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Amianthus

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Re: Wal-Mart pays itself rent
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2007, 06:50:28 PM »
Quote from: Brassmask on February 02, 2007, 06:12:21 PM
Taxes are not fines.

Sure they are. They are the punishment for being successful.

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Re: Wal-Mart pays itself rent
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2007, 06:57:57 PM »
Quote from: Amianthus on February 02, 2007, 06:50:28 PM
Quote from: Brassmask on February 02, 2007, 06:12:21 PM
Taxes are not fines.

Sure they are. They are the punishment for being successful.

:-D

LOL

In reality, they are opportunities for the wealthy to help their fellow man...
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Re: Wal-Mart pays itself rent
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2007, 07:16:35 PM »
Quote from: Brassmask on February 02, 2007, 06:57:57 PM
Quote from: Amianthus on February 02, 2007, 06:50:28 PM
Quote from: Brassmask on February 02, 2007, 06:12:21 PM
Taxes are not fines.
Sure they are. They are the punishment for being successful.
:-D

LOL  In reality, they are opportunities for the wealthy to help their fellow man...

Actually, that's what voluntary charities are for
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Re: Wal-Mart pays itself rent
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2007, 07:31:16 PM »
Why send Shetland Ponies to pull the weight of the world when we have a million Clydesdales in the form of the government?
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Re: Wal-Mart pays itself rent
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2007, 07:36:06 PM »
Quote from: Brassmask on February 02, 2007, 07:31:16 PM
Why send Shetland Ponies to pull the weight of the world when we have a million Clydesdales in the form of the government?

Then it's no longer a principle of "helping their fellow man".  That was what you were referring to right?  I didn't note an implication of taxes/fines being "forced servitude of their fellow man"
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