This is why estate taxes should be 100%

[Admiral Yi]

This discussion needs more mention of organized religion.

[Darth Wagtaros]

How would the American Civil War have gone had Marty's ideas been executed prior to Bleeding Kansas?

[Ed Anger]

How would the American Civil War have gone had Marty's ideas been executed prior to Bleeding Kansas?

Mart would have been stabbed while gaying it up in the Five Points.

[alfred russel]

So, noone is going to agree with me? Seriously? Since when this forum has gone so neo-con?

Because it is a terrible idea. Many people that earn lots of wealth have it tied to a business venture of some sort. Imagine a farmer who in old age knows he can't leave the property to his children but has money put aside. He certainly won't have much incentive to invest in improvements to the farm. He may actually have an incentive to destroy the farm's value: for example, if the tractors outside interrupt his afternoon nap, perhaps he will shut half the farm down so he can sleep in peace. Or if he really likes baseball, maybe he will build a field to see if they come.

The same principles work with any other business. It also probably won't be for the best for the government to own all of businesses once the current owners die.

[Razgovory]

How would the American Civil War have gone had Marty's ideas been executed prior to Bleeding Kansas?

Mart would have been stabbed while gaying it up in the Five Points.

One can almost imagine Marty and Lettow riding with Bragg during the Civil War.  It'd be like a war game where Jeff Davis keeps drawing bad commanders and putting them out in command of garrisons out West.

[Darth Wagtaros]

To say nothing of the corruption that would arise when the government had to divest itself of the properties and monies.  Assuming it did.  I guess in a generation or two the government wold be the sole land owner and source of wealth.

[Ed Anger]

How would the American Civil War have gone had Marty's ideas been executed prior to Bleeding Kansas?

Mart would have been stabbed while gaying it up in the Five Points.

One can almost imagine Marty and Lettow riding with Bragg during the Civil War.  It'd be like a war game where Jeff Davis keeps drawing bad commanders and putting them out in command of garrisons out West.

Mart -2 command, -4 morale. Slow mover, Avg. intellect. Prone to flights of fancy. Assigned to garrison duty in Brownsville, Texas commanding a garrison of 500 old men and boys.

[Ed Anger]

To say nothing of the corruption that would arise when the government had to divest itself of the properties and monies.  Assuming it did.  I guess in a generation or two the government wold be the sole land owner and source of wealth.

I'd burn the winery down before I'd let the gub'mint take mah lands.

[Habbaku]

Assigned to garrison duty in Brownsville, Texas commanding a garrison of 500 old men and boys.

That'd be, what, roughly 816 feet?

[Ed Anger]

Assigned to garrison duty in Brownsville, Texas commanding a garrison of 500 old men and boys.

That'd be, what, roughly 816 feet?

[Siege]

You guys are making fun of Martinus on his back.
He is not aware of this thread.
This is not polite.

[Razgovory]

Siege, he started this thread.

[Eddie Teach]

You guys are making fun of Martinus on his back.
He is not aware of this thread.
This is not polite.

Siege made a JOKE!

[Ed Anger]

 

[Viking]

You guys are making fun of Martinus on his back.
He is not aware of this thread.
This is not polite.

Siege made a JOKE!

You never know, he might actually mean what he said.