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Subject: 
Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
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Date: 
Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:10:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > 
> > Uh, Lar, that may not be such a good idea - the US has a long history
> > of failing to pay US dues.  If the vote was based on current, true,
> > paid-up dues, there would
> > be many times when the US would have ZERO votes due to being in arrears.
> > 
> > The idea makes sense to me, but with our past history, it wouldn't
> > bode well for the US.
> 
> That's part of the original argument. If we don't get a vote unless we're
> paid up, we (and other nations as well) will be falling all over ourselves
> to pay up. ESPECIALLY if we get a 25% or so vote because of it.

I think it more likely we would end up falling over ourselves to do
back-door deals in order to avoid paying.

ROSCO



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  Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
 
(...) That's part of the original argument. If we don't get a vote unless we're paid up, we (and other nations as well) will be falling all over ourselves to pay up. ESPECIALLY if we get a 25% or so vote because of it. I think there are a lot of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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