Re: Basic Choices and Constraints on Long-Term Energy Supplies

[Bob LaMontagne <rlamont@POSTOFFICE.PROVIDENCE.EDU>]

So, we've finally reached the point of not only taxing
someone's income or wealth, but taxing their very
existence.

Why not tax credits for committing euthanasia your elderly
parents? Maybe we could issue licences and tax credits to
bounty hunters to "harvest" random individuals when the
population exceeds certain limits - as we do to thin the
deer population right now.

Bob at PC

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On 7/29/2004 at 11:09 PM Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> Despite what we can do to reduce demand, I think a tax
policy is in
> order, i.e. two kids per couple free, additional
progressively taxed.
> Childless get a tax credit.