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To: Bill who wrote (3441)	4/13/2006 10:53:54 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Of those 2,094,301, exactly 527 have opted to pay higher taxes. That works out to approximately one-fortieth of 1 percent of all Massachusetts taxpayers. And yet, in the 2000 election, when the question of cutting the state income tax rate was on the ballot, more than 1 million residents voted not to cut their own taxes. But given a chance to pay voluntarily, 99.9 of those no doubt very sincere pro-tax liberals have vanished, opting instead to enjoy the tax cut they ostensibly opposed ah yes, "don't tax me, don't thee, tax the guy "behind the tree" i've always said to the leftists who say we are 'undertaxed' 'what's stopping you and your comrades from pay more?' (did we really need a law for that?) where i'm from we call that 'putting your money where your mouth is' i think their 'money' has spoken loud and clear (as opposed to the hot air that comes from their mouths <vbg>)

To: Bill who wrote (3441)	4/13/2006 10:59:23 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14758

No one wants to be the idiot who supports all the free riders. You'd have to be a fool to opt to pay more taxes when other people aren't going to. Just shows there aren't a lot of fools. It doesn't really have anything to do with hypocrisy- it has everything to do with the human aversion to being a martyr, and with a lack of trust in others- and clearly, a warranted lack of trust. People are willing to suffer, but usually only if everyone else is suffering too. "Voluntary" doesn't result in everyone paying their "fair" share. Even liberals know that.

To: Bill who wrote (3441)	4/13/2006 1:09:16 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 14758

LOL! They're just like the libs here on SI. And in the MSM. And in the DNC. :-)

To: Bill who wrote (3441)	4/13/2006 7:43:01 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 14758

Oh, Oh....the Libs are being found out.....no matter how carefully they have tried to avoid it.... They’re all for everyone paying their fair share, except when it’s their turn to buy a round. They’re very worried about illegal aliens who don’t pay taxes, period, but they care not a whit about lifelong residents in their hometowns who are being driven out by the higher property taxes. The Archdiocese of Boston rolls out the red carpet for foreign criminals, but gives the bum’s rush to citizens who have paid the bills for generations and now only desire to keep their churches open.