Saying taxes are "confiscatory" (in this country, no less!) tends to bring
out my hyperbolic side.
Implying also that markets in this free-wheeling society are
"unreasonably"
regulated is equally a red flag. How? Where? Compared to 18th century
pre-industrial society?
If indeed, we had any decent "regulation" in place, we would
- not have had the Savings-Loan and current Mortgage crises.
- not have confiscatory levels of health costs.
- not have the growing inequity between haves/(or, in Bush's term
have-mores) and the poor.
etc etc. But I preach to the unconverted, so before someone points out
that
this is VERY OT, I shall stop.
Chandru Murthi
PS Agree with late BB, probably a first for me, but for doubtless
completely
different reasons. Otoh, a close look at our esteemed legislators
(particularly the ones lately in the news in NY) might indicate that maybe
that's how they were chosen.
"Bill H" <someone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Ahh, the proverbial straw man agument. Noone suggests government should
> disappear; however this proposition appears to be necessary in order to
> put forward a good socialist theory against reasonably regulated
markets.
> Perhaps a review of a few books on basic economics would be in order.
>
> Bill Buckley once opined he would rather be ruled by the first 500
people
> from the Boston telephone book than the entire faculty of Harvard
> University. Markets have a tendency to eliminate the arrogance of the
> ruling class. :-)
>
> Bill
>
> "Chandru Murthi" <cmurth_xyz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:NAcFj.90$EJ2.57@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> "Bill H" <someone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:e5adnckYV_Od-nnanZ2dnUVZ_vCknZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Isn't it astoni****ng what the law of supply and demand provides?
>>
>> Which is?
>>> Hopefully, gov't over-interference (via capricious and confiscatory
>>> taxes) will be minimized to allow the proper allocation of scarce
>>> resources. :-)
>>
>> Yeah, it would be wonderful if government disappeared entirely, leaving
>> us up to the mercy of the market, and the rapacious few who take
>> advantage of it. That way those of us who are truly fit will survive
and
>> the rest will die off. A most equitable result.
>>
>> Chandru
>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> "frosty" <frostyj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:LIOdnYU5OIJMk37anZ2dnUVZ_smnnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Peter McMurray wrote:
>>>>> ..Current UK price is 114.25p per litre, like us they have an
>>>>> increasing gap between unleaded and diesel with diesel getting more
>>>>> and more expensive so those chooks had quite a ride. By the way
does
>>>>> your 4$ include taxes I have assumed that it does.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, taxes are included. And price increases for diesel, here,
>>>> are also outpacing price increases for gasoline. Diesel was
>>>> $1.52/gal, about $.25 less than low grade gas, when I first
>>>> started buying it. Lately, it will be $.25 (or more) above
>>>> premium gas.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> frosty
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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