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Skriven 2004-08-08 22:46:00 av THURSTON ACKERMAN (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av VERN HUMPHREY
Ärende: President John Kerry !!
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VH>TA>VH>TA>Fortunately we are presently a federal republic rather than a democ
VH>TA>VH>TA>so you all are safe from my inaneness (until the next revolution 8-

VH>TA>VH>Don't you think you have a duty to make things better?

VH>TA>Certainly. That why I am a Yankee Rebel (to mix metphors a bit 8-).
VH>TA>We essentially only disagree on how to make what things better.
VH>TA>                                ^^^ ^^      ^^^^ ^^^^^^

VH>Then how would you do it?

VH>I note that Ireland made things better by lowering the Corporation Tax
VH>to 12% -- and sucking jobs out of the rest of over-taxed Europe.  (They
VH>have since lowered the Corporation Tax to 10% -- to match their income
VH>tax.)

I understand the Irish economic turn around has been greatly assisted
by having developed a very well educated population that many businesses
are taking advantage of by out-sourceing work that has increased the
Irish gross taxable incomes and permitted lowering individual tax ratio.

VH>Our schools suck rocks and, being in the grip of the teachers unions,
VH>cannot be improved by any amount of money.

We have to return to merit evaluations. A local suburban community,
(North Reading,MA) through a neighbor TEA (Reading, MA) into fits
when the North Reading School Dept. developed an auditting system
that measured the improvements of the students performances in the
basics, and then rewarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning teachers
with an $5k, $4k and $3K individual awards. (Kinda reminds the tax
payers have things function in their real everyday worlds; and I
suspect the students learned another lession without realizeing it 8-)

VH>The Democrat Party is opposed to things like Medical Savings Accounts
VH>(particularly letting people roll over unused money into their IRAs) and
VH>allowing people to shop for medical insurance across state lines.

I worked for 34 years in the Medical Industry, so I have some
comprehension of it. The professional aspects are top drawer; but
the business end is a disaster that costs us many non-productive
$$$ that we should get rid of soon. We should learn a lesson from
our Canadian neighbors and adopt a single payer system that could
reduce our total costs at least 30% without compromising your health.
(The Republican Party and some unions have got to give up the mantra
that the single payer medical system is socialism 8-(.

P.S. If there was more of concern in your message, I am sorry but
it appears I lost it. Maybe I can find in my BBSNETS backup.

Ciao, Ack.
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