[rollei_list] Re: Grossly OT: California and Politics
- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:51:01 -0500
I have a couple of Soviet-era cameras... Kiev, Start, Fed... and I have
to agree...
As an Ossi myself, I laugh at Pentacon's first request after unification,
which was for the west to "please send accountants; we do not know how
much our products cost us to manufacture..."
Governments do a poor enough job of their job -- governing. Keep away
from all else.... bitte sehr?
P.J. Nebergall
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:30:35 -0700 "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Just be glad governments don't manufacture cameras. Imagine the cost
> to
> mannufacture and the quality, or lack of I should say.
>
> On 9/27/05, Jeff Dilcher <dilcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 06:42:40PM +0000, jon.stanton@xxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > > "Giving one out of 4 dollars I earn to the government isn't the
> root of
> > all evils, but when I can't afford the camera I want, itis pretty
> low on the
> > tree..."
> > >
> > > Don't kid yourself....You give far more than 25% to the
> > government...even at the lowest tax bracket
> >
> >
> > I know. Then include state tax, local sales tax, car tax, gas tax,
> and
> > (insert your favorite tax here).
> > I feel guilty. I should be doing more....
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