Reply #30: How about ZERO percent. I'm sick of my tax dollars going to the Pentagon, the CIA, the

[bertman]

defense industry, subsidizing medical insurance companies (oh yes we do), paying for abstinence-only education, paying for church-affiliated organizations to do work our government should be doing.

But worst of all, I'm sick of seeing the Wall Street vampires being given more and more of our hard-earned cash because they pay off everybody in government from the President down.

I am happy to pay taxes to support defense. But not aggression or protection of corporate resources in foreign nations--or here, for that matter.

I am happy to pay taxes when I know they are being used for services that benefit our nation and help us to be more secure from want.

I am happy to pay taxes to educate our children, feed and clothe and house the needy, give small businesses and innovative entrepreneurs a leg up, to clean up our air and water and to inspect our foods to be sure it is safe to eat.

But enough is fucking enough.

Stop the abuse of the taxpayers under the guise of needing more tax dollars. We already have more than enough if we spend them wisely.