Pubdate: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 Source: East Bay Express (CA) Copyright: 2009 East Bay Express Contact: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/gyrobase/SendLetter Website: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1131 Author: Leo T. West A SMOKY SLIPPERY SLOPE First, it was the argument that gay marriages would bring a bonanza in tax money to California in marriage licenses and gay tourism; now, it is the legalization of marijuana. I have a better idea: Legalize robbery. The more money the robber gets in a holdup, the more money the state gets in taxes. Also, taxing stealed cars, the robber keeps the car after paying the taxes to the state. Imagine the amount of money that'd be saved in police services. Since we're at it, let's also legalize the "Interspecies Marriage Act" that would allow a woman to marry her dog or a man to marry his goat. Another bonanza of tax money for the state! It is this bunch of cowardly and degenerate politicians from the Bay Area, as well as the constituents who elect them to serve in Sacramento, who are coming with this kind of nutty proposals, like the ones in the May 19 election, because of their cowardliness to tax the corporations that do business in California. Leo T. West, San Leandro - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom