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To: Grainne who wrote (36308)	4/30/1999 6:04:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

>>>>>compassion and fairness are the very basis of a civilized society<<<<< I agree. But what does government have to do with this? I don't get your reasoning.

To: Grainne who wrote (36308)	4/30/1999 6:31:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

>>>>>Anyone who pays $200,000 in taxes in a year can afford to live in a gated community.<<<<< You assume that because I paid it in one year, I make that kind of money every year. Unfortunately, no. I am a plaintiff's attorney, I represent injured people, and I only get paid when I win or settle a case. Some years I make almost nothing. So far this year I have made nothing. The money I made last year was on a case that I worked on almost exclusively for three years. But the government abolished income-averaging, so I have to pay taxes on it as if I were going to make that kind of money every year. Wish I did. It would be nice.