OFF: Silly laws all over the world

[Carl E. Anderson]

> > Jeese, and you guys started a revolution over a 3p per year tax??
>
> Yeah, but the issue (as I'm sure you well know, but I'm just saying...)
> was that these taxes were placed on us by government officials for whom we
> had no vote.  Y'know, the ol' "taxation w/out representation" deal.

        Yes--nowadays the government avoids that problem by raising taxes
no matter _who_ you vote for.  Cunning, eh?

ObHWQuote: "...can't go forward and you can't go back ..."

Cheers,
Carl

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