You pay taxes and Rice Asks for $75 Million to Promote Democracy in Iran. Why do you allow her to do that?
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so contact your congressman and your senator and have them vote no.\n\nAs you even indicate -- Rice is only asking for the money, nobody has said that she has it to be spent yet.  There's a process that must be followed.
594476
i don't think a protest is necessarily productive. remember the protest against the war in Iraq? that didn't stop Bush did it? i went to work today, but i need to pay my rent. and besides i love the fact the half my check goes to uncle sam anyway, why would i pass up an opportunity to give up more of my money?
46752
Good point :)\n\nOf course, by "democracy" we usually mean "freedom to vote for the leaders we like". And oh look, Condi Rice cut off aid to the Palestinian government.
993377
She started making more and more money the louder and bolder she got. Same happened with Limbaugh. Republicans reward loudmouth bold regardless whether or not they speak the truth.
885339
Because the government funds enough private citizens (welfare) without needing to spend more.  There is no money to spend anymore...it doesn't grow on some tree behind The White House last time I checked, so as taxpayers, do I want to pay?  Heck no!!!!
413515
Of course she should but she won't!! I think she's a disgusting ligger and it's not the bloody Government she should be paying back it's us hard-working tax payers! We pay for the pathetic excuse of a Government and its just out of order.
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mid december 2005.  I don't speak Farsi so I'm assuming the editors of the L.A.Times and CNN got it right.  Big assumption.  \n\nhere's an article from CNN - "based on how many sources reported it, it looks like he did say it and that he really is a moron of great proportion"  Politically in his country it's like saying your going to cut taxes - gets you all kinds of support. \n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/iran.israel/
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since Iran does not have WMD's and has never attacked any one (unlike US and Israel) this isn't going to happen.\n\nIn a fantarsy world though I 'd give a toss because my tax money wont go to financing Israel forever.. it would hopefully go to take care of people who need health and education here (Israel has free healthcare, America does NOT)
284553
Because Bush wanted to spread the democracy ?? BULLSHIT !!\nHe wants money, oil, he wants to control the world ...
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When the Democrats are talking about taxing the rich, they are talking about anyone who doesn't make minimun wage. \n\nThey want to tax everyone as much as people will tolerate, then once the government has everyone's money, THEY get to spend it on what THEY think is right. They believe that those people who have worked hard to earn their money should give it to those who haven't.
660010
Because there r stupid people out there. If anything they help us. They still pay taxes. They are doing what they need to.
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Let me help.  I received this info this morning: \n\n"TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has said it would offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Tuesday.\nThe proposal is Iran's latest bid to reach out to ordinary Americans in an attempt by the Islamic Republic's political leadership to show that its quarrel is with the U.S. administration — not U.S. citizens.\n\nIt came as the United Nations Security Council deliberates a draft resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for its disputed nuclear program.\n\n"Iran's tourism department will pay $20 per person to those who attract European or American tourists to the country," the agency quoted Mohammed Sharif Malakzadeh, deputy head of the department, as saying.\n\nVisitors from other countries would earn travel agents $10 a tourist, Malakzadeh said."\n\nIf you could persuade your travel agent to split this powerful financial incentive with you, I'm sure that it would go a long way to helping pay for the trip!
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very good question ,let me tell you the incentives that american gave to iran up until today:\n1.billions of dolars in demonizing irana and iranians.\n2.shotting iranaian passenger plane and giving medal to captain of the shooting vessel.\n3.coup de etat against iran in 1952 and destroying iranian elected goverment .\n4.using their embassy as a spying headquarters in iran.\n5.75 million aid a year to escalate conflicts in iran.\n6.imposing sanctions for 26 years\n7.inciting saddam to attack iran.\n8.shooting iranian oil refineries,from which people jump to water as americans did in 9/11 atrocities from WTC buildings.\n9.threating iran every day.\n10.stoping foreign companies to work with iran.\nand many others..\n\nlong live america,long live poor iran that has to live with america.
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I think Iranian government(which is separate from its people) is developing Nuke Weapons (in their own words) to promote Islam in other countries. This is one of their goals. I think U.S and other countries must be aware that this regime doesn't care about it's own people, and so they don't care about anyone in the world. \nIran is one of the richest oil nations, but look how their citizens are living!!!! all the money form oil exports are in their own bank accounts in foreign countries.\nDo you know how many political prisoners are in prisons in Iran!!! They kill, torture and do lots of stuff that you can't imagine. \nI think the first thing U.S and other countries can do is to freeze their assets and money in banks.  some of them(people in Iran Regime) has Green card and travel to U.S. if Bush means what he says how they can travel to his country so easily.\nIranian people has nothing to do with all this. Why they should pay the price. All these things you see in T.V that some people are supporting them, these are their own people and they are paid to be there. \nBut in my opinion they should try to resolve the problem in a way that Iranian people pay the least price.
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Because its not your money.  They believe the money belongs to whoever, "needs it", and not to the person that earned it.  They only way they can make sure it is distributed to their supporters to to first take it away from the people that actually earned it.
542152
Bloomin' cheek. I suppose these US government officials have got diplomatic immunity.\n\nLook if we've finally got the Queen to pay tax, surely it's a small thing to start getting foreign dignitaries (not just the US, in case anyone starts) to cough up what they owe! Time for another campaign ...\n\n8-]
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hey  buddy, our plan is working, you fund our democracy and i jack up oil prices and we both get rich.\n\ntell barbara her muffins were delicious at our last secret meeting.\n\nBFF,\n\nIRAN PRES woop woop holla