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Article #620348Re: Bitcoin confusion?
From: Peter Flass
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:35
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:35
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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: > On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 16:43:51 -0700 > Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> That is supposed to be the theory. I agree that a lot is skimmed off, and >> a lot more goes to pay for stuff I may not agree with, but without taxes >> to pay for roads, bridges, etc. we'd be in a real mess. > > I sometimes wonder, here the best palliative care unit in the > country was built from local donations. > My personal feeling, based on what I've seen, is that's generally true. Anything the government "gives" you is so surrounded by pettifogging rules and restrictions that it's only slightly better than nothing. We should encourage more private charity and less government. -- Pete
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