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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (287799)5/12/2006 3:01:53 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1572529
 
"I only bring it up because you brought up the "system of checks and balances," as if such a system is a guarantee that government won't overtax the citizens."

Any system that allows for taxation can't guarantee that. A system of checks and balances introduces inertia into the system so the amount of abrupt change that can be introduced is limited. And that is almost always a good thing.


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