[ExI] walmart again: was RE: Capitalism is like a poker game

[Dan]

My view is the size and scope must be reduced to zero. Anything less is like only removing a tiny sliver of a tumor and assuming the battle has been won.

Regards,

Dan


----- Original Message ----
From: spike <spike66 at att.net>
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Sent: Tue, April 13, 2010 8:50:48 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] walmart again: was RE: Capitalism is like a poker game



> ...On Behalf Of Dan
> Subject: Re: [ExI] walmart again: was RE: Capitalism is like 
> a poker game
> 
> No, I think you're missing the point about a corporation 
> using government...
> ...By using Walmart, too, I wasn't homing in on it. I have 
> nothing against it personally... Dan

Ja, OK cool.  My intuition is to solve these kinds of problems is by
universally reducing the size and scope of government.  

We have in Taxifornia a situation where an idealist of my persuasion need
not be an activist, for circumstances are bearing down in such a way as to
fulfill these visions, regardless of what kind of sign we carry.  The budget
of this state is so dramatically over the expected revenue that the
Taxifornia government will need to scale itself downward in a breathtaking
fashion.  It has no choice: it has is no money left.  A state has not the
option of merely printing more money; it's budget must balance.

Last year, in a severe budget shortfall, Aaaahnold agreed to a tax increase
while arguing the end result is actually lower revenue to the state
government.  The outcome was in fact lower revenue to the state government.
Of course some may argue that the revenue would have been lower anyway, and
push for further tax increases.  This will likely result in still lower
revenue to the state government.  Rinse and repeat, until utter failure.

As goes the state of Taxifornia, so goes the nation.

spike


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