Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2010-04-21 Thread Ken Riznyk
will pass a law making it illegal to collect rainwater. What's better socialism or capitalism? - Original Message > From: Chip Mefford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Sent: Mon, September 18, 2006 2:16:21 PM > Subject: [Biofuel] socialism

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Chip Mefford
DHAJOGLO wrote: > On Monday, September 18, 2006 1:16 PM, Chip Mefford wrote: >> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:16:21 -0400 >> From: Chip Mefford >> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> Subject: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please. >> >> Spen

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Randall
socialism, taxes, economics, comments please. > DHAJOGLO wrote: >> On Monday, September 18, 2006 1:16 PM, Chip Mefford wrote: >>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:16:21 -0400 >>> From: Chip Mefford >>> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>> Subject: [Biofuel] sociali

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Chip Mefford
Joe Street wrote: > Chip; > > Ok big deal. I didn't mean to be anal about the numbers, and now I > realize the accuracy of the numbers is not really important to the > discussion. > BIG SNIP . I don't think > you will solve it by reorganizing the money. > > Joe Excellent! Now *THATS* what I c

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Joe Street
Chip; Ok big deal.  I didn't mean to be anal about the numbers, and now I realize the accuracy of the numbers is not really important to the discussion. The relative proportions of the earnings are still the same and the big questions are still unanswered and I think it will be impossible to a

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread DHAJOGLO
On Monday, September 18, 2006 1:16 PM, Chip Mefford wrote: > >Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:16:21 -0400 >From: Chip Mefford >To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >Subject: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please. > >Spent a lot of hours behind the wheel these last few

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Randall
: "Chip Mefford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please. > Joe Street wrote: >> u well, 1 hr at $12.50/hr times 5 days a week times 48 weeks comes >> to $3000.00 un

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Chip Mefford
Hey Mike, thanks for playing. Mike Weaver wrote: >> Q1. >> What is an hours labour worth in this community? >> >> > 1 hour of a person's time. You're confusing the community obligations > with "work worth" Hardly. Hauling water isn't a community obligation, it's a personal obligation. Keep

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-19 Thread Chip Mefford
Joe Street wrote: > u well, 1 hr at $12.50/hr times 5 days a week times 48 weeks comes > to $3000.00 unless my calulator is busted...it is a microsoft thingie > after all. Assuming he dehydrates over the weekend and Christmas of course. > > Joe Ahh sheesh. Here, I tried to build a Very Simp

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Randall
" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please. > Spent a lot of hours behind the wheel these last few weeks. > Driving from the 'services' economy of the greater mid-atlantic >

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Mike Weaver
> >A Very Simple Economic Model. >- > >Albert, the blacksmith. >Earns the equiv of $24,000 US a year >plying his trade. > >Beverly, the mortgage banker. >Earns the equiv of $240,000 US a year, >plying her trade. > >Charles, the surgeon, >Earns the equiv of $2.400,000 US

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Joe Street
u well, 1 hr at $12.50/hr times 5 days a week times 48 weeks comes to $3000.00 unless my calulator is busted...it is a microsoft thingie after all. Assuming he dehydrates over the weekend and Christmas of course. Joe Chip Mefford wrote: Joe Street wrote: Hey Chip yer off by a

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Chip Mefford
Joe Street wrote: > Hey Chip yer off by a factor of three there aren't you? Nope. All 24 hours are spoken for. Can't peel an hour from anywhere, and it's work time that is at issue. So, if Albert (the likely candidate, being lowest on the payscale) were to trade an hour of his labour for an extr

Re: [Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Joe Street
Hey Chip yer off by a factor of three there aren't you? Joe PS Emily makes too much! I think she's a witch. BURN HER! Chip Mefford wrote: snip > >Albert, the blacksmith. >Earns the equiv of $24,000 US a year >plying his trade. > > >In this community, folks work 8 hours a day >to fulfill thei

[Biofuel] socialism, taxes, economics, comments please.

2006-09-18 Thread Chip Mefford
Spent a lot of hours behind the wheel these last few weeks. Driving from the 'services' economy of the greater mid-atlantic Washington DC USA region, through rural WV, and Pa, up through industrialized and agricultural southern Canada, down through agricultural and tourist economy of northern Michi