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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack@Dec 2 2003, 03:43 PM
So according to your logic, when Bush uses the tax money of those who are opposed to war to fight a war he is stealing from those people?
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One of the legitimate uses of tax money is national (or local) defense. The military, police, fire, etc....are universally absorbed in cost (but not equally). Your question begets the question, is the war in the security interests of the nation? If the answer is yes, you have your answer. If the answer is no, you have your answer also.
I think you could make a legitimate argument that YES, paying taxes for a war that was not strictly defensive in nature would be theft from people who did not support attacking another nation.
Consistency is a bitch.....people should try it some time.