What is your source about the rate of the tax being 4%?
$
--- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Actually the Boston Tea Party was over a 4% tea tax. And they weren't
> protesting over the tax, but over having to pay tax without any
> representation in their government.
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <HRearden@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The British thought it would be fair to ship tea to America purchased
> > at a surplush price thus being a lower price than normal and adding 1%
> > tax on it which still made it a lower price.
> >
> > $
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Libertarians (like Harry Browne) support a non-protectionist flat 3%
> > > tariff on all imported goods which would not hamper anyone's ability
> > > to compete in the market and would be fair. I guess that way you
> > > wouldn't have tariff schedules. Or if we want to write 3% in
> > > different languages, I suppose it would be in the language of the
> > > nation in which the goods are originating.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <corynott@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > While I agree with much of what you have written here, I'm
wondering
> > > - what
> > > > language should the tariff schedules be printed in if and when we
> > have a
> > > > libertarian government?
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Behalf Of Paul
> > > > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:09 PM
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > False. English is not the common language of America. America
> > has no
> > > > common language. The language of America is English, Spanish,
> > French,
> > > > German, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Polish, Chinese, Vietnamese,
> > Japanese,
> > > > Russian, Swedish, Hindu, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Many Mexican people have learned English, and many don't. The
> same
> > > > was true of the European immigrants. Some of them didn't learn
> > > > English for several generations. Most were treated harshly
> and they
> > > > retreated into neighborhoods of their own people to escape
> from this
> > > > kind of oppression. They felt welcome with their own people and
> > their
> > > > own language, even in a new country.
> > > >
> > > > Learning English doesn't make you more American. It doesn't
> > mean you
> > > > try harder. English is most certainly not the common language
> > either.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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