I'm beginning to re-think my views on taxation.

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"...Then what are you willing to exclude from being taxed so that YOU can live well? "

Still waiting.....

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Taxes aren't theft. They are the dues we pay to live in an advanced society that provides the infrastructure for our ability to live well. If you don't like paying for the benefits of living in an advanced society, maybe you should emigrate to, say, Somalia or Sudan.

Well, John, Dreamdancer came up with the best idea for you guys....Tax everything and take it all. I guess that way we could ALL live well.

Strawman argument. Try harder to come up with something valid.

I really hate seeing people who truly believe that the government takes it all.

They have ZERO concept just how much money the top one percent REALLLY have

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Not in my view.
But marketing one's fragrances, television shows, night clubs, appearances, and fashion products sure seem to.

She's made more doing that than you and I could ever make.

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Not in my view.
But marketing one's fragrances, television shows, night clubs, appearances, and fashion products sure seem to.

She's made more doing that than you and I could ever make.

I wonder just how successful she would have been if she'd started out without a fortune. Every woman can flash a pussy, nothing special about that.

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"...Then what are you willing to exclude from being taxed so that YOU can live well? "

Still waiting.....

I live well AND pay all my taxes AND I don't whine about it.

Just this week I put a new GNS430W GPS in my plane, bought a house, furnished it, and didn't have to borrow a dime

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What is YOUR criteria and/or threshold for determining "productive"?

I don't think flashing pussy to the paparazzi counts as very productive in the greater scheme of things, although it was certainly good marketing.

I agree with that negative but you didn't provide any positive input into YOUR criteria and/or threshold for determining "productive".


Oh, just so we're clear...I'm rarely EVER against flashing pussy.




AND still waiting:

"...Then what are you willing to exclude from being taxed so that YOU can live well? "

Still waiting.....

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[normiss 803]

You're totally dismissing her "reality star" success that allowed her self promotion.


and I can't believe I'm defending Paris Hilton....but...she HAS succeeded in marketing a product. At least as they are marketed these days.

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You're totally dismissing her "reality star" success that allowed her self promotion.


and I can't believe I'm defending Paris Hilton....but...she HAS succeeded in marketing a product. At least as they are marketed these days.

Well, we're not defending Paris...just the idea that being handed a silver platter is not a bad thing in and of itself.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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You're totally dismissing her "reality star" success that allowed her self promotion.


and I can't believe I'm defending Paris Hilton....but...she HAS succeeded in marketing a product. At least as they are marketed these days.

Pussy is hardly a new marketing gimmick.

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Pussy is hardly a new marketing gimmick.

Hmmmm...first it was the silver platter, then the flashing pussy, now it's because she didn't use a "new" gimmick.
Are you really sure how you feel or are you just playing by ear?


edite to add the silver platter

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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[normiss 803]

Admit it John, we're simply not a part of the target audience.
She DOES have a number of multi-million dollar products.
Admittedly, her coochie is not one of them.
Hopefully.

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Admit it John, we're simply not a part of the target audience.
She DOES have a number of multi-million dollar products.
Admittedly, her coochie is not one of them.
Hopefully.

So how much is her coochie worth and should we tax it?
I mean after all, it was inherited, right?



Ladies and gentlemen....Johnny has left the building.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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Inherited coochie???
eeewwwwwweeeewwwwwwwwwwww!
blech....
patooooie!

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They have ZERO concept just how much money the top one percent REALLLY have

So what? Unless you're going to confiscate, the INCOME is the issue - of which, the top 1% gets 23.5%.

Out of that, they pay 38% of the tax bite for the entire country.

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They have ZERO concept just how much money the top one percent REALLLY have

So what? Unless you're going to confiscate, the INCOME is the issue - of which, the top 1% gets 23.5%.

Out of that, they pay 38% of the tax bite for the entire country.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thats reallly funny Mike... so blind.... so so blind.



Most of the people with the real money pay ZIP ZERO NADA on their money.

They are the people who the tax codes were written for.

Yup this is another one of those ignorance is bliss things for yall.

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So, once again you have no rebuttal?

That's par for the course.

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I love you, Shannon and Jim.
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So, once again you have no rebuttal?

That's par for the course.

Its difficult to esplain sumpin to Lucy when she has ZERO CLUE to base the esplainin on.

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Admit it John, we're simply not a part of the target audience.
She DOES have a number of multi-million dollar products.
Admittedly, her coochie is not one of them.
Hopefully.

So how much is her coochie worth and should we tax it?
I mean after all, it was inherited, right?



Ladies and gentlemen....Johnny has left the building.

If prostitution were made legal, access to commercial pussy could indeed be taxed. Not a bad idea.

Who are these ladies and gentlemen that you are addressing?

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So, once again you have no rebuttal?

That's par for the course.

Its difficult to esplain sumpin to Lucy when she has ZERO CLUE to base the esplainin on.

So maybe you should be listening to Ricky instead of Ethel.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
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They have ZERO concept just how much money the top one percent REALLLY have

So what? Unless you're going to confiscate, the INCOME is the issue - of which, the top 1% gets 23.5%.

Out of that, they pay 38% of the tax bite for the entire country.

As they should. No reason it should be linear.

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Who are these ladies and gentlemen that you are addressing?

Wishful thinking on my part. I'm ever the optimist.




edited to add (done after John's next post.)

Conversation has come a long way from Inheritance Tax, eh?

Do I take it that you're refusing to answer my two questions?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Who are these ladies and gentlemen that you are addressing?

Wishful thinking on my part. I'm ever the optimist.

Me too. I don't even whine about my taxes.

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Taxes aren't theft. They are the dues we pay to live in an advanced society that provides the infrastructure for our ability to live well. If you don't like paying for the benefits of living in an advanced society, maybe you should emigrate to, say, Somalia or Sudan.

Well, John, Dreamdancer came up with the best idea for you guys....Tax everything and take it all.

i didn't say that. i said the fairest tax is an inheritance tax. what tax do you think is fairest?

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Taxes aren't theft. They are the dues we pay to live in an advanced society that provides the infrastructure for our ability to live well. If you don't like paying for the benefits of living in an advanced society, maybe you should emigrate to, say, Somalia or Sudan.

Well, John, Dreamdancer came up with the best idea for you guys....Tax everything and take it all.

i didn't say that. i said the fairest tax is an inheritance tax. what tax do you think is fairest?

It's OK, we already established that it was a strawman that he couldn't confirm when challenged.

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Do I take it that you're refusing to answer my two questions?

I didn't realize they were serious questions.

1. I have no idea how much Paris Hilton's "coochie" is worth. Speaking only for myself, I wouldn't pay anything for it.

2. I already indicated that if you can legally sell "coochie", taxing it is a good idea.

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