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Re: Is there anywhere in the world...?

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Subject: Re: Is there anywhere in the world...?
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:29:38 +0100
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On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, at around 18:47:18 local time, Bob labuz 
<yellowtr@adelphia.net> wrote:
>Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:

>>Is there anywhere in the world  where the ordinary pleasures of life - 
>>driving a car, smoking a  cigarette, drinking the odd glass of wine, 
>>or eating a packet of crisps  - are not seen as viciously anti-social 
>>behaviour, and are not subject  to ridiculous legislation or swingeing 
>>taxation?

>I think the only place left is the Moon or Mars! Here in NYS (the land 
>of taxes) they even tax you when you make a deposit in the crapper! Its 
>called a sewer tax!

I'd hate to be responsible for calibrating the meters!   Here in UK we 
pay "water rates", which are effectively the same thing - an annual 
charge for water from the tap, and an annual charge for sewerage.

ATB
-- 
Mike
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