On May 1, 3:24*pm, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:
You know, I've been reading posts in this thread, and it truly
amazes me that some of the very same people who _strongly resent_
the idea of the policeman on every street corner (or is it every
tenth of a street corner these days?) being able to "demand your
papers" (your ID) -- something I don't like either -- have _no_
problem _at all_ with the police state being able to demand not only
your ID but intimate details about your family and home life, and
every tiny detail of every financial transaction you have ever
engaged in, on pain of severe punishment (ultimately enforced by
uniformed goons with guns) when the Census man or the Internal
Revenue man comes to call.

Isn't the latter much worse than the former?

With every good wish,

Kevin Alfred Strom.
--http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Kevin, I think gross inconsistency is a major part of the human
condition.

I wish I saw more police everywhere - we're cut back so far we
practically have one per square mile, in a densely populated area.

Much of what the IRS asks is if you have things you can deduct to make
your tax burden lower; my main beef with that is that the thing is too
complicated anyway, but at least it evens things out a little.

FWIW, the fully Constitutional Census asked very little of me...and it
nets back some of the hard-earned tax dollars originally handed over
to the IRS. In fact, I believe that my own tax burden was not enough,
and I wish we wealthier people would be required to pay more than what
we do. I find no problem with all of that. Others may, but again,
inconsistency is legion among homo "sapiens"...