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17 September, 2007
Where Your Taxes Go: 23
If the US government has regulations that demand irradiation of mangoes, and inspectors, and suchlike, I don’t see why you and I should foot the bill. Surely the exporters should. Why on earth are we funding mango exporters with our hard-earned money?
(Link via email from Nitin Pai. Where your taxes go: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Also see: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
My essays on taxes and government: Your maid funds Unani, A beast called government, A Business Proposal.)
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Vanity Fair
Covers, Portraits & an article by Hitchens.
Literary Oddities
A Mefi post with links to “Unusual books. Unusual art made from books. Unusual bookcover. Unusual bookshelves. Unusual bookstore.”
By Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment | Oddball | The visual arts
The Desperate Passion of Ben Foster
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One Chai and a Wills Navy Cut
Pablo Bartholomew's latest exhibition offers intimate recall of the 70s and 80s
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#106 - Generalissimo 76
Sample clues
9 across: Van Morrison classic from Moondance (7)
6 down: Order beginning with ‘A’ (12)
