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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: TimF who wrote (53473)11/15/2006 10:11:19 AM
From: mph  Read Replies (3) of 90947
 
I've been reading the conversation about subsidizing, etc.

The entire tax system is an instrument of social architecture, imo. Some activities are encouraged, others are not.

If people want to talk about some real injustice, how about employers, and large ones in particular, who regularly employ illegal immigrants? They get a break in reduced wages, often don't withhold or pay their share of payroll taxes, and provide no benefits. So who pays for the health care of these workers? You guessed it. The taxpayer.

It's a serious problem in California and L.A. County in particular. (I'm referring to utilization of county health facilities to the tune of around a billion, e.g..)

Nancy Pelosi and her husband are likely major offenders in this area. Their interests include vineyards and related businesses in Northern CA. They employ at least 900 people. They don't run a union shop despite Nancy's contingent of union support. I would bet money that among those employed in her vineyards are illegal immigrants.

At one time having a nanny on whose behalf payroll taxes were unpaid was an offense precluding appointment to public office.
Now we'll have a Nancy Pelosi third in line to the Presidency.

That's something to chew on while she's thinking up all these investigations to be conducted in the next two years.....
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