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Politics as Usual

An SI Board Since March 2000

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Emcee: Valley Girl	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Created to relieve the suffering masses on the Microsoft thread from general political and economic discourse. I looked around but most of the existing political threads look a bit, er, strident. Even to my staunchly-conservative eyes those other threads looked uninviting, and especially so to those of a left-leaning persuasion. I don't intend to say much here nor to act as arbiter - the thread is here for those who want to use it.

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8	I think you misunderstood me. It's not the utility to the tax collector th	Charles Tutt	-	3/31/2000
7	Fairness and pain ... The pain in taxation results from an unfair tax system.	PMS Witch	-	3/31/2000
6	Hmmm, well I'm saying that any level of taxation is inherently unfair becau	Valley Girl	-	3/31/2000
5	Utility theory SUPPORTS fairness; they're not at all inconsistent. It'	Charles Tutt	-	3/31/2000
4	I guess I have a more libertarian bent. I don't buy the utility theory bec	Valley Girl	-	3/31/2000
3	I think a lot of the dispute over taxes stems from a disagreement whether utili	Charles Tutt	-	3/31/2000
2	The flaw in our society lies not with the system, but within ourselves. Voting	PMS Witch	-	3/30/2000
1	PMSW: Your logic is, as always, impeccable. Any government that robs Peter to	Valley Girl	-	3/29/2000

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