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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who take more than they get taxed should not be allowed to vote.[/quote]

You sure?  There will be a lot of White people in the South and the Midwest who would not be able to vote.  Is that what you want? [/quote]

This a non-starter, of course - we only deny voting rights to people who really deserve it, such as convicted felons and residents of the District of Columbia.  That said, this is one of those situations where I am tempted to say, "You know what, assholes?  You got it.  See how you like it.  It would come back to bite the TP on the ass, as long as we *honestly* assess those who "take more than they get taxed," and don't limit the "takings" to SNAP and Section 8 benefits received by the proverbial welfare queens.

Social security, Medicare, military tricare, VA benefits?  All government assistance.  That eliminates 50% of the Tea Party base right there.  Mortgage interest deduction?  A handout, as is the federal income tax deduction for state taxes.  The capital gains tax is actually a tax break - that's a handout too.   SBA loans and grants?  Suddenly, none of those deified small business owners are voting citizens, they're recognized as the mooching takers they always have been.  Feeling pretty good that you max out your 401k, are you?  Well, the tax break you got on it just might tip you over the edge and make you a taker.  The list goes on and on.

Many of the tea party supporters like to prattle on about "natural laws."  Well, may I introduce you to my personal favorite - the law of unintended consequences.  Suck on it.

And for the record, I am the archetype of a priviliged person in modern US society - a white, male, western European Protestant, who went to a private college and private law school and is not in private practice.  But this notion that only poor people receive government assistance is so dishonest and hypocritical it makes me sick.  [/quote]

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