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  4. From: pelton@ecf.toronto.edu (PELTON MATTHEW ALAN)
  5. Subject: Re: Liberal Party Tax Policy
  6. Message-ID: <C1KuAs.F13@ecf.toronto.edu>
  7. Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
  8. References: <1993Jan27.231328.1656@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> <1993Jan28.134456.9675@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <1993Jan28.162816.11693@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
  9. Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:35:14 GMT
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  12. In article <1993Jan28.162816.11693@bmerh85.bnr.ca> rcano@bnr.ca writes:
  13. >|> I'm in Ontario where the NDP has jumped whole hog onto the
  14. >|> gambling bandwagon...gambling being the most regressive form
  15. >|> of taxation of all.
  16. >
  17. >Gambling isn't necessarily a regressive tax, it's a tax on 
  18. >stupidity and greed. I object to my tax money (welfare) being
  19. >used for lotteries, while the kids go hungry.
  20.  
  21.   Tax money used for lotteries?  I though lotteries made money.  What
  22. would their point be, otherwise?  Why do you think they were being called a
  23. form of taxation?
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  28. -- 
  29.                     -- Matt
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