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01/21/10(Thu)19:17:16 No.7215893>In
my country registered news agencies would be required to spend more
than half their air time every day on local/national, international,
and political news Whomever registers the news agencies
controls the news. Further than that, I don't even know where to start
with how wrong/unenforceable this is. >In my country some less addictive drugs would be legal but heavily taxed. Heavy taxation leads to a black market. You would in effect, change nothing. >In my country a great amount of government funds would be expended on the arts and sciences. What
is this I don't even. Want a government job? Become an artist. Paint a
picture of your president's political opponents and throw shit at it,
the rewards are great! This is simply another way to restrict speech.... >In my country all immigrants would be legal. I'm
not sure that's a good idea, given that you're providing free medical
care and spending copious amounts of money on art, the easiest
profession... >In my country gay marriage would be determined by the laws of the states. Meh. I'm OK with this, but I'd prefer that the government wasn't involved in marriage at all. >In my country taxes would be graded so that the rich were taxed more than the poor. Meh again. I'd rather a flatter tax. Why bother to work hard and try to be rich if some jackass bureaucrat is gonna take it all? >In my country monopolies would not be allowed. Cool. >In my country the government and corporations would be transparent. OK to a point. Sometimes secrets are necessary. >In my country corporeal punishment would be legal in public schools. I'm OK with this, as long as I have school choice. >In my country minor offenses would be punished in the pillory. No. Fines and/or short jail sentences work without using humiliation. >In my country corporations could not be punished for crimes, only individuals. No, sometimes corporations deserve to be sued for stuff like negligence. |