[rollei_list] Re: Grossly OT: California and Politics

I am in the US; the family is from Eisenach.

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:03:34 -0700 (PDT) John Jensen
<jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 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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