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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: Trump threatens a Tariff Tantrum
Date: 08/26/25 3:01 PM
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we are still better off doing them and taxing everyone because we all benefit.

Except the Federal government doesn't tax everyone to pay for it. The government adds more to the pile of debt.

Micro scale example: the (L&Ses) in Lansing have underfunded road maintenance, for years, to help cover more tax cuts for "JCs". The citizens of the township I live in, voted to tax themselves to help with road maintenance, even though the township is not really responsible for any of the roads, because no-one else was getting it done. What would most states do, if they couldn't fob the funding for beneficial programs off on the Federal government?

Steve
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