That's not very helpful if I don't speak the language of the country from which I'm importing goods. I suppose I could just demand that the tariff schedules, including the laws upon which the rates are calculated (3% of what? Final sale value? Purchase price? Shipping cost?) be printed in whatever language I demand them to be. In fact, why should I have to read them at all? What if I"m illiterate, can I demand that someone be hired to tell me the tax rate in the language of my choice?
Sounds ridiculous, but that's how politics works. Our best bet, if we are going to have tariffs or other government functions, is to pick a common language and stick to it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian SPONSORED LINKS Libertarian English language Political parties Online dictionary American politics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
