[JasonC]

Um, since the government takes in a third of our incomes, how could it *not* pay back out a comparable sum? What do you think they are doing with it, burning it?

[foutsc]

"Um, since the government takes in a third of our incomes, how could it *not* pay back out a comparable sum? What do you think they are doing with it, burning it?"

Good question, Jason. The problem is, they're taking money from one group, raking off a big percentage for themselves (enriching themselves at taxpayer expense), feeding the bureaucratic beast (the equivalent of burning money), then giving the leftovers to another group who never payed anything in. It's called vote-buying, and they're doing it with your money. Happy?

[sten]

if they take 33% of our income and only give back 16%... there are only a few options:

1. they are saving the difference
2. they are keeping it themselves in personal bank accounts
3. they are giving it to foreign countries
4. paying off debt (to foreign countries)

i’m not sure how many other options there would be.