisson who wrote (499)	1/16/2002 12:01:36 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

3. Trust in Government Report - 69% do not trust - a massive increase in lack of trust from 3-decades ago - and 80% believe government has too much power - - troublesome for representative democracy and legitimacy of officials - long-term graphic. Evidence that trust in government plummets once consumptive social spending rises above 5% of national income - said ratio is now 3 times above that level, and trust is half of what it was. Latest poll shows citizen trust in ethics of elected officials, news professionals and lawyers decline to new low. " That's too bad! A cohesive well-educated and healthy society would not exist without a government. Can you imagine what crime would be like?