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From: [e-mail] (Peter D. Hampe)
Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal: Illegitimate-conception Tax
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remember: life can be shown to cause death,
therefore we should all be working hard to stamp out
the causes of life.

the rest of this makes perfect sense:
[e-mail] (William Johnson) writes:

>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Tom Leylan) writes:
>>Then there is the "finger fee" since people with fingers potentially can
>>hold a gun and shoot other people.  If you'd like your fingers removed
>>you won't have to pay the fee.

>Exactly!  And so therefore, we punish all those people who are irresponsible
>enough to have fingers.  That segment of society shoots more people, so let's
>let THEM pay the taxes to support the victims.

>>I've got it... the government can set it up so if anybody wants to have
>>sex they pay a fee regardless of whether anybody gets pregnant.  It can
>>be called the "Pimp Act".

>Sounds good.  After all, sex can lead to AIDS, so let's tax anyone having
>sex and let THAT pay for AIDS research.  After all, that segment of society
>is irresponsible, even if they are married and trying for children.

>>Your idea is mindless.  You know why they don't "just pass a fat people"
>>tax ?  Because it wouldn't pass and nobody would pay and anyone who
>>tried to enforce it would be screwed...  If you're trying to devise a
>>way to place 30% of the American population in jail you're on the trail
>>if you're trying to solve a problem your engine has derailed.

>But wait, a fat people tax would be GREAT!  Don't you realize that fat
>people are a huge burden on the rest of us?  After all, they have many
>more heart attacks than the rest of us, and who knows what costs there
>are to the public for those who get so fat they can't work!  Let's tax
>the ones who can.  After all, that segment of the population is
>irresponsible enough to be fat, it shouldn't punish the rest of us.

>Now why do I not believe that Darcy will understand the sarcasm here, or
>will claim there is some fundamental difference between his proposals and
>yours (with my expansions)?

>Could it be because he seems to lack any grey matter what so ever?

>Nah, that couldn't be it.

>>FUME!<

>(Oh, and for anyone who might think that I'm so strongly motivated on this
>subject only because it effects me, I would have been just as upset at his
>small-minded crap two months ago, before we found out, as I am now.
>I guarentee it.)

>Will.
>--
>Copyright (C) 1993 by William Johnson  All rights wronged, all lefts made
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