At 21:48 5/5/96, Alan Horowitz wrote:

<< " I paid approximately 60%...." >>

didn't the feudal vassels only pay 33% ? To paraphrase - I forget which Presidential candidate of yore - "are you better off than you were a thousand years ago?"

ANd that's not even counting the interest you pay on your mortgage. Count that, and the vassels were head and shoulders above Californians.

Generally, the feudal subjects paid the Tithe. Yes, Robin Hood and his men fought the evil Sheriff of Nottingham for his crushing 10% tax. :-) [My last post in this off-topic thread.] Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, not those of my employer. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred.