Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!fred From: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Tax Freedom Day Message-ID: <1218@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 11:36:07 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1218 Posted: Mon Jul 8 11:36:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Jul-85 13:27:07 EDT References: <1121@ubc-cs.UUCP> <1110@mnetor.UUCP> <695@lsuc.UUCP> Reply-To: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams) Distribution: can Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 28 Summary: In article <695@lsuc.UUCP> jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura|Barrister Jimomura Solicitor|Toronto) writes: > > Fred, I can't see what's wrong with the government taxing >oil companies and owning and running an oil company on the other >hand. As long as it doesn't play favorites with handouts and >taxbreaks the other oil companies don't suffer unfairly. On >the otherhand, if there's a profit, then it could help reduce >the deficit. I *like* the idea of the government earning an >honest living in the free market rather than taxing us to death! >It also debunks the rediculous myth that government is necessarily >not as good as "privately" owned industry. Governments are made >up of people just like "private" industry. Unfortunately, they >don't seem to do much better than other people running companies, >but then they really aren't all that much worse. > With all due respect, HORSEFEATHERS! > I also like the use of lotteries to raise money, just as a >point of interest. I just wish they'd use the money for mor >fundamental needs than they currently use it for. I wouldn't >even mind seeing them running bazzars and selling baked goods! >James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto >ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura I think lotteries are immoral. Cheers, Fred Williams