Well, Duh! Because you're a taxpayer, that's why!! Shawn ;) Mark sez: >I can't resist asking: why? Apart from the issue of the family and >dependents of such a person (which I have already acknowledged *is* a legit >issue, IMO), why does the government have a valid interest in protecting me >from myself? Why is that the government's business? -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 07 2000 - 14:00:34 PDT
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