LETTERS
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 4:36 a.m.
This 'business' going broke The U.S. government has become a for-profit business. I pay either willingly or unwillingly, i.e., by taxes, to be a very minor part of this business through no action of my doing. The people I help select (or don't select) become officials of the business. From what I pay, they take compensation in both salary and perks, which they set for themselves.
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Editorial, Pages 81 on 08/09/2009
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