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Old 06-12-2007
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Re: Fair Tax?

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Originally Posted by joeblow View Post
I completely disagree. Do we not attempt to elect representatives of our urges, feelings, and morals? Are they not supposed to represent what you want from our government?
Maybe you do. But when I espouse an opinion (or cast a vote) I try to back it up with some kind of reasonable argument. Expecting the mere statement "I want" to sway anyone is infantile. And that's exactly what the poster I was responding to was doing.
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