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On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 03:53:54 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) The other example of trashy "Sun"'s is no doubt based on the UK version? You should check out the UK paper, "The Daily Sport," and its sibling, "The Sunday (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Official what? (...) Ah - *thats* what you mean.. cool, agreed! (...) There's no reason why you couldn't use the existing infrastructure as a scaffolding to create a new one. (...) Except that the federal government can close or open any (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) vote (...) Except, I suppose, officials? (...) great (...) It was a comparison. I wasn't sure if we were ready for square one yet. We need to be sure we are on about the same wavelength. (...) everything (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'll give it my best go. (...) I agree - because once you have Social Groupings that organise their own affairs independently, there won't be *MUCH* that you'd need *EVERYONE* to vote on at one time? (...) Well, if that means that you think my (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How do you hold a company's officers liable? If company X spills toxic goo into a river, who is responsible? The worker who didn't close the valve? The supervisor who didn't make sure it got closed? The process engineer who put the valve near (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Richard, I am not being argumentative just for the sake of it. I am truly having difficulty seeing your side of this, and as is usually the case, wondering why you can't see mine. I made some replies below that I would like you to look at. I am (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm interested in breakdowns... as I've said here before, some kinds of taxes have a more pernicious distorting effect and therefore are worse than others. ++Lar (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Christopher Weeks wrote in message <3880E975.C4916B4E@e...se.net>... (...) world (...) Baggage, hindrance... Yeah, your right, Chris. (...) While there is the similarity of the desire for a small central government with a limited amount of power in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I gave you totals. The total is what matters, not the composition. Jasper (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Government is vastly more accountable than corporations[1] at present. In both cases, virtually the only way something "bad" ever comes into the public view is through inquisitive reporters. When a governemnt is so affected, the people (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Exactly! So you chose the opposite party. (...) Sure. I'm not saying that those things have nothing to do with it. You obviously give these issues some thought, but I still say that people have more hidden baggage behind these kinds of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Good enough for what? What if you look at it differently? What % of your income do you pay as income tax? What would it be if you were in the US doing the same kind of work? What about other forms of taxation? What's your sales tax like? How (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I am a little curious as to why no non-Libertarian people have commented so far.. does it look like I've strayed? :) Have I fleshed out the power and funding areas any further, or is there a lot more that I haven't considered? Richard (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Rachel Kingston wrote in message ... (...) Its nice to find someone new to read, who happens to think (at least in this instance) a little like I do! (...) this (...) My definition of art: Art is that which man creates. Creation is a reflection of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) processed (...) their (...) them (...) Thanks. Thats reason enough for me to boycott Nestle. There are other chocolatiers, at least there are in America. As it bothers you (and me) that others are being (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "Freedom is something you assume...you wait for someone to try to take it away from you, and the degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free" (U. Utah Phillips/Ani Difranco "Fellow Workers") James Powell (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree - the person who takes freedom for granted has different knowledge or opinions, as to how valuable it is, than someone who craves freedom. Richard (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh - I thought everyone knew! Basically Nestle heavily promote their processed baby milk in third world countries. Parents there, wanting the best for their children *believe* the adverts - it comes from the West - it must be great right? As a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) living (...) picture (...) one a (...) there (...) other is (...) which (...) My POV, the person who has more freedom has a greater ability to have more knowledge concerning freedom. He also has more (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <387E3BDD.6A5F8473@c...eb.net>... (...) I doubt thats it, but funny if it was. Lets spend a collossal amount of finite public resources on the Anti Nestle, Advertising-Tax Campaign (ANATC) (1). (...) I agree, I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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