Re: Leaving the Country
FYI - the states with no (general) tax on wages are: New Hampshire* Florida Texas Tennesee South Dakota Wyoming Nevada Washington Alaska* *No (general) sales tax either. How do they do it -- Magic. Magic? TANSTAAFL. Alaska has oil money (or has had it), and New Hampshire provides (relatively speaking) fewer services to its citizens, according to folks I know who have lived there. Knowing the politics of much of this list, that's probably considered a Good Thing by many; I disagree, but I won't clutter the list with (even more) politics. But if you're thinking of moving anywhere, find out what you *aren't* getting for your money, and see if it's worth it.
On Fri, 15 Jul 1994 smb@research.att.com wrote:
TANSTAAFL. ???????????
What is this, some comglomerate of 3 federal agencies? tan-sta-afl
Berzerk
Roger, you ain't no mad dog libertarian if you haven't read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," by Heinlein of course, and from whence came the popularizaiton of of TANSTAAFL--There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. I say "popularization" instead of coinage, because Goldwater use a variant ("There isn't...") in his 1964 campaign, reportedly written by one of his speech writers, Karl Hess. (The same Karl Hess who is involved in libertarian matters.) --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."
Timothy C. May says:
I say "popularization" instead of coinage, because Goldwater use a variant ("There isn't...") in his 1964 campaign, reportedly written by one of his speech writers, Karl Hess. (The same Karl Hess who is involved in libertarian matters.)
The same Karl Hess (sadly departed on the same day as Tricky Dick Nixon) who wrote for Goldwater: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation no virtue" (or something like that; I can't remember the exact words). Hess was an anarchist, and open about it. When he died, the New York Times obituary for him refered to him as an important Republican who had "reversed views" and become an anarchist, never understanding what his views had been all along. Goldwater was a friend of his to the end. Recently, some Republicans have been shocked to discover that Goldwater supports equal treatment under the law (although not "affirmative action" or other similar crud) for Homosexuals and other similar unattractive groups, and that he holds other evil "liberal" views. Some conservatives have gone so far as to denounce him for "slipping". They never have understood what his views have been all along, either. However, might I point out that none of this has anything to do with cryptography? Perry
On Fri, 15 Jul 1994, Timothy C. May wrote:
Roger, you ain't no mad dog libertarian if you haven't read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," by Heinlein of course, and from whence came the This is way out there, but I no longer read fiction. I stoped at about 40 fiction books, and did most of my reading in the non-fiction section. Having read the entire encyclopidia of science and technology by the time I was 8, I established a love of dry technical reading.
Roger, a nerds nerd, and a mans man, Bryner. *********** We now return you to on-topic mesages.
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