Growing government
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October 19, 2012 6:00 AM
There are a lot of people in this country who, as government grows and the economy becomes more strained, automatically assume the answer is to raise taxes. Take more money from the rich. Make them pay their fair share. When I hear this I wonder what is their fair share? Who gets to decide what their fair share is? The top 10% income level in this country is already the source of 50% of the government's income. Why isn't that enough? Why is it that people who think this way never think in terms of reducing the size of government?
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