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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Tax Freedom Day
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Date: Sat, 6-Jul-85 23:00:24 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul  6 23:00:24 1985
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Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura|Barrister Jimomura Solicitor|Toronto)
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Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: Petro-Can


     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.
 
     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
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