[extropy-chat] Public Transportation (was suitcase nukes)

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Brian Lee <brian_a_lee at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not against craftsmen buying vehicles that they deem needed for
> their 
> line of work. I'm against my accountant buying an expedition because
> it weighs 6200lbs and is tax deductable. There is no reason for the
> gov't to 
> encourage this behavior through tax cuts. We may as well make smoking
> tax deductable.

If it encourages people to die of lung cancer before they reach
retirement age, they are saving the taxpayer money in the long term.

I recall the DoD freaked when they implemented anti-smoking/drinking
programs among the enlisted ranks in order to 'save' medical costs
associated with those behaviors. The retirees started living longer,
requiring much more health care for many more years of life, and VA
budgets have gone through the roof.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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