>On 10/10/06, Gruss Gott wrote: >> You argument fails on 2 counts: >> >> (1.) It's the haves that use the infrastructure, not the havenots, so >> there is no exchange. > >I don't think all Interstates help everyone, but I can be wrong. I >imagine an interstate in North Dakota would help the locals a lot more >than anyone else in the country. As an extreme example there's the >proposed bridge to nowhere in Alaska.
North Dakota has some very good roads outside of the interstates. Problem is they're underwater every spring. > >> (2.) The idea of a union of states is that for common infrastructure >> like courts, highways, and defense we pay as one state. Thus a >> *federal* income tax AND a *state* income tax. Put another way, there >> is not state distinction on federal defense. > >I specifically said education to show redistribution with taxes could >happen, not that it always happens. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217269 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
