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Originally posted by harleyquinn:
I agree with you Timber. I saw a news report on a local news a few years ago when they were talking about a universal health care system, and that to implement it, they would more than likely have to raise taxes. In this news report they spoke with people in Canada, and each and every one of them said that they're ok with paying the GST because they can see all that those dollars are going for. I seriously think that if we implemented something similar here and the used that money for universal health care, better schools, better social security, or variety of other services, where it's easy for people to see where that money is going for, than most people won't be complaining about it.
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The money could be found for this desirable outcome by cutting the billions in farm subsidies that do nothing but hurt Australian farmers. Of course there is the school ground argument of "but the Europeans do it so we must" without thinking of how the rest (majority) of the world suffer because of this waste of taxes
but if you Americans think that farm corp. USA is worth giving money to over free health care at least for children and pensioners then that’s your problem. Just don’t scratch your head in wonder when the rest of the world that is hurt by this rort says F you
End of rant