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> From: Ric Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [CTRL] Should The U.S. Impose Limits On Incredibly
StupidShit?
> Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 4:54 PM
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hilary A. Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > From: Das GOAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > >
> > > >Should The U.S. Impose Limits On Incredibly Stupid Shit?
> > >
> > > I believe that a tax on stupidity --mandatory, not voluntary like
> > > the lottery-- would, almost instantly, pay off the national debt
> > > and provide a huge surplus for future generations.
> >
> > Now, would this be *surplus* as in the multi-trillion dollar surplus
> > the House is eager to spend or would this be the real McCoy?
>
> That depends on how stupid polticios and the public both actually
> are, and how stupid each thinks the other is. Remember, 'freedom'
> includes the freedom to be an idiot; to maximize a tax on stupidity,
> gov't should actively ENCOURAGE idiocy, like maybe by subsidizing
> astrologers.
Hmmmm...this statement would suggest that the gov't ISN"T actively
encouraging idiocy, like maybe handing over to China ALL of our nuclear
goodies...
>Hey, there's a point of attack: the stupidity tax
> would apply to all products of the paranormal, NewAge, religion,
> gambling and videogame industries. Don't just tax dumb behavior,
> impose a levee on products and services that only a moron would
> buy. Most everything on QVC, for instance. And UFOlogy...
Ah, but you forgot the biggie, er, like handing money over to the IRS with
every paycheck even though we are not legally obligated to do so. Of
course, the IRS would then take everything so, there is some justification
for following the heard. Moo...
Hilary
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