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judasdisney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 06:41 AM
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4. The War Tax -- Romans used to pay for wars by hollowing out gold coins or clipping them
Rome would clip gold coins just a tiny bit to collect money to pay for wars.

Neocons/Democrats are essentially "hollowing out" the U.S. dollar's value to pay for wars & Wall Street orgies.
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  - The War Tax -- Romans used to pay for wars by hollowing out gold coins or clipping them  judasdisney   Sep-30-08 06:41 AM   #4 
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