NODE 9d0d9854Re: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done (fwd)
Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:11:06 +0800
Forwarded message:
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:00:44 -0500
> From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
> Subject: Re: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done
> better (Re: How to solve the tax problem w/o anarchy or force)
> Roads are the easiest (assuming a government model) things to apply
> road use taxes to, simply tax gasoline, oil, and tires. Scale your tire tax
> based on weight and apply it to bicycles as well, then everyone (execpt
> peds) who uses pays.
Screw that, tax the shoes.
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NODE 7105f440Re: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done (fwd)
Petro <petro@playboy.com>Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:07:41 +0800
At 8:56 PM -0500 11/10/98, Jim Choate wrote:
>Forwarded message:
>
>> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:00:44 -0500
>> From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
>> Subject: Re: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done
>> better (Re: How to solve the tax problem w/o anarchy or force)
>
>> Roads are the easiest (assuming a government model) things to apply
>> road use taxes to, simply tax gasoline, oil, and tires. Scale your tire tax
>> based on weight and apply it to bicycles as well, then everyone (execpt
>> peds) who uses pays.
>
>Screw that, tax the shoes.
Ok, just do it in proportion to the weight rating, and the road usage.
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NODE 6d88f25fRe: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done (fwd)
Reeza! <howree@cable.navy.mil>Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:39:56 +0800
At 07:56 PM 11/10/98 -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
>Forwarded message:
>
>> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:00:44 -0500
>> From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
>> Subject: Re: most of what govts do can be done by business, and done
>> better (Re: How to solve the tax problem w/o anarchy or force)
>
>> Roads are the easiest (assuming a government model) things to apply
>> road use taxes to, simply tax gasoline, oil, and tires. Scale your tire tax
>> based on weight and apply it to bicycles as well, then everyone (execpt
>> peds) who uses pays.
>
>Screw that, tax the shoes.
And every man (and woman) will be come a cobbler,,,
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