[rollo tomasi]

"I don’t think social issues are that important to governments."

Is that a joke. Let's see...

Abortion-Fund it through the taxpayer

Age of consent--Government lowers it

Affirmative action--Government bestows tax breaks

Capital punishment--Government bans/endorses the practice

Disability rights--Government subsidies

Divorce--Government creates No fault madness

Environmentalism---EPA, ROTFLMAO how much does that end up costing the tax payer (Again are you serious?)

Gay rights/Aids funding--Government $$$...

I could go on and on, just laying out all the programs of LBJ's Great Society would destroy your argument... I am just flabbergasted at that post.

[stuartcr]

The issues themselves are not important, it’s the revenue they create that is. The issues change as societies change, but the gvts need for revenue, doesn’t.