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Re:Google Joins Apple in Push for Tax Holiday by patrickgzill on Sunday October 02, 2011 @11:01PM (#3064840)
I was not aware that present-day Hong Kong, and pre-1913 America, were uncilivized. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
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Re:Google Joins Apple in Push for Tax Holiday by phillmv on Sunday October 02, 2011 @11:11PM (#3064861)
Hong Kong still has property taxes, payroll taxes, corporate income taxes and gambling taxes among a few others.

Pre-1913 America had a radically different view on what kinds of services the government should provide. Most of the US budget is split between Social Security, Medicare/aid and the Military.

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