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Re:Retirement Nomads: Too poor to retire and too young to die by dpritchett on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:13PM (#11022655)
They'll say "I don't trust the government to spend that money properly. Take $232/yr away from some entitlement program that services people who aren't directly related to me."
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Re:Retirement Nomads: Too poor to retire and too young to die by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:14PM (#11022665)
Is "they" a large enough voting cohort for it to matter?
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Re:Retirement Nomads: Too poor to retire and too young to die by dpritchett on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:20PM (#11022721)
Yes, I think you'll find that the majority of U.S. citizens will vote down a tax increase, even if the intentions are good.
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Re:Retirement Nomads: Too poor to retire and too young to die by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:21PM (#11022726)
I think you underestimate the size of the 55+ voting cohort. Taxes are going up, no matter what.
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