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Monolith1676 10/14/23 12:45:19 PM #1:	The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now. --- Gears of War 1 Assassination Legend <cite>Monolith1676 posted [p:976653060] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Billyionaire 10/14/23 12:47:24 PM #2:	yo dawg we heard you like taxes so we put taxes in your taxes so you can do yo civic duty while you do yo civic duty --- I refuse to let my freedom of speech be held hostage by political insurgents and rabblerousers. <cite>Billyionaire posted [p:976653101] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>yo dawg we heard you like taxes so we put taxes in your taxes so you can do yo civic duty while you do yo civic duty </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
C_Pain 10/14/23 12:47:37 PM #3:	taxation is theft --- How quaint. <cite>C_Pain posted [p:976653107] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>taxation is theft </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ellis123 10/14/23 12:49:35 PM #5:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] For a country founded on a disdain for taxation without representation we sure do love it when we are taxing people who have no representation. And we always loved taxation. We just hated it when others were the ones benefiting. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:976653139] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> For a country founded on a disdain for taxation without representation we sure do love it when we are taxing people who have no representation.And we always loved taxation. We just hated it when others were the ones benefiting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaikyoStyle 10/14/23 12:49:36 PM #6:	Monolith1676 posted... The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now. Good. They were a gaggle of aristocratic slaveowners play-acting at being revolutionaries and the only freedom they really wanted was the freedom to pillage and oppress others. --- Taxes, death, and trouble. Brunt/Gaila 2024. Make Ferenginar Great Again! <cite>SaikyoStyle posted [p:976653141] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Monolith1676 posted... </cite><quote>The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now.</quote>Good. They were a gaggle of aristocratic slaveowners play-acting at being revolutionaries and the only freedom they really wanted was the freedom to pillage and oppress others. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
potdnewb 10/14/23 12:50:05 PM #7:	the educational system really failed this tc --- https://youtu.be/mSgnC5eQ5u0?si=lh_nzFRDz4j4jhc8 <cite>potdnewb posted [p:976653147] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>the educational system really failed this tc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 10/14/23 12:50:05 PM #8:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Taxation without reputation is tyrannosaurus. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:976653148] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Taxation without reputation is tyrannosaurus. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 10/14/23 12:59:37 PM #9:	We didn't like paying the Brits taxes bc we didn't have representation and we didn't see the benefits of those taxes. We weren't anti-tax --- Let's all please just get along. <cite>lilORANG posted [p:976653289] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>We didn't like paying the Brits taxes bc we didn't have representation and we didn't see the benefits of those taxes.We weren't anti-tax </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 10/14/23 1:02:34 PM #10:	The disdain from taxes was about not having any actual say in matters, hence taxation without representation. Also why DC uses that slogan. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:976653327] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>The disdain from taxes was about not having any actual say in matters, hence taxation without representation. Also why DC uses that slogan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 10/14/23 1:03:32 PM #11:	ClayGuida posted... The disdain from taxes was about not having any actual say in matters, hence taxation without representation. Also why DC uses that slogan. pretty weird that they then immediately made it so only white landowners had representation --- Asus ROG Strix Z790-E \| Core i9-13900k \| 64GB DDR5-6000 \| RTX 4090 24GB Dell AW3423DW QD-OLED - 1440p Ultrawide, 175hz, GSync <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:976653342] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>The disdain from taxes was about not having any actual say in matters, hence taxation without representation. Also why DC uses that slogan.</quote>pretty weird that they then immediately made it so only white landowners had representation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
indica 10/14/23 1:04:00 PM #12:	The founders were never against taxing the population--it was just propaganda. Look up Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion --- There is no good. There is no evil. There just is. <cite>indica posted [p:976653347] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>The founders were never against taxing the population--it was just propaganda. Look up Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mercurydude 10/14/23 1:08:27 PM #13:	"The poors are able to buy FANCY spicy mustard with their welfare queen stamps, and the pastor of my megachurch can only have six golden yachts when he needs seven to make it holy. Why is the injustice allowed to continue!?" - TC, probably --- God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes, 'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose. - Everlast <cite>mercurydude posted [p:976653428] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>"The poors are able to buy