I've not been following this thread, but Tim, thought you'd be interested to know that Maine is seriously considering following MD's lead and passing a similar law.
Tim Heald wrote: > Most of what we are talking about is state and local governments giving them > tax breaks. How is this big government? > > Shouldn't local government try to foster economic growth? > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:21 AM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart >> >>Yeah, I suspected you were thinking that was what we were saying. >>Which is why I said we're talking past each other. >> >>"Our" side is saying that wal-mart is actually playing and >>creating big government for their exclusive corporate >>benefit. See the emminent domain, tax subsidies, and road >>reconstruction points. Complaining about the health insurance >>as big government issue is like a raindrop in the pond >>compared to what the corporations are doing to create and >>foster big government. >> >>To recap your side's argument (from "our" perspective): >> >>1) Big government is bad when it helps the individual. >>2) Big government is good when it helps corporations profit >>and control government. >> >>On 1/17/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>Here's the real difference between the sides that I can see (please >>>correct me if I'm mis-stating it): >>> >>>(1.) You, Larry, and others feel that because a business is >>>successful, agents of the government should be able to force it to >>>help solve social problems. Further, you think that people who >>>voluntarily accept positions with the company need the government's >>>defense. >>> >>>(2.) T-Bone, Nick, and others want as little gov't as possible and >>>especially don't think those that have worked their ass off to get >>>what they have should be penalized for it. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192711 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
