Can't say I have studied the issue. But I would start to think socialism when I see that all the media are government owned and so are most of the businesses. I guess a key test would be can you start your own business and can you buy your own land or do you have to take what you are given.
Dana Heald, Tim writes: > Not what country, what policies and economy? Cuba calls itself socialist, > hell so did the USSR, remember them? Nazis claimed to be national > socialists. That doesn't make it so. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:33 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries) > > > Cuba comes to mind. > > http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/News2Frame.htm?socialistcountries.htm > > Dana > > Heald, Tim writes: > > > will you define what you THINK socialism is? I pulled my definition out > of > > the one that Larry sent from the dictionary. > > > > Tim > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:24 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries) > > > > > > A very fast scan on Google indicates that this is a characteristic of fee > > simple deeds in general. I know that in Texas they were talking about fee > > simple deeds also... I was thinking of buying land in West Texas and this > > was pointed out on one site I was reading as a gotcha, that and making > sure > > there is some access to water. > > > > I don't think it proves a thing about socialism... > > > > Dana > > > > Nick McClure writes: > > > > > But does the government own the mineral rights, or are they just a > > separate > > > deed? > > > > > > I thought it was common for mineral and land rights to be separate, that > > way > > > I can sell my mineral rights but keep the land, or keep the mineral > rights > > > and sell the land. > > > > > > My point was that the mineral rights are government owned, and will > always > > > be that way. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:00 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries) > > > > > > > > Do you know that if you buy a house in Texas the mineral rights are > not > > > > normally included? I haven't researched the question in Canada and > most > > of > > > > my relatives live within city limits. Which province are we talking > > about? > > > > Even if true, This would by your definition make Texas a socialist > > state. > > > > I > > > > don't think so. And if we are going to get into countries that give > > money > > > > to oil companies... hehe. I haven't reseached this in Canada, but I > can > > > > pull out beaucoup links about Haliburton and the rest of the gang > making > > > > billions in Iraq. Does this make the US a socialist state? > > > > > > > > And you say *I* am oversimplifying. > > > > > > > > As for taxes, to hear you guys you pay plenty in taxes. You sure > > Canadians > > > > pay more? I thought you were going to look this up. > > > > > > > > I have a problem with the statement because it is wrong, Tim, you say > > > > these > > > > things and then you can't back them up. I asked you for links about > this > > > > last Thursday. Put up or shut up. > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
