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Originally Posted by rickholio
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.
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.
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I think you may have missed the point of it Rick. I don't read it as the author bitching about taxes per se, but he does make it a point to mention how 100 years later things have changed drastically. I especially took note of the last part about mom no longer being "home to raise the kids."
Wars usually mean an economic boost to the economy, no?
No, I don't think I'll be putting the entire blame or explanation for this on "history", I think that like banks the government looks for ways of nickel-and-diming the country more and more, banks with service charges, governments with taxes. 100 years from now I'm sure we'll have an equally long list of new taxes that aren't in place today.