Rioter: ‘I’m getting my taxes back’
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SkyNews' Mark Stone challenged looters in London to explain why they were rioting and found that just about any behavior can be excused by making it about taxes.
Reality, of course, is different. This 89-year-old barber didn't collect any taxes from the people who destroyed his store and livelihood. And what on earth would you loot from a barber shop? Shaving cream?
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