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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (69119)	12/6/2010 9:40:10 AM
From: Metacomet	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217734

In the states, the first million is excluded from the tax. That a portion of the multiples of that is subject to the heirs getting knicked a bit doesn't seem that unreasonable to me. But, like 99% of all Americans, I doubt that it will impact my heirs at all. The fact that a substantial portion of the folks in the US are so willing to go to bat for the folks who have made a game of avoiding taxes their entire life, and wound up wealthy as a result, is fascinating. Especially since in most cases those most strident about not paying the tax are some of the loudest deficit hawks gives new meaning to the term "failure to connect the dots". Or, taxes are for OTHER people.

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (69119)	12/6/2010 2:02:43 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217734

know why our gasoline (1.10 / litre and MORE) is so high in energy rich Canada.. the government wants it that way... That's the case EVERYWHERE that the price of a gallon of unleaded (even an Imperial Gallon) is more than the spot market price. Was watching this presentation last night where the narrator was discussing the high price of gasoline in Europe and Japan, using it as a sign that the USD was destined for losing it's status as a reserve currency. I thought it was an irrelevant argument given the high fuel taxes in all of these countries. Not to say that the USD isn't facing major issues, but this argument was not supportive of backing up that logic. Hawk