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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (101748)	9/8/2009 9:53:58 PM
From: 2sigma	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

It's easy to protect essentially raw land. It easy to contract out a few basic services. Govt. seems to do that somewhat well. It's quite different to run complex industries efficiently and effectively. Govt has demonstrated it does not do that well. Haps.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (101748)	9/8/2009 10:20:55 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	2 Recommendations Respond to of 116555

Teddy Roosevelt had it right - that if you leave the resources to the greed of those that just exploit them, do you know who owns the vast majority of the land that is strip mined? I'll give you a hint, it ain't the mining companies. The US Government exploits our land quite effectively...And yet, when a private person or company does it, it is greedy.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (101748)	9/8/2009 11:07:05 PM
From: Little Joe	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

And you think that justifies taking 1/2 of our earnings. You think a lot differently than I do. You apparantly don't place a lot of value on freedom. lj

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (101748)	9/8/2009 11:58:26 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Steve, the government needs a LOT more wealth to be able to own and run half of everything. i hear they take donations over and above required tax receipts, so feel free to double or triple the taxes you pay to give them a head start. oh, you want everyone else to pay for this before you ante up? how quaint. btw, CA is closing the government owned parks - so no hunting and fishing there. the 5k highest paid CA government retirees need their ~$750 million a year to sit on their thumbs at home instead of at the office.