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14333Time to relax. See you later, all!Neocon-6/6/2002
14332But the vaccine is made from a different virus - the vaccinia virus which causesLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14331Vaccine mystery....... In 1939, British scientisgoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14330I would support Britain entering NAFTA. * * *goldworldnet-6/6/2002
14329I met a fellow who had accentless English, though a Parisian of Jewish descent, Neocon-6/6/2002
14328How's that go? "In Hell the lovers are German, the cooks British, and Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14327If it has to be a European car, German it is....though IMO the Japanese make mucOriginal Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14326And drive a German car? :-)Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14325When I was in France, I also found the people to be friendly- -much more so thanLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14324When I finally went to France, I loved and hated it. I wanted to think of Degas Neocon-6/6/2002
14323Also the vaccine is made from the relatively harmless vaccinia virus, not the viLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14322If I had to live in Europe, I would want to live in the UK but take my meals in Original Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14321<i>My main complaint with France today is their politics. </i> Yup.Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14320Laz I'm not 100% sure those are the last remaining stocks of the virus. OffTimF-6/6/2002
14319I always thought it didn't make any sense to keep it since if there was an ogoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14318<i> Only a miniscule portion of Bill Gates' or Warren Buffet's TimF-6/6/2002
14317Is he related to Adolph Coors? :-)Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14316There is a solution to that problem: destroy the last remaining stocks of smallLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14315In the 18th and 19th century French was the international language. They also crgoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14314How much better off would the world be if a large portion of its population had Original Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14313<i>From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!<Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14312--<i>In a higher phase of communist society, after the enslaving subordinaOriginal Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14311My mother was originally French-Canadian.Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14310We paid damages?!? TimTimF-6/6/2002
14309<i> How smart is it to let your johnson do your thinking for you? Not veryTimF-6/6/2002
14308I had a great-grandfather I never knew that was a Frenchman, but I would have togoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14307That is a good way to put it. The main thing is to continue to expand the economNeocon-6/6/2002
14306Well, better to keep in mind the possibility of cooking the Golden Goose, yes...Neocon-6/6/2002
14305You also seem to be taking the common liberal attitude that wealth inherently beLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14304One thing that seems to elude liberals is that you can't give to the poor evgoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14303Actually, I've already taken care of that problem. I'm donating it all Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14302I'd vote Germany. Seems like we find a French knife in our backs every timeLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14301Tax the rich, feed the poor Til there are no rich no moreOriginal Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14300And you said wealth is only accumulated through tax deferment. So: If there isLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14299The anti gun crowd wanted to lump all autoloaders together with the rock and rolIsh-6/6/2002
14298Good article. Even if we had a flat tax, the rich would pay the most, compared tNeocon-6/6/2002
14297Oh, but you seem to be trying to imply that the only way to accumulate wealth isLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14296The Rich Shoulder Most of the Tax Burdens By DAVID KLINE Before we start bashingoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14295When I have a few more minutes free, I might try to approach that one. But whatThe Philosopher-6/6/2002
14294Thanks for being such a good sport, Tim. I'm sorry I took that out on you. Lane3-6/6/2002
14293<i> I would find it a rather difficult [and unreasonable] task for the perThe Philosopher-6/6/2002
14292<i> They've softened their stand in the last few years on assault weapTimF-6/6/2002
14291I am inclined to favor a consumption tax. But I am not sure how we determine equNeocon-6/6/2002
14290<<<The income and estate taxes are inherently anti-productive.>>&dave rose-6/6/2002
14289<i> You ended up agreeing that human activity affects climate. I don&TimF-6/6/2002
14288The income and estate taxes are inherently anti-productive. A national consumptThe Philosopher-6/6/2002
14287Actually, no. There's a limit on how much can escape tax by gifts to charitThe Philosopher-6/6/2002
