>Or you can look to the majority, and see the good your money is actually doing. The choice is yours, in the end.
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<br>The choice should remain mine. Which is why I give 10% of my income as a tithe every paycheck. That's before taxes and I don't get a tax break from it. And I also donate to several local and global Christian and secular missions. And still have money and the mind to donate to the local United Way every paycheck, which happens to focus on assisting familes on the street with housing, food, and job skills under a binding agreement. I give a lot. A lot of people do. But it's my choice to give. Socialism removes that choice and instead mandates it. Government programs are notorious for irresponsibility (FEMA, anyone? Social Security? Welfare??), misspending, and beauracracy.
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<br>A good example of this is charter schools. They do more with 25% of the budget as a similar public school. Socialism just doesn't encourage efficiency. It's forced and wasteful and I'm not keen on it.
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ShroomKing |
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Graham |
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Graham |
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October 10, 2007 05:16PM |
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Graham |
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DurNominator |
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hopelessdwarf |
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Graham |
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Blackbird |
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Death_Claw |
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[TheForsaken-] |
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Pro |
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October 10, 2007 07:53AM |
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October 11, 2007 04:52AM |
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October 11, 2007 09:38PM |
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October 15, 2007 08:05AM |
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October 16, 2007 10:56AM |
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Rade |
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DurNominator |
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DurNominator |
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October 11, 2007 06:34AM |
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Death_Claw |
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October 16, 2007 10:39AM |
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Rade |
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October 11, 2007 08:08AM |
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DurNominator |
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October 11, 2007 08:40AM |
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Rade |
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Nivek |
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Nivek |
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Pro |
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Vladamir |
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Rade |
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October 11, 2007 04:36AM |
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Scrimbul |
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Nivek |
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October 10, 2007 04:23PM |
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Pro |
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October 10, 2007 05:15PM |
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Cenatar |
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October 10, 2007 09:41PM |
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Nivek |
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October 11, 2007 12:29PM |
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Nivek |
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Scrimbul |
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October 10, 2007 07:31PM |
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Nivek |
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October 11, 2007 12:26PM |
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Scrimbul |
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October 11, 2007 03:47PM |
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Nivek |
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October 11, 2007 03:57PM |
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Isildur |
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October 15, 2007 05:31AM |
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Pro |
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October 10, 2007 03:00PM |
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Kadsuane |
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Death_Claw |
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jegec |
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