High taxes: Worth the services the public gets? BACKBENCHER Rod. P. Kapunan 12/19/2009

High taxes: Worth the services the public gets? BACKBENCHER Rod. P. Kapunan 12/19/2009 A crusade in this election has been raised on the issue of high taxes. Maybe our incumbent public officials seeking reelection or their relatives wanting to succeed them would argue that the amount we pay is not the highest in the world. This is a non sequitur because taxes should be spent solely for public purposes and wisely. Thus, if the people do not get the justified equivalent for taxes paid, they certainly they have the right to get back the excess by way of reduced taxes, or have those fees and charges scrapped, as they serve no purpose but bilk the public, merely to bloat the budget, with a huge percentage going into the pockets of politicians..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091219com3.html

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