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Please don't think I'm defending the carbon tax as it exists in Canada at the moment. Obviously, a sensible carbon tax would target all sources of carbon emissions, from tailpipes to chimneys to cowfarts to factories to power plants, would be intended to "incentivize" the carbon emitters to...

Seeing as how both of our countries have apparently decided that deficits don't matter and debt don't have to be repaid, why don't they just eliminate all taxes and borrow the entire budget? "I can't be out of money. I still have cheques!"

That argument has some merit. Or you could say that it is intended to minimize carbon production whilst also providing funds to help alleviate climate change. Kinda like down hereabouts they say cigaret taxes are intended to encourage folk to quit whilst also providing funds for medical care...

Well, the "lamestream" media generally uses a combination of techniques to distribute its content; papers, radio, TV, internet. Podcasts are discrete programmes, each produced and then distributed by the internet. They ARE content. Hope that helped.

Precisely. "The majority want this or that" is a pretty weak argument. Don't get me wrong. I'm all in favor of direct popular elections in the relevant jurisdiction. But anybody who ain't a whining pussy knows and accepts that ain't the way it works.

For the survivors.

I wouldn't call pgs "the left."

I think the kind of people who would be attracted to such a place would prefer a more "traditional" approach to the indigenous.

Yes, we're all well aware you think government employment should be punishment for crimes for which the accused shall have been duly convicted. You certainly never shut up about it.

We still sometimes air the fantasy of the honest farmer or shopkeeper who runs for office to correct certain perceived problems and guide the country or state for a few years, then returns to the arms of his loving family and his hones farm or shop. Heh-heh. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (and...

You could apply it to whatever you're whimpering about at any given moment.

No, I'd say it was punitive if it was intended to punish. That being what the word means.

As I said, I'd love to take, say, the Dakotas and adjacent parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and set up the tax-free haven you fantasize about. If you were dumb enough to go in the first place, you'd be begging to be let out pretty damn quick.

Right. Now apply that to the case before us. Taxslave is being punished by people who acted before he was born? I thought only Gawd could do that.

Not if the purpose is "Make the marks think we give two shits for their opinions."

Don't know the difference between "resign" and "removed." Check.

How is a tax "invented" for a specific purpose that has long passed "punitive?" You need to look up "punitive" in a good dictionary. Hint: It don't mean "I don't like it."

I think it's a great idea, given that most humans over 20 or so can only learn through pain.

Depends. Is he a lawyer? Cuz we all know only lawyers and politicians I don't like lie.

I'd vote for you! If you ran. And I could vote. Depending on the party you ran under. And the riding. And I'd need to see a recent picture showing your 'do.