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msongs

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8. yes everyone should share the cost in proportion to how they benefit for example

Reply to gejohnston (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 19, 2018, 12:20 AM

Aug 2018

everyone has to eat. food should not be a tax deductible business expense. where you choose to eat is your business. the purpose of this deduction is so wealthy can live it up then write it off.

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How I would pay for infrastructure repairs, [View all] gejohnston Aug 2018 OP

Pork has always been a problem in Washington. dhol82 Aug 2018 #1

Make the Waltons, Kochs and Jeff Bezos pay for it! Initech Aug 2018 #2

Pork can be kept out by a competitive grant process marylandblue Aug 2018 #3

kind of like the gejohnston Aug 2018 #6

Well that included some politicians, but yes. marylandblue Aug 2018 #7

who benefits most from being in the US? - wealthy people and corporations. who pays least msongs Aug 2018 #4

everyone benifits, everyone should share the cost gejohnston Aug 2018 #5

yes everyone should share the cost in proportion to how they benefit for example msongs Aug 2018 #8

working class contractors use the same gejohnston Aug 2018 #9