FANCY spicy mustard with their welfare queen stamps, and the pastor of my megachurch can only have six golden yachts when he needs seven to make it holy. Why is the injustice allowed to continue!?" - TC, probably </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TaxationIsTheft 10/14/23 1:10:04 PM #15:	C_Pain posted... taxation is theft Yes <cite>TaxationIsTheft posted [p:976653463] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>C_Pain posted... </cite><quote>taxation is theft</quote>Yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rika_Furude 10/14/23 1:11:32 PM #17:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] The Conservative Party rather <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:976653480] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> The Conservative Party rather</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom_Joad 10/14/23 1:13:08 PM #18:	C_Pain posted... taxation is theft If taxation is theft, then theft is taxation. Hmmm, that doesn't work, does it? --- "History shows again and again that nature points out the folly of man. Go go Godzilla!" Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult <cite>Tom_Joad posted [p:976653504] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>C_Pain posted... </cite><quote>taxation is theft</quote>If taxation is theft, then theft is taxation.Hmmm, that doesn't work, does it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
potdnewb 10/14/23 1:13:40 PM #19:	my favorite thing about all the tax is theft people is they honestly think society would be better if everything that taxes help maintain was privatized what a joke --- https://youtu.be/mSgnC5eQ5u0?si=lh_nzFRDz4j4jhc8 <cite>potdnewb posted [p:976653516] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>my favorite thing about all the tax is theft people is they honestly think society would be better if everything that taxes help maintain was privatized what a joke </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 10/14/23 1:13:55 PM #20:	lilORANG posted... We didn't like paying the Brits taxes bc we didn't have representation and we didn't see the benefits of those taxes. We weren't anti-tax --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:976653517] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>We didn't like paying the Brits taxes bc we didn't have representation and we didn't see the benefits of those taxes.We weren't anti-tax</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 10/14/23 1:14:55 PM #21:	Jesus says pay your taxes. So does IRS https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/9/7/AAS9KjAAE7uN.jpg --- Unless you're Miles Davis, there is some other brotha' smoother than you. <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:976653538] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Jesus says pay your taxes. So does IRShttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/9/7/AAS9KjAAE7uN.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:15:25 PM #22:	Want free shit Despise taxes That's what happened. That's why, instead of an actually-progressive income tax, or a simple VAT, we're taxed by a thousand cuts. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976653547] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Want free shitDespise taxesThat's what happened. That's why, instead of an actually-progressive income tax, or a simple VAT, we're taxed by a thousand cuts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 10/14/23 1:15:51 PM #23:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] This, exactly --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:976653554] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> This, exactly </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agonized_rufous 10/14/23 1:16:01 PM #24:	Theft is taxation --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Agonized_rufous posted [p:976653558] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Theft is taxation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheMikh 10/14/23 1:22:17 PM #27:	Monolith1676 posted... The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now. maybe if we harvested that energy, nationalized it, and sold it for cheap we'd be so rich we wouldn't need taxes --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:976653661] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Monolith1676 posted... </cite><quote>The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now.</quote>maybe if we harvested that energy, nationalized it, and sold it for cheap we'd be so rich we wouldn't need taxes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:25:34 PM #29:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] There's no good reason why unincorporated territories can't have actual voting housemembers. It might take an amendment, but I don't see it being actively opposed, unless we expect Guam to vote democrat or something. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976653700] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> There's no good reason why unincorporated territories can't have actual voting housemembers. It might take an amendment, but I don't see it being actively opposed, unless we expect Guam to vote democrat or something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
