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To: inquest
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Better than yet another law or tax, if you object to China's or any other nation's "intrusion" into our markets or politics through economic access, you are free to exercise your individual power to not buy said products. Full economic democracy, within a political republic. Your unalienable right, so go to it.

Exercise your 1st amendment rights allowing you to convince other citizens to join in. When a sufficient number of individual citizens work to common end, you will achieve your goals through market dynamics.

When you ask government to impose selective taxes for political and social goals in one sector of our nation, how can you credibly object to the like use of taxation to intrudes political or social control over your interests?

687 posted on 02/21/2003 9:39:04 PM PST by ancient_geezer
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To: ancient_geezer
Better than yet another law or tax, if you object to China's or any other nation's "intrusion" into our markets or politics through economic access, you are free to exercise your individual power to not buy said products. Full economic democracy, within a political republic. Your unalienable right, so go to it.

That's like saying that if I don't think government's spending enough on national defense, I can always donate money to that purpose whenever I want, and encourage others to do so as well. Very specious argument.

When you ask government to impose selective taxes for political and social goals in one sector of our nation, how can you credibly object to the like use of taxation to intrudes political or social control over your interests?

I don't expect my government to do a whole lot for me. But I do expect it to defend the country from foreign control. That's what it's there for. So no, I completely reject the suggestion that by demanding that government do its legitimate job, I'm somehow authorizing it to assume total control over society.

698 posted on 02/22/2003 9:53:34 AM PST by inquest
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