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BUSINESS DAY: "The Upside Of Paying More Taxes," by David Leonhardt, New York Times, 25 February 2009.
For half a century, we are told, our taxes have "remained fairly constant relative to the size of the American economy--equal to about 18 percent of gross domestic product."
That is going to end, because Americans "have made it clear that they want a certain kind of government," meaning big Defense + Medicare + Social Security.
So get used to higher taxes unless you want--collectively--to radically redefine our definition of government as we age.
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