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Tioloco
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Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck  | | Having a progressive tax system is hardly Socialism Tioloco. But what do you call a regressive tax system such as Washington State has had for 93
years? We are talking State tax revenues here, not Federal tax revenues, you seem to be confusing the two and perhaps should take the time to read the
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Socialists always defend government spending for the good of the masses until it is them who are the ones overtaxed.
Washington state and regressive taxation- Taxing consumption still results in high earners paying more. The real problem is that you aren’t even
asking WHY the state government can’t tighten their belt instead of always expanding spending on nonessential programs?
Smart people will always look for ways to keep their money in their pocket. Leaving Washington and California is a no brainer.
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JDCanuck
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Tioloco: I think you are describing Communist and Dictatorships not Progressive Democracies using progressive taxation to fund the economy. The ones
that claim they are doing all this for the common people while as rapidly as possible transferring the wealth of the country to their own pockets,
creating more impoverished people while they themselves live in their Dachas or foreign Palaces. Of course they won't want to yield any of that wealth
and will be the first to escape when the inevitable social upheaval and crime begins to show.
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JDCanuck
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But to get back to the original topic: This is what a friend in La Paz shared with me when I first met him. He had no respect for people who came to
Baja to obtain and sell drugs back in the US for profit and then complain about how he was demanding too much for the menial services he provided to
them. At the same time they were excluding him from access to the beach areas he had always frequented by putting up fences to keep him out and
drawing what little water was left in the local aquifers to keep their swimming pools filled while they were back in the US. I figured he had a valid
complaint
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lencho
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Huh? Who does
that? 
"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is, by how stupid he thinks I
am."
"...they were careful of their demeanor that they not be thought to have opinions on what they heard for like most men skilled at their work they
were scornful of any least suggestion of knowing anything not learned at first hand."
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
"Be kind, be patient, help others." -- Isabel Allende
"My gas stove identifies as electric." Anonymous
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Terry28
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All you guys need to go get a room!! please knock this crap off...
I don't think this is what this site was created for.....
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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JDCanuck
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Lencho...my suspicion is he was talking about pot not the modern ones. But since I learned his feelings and noticed an increasing local animosity, I
attempted to consider what he was telling me as a guide on how to live more compatibly among the locals that were sharing their home with me. Since
then, other than the growing number of signs saying "Go Home Gringoes" I have found the Mexican people to be exceedingly
hospitable, the first to offer help when they see a need. I'd like to see more of what i saw in their culture in my own country
[Edited on 3-17-2026 by JDCanuck]
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Lee
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| Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck | Since then, other than the growing number of signs saying "Go Home Gringoes" I have found the Mexican people to be exceedingly
hospitable, the first to offer help when they see a need. I'd like to see more of what i saw in their culture in my own country.
[Edited on 3-17-2026 by JDCanuck] |
Can't tell if friend is MX or gringo. Considering the animosity mentioned, I'd move if I were him.
MX has never had the quality pot that we have NOB. MX kilos in the 60s were grateful but nothing special. Black market in CA is still strong.
I've surfed Baja since 1960, had a girlfriend in TJ in '64, and driven for 60 years. I've never been treated badly in MX. Been stopped once in
Ensenada not a big deal. I wave to cops and give them a thumbs up. They're my brothers -- good, bad, ugly. Everybody has a path.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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JDCanuck
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Lee: The friend I mentioned was one of the first Mexicans I met when I first went to La Paz and the post was an attempt to answer to the title of the
thread you originated. He and his ancestors have lived in the La Paz area for generations, and as far as I know he has no desire to move elsewhere.
These are the points that he shared with me that generated some resentment among the local residents as more and more Gringoes moved in and blocked
them from the resources they had always enjoyed for generations.
The signs of "Gringoes Go Home" I have noticed popping up recently however are a new situation and not in my experience commonly felt by most. But
then anti-immigrant feelings seem to be growing in almost all countries lately.
And as for the Policia I run across I have the same attitude as you, I have always been thankful of the protection and help they award us visitors and
try to let them know whenever possible. Two thumbs up especially given the recent events they have been involved in whenever I see them cruising by.
[Edited on 3-18-2026 by JDCanuck]
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