With all due respect, I'm shocked at that remark. Why should I, or my children, or my grandchildren have to pay for those who are descendants of those who had to endure slavery? Didn't our own descendants fight and die to free them from slavery? Exempting someone from paying the same federal income taxes that I am required to pay based on something that happened a LONG time ago is the SAME as paying REPARATIONS. It's all the same. You either support reparations/tax exempt status or you don't. I don't.
You can't be serious. I betcha that Jim used that as a lead in to his second sentence. Basically, he's calling for the abolishment of the 16th amendment.
Well, read the rest of my statement. I feel you and your children and your grandchidren should all be exempt also.
Oh goody! Another red herring.
But, that reminds me of another thing I love about this board. And that is the wide ranging subject matter that Jim has come to allow to be discussed here. And, I recall, as that began to happen, some folks complained that we were getting away from the Prime Directive.
At that time, he would have been totally justified to squelch discussions of history (such as the War of Northern Aggression), food, sports, entertainment, etc. But, he figured out a way to allow for that and make this pretty much a one stop shop for a lot of us.
Couple of examples: When Johnny Hart died a couple of weeks back, within minutes, there was a thread complete with old B.C. comics and tributes from Freepers who enjoyed his work over the years. Then there are the little cyber communities that form around shared interests. I have gotten invaluable advice on my computer many times.
I enjoy NASCAR, the Mark Levin show, weather events and others. We are allowed that pleasure.
And I, for one, appreciate it very much.