Re: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd -- MIDRANGE-L

And in the UK! And by the way, hospitals in our crumbling National Health
Service are lucky if they have PCs with Dos and a copy of Q&A Database
(remember that?).
Clare

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Palmer" <neilp@dpslink.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd


> Yes - practically everyone with a job in Canada !
> Sorry - no sympathy from us blubber eating igloo dwellers on this one !
> ;-)
>
> ...Neil
>
> Is anyone else out there paying over 50 percent of what they make to the
> government (when you
> add up all the taxes you pay).
>
>
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> "Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@ediconsulting.com>
> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> 2001/07/31 13:28
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
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>         To:     <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
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>         Subject:        RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
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> Joel:
> If I could I would opt out of social security today and forfeit every
> penny
> I have contributed to the system over the past 29 years.  Where else can
> you
> earn a guaranteed negative rate of return on your investment?  As many of
> you guys on this list are, I am self employed and pay the other side of
> the
> SS and Medicare taxes every month.  15% is ridiculous.  Is anyone else out
> there paying over 50 percent of what they make to the government (when you
> add up all the taxes you pay).  You are not, maybe I need to meet your CPA
> or tax attorney.  :)
> cjg
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joel Fritz
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:07 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
>
>
> And the really sad thing is what they've been able to buy.  If I were able
> to invest that kind of money in something, I'd want better results.  It's
> not even doing a very good job of serving its real constituents. <g>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jpcarr@tredegar.com [mailto:jpcarr@tredegar.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 6:28 AM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >I fear that will all the taxation and unrepresentation by
> > the people at
> > the
> > >top of the tax brackets  -  Carl
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > I would postulate that the people at the top of the taxation bracket
> > probably have the highest level of Representation that Money
> > can buy.     I
> > feel that the diversity of the leadership is fantastic.    Imagine,
> > executives from 3 Different oil companies are in the white house.
> >
> > But rethinking on this,  you're probably right.   The lowest
> > taxation group
> > most likely have the highest number of high paid lobbyists
> > representing
> > their interests and have been named to cabinet posts.
> >
>
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