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Romulox

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Mon Apr-12-10 08:45 AM
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191. People who live in the US don't directly benefit from most taxes, either...

I see no reason an ex-pat shouldn't have to pay for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, for example. Arguing that these wars don't redound to the benefit of ex-pats is not a good basis for getting out of paying for them; these wars don't redound to the benefit of people in California or Ohio, either.

In fact, deriving a direct benefit has never been the legal, moral, or logical basis whereby taxes are assessed. :hi:

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