[The_Rorschach]

"As you said, it has nothing to do with conservatism. As I never said it did."

You are an idiot. LOOK AT THE NAME OF THIS THREAD AND TELL ME WHY WHITE SUPREMACY BEARS MENTIONING. You did not say Republicans Are Redneck Racists Twits, but you did infer it, just as Italian duly noted above.

"These are the people that turn themselves into victims."

What are you? The purveyor of falty generalities? If someone stands up for their interest, to take an active hand in how the money they provide the government with is spent, they are doing so out of victim complex? You went to public schools didn't you. I don't honestly believe that minorities are all that great of a drain on our society, I think that is a hobgoblin of petty minds who see statistics but forget that they only represent one facet of our termical society. HOWEVER. By refusing to accept the financial burden of others, they are standing up for their rights as taxpayers, which is distinctly un-victim like in my opinion, they are using the system as it was meant to be used, as a tool for THEIR benefit -Or have you forgotten what ideals this nation was founded on, you know, of the people for the people and all that? Victims are generally made up of those who cannot, or simply do not, stand up for themselves, not those who seek to resist infringements upon their persons, property or assets.

"So honestly, is it so outrageous for me to believe that there are people out there whose views on taxation are influenced if not formed by a feeling of being victimized?"

Yes. In order for there to be a victim, there needs to be a perpetrator. Who would it be in this context? The Government? But that is who most of these taxpayers are addressing their concerns to. The "illegal" aliens? But they have no power, and are merely passive recipients. Your little theory doesn't hold water, even at an elementary level of scrutinizing.