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- From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Canadian proof (not) that taxation lowers cigarette consumption
- Message-ID: <carlp.726852074@frigg>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 15:21:14 GMT
- References: <1993Jan6.181208.10712@merlin.dev.cdx.mot.com> <27763@syba <1is2tvINNmrm@meaddata.meaddata.com> <1993Jan11.211922.13390@informix.com>
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- neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes:
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- >dedek@meaddata.com (Mike Dedek) writes:
- >>Since 1900 in the US, personal income tax has increased dramatically
- >>(from 0% to currently 28% or thereabouts). The standard of living has
- >>also increased. Does this prove that increasing personal income tax
- >>causes an increase in the standard of living? If so, we should all lobby
- >>for increased taxes!
-
- >Here's another one: the higher the crime rate in any given area,
- >the more churches per square foot are likely to be in the area.
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- From my statistics class many moons ago: There's a firm long-running
- correlation, traceable at least as far back as the American revolution.
- Alcohol consumption in a state is inversely proportional to teacher
- salaries in public secondary schools in that state. While some
- speculation about causality is possible, remember what a small
- fraction of the public is represented by school teachers.
- --
- Carl Paukstis, RRR&RSG |"The good news is that Clinton will have to
- Olivetti North America/Spokane,WA | work hard to do worse than Bush in terms
- Phone: +1 509 927-5439 | of economic policy. The bad news is that
- Mail: carlp@mail.spk.olivetti.com | he will probably manage to do so"-Ed Ipser
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