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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (178095)	1/19/2009 7:54:09 PM
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at what point does atlas shrug? one of the responses to his post was quite interesting (i know you like astronomy) check this out: ' So watch the tax collection stats on April 15. Watch the pundits express ' surprise that tax revenues are plummeting, and expect state and local politicos ' and their special-interest masters to demand higher taxes to make up the ' shortfall. Gee, the more we tighten our grip around the goose's neck, the more ' labored its breathing; I don't get it. You will; it's called the endgame. It's called stellar core collapse: First the thermocuclear burn rate (taxation) increases geometrically, then exponentially, then it abruptly ceases when fuel runs out, followed by instantaneous implosion. If the US were compared to a massive star, the sequence would be: 1776-1930: hydrogen burn 1931-1968: helium burn 1968-1980: carbon burn 1981-2000: oxygen burn 2001-2007: neon burn 2008-2009: silicon burn present: fuel exhausting; collapse imminent very soon: supernova *********** hey we're socialist! we're huge! we're all gonna die! and btw, there is no such thing as security: Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~helen keller