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On Wed, 25 Mar 26 11:15:03 UTC, Charles Hope wrote:

> On 25/03/2026 04:38, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:54:21 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> 
>>> Ar an ceathrú lá is fiche de mí Márta, scríobh Lawrence D’Oliveiro:
>>>
>>>> Healthier citizens living longer ... does that count?
>>>
>>> I was talking about politicians looking out for their cronies while
>>> packing their golden parachutes - not ordinary citizens.
>> 
>> Don’t you think about why those taxes are being collected in the first
>> place -- to improve the lot of citizens? So shouldn’t we look at
>> exactly such improvements (or lack of them) to point to whether that
>> tax collection is being of benefit to the country or not?
> 
> income tax was "temporary measure" to pay for the Napoleonic War.

It's always 'temporary'. When the New York State Thruway was constructed 
there was a 'temporary' toll to pay for the construction. It's now $35 end 
to end, or $21 if you have an EZ-Pass.