The Nation, June 27th, 1994
Here are some things I have been forced to pay for with my taxes: the arming of brutal, corrupt and antidemocratic regimes around the world (Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Chile, etc.); Jonas Savimbi; Afghan "freedom fighters" a k a Islamic fundamentalists; the mass imprisonment of poor people for behavior I don't consider criminal, like drug offenses and prostitution; the repatriation of Haitian refugees. I underwrite New York City's hypersegregated schools, horrific foster care system and trigger-happy police force--which, actually, I pay for twice, since I contribute to the $10 million or so th...
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