[Buddha-l] Republicans are happier ?

[Jim Peavler]

Unfortunately, those of us who make only minor money, such a you  
suggest, still pay taxes. In fact we pay a higher rate of taxes than  
if we were certain corporations. And we would go to jail for  
withholding even the that dribble. Unless you are completely homeless  
and pennyless it is very  difficult to avoid supporting war, torture,  
and the other horrors our government provides.


On Feb 13, 2008, at 2:47 PM, paul bennett wrote:

>
> Another option is to stop working for a large salary, taking odd  
> jobs that pay cash or otherwise attempting to maintain your income  
> to the poverty level. I believe this is the choice that the buddha  
> might have chosen. Losing the security blanket of wealth/heathcare  
> etc is difficult but not impossible for somebody not actively  
> raising a family. A householder may not be able to take advantage  
> of this easy, moral escape - but being sent to prison may indeed be  
> a worse choice.
>
> For those lucky few who manage to walk away from the system, paying  
> tax becomes just another social option, to be grouped with giving  
> to charity, church, etc.
>
> --
> Paul Bennett
> net3431 at yahoo.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Richard Hayes <rhayes at unm.edu>
> To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:32:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Republicans are happier ?
>
> On Wednesday 13 February 2008, Richard Hayes wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking the time is fast approaching when the only morally  
>> responsible
>> thing for an American to do is to refuse to pay the 43% of his or  
>> her taxes
>> that go toward supporting a militaristic plutocracy that poses as a
>> democracy.
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Jim Peavler
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