...balance The Budget ? Tax Religion.

Then As I Got Older, I Always Gravitated Towards The Hard Stuff, Born To Be Wild, Then Black Sabbath

To This Day, We Get Letters At Alternative Tentacles From Young Teenagers Who Hide Their Dead Kennedys Albums Behind Their Mirror Or In The Mattress Of Their Bed. Wouldn't It Be Better If The Parents Just Discussed This With The Kids Instead Of Creating This Culture Of Sneaking And Dishonesty Within The Family? The Moral Of The Story Being, You Don't Hide Reality From Your Kids Because Then They Grow Up To Be Smarter, More Aware Adults.

We Don't Need A Flat Tax, But A Flattening Tax, To Truly Level The Playing Field.

Any Alternative Culture That Inspires A Lot Of Passion And Inspiration Is Also In Danger Of Being Set In Its Ways, Almost From The Moment It's Born.

I Think There's Plenty Of Room, Even In The Most Serious Activist Circles, For Humor. Humor Can Be Very Effective Both To Inspire, And As A Weapon. Just Ask Frank Zappa And Charlie Chaplin.