Re: Re: POLITICS - money and health

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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:17:50 -0800

Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> wrote:

In the meantime the " small gov't " argument as it exists is

>essentially handing the power over to the coorporations -- who you

>rarely mention.

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>-- Heidi

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Well below is one person's answer...

" Once, during a radio interview (I’ve been known to repeat this story

too), I was asked, Why don’t you ever criticize big business the way you

always criticize big government?

I answered, I’m not forced to do business with General Motors. If I do

so voluntarily, I get a car for my money. But I am forced to do business

with the government. Every year I’m forced to pay it roughly the price

of a new car. And I’ve never seen that car. Someone else gets it. "

Joe Sobran - Taxation through the Ages

http://www.sobran.com/articles/taxationages.shtml

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That guy's pretty ignorant, then. He's " doing business " with big business

every moment of every day -- living with its pollution, just for starters.

> " Once, during a radio interview (I've been known to repeat this story

>too), I was asked, Why don't you ever criticize big business the way you

>always criticize big government?

>

>I answered, I'm not forced to do business with General Motors. If I do

>so voluntarily, I get a car for my money. But I am forced to do business

>with the government. Every year I'm forced to pay it roughly the price

>of a new car. And I've never seen that car. Someone else gets it. "

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see comments below

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:31:41 -0500

Idol <Idol@...> wrote:

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>That guy's pretty ignorant, then. He's " doing business " with big business

>every moment of every day -- living with its pollution, just for starters.

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>> " Once, during a radio interview (I've been known to repeat this story

>>too), I was asked, Why don't you ever criticize big business the way you

>>always criticize big government?

>>

>>I answered, I'm not forced to do business with General Motors. If I do

>>so voluntarily, I get a car for my money. But I am forced to do business

>>with the government. Every year I'm forced to pay it roughly the price

>>of a new car. And I've never seen that car. Someone else gets it. "

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Alright then, we will register Mr. Sobran in the ranks of the ignorant.