I'm not surprised. Maine is a very left leaning state. The worst part is that their economy is in ruins aside from the fishing industry and tourism. They have had a looters government there for a long time.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > 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:5:192715 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
