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To: long-gone who wrote (74826)8/11/2001 5:35:09 AM
From: Gord Bolton  Read Replies (1) of 116764
 
Perhaps you need to read the article again.

It would appear under close examination that your government is $crewing you.

The U.S. lumber industry contends that Americans have been obtaining lumber to build their houses from Canada at bargain prices.

Your industry and your government would like you to pay more for your lumber and hence more for a roof over your head.

Is is a little difficult to understand how you would conclude that "you guys" probably meaning Canadians were $crewing you.

And if you dig a little deeper you will find that the contention is more specifically that the Canadian and/or provincial governments are not charging American companies enough of a "stumpage fee" read tax for the privilige of harvesting our forests to put a roof over your heads.

Go figure. Do you suppose that the Japanese complain that they are not paying enough for their lumber?

Perhaps you would like to pay more for your oil and gas too. Just write a letter to your congressman and tell them that you feel that you are not paying enough and you want them to legislate a higher price for you. You might want to inquire as to how many similiar letters thay have received to know just how large of a groundswell of popular support there is for the issue.

I'm sure that you would also want to ensure that all tariff moneys collected would be sent back to Canada to be used for reforestration or the areas harvested and not just soaked up by the hogs at the public trough.
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