tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post8481850929977872472..comments2024-01-08T14:53:19.838-05:00Comments on Bluegrass Policy Blog: So, you want to cut tobacco-related deaths?Kelly Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249335217299732224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-74735488335731934222009-01-25T23:09:00.000-05:002009-01-25T23:09:00.000-05:00Hempy,For what it's worth, I think you're right ab...Hempy,<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I think you're right about the hemp/marijuana debate... though, taxing the stuff can't fix our problems-once the guys in Frankfort get a taste of the additional revenue; they would go on a spending frenzy.<BR/><BR/>your anti republican remarks are pretty absurd.<BR/><BR/>have you read about 'the fair tax'? it is a proportional tax that a ton of conservatives support. In fact, it is pretty similar to some legislation that Bill Farmer has proposed (I would figure BGP would support both measures).<BR/><BR/>http://www.kentucky.com/179/story/644865.html<BR/><BR/>www.fairtax.orgjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760356835994559641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-15916805215283616522009-01-25T15:00:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:00:00.000-05:00Hempy,You may notice I have never deleted a single...Hempy,<BR/><BR/>You may notice I have never deleted a single one of your comments. This space is yours to make whatever case you wish. It's not a major issue to me, that's all. Work on your persuasiveness.David Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493753989438380933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-56754366108753032592009-01-25T11:08:00.000-05:002009-01-25T11:08:00.000-05:00Interesting that a social program BGP blog doesn't...Interesting that a social program BGP blog doesn't want to touch is the incarceration of non-violent marijuana users.<BR/><BR/>Apparently neither does State Senator David Williams (R-SD16) have any cojones either to suggest just such a cut.<BR/><BR/>Expanding government's size is not necessarily bad. Especially if its function are to meet the needs of the people. That's the definition of "good government," which our founders intended. <BR/><BR/>Granted, good government is anathema to Republicans, because they are not too keen on American values.<BR/><BR/>To have adequate revenues to meet the needs of good government will require a tax system based on proportion, another concept that's a bane to conservatives. However, proportional taxation is the definition of "fairness" and was advocated by Alexander Hamilton, who wrote in Federalist Paper 12: <BR/><BR/>"The ability of a country to pay taxes must always be proportioned, in a great degree, to the quantity of money in circulation, and to the celerity with which it circulates. Commerce, contributing to both these objects, must of necessity render the payment of taxes easier, and <B>facilitate the requisite supplies to the treasury.</B>"Hempyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813467704115452311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-4131436234485973032009-01-25T02:22:00.000-05:002009-01-25T02:22:00.000-05:00wow... totally worth the wait.He kinda has a shock...wow... totally worth the wait.<BR/><BR/>He kinda has a shocked Emperor Palpatine look going on.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760356835994559641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-64138389894068611802009-01-24T22:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T22:45:00.000-05:00I took a snapshot and posted it. Thanks for remind...I took a snapshot and posted it. Thanks for reminding me.David Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493753989438380933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468664660833170893.post-75843837575541918042009-01-24T19:29:00.000-05:002009-01-24T19:29:00.000-05:00Did you ever get that video of our governor's reac...Did you ever get that video of our governor's reaction to David Williams saying that we should have a state ban on smoking? I think it would be hilarious to see.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760356835994559641noreply@blogger.com