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To: The Dodgy Ticker who wrote (243479)	3/25/2008 12:57:32 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794035

Excessive taxation is an unnecessary evil. And as proof that this is the regime we are in, I cite the FACT that whenever the Federal Government lowers taxes, wealth blossoms and EVERYONE is better off.

To: The Dodgy Ticker who wrote (243479)	3/25/2008 1:01:33 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794035

In addition to the fact that I am strongly opposed to forced labor, there is the practical issue that trying to make everyone work for some government organization will tend to expand government.

To: The Dodgy Ticker who wrote (243479)	3/25/2008 1:44:39 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794035

I don't see either taxes nor the draft as a necessary evil Whether one dresses it up as patriotic duty or for whatever reason, the draft needs to be labeled for what it is.. Involuntary servitude, i.e. slavery. Your life and body become property of the State. No amount of "pretty" changes that fact. And, IMO, it's an anathema to the principles upon which this country was founded. And as far as I'm concerned, any country that cannot drum up enough voluntary support from its citizenry to save itself from external aggression is not worth saving in the first place. I'm not happy that the US is the "world's policeman". Let the rest of the damn world take care of itself (and pay for it as well). Our immense technical superiority and pile of nukes is sufficient to obliterate any State stupid enough to attack us. And for dealing with terrorist rabble, a smaller professional force should be more than adequate. Conventional war is so "yesterday". I was ambivalent about getting into Iraq and I'm ambivalent about our presence there now, but I'm convinced that there were strategic and political bonehead mistakes made a plenty, both preceding and during our involvement there. For the record, please do not consider this an anti military rant. I admire and support our troops 100% and consider them to represent some of the best of what our country's all about...

To: The Dodgy Ticker who wrote (243479)	3/25/2008 3:21:39 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794035

unfair.. g i had a friend who worked for pentagon along with two other guys who did same job. they wrote procedure manuals in English from Russian books. the three got their notice to take a physical for the draft,, two got deferments because of the classified information they were working on. He was also working on same classified materials.. identical jobs, civil service. he gets drafted and after basic training gets assigned back to old job in pentagon. Only now instead of getting his civil service pay as the other two, he pulling in a gross monthly income of about $78. Are we going to have a draft that takes everyone, no exceptions for college etc , go to college after military. no deferments.