14286QUOTES 1) "Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14285<i>This is equitable??</i> This is worth a separate topic by itselfjttmab-6/6/2002
14284You're leading text supports.... <i>The simple transfer of an asset fjttmab-6/6/2002
14283Sorry, I caught the discussion in the middle. My bad. Good additional points!Neocon-6/6/2002
14282Now there's a question. Which is more highly regarded by Americans; Germany goldworldnet-6/6/2002
14281<i>It has to do with anxieties about concentrations of property in a democLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14280<i>Suppose I accumulated $1B 10 years before my death. And then I had no fjttmab-6/6/2002
14279Of course, I recommend that solution not out of self interest but solely as a reOriginal Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14278<i>ROTFLMAO!!!! So there were no wealthy people in the US before 1913?????jttmab-6/6/2002
14277And one of the beneficiaries of that might be ........?Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14276Hmmm..... Good point. Although I often get the impression the French think theLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14275This discussion has little grounding in reality. The estate tax, as with most taNeocon-6/6/2002
14274<i>Would my estate be allowed to escape inheritance tax? </i> Yes..Original Mad Dog-6/6/2002
14273<i>If the transaction isn't completed within the lifetime of the perLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14272<i>Alternatively, wealth is almost always accumulated by tax deferred mechLazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14271<i>If you don't have an estate tax, when is this deferred tax liaThe Philosopher-6/6/2002
14270I rely on my notoriously bad memory to get me out f things like this.Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14269<i>That assumes that the government has an inherent right to tax any gain jttmab-6/6/2002
14268That assumes that the government has an inherent right to tax any gain in value The Philosopher-6/6/2002
14267I keep watching the EU. It is somewhat amusing that Germany has accomplished witgoldworldnet-6/6/2002
14266Here's a problem that is in many ways similar to the problem of global climaLane3-6/6/2002
14265TOMATO JUICE cures SKUNK????? Hey, this is your thread. The least you can do Lane3-6/6/2002
14264Sounds like his problem is being a bad confidence man......Neocon-6/6/2002
14263<i>The real reason for the estate tax was that it was an easy pot of moneyjttmab-6/6/2002
14262<i>You're still not out of the woods.</i> I think I am and hereLane3-6/6/2002
14261<i>"in the middle of winter...</i> I could: . . . nawone_less-6/6/2002
14260Then you pass the test. He flunked.Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14259TOMATO JUICE cures SKUNK?????Lazarus_Long-6/6/2002
14258These pretzels are makin' me thirsty.one_less-6/6/2002
14257<i>Then why did you argue with me and ask me to prove it?</i> YouLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14256<i>Here's you're gum, now </i> Mmmm, Juicy Fruit - Chief BroTigerPaw-6/5/2002
14255You'd like the Alps but the skiing is a challenge. If you're a proficieJEB-6/5/2002
14254Good you're here, Commissar! We were just talking about you! Here's yoLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14253<i>too dumb to walk and chew gum at the same time</i> I have heard tTigerPaw-6/5/2002
14252pbs.org ...ain't it the pits! (well, ...at least for the environmentalists)JEB-6/5/2002
14251Its hot here and we’ve been suffering from drought way too long. So today I sat one_less-6/5/2002
14250<i>Therefore human activity can effect atmospheric temperature. Of courseLane3-6/5/2002
14249<i> even if a population submits to a profligate and corrupt dictator, thaThe Philosopher-6/5/2002
14248This is silly, Karen. Let's stipulate the following: 1. H2O is a greenhousLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14247<i> When do we hold the citizens of countries accountable for the acts of Dayuhan-6/5/2002
14246<i>Too bad you're getting tired.</i> I don't debate scientiLane3-6/5/2002
14245When I was 4, I remember sitting with my Uncle on the concrete pathway to the frJEB-6/5/2002
14244So the fact that one of the authors of the report says it didn't say what thLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14243<b>Ayn Rand on Global Warming</b> EARTH DAY is celebrated every yeaaverage joe-6/5/2002
14242I've run out of rant juice. See my post to Tim. <g>Lane3-6/5/2002
14241<i>Well I guess I can agree to the extent that its nonsense to say that huLane3-6/5/2002
14240Did you say "National Academy of Science"? <i>CNN's MichellLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14239I do see the difference where perjury was concerned. There's more to say aboE-6/5/2002
14238<i> Anyone who denies the basic statement I made is too weird to be includTimF-6/5/2002
14237<i>And the people who were taxed were dead. Perfect tax victims! </i>Lazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14236<i> "We once got sprayed by a skunk." </i> BUT WE DID! :-Lazarus_Long-6/5/2002
14235The real reason for the estate tax was that it was an easy pot of money to grab.The Philosopher-6/5/2002
14234<i>I long for the good old days when they would get roasted in a big pot aLazarus_Long-6/5/2002
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