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tiredtaxpaye
of central, ME
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Mar 17, 2008 8:20 PM
tell augusta no more tax increases
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Peter_Raymond Maheuxyz
of SmOakland, ME
You know Texa$ i$ 'da $IXTH MO$T POLLUTING COUNTRY ON EARTH if it were a "country" ??? Enjoy being in RICH POLLUTION-LAND.
Capitali$m iz EVIL when allowed. Why NO www.Hemp4Fuel.com allowed ??? 1916 USDA Bulletin #404 $ay'z ONE acre of hemp iz equal to FOUR avre'z of TREE'z over a 20year rotation period. Watch USDA 1942 WW2 movie "Hemp for Victory" on www.YouTube.com ..... ALL 13plu$ minute'z of it. Columbu$'$ canva$ $upplied EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT of ALL U$ mechanical oil in 1925
Ain't I EVIL ??? I learned 'da TRUTH. Earn $100,000.00 by proving ANY Hi$-$tory WRONG. CANNOT BE DONE. Read Febuary 1938 Popular Mechanics @ www.jackherer.com/popmech.html if you want TRUTH. The New BILLION Dollar Crop in 1938 ??? Anything from dynamite to Cellophane ??? Why little "d" and capital "C" ??? Read it. That iz how it iz. CopyRight ? Patented ? Licen$ed ? Who care'z ??? 300 man-hour'z per acre down to one1/2 to two hour'z ??? Nice NEW TRACTOR, huh ??? TAX MARIHUANA $100 per ounce or $1,600 per pound ??? WHY NOT make HEMP-Tax ??? Farmer'$ KNOW that i$ Legal-Tender PLANT, right ??? Pay OUR tax'z with Tobacco or Legal-Tender for over 200 year'z ??? Mo$t u$ed LAMP OIL until Whale-Murder $tarted ...... Queen Victoria'z PM$ medicine ??? Je$u$'z ANNOINTING OIL ??? Mo$e$ u$ed hemp in hi$ ANNOINTING OIL .... ForBidden Fruit of the TREE of Knowledge of GOODne$$ and BADne$$ ???
I DO NOT ABU$E. I HAVE BEEN ABU$ED by BIG OIL.
Read www.LifeAfterTheOilCrash.net but, don't worry. $tay happy ..... and don't $hoot a friend in face when you hear, $mell and $ee a BIRD after DRINKING. NO DEATH mean'z NO OUI TE$T Legally "required" ...... OUR Gift of Life iz JU$T a TE$T ..... corn iz $TUPID compared to www.Hemp4Fuel.com www.Hempology.org www.HempCar.org USDA 1942 WW2 movie "Hemp for Victory" ...... and GEE WHIZ, Did John F Kennedy KNOW what I ju$t TYPED ??? GOODne$$ BLE$$ EARTH, not ju$t U$report abuse
Mar 17, 2008 8:16 PM
Tim,
You know Texa$ i$ 'da $IXTH MO$T POLLUTING COUNTRY ON EARTH if it were a "country" ??? Enjoy being in RICH POLLUTION-LAND.
Capitali$m iz EVIL when allowed. Why NO www.Hemp4Fuel.com allowed ??? 1916 USDA Bulletin #404 $ay'z ONE acre of hemp iz equal to FOUR avre'z of TREE'z over a 20year rotation period. Watch USDA 1942 WW2 movie "Hemp for Victory" on www.YouTube.com ..... ALL 13plu$ minute'z of it. Columbu$'$ canva$ $upplied EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT of ALL U$ mechanical oil in 1925
Ain't I EVIL ??? I learned 'da TRUTH. Earn $100,000.00 by proving ANY Hi$-$tory WRONG. CANNOT BE DONE. Read Febuary 1938 Popular Mechanics @ www.jackherer.com/popmech.html if you want TRUTH. The New BILLION Dollar Crop in 1938 ??? Anything from dynamite to Cellophane ??? Why little "d" and capital "C" ??? Read it. That iz how it iz. CopyRight ? Patented ? Licen$ed ? Who care'z ??? 300 man-hour'z per acre down to one1/2 to two hour'z ??? Nice NEW TRACTOR, huh ??? TAX MARIHUANA $100 per ounce or $1,600 per pound ??? WHY NOT make HEMP-Tax ??? Farmer'$ KNOW that i$ Legal-Tender PLANT, right ??? Pay OUR tax'z with Tobacco or Legal-Tender for over 200 year'z ??? Mo$t u$ed LAMP OIL until Whale-Murder $tarted ...... Queen Victoria'z PM$ medicine ??? Je$u$'z ANNOINTING OIL ??? Mo$e$ u$ed hemp in hi$ ANNOINTING OIL .... ForBidden Fruit of the TREE of Knowledge of GOODne$$ and BADne$$ ???
I DO NOT ABU$E. I HAVE BEEN ABU$ED by BIG OIL.
Read www.LifeAfterTheOilCrash.net but, don't worry. $tay happy ..... and don't $hoot a friend in face when you hear, $mell and $ee a BIRD after DRINKING. NO DEATH mean'z NO OUI TE$T Legally "required" ...... OUR Gift of Life iz JU$T a TE$T ..... corn iz $TUPID compared to www.Hemp4Fuel.com www.Hempology.org www.HempCar.org USDA 1942 WW2 movie "Hemp for Victory" ...... and GEE WHIZ, Did John F Kennedy KNOW what I ju$t TYPED ??? GOODne$$ BLE$$ EARTH, not ju$t U$report abuse
confused
of Bucksport, ME
Mar 17, 2008 8:02 PM
I just don't understand..................We sent our troops to Saudi-Kuwait to help them, and they don't even lift a finger to ease our fuel problems. We should keep on sending our loved ones and our money to foreign lands...especially knowing there is nothing in return. NOT!!report abusemichael roode
of skowhegan, ME
Mar 17, 2008 7:16 PM
as long as uncle sam is colecting tax revenue from oil ,its not going to get any better i just love oil companys and our backstabbing excuse for a goverment i dont know were the hard working people of this country are going to do if things dont change soon alot of people are already having to choose between food or oil for there kids each month it makes me sick to see what the world is coming toreport abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
