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To: combjelly who wrote (360062)	11/24/2007 1:26:36 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574273

'Christmas' trees vs. 'Holiday' trees - Banner at Lowe's store in Texas changes message in translation © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com As the battle over Christmas continues across America this year, consumers are taking notice for themselves. Banner at Lowe's store in Austin, Texas advertises "Holiday" trees in English, but "Christmas" trees in Spanish In Austin, Texas, for instance, a banner was displayed this weekend at a new Lowe's home-improvement store. In English, the sign reads: "Now Here! Fresh Cut Holiday Trees." But in Spanish, the sign reads: "Now Here! Fresh Cut Christmas Trees." "It's OK to offend all the English-speaking Christians, but no, not the Spanish speakers. They may be just visiting," a WorldNetDaily reader in Austin said. "By the way," the reader noted, "they only had 'Christmas' tree stands for their fresh cut 'Holiday' trees. P.S. Merry Christmas."

To: combjelly who wrote (360062)	11/24/2007 8:04:36 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574273

CJ, you're "nuancing" again, as usual. I don't really care if you never advocated "maximizing tax revenues." The fact is that you think we can increase revenues by increasing taxes while at the same time benefiting society (and therefore the economy) in the process. If that's the case, you might as well go ahead and maximize tax revenues, unless you think there is a point where bigger government is detrimental to the economy and to society in general. Tenchusatsu