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Originally Posted by jspchief
My problem isn't neccessarily the tax burden itself, but that there are a lot of them that don't pay taxes to help offset that burden.
And on a much simpler scale, it's a matter of them playing by a different set of rules than we have to. I think it's a natural reaction to be upset by that.
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The whole tax issue is a different discussion, IMO as our current set up sucks in many, many ways.
Then there is the point I was heading towards with my first question. We need to get rid of the entitlement society we are burdened with already. It is not just illegals who get these entitlements (which blows my mind as to how they can qualify but that is another matter also) but those "lazy S.O.B.s who won't work" in the first place. There are enough helping organizations out there now from the local chuches to the Salvation Army that can and will help the less fortunate without needing to get the Feds involved in supporting them or taking the money from my wallet to fund it.
Sorry, got sidetracked. I am of the feeling that this is not as big an issue as it appears right now. In answer to someone's question at the beginning of this thread, yes this is today's Gay Marriage. I honestly think the Repiblicans are upping the media hype on immigration to take the focus for the upcoming election off issues like the Iraq situation or whether we have a competent president or not. If you can get people to focus on an issue you can control the talk about you can more easily hit the talking points and get the votes. In the meantime the real issues that people actually worry about everyday get ignored just like every other election.