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Re: [RC] French system - Truman Prevatt

There is something to be said for a long history. But historical status quo has a way of fading. Look at fox hunting in Great Briton.

Truman

Hilyard wrote:
And if it hadn't been created 200 years ago by the Bonaparte aristocracy, I bet the French Parliiment couldn't get legislation passed for a similar program in the 21st century. Immigrant riots in French urban areas because of high unemployment, and you want to spend money on rich horse owners? Yeah, the media would have a field day with that. . .
Laurie in Clare, Michigan
(Who lives in a state that has a 6% sales tax AND just raised the income tax from 3.9 to 4.35% - even /_I_/ don't want to fund state sponsored endurance riding!)


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“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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