RE: [GBlist] Taxing

[Valle Kincaid <vkincaid@TreanorArchitects.com>]

Title: RE: [GBlist] Taxing

so you're saying that the government ISN'T in everything for the money!?!?

Please!

 

As far as I can see it, the government is one BIG monopoly. one big bully, stealing our money to do with as THEY see fit not taking any of our actual wants into consideration......hello???drilling in AWNR.....its all about money with the government...oh and power....lets not leave that out.  it is NEVER about whats best for the country as a whole.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Zorz [mailto:RZorz@ScottsdaleChamber.com]
Sent: Fri, May 25, 2001 10:41 AM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: RE: [GBlist] Taxing

Frankly, no.  I can't always agree that the private sector does a better job either.   The private sector allowed monopolies, for example.  I know the good/bad of this could be discussed ad nauseum.  Who'll pay for schools, fire, police, roads, etc? 

 

Can we a do some things better than the gov't. Absolutely.  Some things have actually gotten privatized recently.  For example, I think the program called CHAMPUS, which helps with the medical care for military retirees and active duty dependents, was privatized a few years ago.  I worked for awhile at one of the firms that won the bid for our region.  You'd have to check with somebody who's lived thru the transition to see a private firm did a better job.   Keep in mind a private firm is ALWAYS in it for the money. 

 

Can we do all things better?  No way.

-----Original Message-----
From: Valle Kincaid [mailto:vkincaid@TreanorArchitects.com]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 8:28 AM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: RE: [GBlist] Taxing

well, i'm thinking (maybe too idealistically) that if we all actually had control over our money,

that we could probably pay for these things that we actually needed and wanted instead of paying the government our taxes to spend willy-nilly on stupid stuff that none of us really care for. 

 

i guess i think that the US population is smarter and better able to get things done than the government.  leave it in the private sector and it gets done. leave it up to the bureaucrats and it gets done over-priced in twice the time.

 

don't you think that we have the capability to band together and get things done without the aid of the government?

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Zorz [mailto:RZorz@ScottsdaleChamber.com]
Sent: Fri, May 25, 2001 10:23 AM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: RE: [GBlist] Taxing

That's nice. How do you pay for roads, schools, police, fire, etc?

-----Original Message-----
From: Valle Kincaid [mailto:vkincaid@TreanorArchitects.com]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 8:19 AM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: RE: [GBlist] Taxing

personally i think the whole country should revolt against
any form of taxes since that's why we left england in the
first place, to get away from taxation!!!

my daughter is studying roman government in social studies
and they had a senate and a republic just like we do.
and slowly they ended up in a dictatorship.....
is that where we're headed?  if history truly
repeats itself, its only a matter of time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Courtright [mailto:acourtri@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us]
Sent: Fri, May 25, 2001 9:53 AM
To: Allan Gratia
Cc: Speireag Alden; greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: Re: [GBlist] Taxing by Square Footage

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Allan Gratia wrote:

> The answer still lies in a transactions tax, and do away with all this
> other nonsense completely.

Hear hear!  First time I've heard anyone else mention a transactions tax.
I hope it's not the last. . . .

                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=  
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                      

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