ONT POLITICS 45 RE HOW MUCH TAXES IS FAIR
From: E. Barry Bruyea (crested@no-spam)
Subject: Re: How much taxes is fair?
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 06:47:39 -0400


On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 02:17:55 GMT, .BitHead. <bithead@no-spam>
wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:33:41 GMT, "Jennifer Wainwright"
><JenniferWainwright@no-spam> wrote:
>
>
>>> I don't think that you have provided me with much logic to follow.
>>
>>OK, I'll go over it one more time. You made the statement "You some (sic)
>>here in a cowardly fashion, unwilling to identify yourself...." From this I >>inferred that you had some problem with people using pseudonyms when they >>post. My point was that there is NO WAY for you to know whether or not >>someone is using a pseudonym, unless they give you more information in the >>body of their post. Do you follow it yet?
>
>And why does that bother him? I ask because it's apparent he uses it >to duck real issues.
>
>Example:
>
>>> [Please understand...I have no serious problem with anyone coming here >>> anonymously, so long as he or she is civil and not looking to >>> assassinate the character of others.]
>
>THe bottom line is he got handed his head. So to avoid that issue, he >picks this one.

Which shows the level of his hypocrisy, considering at one time Carrick himself used identities other than Carrick in this group.


From: .BitHead. (bithead@no-spam)
Subject: Re: How much taxes is fair?
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:45:52 GMT

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 04:02:57 GMT, Mountain Goat <rmgoatNO@no-spam> wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 04:31:03 GMT, .BitHead. <bithead@no-spam>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:29:27 GMT, Mountain Goat >><rmgoatNO@no-spam> wrote:
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>>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:37:37 GMT, .BitHead. <bithead@no-spam>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 03:24:19 GMT, Mountain Goat >>>><rmgoatNO@no-spam> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>So basically, if 6 people out of 10 decide to tax the 4 richest to >>>>>>subsistence levels, that's alright, huh? After all, it's democratic!
>>>>>
>>>>>Name someone who has been taxed to 'subsistence levels'. You cannot >>>>>and you know you cannot so this is a red herring (sorry if you don't >>>>>like 'red' things).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Actually, it's fairly easy to point up.
>>>>Consider the damage tax hikes do to the economy, and the hgood that >>>>tax cuts do. Clearly, the levels are too high when even a small cut >>>>has such a pronounced effect.
>>>> >>>Prove the alleged 'damage'. Since all except the most rosy coloured >>>glasses republicans agree that Bush's tax cuts (even if he had got all >>>of them) will do Butkus to improve the economy (Read what the >>>Congressional Budget Office had to say for one) and will run up the >>>debt thereby ensuring future inflation as the government has to >>>compete for borrowed money with business.
>>
>>Bunk >>
>>You're calling Greenspan a "rosy coloured glasses republican"?
>>Apparently, I ahve a better idea of Canadian politics than you do of >>US politics, if this comment is an example.
>>
>Greenspan is one economist, albeit in a powerful position. Other than >to name a person, I note that you have not made any argument to >support your previous contentions about the affect of taxes.
>

I should think given his rather public comments during the week that *my* comment was posted, that would have been enough. Clearly, based on his comments, he thinks the cut will have the desired effect.

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From: .BitHead. (bithead@no-spam)
Subject: Re: How much taxes is fair?
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:15:49 GMT

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:02:37 GMT, <nshinede@no-spam> wrote:

>Now, lets for once get this "name" thing understood.
>
>Speaking for myself, if you think I'm dumb enough to let the nitwits and >idiots who post here know who I am, your as dumb as they are. A good way to >get your house robbed.

True. If you address is listed anywhere.
It's not, in my case.

>
>If I know you, and trust your at least honest,
>I will communicate with you under my name.
>God, thats just common sense! Have you read some of these totally idiotic >posts?

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