Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 106 Editor's Choice: 9
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Replace "Sales" With "Value-Added"
[Read the article: Mike Huckabee wants to abolish the IRS]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]So a national point-of-sale tax would be just about the stupidest way to apply a transaction tax, because it hits only once in the cycle, and basic items are taxed the same as luxury items. A VAT works a little better, because the more processing an item requires, the more tax is built in to the final cost. Thus, fresh vegetables are taxed maybe once or twice, the components that eventually go into creating a Rolls-Royce are taxed multiple times. Since the rich don't necessarily care about the cost of their luxury goods, besides them being priced out of the reach of normal citizens, so much the better. And if fresh food items become substantially cheaper than processed foods, we have a win for the poor.
However, I don't know if the average American taxpayer understands exactly how much money it takes to run our government. Either way, a VAT or a sales tax will add substantially to the prices at the register. You may not see a drain on your paycheck any more, but you'll see a drain on your receipts.
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Ever Since He Was Carrying Marilyn Quayle's Water
[Read the article: The Weekly Standard's latest Dewey moment ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've known Bill Kristol was a smarmy, toothy-smiled huckster.
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Time to Hit YouTube
[Read the article: The witch ain't dead, and Chris Matthews is a ding-dong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I need to see Brokaw taking Matthews down in real time.
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We're Not Dealing with "Reality-Based" People, Here
[Read the article: Quote of the Day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The world is whatever they say it is, lalalalala I can't hear you laalalalalalala.
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Sorry Everyone--
[Read the article: The letter E is purple]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The letter "e" is medium gray-green. Always has, always will be. Thought I'd clear that up.
;)
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"And as long as he doesn't break the law, there's nothing anyone could do."
[Read the article: Freezing]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sorry, I think the last seven years belies this statement. Why start following the law now?
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BZZZZZZZZZT!!
[Read the article: Huckabee: Amend Constitution for God]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks for playing, Mike, your consolation prizes include Lee Press-On Nails and Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat.
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EVERYBODY PANIC!
[Read the article: YouTube, j'accuse!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Oh, those kids with their loud music and their Dan Fogelberg, their Zima, hula hoops and Pac-Man video games, the hippity-hop music and YooToobs on the Interwebs, it's all gonna come crashing down, and when it does, mark my words, you'll be regretting the day you didn't mark my words.
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There's Plenty More Where He Came From
[Read the article: Do they have transcripts of "Law & Order," too?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think we should start drafting David Caruso, Mark Harmon, Dann Florek or any of the other older denziens of the procedural crime dramas to replace Thompson as the Republican candidate of choice.
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Let's Grant the Idea of Ownership...
[Read the article: Who owns the moon?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...so what are you going to do about oxygen, water, various vital organic materials, insulation and power?
A homesteader on Earth at least has three of those taken care of.
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Change One Thing...
[Read the article: One part old-time religion, one part chutzpah]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"What if we had just let the South go and skipped the civil war? What would have happened to them in the lead up to WWI? Would they have allied with Hitler in the 30's? Would they have been a huge 3rd front for us in WWII (sapping our resources like the USSR did to Germany)?"
You realize, of course, that without a US Civil War the subsequent history of this nation and probably others would have been completely different. There might have been World Wars, and they might have involved the USA and CSA, but not the ones we know and love.
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Change One Thing...
[Read the article: One part old-time religion, one part chutzpah]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"What if we had just let the South go and skipped the civil war? What would have happened to them in the lead up to WWI? Would they have allied with Hitler in the 30's? Would they have been a huge 3rd front for us in WWII (sapping our resources like the USSR did to Germany)?"
You realize, of course, that without a US Civil War the subsequent history of this nation and probably others would have been completely different. There might have been World Wars, and they might have involved the USA and CSA, but not the ones we know and love.
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Change One Thing...
[Read the article: One part old-time religion, one part chutzpah]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"What if we had just let the South go and skipped the civil war? What would have happened to them in the lead up to WWI? Would they have allied with Hitler in the 30's? Would they have been a huge 3rd front for us in WWII (sapping our resources like the USSR did to Germany)?"
You realize, of course, that without a US Civil War the subsequent history of this nation and probably others would have been completely different. There might have been World Wars, and they might have involved the USA and CSA, but not the ones we know and love.
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I'm Thinking about Incorporating "Genu-Fitness, Inc."
[Read the article: Why I hate partner yoga]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think an hour's worth of genuflecting, maybe with the help of those aerobic step things and some dynamic workout music, could be the Next Big Thing.
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The Answer Is:
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But more important, is America really this sadistic, or has Fox crafted a solid business plan from pandering to our worst impulses?
Yes.
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Speaking of St. Reagan...
[Read the article: Conservative crackup over McCain continues]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What happened to his Eleventh Commandment? I thought Republicans were supposed to be more disciplined than all this dogfighting would indicate.
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One More Vote for Booting Carmen
[Read the article: How does a single father ever get laid?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yeah, I know it's hard, but you can't get over her when she's always around. Change the locks and smile when she freaks.
I feel like mentioning that if she left you and the kids for a hipper-than-thou guru, has jumped on the raw food bandwagon, and lets your kids play with your embarrasing sex toy, you need to run, not walk, to the locksmith.
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Hurrah for the 101st Fighting Keyboarders!
[Read the article: The fun and excitement of civilization wars (fought from afar)]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]They will keep us safe by pontificating the enemy to death. Take that, Great Caliphate!
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The Reason that Conservative Republicans Want To Treat Saudi Arabia So Gently Is...
[Read the article: Can a Cuban Democrat win in South Florida?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...what? Is it because the Bushes have been cozy with the royal family for so long? Is it because they see a shared vision of religious fascism they long to emulate? Maybe it's because they just love the petrodollars that get kicked back to their campaign coffers.
You get the point, elephantman.