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SO pay more. There is a box to check to give more. It is a FACT that most of the money that goes to the government gets sucked up in bureaucracy and agencies and salaries for people. You like giving your income away? Then do it.

It is not a fact. But nice empty talking points. And aside from that, what do you think those paid fed employees do? They serve you, you dope.

We have the lowest tax rates since the 1950, so what the hell exactly are you bitching about?

And please, again, propose a solution--not bloated iterations of tired old "facts" that are not, in fact, facts.[/quote]

Actually, you need to check your facts. First, we do not have the lowest tax rates since 1950. It was lower in the the early 1990s and 1980s. So, it is higher now than most of my lifetime. And as far as compared to other states, DC does not have the lowest, nor the highest, but over 35 states have lower taxes. So that puts it closer to the high side than low side. And most of those states with lower tax rates have better schools and lower crime. So I'd like DC to use what it has. I think it overpays some of its employees that don't have much of a job, as well as pays higher for contracts because they are friends and family of whomever is in office.
Don't say "move out of here!" That's a childish cry. No, I'll stay, and try to fix this obviously broken system. Its just that I don't think the $230 more dollars they get from me is actually going to help the schools or fund the police. Oh, and I don't spend 30k to send my kids to private school. They are in public school.[/quote]

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