indica 10/14/23 1:29:39 PM #30:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Sounds about right --- There is no good. There is no evil. There just is. <cite>indica posted [p:976653743] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Sounds about right </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 10/14/23 1:31:46 PM #31:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, and Palau pay US Federal taxes while not receiving any representation. Other territories, such as Guam and Samoa, do not always have to pay federal US taxes but are set up in such a way that at any time they can be required to give money to the US government and are thus essentially able to be taxed at any time with no representation in the matter. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:976653767] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, and Palau pay US Federal taxes while not receiving any representation. Other territories, such as Guam and Samoa, do not always have to pay federal US taxes but are set up in such a way that at any time they can be required to give money to the US government and are thus essentially able to be taxed at any time with no representation in the matter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:32:57 PM #32:	I don't think PR pays federal tax. Being a tax haven is pretty much its entire economy. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976653787] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>I don't think PR pays federal tax. Being a tax haven is pretty much its entire economy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FunWithAFryPan 10/14/23 1:34:20 PM #33:	Monolith1676 posted... The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now. They were probably already rolling over in their graves from abolishing slavery. --- He who strikes with meaning is killed by meaning. <cite>FunWithAFryPan posted [p:976653807] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Monolith1676 posted... </cite><quote>The Founding Fathers are rolling at lightspeed in their graves now.</quote>They were probably already rolling over in their graves from abolishing slavery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:34:58 PM #34:	FunWithAFryPan posted... They were probably already rolling over in their graves from abolishing slavery. John Adams wasn't <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976653815] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>FunWithAFryPan posted... </cite><quote>They were probably already rolling over in their graves from abolishing slavery.</quote>John Adams wasn't</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 10/14/23 1:35:07 PM #35:	Except the rich <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:976653817] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Except the rich</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 10/14/23 1:36:26 PM #36:	Questionmarktarius posted... I don't think PR pays federal tax. Being a tax haven is pretty much its entire economy. They do, they just don't pay things like income taxes. Thus if you are fabulously wealthy the taxes that you do pay are irrelevant, while the ones that you don't pay are extremely important. It's why tax havens typically have very high property taxes while having low/non-existent income ones: property is owned by people that live there, income is owned by the capitalists screwing everyone there over. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:976653837] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>I don't think PR pays federal tax. Being a tax haven is pretty much its entire economy.</quote>They do, they just don't pay things like income taxes. Thus if you are fabulously wealthy the taxes that you do pay are irrelevant, while the ones that you don't pay are extremely important. It's why tax havens typically have very high property taxes while having low/non-existent income ones: property is owned by people that live there, income is owned by the capitalists screwing everyone there over. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:38:25 PM #37:	ellis123 posted... They do, they just don't pay things like income taxes. so... just FICA? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976653864] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>ellis123 posted... </cite><quote>They do, they just don't pay things like income taxes.</quote>so... just FICA?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 10/14/23 1:48:16 PM #39:	indica posted... The founders were never against taxing the population--it was just propaganda. Look up Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion These. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:976653993] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>indica posted... </cite><quote>The founders were never against taxing the population--it was just propaganda. Look up Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion</quote>These. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/14/23 1:54:44 PM #40:	brestugo posted... These. Excise taxes are completely evadeable, by simply not doing what's taxed. The founders did not want "head" taxes, at all. Good luck not having an income. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976654093] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite><quote>These.</quote>Excise taxes are completely evadeable, by simply not doing what's taxed. The founders did not want "head" taxes, at all. Good luck not having an income.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FunWithAFryPan 10/14/23 2:10:07 PM #41:	Questionmarktarius posted... John Adams wasn't And yet my point stands. --- He who strikes with meaning is killed by meaning. <cite>FunWithAFryPan posted [p:976654306] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>John Adams wasn't</quote>And yet my point stands. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FlyEaglesFly24 10/14/23 2:11:23 PM #42:	potdnewb posted... the educational system really failed this tc You can lead a horse to the river but you cant make him drink. --- My resolution - the next time the Eagles are in the Superbowl, I'm going! February 10th, 2023 <cite>FlyEaglesFly24 posted [p:976654326] in For a coun... [t:80593327]...</cite> <quote>potdnewb posted... </cite><quote>the educational system really failed this tc</quote>You can lead a horse to the river but you cant make him drink. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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