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To: kumar who wrote (161706)	3/23/2006 3:55:36 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 793931

<I found NZ to be best when I was living there. the req was "earn for 1 year, file your tax returns, eligible to vote". That to me, is taxation with representation.> Kumar, I disagree with that idea. I would create tradable citizenships and only they could vote. It seems odd to have a plumber do a job on your house, then they join your spouse in voting on disposal of the house. The assets of a country are large and handing them over to some immigrant who has worked for a year at some low-paid job for no charge is like giving away your house to somebody who comes to live there to baby-sit for a few months. It took centuries to get NZ to the standard it is. Digging roads with pick and shovel over the Kaimai range [which I didn't do] and pouring concrete non-stop from 6pm to 6am on the Mangatangi valve tower [which I did] was hard work. Having built the water supply, it seems absurd that I just hand it over, for no charge, to a swarm of immigrants who whine about benefits not being high enough and vote for Islamic Jihad to take over. They can buy the assets if they want to share them. Maybe, or maybe not, they might pay taxes sufficient to pay the value, but I doubt it. I'd rather get the money up front, same as when selling a car [credit checks are serious and cash is preferred]. Seeing a market value of a citizenship would be a LOT of fun and Iraq would have given people pause when King George II first suggested setting sail for Baghdad. Mqurice