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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (127138)2/14/2001 10:44:10 PM
From: RON BL  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
Should Bill Clinton become head of the NAACP ? Should the first Black president now become head of the NAACP ?



To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (127138)2/14/2001 10:51:16 PM
From: DMaA  Respond to of 769667
 
The inverse of that is equally true. You CANNOT screw someone else without screwing yourself. They say they're going to confiscate the wealth of the rich, they end up confiscating everyone's wealth. They say we need to charge an alternate minimum tax on the rich, pretty soon everyone's paying alternate minimum taxes. They tax luxuries, boat builders lose their job.

It's almost mystical how it works. People are better off when people do the right thing. Almost like someone designed it that way.

my formula for a great world of peace and prosperity for the future is simple, treat others as you would like to be treated. I



To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (127138)2/14/2001 10:55:38 PM
From: rich4eagle  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
So what is your formula? You have left out everything but be nice to people. Let's get real, make the world prosper! Tell me how you propose to make that happen. Building a non workable shield and putting the rich on welfare? Just give me your formula. I doubt you have one, other than making sure you minimize your taxes.