The North Carolina Senate has approved an $18 MILLION budget for the state of North Carolina. Based on North Carolina figures, there's about 3.9 million workers in the state (and that's a very high estimate, assuming nearly all people aged 18-65 are employed).

That means each person has to pay about $4.75, on average, into the budget (and yes, I'm well aware that most pay much, much more, it's just to average it across the board for this example). However, with a population of 8.5 million, the state is paying out about $2.20 per person. Therefore, everyone who is working is paying for their "benefits" from the state AND an entire addition person.

Why is that? Why am I forced at gunpoint to pay for another person to exist? Forget the actual dollar amounts, that's not important -- what's significant is the percentages -- I am forced to pay for another person and that's wrong. Politicians always run based on how much they "bring home to the district" -- well the numerical average shows that people who work are paying over TWICE what they're getting. Want my vote? Run on a platform that says you'll stop using government force to take from me.

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