It would be ideal if we all contributed equally to the wellbeing of our nation, including sharing equally in the cost of our agreed-upon government programs. It’s not possible.

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Money represents the market price we receive for our time and ideas. Some of us make lots of money for the time we sell; others make less.

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The theory is that our economy will grow sufficiently such that, as our kids become wage-earning adults, it’s okay to saddle them with the debt from our current indulgences.

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A nation’s criteria for immigration must be an individual’s merit; not their level of duress in their parent country.

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Even though the forces for separation can be strong, splitting a nation into pieces solves nothing.

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“No society, no matter how tolerant, can expect to thrive if its citizens don’t prize what their citizenship means.” ~ Salman Rushdie

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In times of great stress, such as the Second World War, our sense of nation seems almost natural; nationhood is implicit and few question it.

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Their goal is to tip the scale toward a particular election candidate, political party or legislative outcome.

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