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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Thomas M. who wrote (19309)1/30/2003 6:38:39 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Respond to of 93284
 
Nope, that's still in place. So is the excise tax on your phone bill which was temporarily instituted to supplement Federal tax revenues during the Spanish-American War.



To: Thomas M. who wrote (19309)1/30/2003 6:59:18 PM
From: MSI  Respond to of 93284
 
It's a Ratchet Effect -- Gov't power and proclamations that increase control are never "temporary".