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Ken, I have a hard time understanding your victimhood. We all pay taxes to support the public services we need to be a civil and a civilized society. Government is not a business. It does nor exist to make a profit. Yes, it is wasteful and inefficient. Nowadays it barely functions at a survival level. Your position strikes me as an endorsement of social Darwinism. Not everyone wants to live in a society where it's every man for himself and to hell with anyone who can't compete. The system today is rigged against everyone who isn't already wealthy. Wealth gains since 1989 have gone to the top 3 % of the income distribution. The next 7 % has stayed even. The bottom 90 % has experienced a steady decline. There is no such thing as a free market. It's not a fair game. The market has us all by the throat and is intent on squeezing us dry. If only the government could govern. We don't get to vote on big money. They're the ones calling the shots regardless of who may be in Washington.