I'm generally with you on the first paragraph. As for the second, you subsidize or don't tax what you want to promote, just as you tax what you want to...
The fact is, we don't follow your proposed tax policy - which I agree with and have long advocated. We tax everything in sight. We should in fact, tax things...
It's nice to know that someone realizes that the teachings of Gautama Buddha have nothing to do with the supernatural. In the sense of "atheism is not having...
Now that is interesting. I never thought to ask in SB what sign people are; Gaele might know. ... That's weird - on one of my Fleetwood Mac yahoo groups...
The procreation thing falls down completely with modern fertility treatments. While obviously, a lot of hetero couples are still using the old fashioned way...
... I don't know if I agree with that. The idea that we should tax bad behavior and subsidize good behavior assumes the government is in the business of...
I like it. ... The procreation thing falls down completely with modern fertility treatments. While obviously, a lot of hetero couples are still using the old...
And Soma. There's so much of that around that someone gave me a bottle of 300 not long ago.... ... Well, of course Vicodin and Percocet should be banned....
You know what? Almost every law and statute that governments pass can be traced back to encouraging 'moral' or socially stabilizing behavior or discouraging...
If you don't want to pay taxes, don't drive on roads or use any of the services paid for by taxes. And yes, there's corruption and waste that has to be weeded...
Excuse me. I could stop driving on roads tomorrow and using all those services and under the current system, I wouldn't save a penny in taxes. But where did I...
The government is working full-tilt to make sure that it is NOT held accountable. Perhaps we can ameliorate that somewhat, but I fear not. We will never...
I forgot to comment on that. I don't really know how to 'hold the government accountable' at least with spending, as long as we have no choice about how much...
Well, I'm feeling that we are talking past each other as well. I agree with a lot of what you write as well. Probably I pick out the stuff that seems...
I think that giving the people more say in how the tax monies are spent makes sense; I also believe in luxury taxes. I think that the income tax could be a...
Yeah, despite the fact that you sometimes complain a little about your poverty, I really think you live a wonderful life. You have a steady job, someone you...
But how we hold government accountable for spending is an issue regardless of how we raise taxes. Regardless of how we raise taxes, if people aren't interested...
Okay, I'm trying to find this article that describes Holland's tax system. I searched the NYT for "Holland" and got 10,000 hits. On page three I find the...
The think is, the government already taxes the most socially costly vice items, or else it makes them illegal. The two big ones of course are cigarettes and...
... But is this the way we want things to worK? I really don't buy the whole argument that getting people to consume more is a good thing. I want to see a net...
I am. And am also rich in friends and in peace of mind. For my age, and considering my background, I'm reasonably healthy. I am not unappreciative of this. ...
Mark Morford cracks me up. Confirmed: God is slightly gay Just ask the animals. As soon as they stop having all that homosexual sex By Mark Morford, SF Gate...
I'm sure there are as many ideas about how to fund the government fairly as there are people in this group. My idea is very rough and no doubt fraught with...
You know, I think this may just be the argument to convince Creationists to abandon the old "God created everything" idea and finally embrace the idea that...
... Makes me wonder if any 'scientist' ever grew up on a farm ... Make that "Juedeo-Christian-Moslem" religious dogma. Im sure there are probly so called...
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