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To: cirrus who wrote (2210)	10/3/2006 8:24:35 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 10087

There is harm even with a net benefit? If you are talking about NET benefit, then you must recognize that there is harm, otherwise there would be no need to net your benefit, the benefit would be unadulterated.

To: cirrus who wrote (2210)	10/3/2006 9:50:33 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

Consider taxes (or borrowing) and spending in isolation. The tax or borrowing does harm. The tax or borrowing are a requirement for spending. The spending itself may do harm, may do no good or harm, or it may be beneficial. No consider the net effect of the combination. If the spending is harmful or just pointless than obviously the combination if harmful. If the spending itself has a net benefit than the combination can be helpful or harmful. In some cases the benefit is large enough to exceed the harm caused by the taxing or borrowing. In other cases the spending itself is directly beneficial but not enough to overcome the harm caused by raising the funds for the spending.