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user1951@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:26:41 +0100, "Tiny Tim" <t.dodd@virgin.net>
> wrote:
>
>> p.s. if we stopped taking bloody asylum seakers then perhaps we
>> could pay our firefighters a bit more!
>
> It does not take them long to start using racism does it.....you are
> not a Sun reader by any chance are you?

I'm not a racist. I'm a capitalist and I like to see a fair return for my
money. I work hard. I earn money. I pay taxes. The less tax I pay the better
the Sky package I can afford.

But seriously, if I invest in the fire service, or the police or the armed
forces I get protection from harm, as do my neighbours. If I invest in
roads, rail, education and health services these all bring value to my life.

If I invest in asylum seekers, refugees or foreign aid what benefit does
that bring to me? It might bring a warm fuzzy feeling to some. But to me it
simply means more people when we still have unemployment, higher taxes and
more pressure on our already stretched resources.

Call me a mean selfish b*****d if you like but do not call me a racist. I
have nothing against foreigners, only the misguided use of *my* money. Let
charities take care of the needy but don't force every working man and woman
in this country bail out complete strangers.