Originally Posted by Robbie

You do realize that money that was "lost" doesn't belong to the govt. It belongs to the people who EARNED it. In my opinion that is one of the problems with the govt.
They see OUR money as theirs and feel free to take it and spend it on wars and military and bailouts of INSURANCE companies and banks.

Income tax is the biggest criminal act in the world. I am barely keeping my head above water because of taxes. And everyday on television I see ads for lawyers and companies helping people out of tax debt.

I don't see a lot of ads for companies and lawyers looking to help people because medical bills have bankrupted them.

I'm 100% positive that people DO get bankrupted by medical costs. But that is because in the United States we pay more than any country in the world for treatment and prescriptions (what a ripoff).

But I would say that MORE people are struggling to pay back taxes. Especially since the economy collapsed so hard so fast.

Anyway, sorry to take it off topic. I was just reading your post and wanted to throw in my two cents that it's not money that "we" "lost". It's money that was kept in the hands of it's rightful owners...the people who earned it.