Posts by melgross

Quote:Originally Posted by Gazoobee Just to be picky ... (and I think it's wrong in the source as well) ... it's $58 per *customer* not per visitor. In other words people who go in and out and don't buy anything aren't being...

Quote:Originally Posted by dreyfus2 To quote the original Reuters article: So, it is just the opposite of selectively taxing foreign goods. It is about ending an exemption. And it is not unique in any way. E.g. Germany has been...

Quote:Originally Posted by saintstryfe This is the same kind of patriotic warbbling that comes out of some of the lesser-minded US politicans. It wouldn't be so desperately sad if it wasn't for the fact that French culture is so...

Quote:Originally Posted by Apple ][ One doesn't have to be a philistine to be against government funding of the arts. When government funds the arts, you end up with marvelous works of art such as piss christ. Government should not...

Quote:Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Countries that reduce taxes instead of raising them to feed their coffers and line their own pockets will become havens for the wealthy, as it has always been. If I had a large income, I'd...

Quote:Originally Posted by SpamSandwich It's also true that all countries enact protectionist policies to one degree or another. The US has become quite corporatist and answers to connected insider businesses and "financial...

Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse That's sort of like saying you've repaid your debt to your mother for giving you life by taking her to McDonald's for Mother's Day, and you wish she'd stop complaining about the ketchup smears...

Quote:Originally Posted by isaidso You know, AI, I really expect more from you. This article (published anonymously) is the essence of FUD. If the issue at hand pertains to all foreign devices of this type, then the headline is...

Quote:Originally Posted by dreyfus2 That is complete nonsense. A lot of the best movies in history had (partial) government funding (I am not talking about Hollywood trash), a lot of the best theatres, orchestras and opera houses...

Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse Of course, if you're an American and not wholly ignorant of your own history, you should show a little gratitude, not to mention respect, to the French. Without their help, the outcome of that...