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Lol, love your tax date move!!!

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Any discussion of tax value relating to countries from Europe is an unfair comparison. The US is a police force and has been one. European country beneifited from the knowing if they had been attacked they would not need a military big enough to defend themselves because we, the US, would cone to their aid. These countries and their citizens would not admit to this but they know it. The threat of say Finland being invaded is near nothing with the fall of the USSR, but we have a had a hard time transitioning to smaller military model. Sec. Gates is working hard to accomplish this goal, but he is having serious push back from people who want your tax dollars for the military supplies they provide the US military. Topic change here. My father left my mother with 4 kids ages 11, 9, 1 and newborn. My mother was forced to accept food stamps, WIC and welfare cash. AS THE 11 year old in the house I saw the toll taking took on her. She hated it. She worked two jobs and went to Wedtern Culinary school while raising us. After 20 months she was off government add, except for WIC, for good. Taxes are needed. They are a must. Anyone that says otherwise is selling something. -Rob

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