[Sam Cree]

"Somehow it has to occur to people that it is merely a device to fund local corruption with a ready supply of utterly untraceable cash."

That's not too far off from a good description of taxes in general: money confiscated by government and politicians from the citizens, to be used to finance a rapid increase of power needed to arbitrarily control the same citizens, in the best interests of the state.

[Sam Cree]

Good night, All.

[Wneighbor]

That's not too far off from a good description of taxes in general: money confiscated by government and politicians from the citizens, to be used to finance a rapid increase of power needed to arbitrarily control the same citizens, in the best interests of the state.

Valid point Sam.... very true.