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Originally Posted by blazin
I totally approve of Michael Moore especially given that I think part of the USA has lost it's voice... and is completely blind to the reality of their situation.
I find it funny that americans are protesting like crazy that some of their tax dollars will be used for their own healthcare but didn't go out and protest like that when the government was bailing out these huge corporations with you and your childrens tax dollars.
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I also love the people who are protesting now saying that the government is getting too big and taking over our lives. But they were pretty silent when Bush was creating an entire new branch of government and passing the patriot act which took away and endagered people's rights.
My favorite is when people say, "I don't want my tax dollars going to lazy people who don't want to work or pay their own way." While it might be a legit argument to some degree, the amount of most people's tax dollars that go to that is literally cents. The top 5% wealthiest people in this country pay about 75% of the taxes so unless you are in that 5% most of what taxes you pay go to schools and defense. A few cents here and there find their way to welfare, but it isn't much.