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If its your SO than yes

If not

Than hell no

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Unless someone on this forum is ancient, most of us have never lived in a society where there was not an expectation that people could be eligible for government money without making a meaningful contribution. Yet few if any of us have lived in a household where no contribution was expected or even tolerated. Property rights are awesome. Public entitlements...not so much. I guess that's the point you were trying to make, but once that point is made, I don't see much potential for this thread.

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Finally, incorporating the additional—and significant—other forms of taxation into our calculation leads to the conclusion that nearly 100 percent of Americans pay taxes in some way, shape or form. All consumers bear the burden of state and local property, sales, and income taxes, as well as excise taxes on items like gasoline, alcohol, or cigarettes. These other taxes tend to be regressive, imposing more of a burden on low-income families than on high-income families—the state and local tax burden is over twice as large as the federal tax burden for the bottom fifth of households (Citizens for Tax Justice 2011). When you fill up your car with gasoline, you can’t avoid paying the tax. The pump does not differentiate between the richest Americans and the poorest families.

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Actually, I was setting-up an argument that the votes of people who pay taxes should count more than the votes of people who don't pay taxes or receive certain government benefits. Many people are aghast at the notion that some peoples' votes should count more than others, however they would have no problem with a similar arrangement in their personal lives.

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Would a payment free boarder have a say in your home's budget?
If its your SO than yes

If not

Than hell no

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Why do people who contribute nothing to the funding of the country have an equal say as those who pay the bills? Why does the vote of a parasite cancel the vote of the producer?

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Ah the myth continues. Hate to break it to you but everyone pays taxes.

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Not everyone pays taxes with money they earn. Entitlement money being returned to the government is not the same as paying taxes from income earned in exchange for labor.

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