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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:33:14 -0500, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:
> 
>> Let the sin taxes begin...
>>
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/09/chavez.taxes.ap/index.html
> 
> Sin taxes are a middle man he has eliminated by going straight to the
> seizure of "Beer Trucks".

Beer trucks selling on the street short-circuits the beer taxes paid at 
the retail level.  If beer trucks in the U.S. did the same thing, they'd 
get the same cold shoulder for the same reason.

> 
> But he is also against Boob Jobs and Barbie Dolls.  The man has my
> vote there.

Both play to a false reality.  Not my cup 'o tea either, but I'm not man 
enough to believe my opinion should have any influence over someone 
else's choices about what they play with.

> 
> He goes on to ask folks not to use "Too Much Hot sauce" define "Too
> Much".  For all I know, down there, "Too Much" might not even be close
> to right for some of my Mexican Friends.

I don't know where this came from.  What's the point?

"Chavez sees his nation's culture corrupted by U.S.-style capitalist 
values.  He says a new, humanist moral code is in order."

This is a quote I can't disagree with, but it's tough for a government 
to legislate morality.  Then again, it isn't my government either.


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jer
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