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To: TimF who wrote (319560)	1/9/2007 4:53:16 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586391

First of all, its hardly a move towards totalitarianism and a move away from democracy. Its not a move away from democracy. A move towards totalitarianism automatically is a move away from democracy. People can vote it in. It is a move towards totalitarianism, against freedom, toward extensive and unreasonable government control. Nope. You have totalitarianism/democracy mixed up with capitalism. It would be a restriction on our capitalism; not our democracy. In fact, putting a cap on some wages would be enhancing our democracy. As for a morale issue, what's morally wrong is a society where someone like A-Rod makes $26 million for playing baseball, or Paris Hilton spends a $1/2 million on clothes and accessories per year So I take it that you support the idea that government should legislate (your opinion of) morality? I think gov't needs to restrict it where it can. With the Parises of the country, that might mean a higher inheritance tax rate for the wealthy, and with baseball, gov't can refuse to fund and subsidize sports stadiums.