All 10 programs are a flat out scam. Though some may be useful if done right and predominantly under state and local control.

and adventure…people want the war to continue…just ask the people in AIPAC, haliburton, and the oil companies, and the confused people in the bible belt, who believe it will help bring on the second coming of christ.

however, i doubt any of my Income Tax money goes to any of the reasons you mentioned.

Education is funded by the state lottery.
Roads are funded by gas tax.
Firemen/police, etc are funded by Property taxes.
SS/Medicaid/Unemployment are funded by their respective taxes.

Income tax however mostly goes towards government waste and fighting some bogus war that no one wants or supports.

It’s April 16. The day before tax due day 2007. The day when many of us, especially those of us still working on our 1040s, feel a special kinship with those crazy loons. Don’t fret! It’s also Tax Carnival Day. And while doing taxes can definitely b…

I know businesses can take all kinds of tax deductions but the burden and effort it takes to understand, comply, and file all the different taxes they have to pay is ridiculous IMO.

1. roads are basically covered by the tax on GAS…that is why people get pissed at joggers and people on bicyclists who think they own it. when you use gas, you support the upkeep of the roads (insert PENNDot joke here)

2. we need to audit unemployment back in the day, unemployment is way too lax nowadays.

3. they do NOT get enough to support themselves, hence they need to do their own funddrives across the country…also, it was the easiest thing to take funds away from in simcity

4. you know, if we stopped funding medical companies, we wouldn’t need to fund medicare as much as we do…yes, we pay medical companies to do research on drugs, then they price gouge us on the medicines…we need to crack down on them…but PAC’s buy the congresscritters, so that won’t happen

5. ranted on it

6. i think its bull that the whole country should rebuild small sections, since you and i came from the same city which got ZERO federal funds to rebuild it, but built itself on the salvation army and other private charitable organizations.

7. no child left behind is a joke, but is a good idea. i am sick of funding worthless public schools who do not produce quality students.

8. welfare and wic is good, what we need to do is STOP SSI from being taken out of social security, and be tacked onto the welfare system (trust me, it would stop the bleeding of the social security system by 20%)

9. i refuse assistance of the govt to any business…the govt has bailed out amtrak, gm, and every other freaking company in the united states, and we are the ones who pay for it. take out a small business loan like mom and pop stores back in the 20′s and earlier, and stop relying on the govt for everything.

10. now, as you can imagine, i am against the raise…the reason being, is for every wage increase, they pass along the costs to us, the consumers. people who make above min wage are the ones who are hurt, because they have to use their wages to support those who are govt mandated to cut into their costs.

people need to inform themselves more before they vote, instead of using the tired never going to change worthless thing of “abortion” as a reason to vote. you had the best chance with bushco for 6 years, didn’t happen, never will.

vote for smaller govt, that is why i am voting for ron paul…read up on him, the guy is what we need.