From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Thu Jun 26 2003 - 00:09:23 MDT
Adrian writes
> [The source of the expression is]
> Specifically, Depression-era, referring to getting off
> welfare (which, apparently, was a dime per [unit time]
> at the time). Not entirely sure, but that's what the
> information I've heard indicates.
As the word comes from French, meaning tithe, perhaps we
should co-opt the expression to mean freeing ourselves
from taxation! ;-)
Lee
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