| There are least four things that will
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| | party) will be elected President in my
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| never happen in my lifetime because they
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| | lifetime. The Democratic and Republican
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| would simply be too good to be true.
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| | parties have to much control over the
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| These things are: cable TV subscriptions
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| | electoral process to ever let that
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| sold on an a-la-carte basis, a federal
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| | happen. Voters always say they want
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| sales tax replacing the federal income
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| | change, and many of them agree with the
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| tax, the election of a Libertarian
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| | libertarian point of view, but they never
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| president, and a major league sports
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| | opt for very much change at any given
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| franchise coming to Virginia.Congress and
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| | time. In addition, since most don't
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| the FCC have begun to talk about the idea
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| | believe a third party candidate could
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| of forcing cable (and satellite)
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| | win, they won't vote for one, thus making
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| companies to offer channel subscriptions
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| | it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Is voting
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| to the public on an a-la-carte basis.
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| | like a day at the race track? Is politics
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| But, mark my word, it'll never happen.
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| | only about picking a winner? Obviously, I
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| Fearing that it might actually happen,
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| | don't think a third party candidate could
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| cable and satellite companies will soon
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| | win either, but that's never stopped me
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| begin to offer "family" tiers of channels
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| | from voting Libertarian anyway. Too bad
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| which do not contain a lot of harsh
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| | there are not enough people who have the
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| language, violence, near/implied/partial
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| | moral integrity to follow my example!In
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| nudity, or sexual situations. This, of
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| | the past, various groups have tried and
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| course, will probably appease the
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| | failed to bring major league sports
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| "family" advocate groups, at least to the
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| | franchises to the state of Virginia. They
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| extent that they will stop pushing so
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| | will continue to fail. This is true for
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| hard for a-la-carte. Shortly after that,
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| | several reasons. First, we have too many
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| the whole concept of a-la-carte will
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| | NIMBYs in Virginia (especially in the
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| fizzle out. Too bad for me. I only
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| | northern part of the state) who do not
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| subscribe to basic cable for the sports
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| | want a sports stadium or arena anywhere
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| and news channels. I don't have much use
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| | near them. Second, too many people in
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| for boob tube anymore, so I rarely watch
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| | Virgina are content just to be "near"
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| any of the other channels I'm forced to
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| | major league sports franchises like those
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| pay for. I'd love to be able to put the
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| | in DC, Maryland, and North Carolina. They
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| kibosh on channels like AMC, Bravo, The
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| | see no need to have any of our own.
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| Disney Channel, E!, Comedy Central, F/X,
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| | Third, Virginians are willing to spend
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| MTV, Lifetime, VH-1, USA Network, and
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| | tax dollars on anything and everything
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| many of the rest. However, I'll be stuck
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| | except a little to defray the costs of a
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| with them as long as I feel the need for
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| | new sports stadium or arena. Fourth,
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| ESPN and CNN.President Bush and many in
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| | while Virginia is the 12th most populous
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| Congress have talked about the idea of
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| | state in the Union, it has no metro areas
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| replacing the Federal Income Tax with a
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| | of its own that rank in the USA's top 30.
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| national sales tax. That would take all
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| | Pro sports leagues use this along with
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| the paperwork burden off taxpayers, but
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| | the fact that Virginians can be "served"
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| it won't happen. There are too many
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| | by the teams in DC, Maryland, and North
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| powerful people who benefit from keeping
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| | Carolina as a reason to always pass over
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| the current system. They will do whatever
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| | Virginia when it comes time for expansion
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| they have to do to punch holes in the
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| | or relocation.Terry Mitchell is a
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| concept of a national sales tax. They
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| | software engineer, freelance writer,
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| will say that it isn't fair to the poor
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| | amateur political analyst, and blogger
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| (regressive), it would cause a budget
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| | from Hopewell, VA. On his blog - - he
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| disaster, and it would be a nightmare to
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| | posts commentaries on various subjects
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| implement, none of which are true.
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| | such as politics, technology, religion,
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| Unfortunately, their strategy will work
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| | health and well-being, personal finance,
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| and chance to get of the Federal Income
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| | and sports. His commentaries offer a
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| Tax will be foiled again.No one from the
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| | unique point of view that is not often
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| Libertarian Party (or any other third
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| | found in mainstream media.
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