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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and back then the USA was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What the hell happened?!
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Open a history book. ;)
World War I. The great depression. World War II. The cold war. Oil Crisis. Moon shot. Recession. Stagflation. Terrorism.
And through it all, ever rising debt fueled by rampant consumerism.
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Same or similar goes for Canada too.
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Same as above to a lesser extent. Fortunately we at least get something for our tax money, and often pay less than the more heavily burdened south of the border types.