Eat the PoorRe: Disappearing Act by Gregory Palast (March 22-28)
If Al Gore had gotten the vote of every pimp, drug dealer, bank robber, rapist, murderer, etc., etc., he would have won the election. Whoopee!
I think only taxpayers, that is, people who actually PAY taxes should have the right to vote. How's that for democracy in action. By the way, we aren't a democracy; we're a constitutional republic, but who cares about details these days. The Democrat plan of shifting the tax burden to a smaller and smaller group of people (called achievers) is working, and Republicans go along for the ride for some unknown reason. Pretty soon most voters won't even have a stake in tax policy unless it's how much they get from the government for NOT paying taxes (earned income tax credit for example). It's either socialist or socialist lite!
No legitimate voter was intentionally denied the right to vote. Get over it already — Gore lost!!
Walter Powell
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This article appears in Apr 19-26, 2001.
