Re: [OT] I hate being American

From: George Dishman (george_at_briar.demon.co.uk)
Date: 12/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:30:56 -0000


"Mark Fergerson" <nunya@biz.ness> wrote in message
news:2kZAd.24799$Cl3.6946@fed1read03...
> Reg Edwards wrote:
>>
>> The only terrorist attacks on the UK have been from the IRA - financed
>> for
>> many years by the USA.
>
> You mean "Irish-Americans". Not a penny of my taxes ever went to support
> the IRA.

The organisation that collects those donations
is registered as a charity in the US so it gets
tax concessions, in a sense a subsidy from your
government that comes out of the taxes you pay.

George



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