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Originally Posted by MathGeek
Yeah, yeah. And all the lottery proceeds go to support education. And your social security payments are kept in a "lock box" for you to draw on in retirement.
Most "dedicated" governmental funding schemes are shell games. The US treasury (federal funds) are one huge frungible, co-mingled deal.
On the whole, I'm glad the feds bought some wetlands rather than confiscating them through regulation without compensating the orignal owners.
But you are not going to convince me that a Duck Stamp is not just another tax, kinda like Obama Care is just another tax.
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You have some reala issues with the government
. The duck stamp is not a tax. It goes specifically to wetland conservation, and that is the cheapest thing you will buy to go duck hunting
Some of you guys have got to take a break from Rush Limbaugh, he will have you believing this stuff
