[rollei_list] Re: Grossly OT: California and Politics

Peter, are you still in Germany?  By your previous
responses I took it that you are in the U.S.

John

--- Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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