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Old 11-18-2007, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by vinuneuro
Oh, and no taxes at all in Oman.
That's because their oil industry is nationalized. The profits from the oil give the government all the money they need, so they don't need to tax the people.

If our oil industry (and perhaps several other major industries) was nationalized, we would not have any taxes here in the United States either.


Oops...I forgot...nationalizing industry = bad. Boooo!!!!
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