# What lessons can be drawn from the 2012 election?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 8, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-can-be-drawn-from-the-2012-election/640306 "2012-11-08T00:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-can-be-drawn-from-the-2012-election/640306/26 "2012-11-08T18:37:48Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> It’s a good thing that’s not happening.  
> Of course if the federal government ever does become too overpowering you can always move to Canada.

As long as they tax my “income” I remain enslaved. I have no interest in changing my life so I can be ruled by a more fiscally responsible slave master.

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