Paying higher taxes is "patriotic"?

09/18/2008James Fogal

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. This is another example of our rulers attempting to brainwash us by re-defining taxation.

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