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Yup.... kill that golden goose to get at the eggs now, rather than feeding it so you can KEEP getting eggs. "Rob the rich and pay the poor, until there are no rich no more" As I thought... another class envy whine... Class envy? FU#$ U class envy. I have all the class I need. It's about fairness and a shared prosperity. Class envy is some fucked up right wing term they coined to make themselves feel superior somehow. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

What tax breaks would those be, exactly? WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 — Families earning more than $1 million a year saw their federal tax rates drop more sharply than any group in the country as a result of President Bush’s tax cuts, according to a new Congressional study. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/washington/08tax.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Ok, and? Oh, wait... it's more of the "the rich aren't paying their share" thing, isn't it? Comparisons between 2004 and 2005 (from information available on the CBO site) show the following: 2004: Amount of tax burden paid by highest quintile: 25.2% Amount of tax burden paid by lowest quintile: 4.3% 2005: Amount of tax burden paid by highest quintile: 25.5% Amount of tax burden paid by lowest quintile: 4.3% When Reagan cut the top tax rate from 50% to 28%, contributions by those affected went from 9% of the total to 18% of the total. Contributions from the bottom 20% went from 6% of the total down to 2%. Looks like much the same effect is happening with this tax cut, to a smaller extent. Contrary to Democrat dogma and class envy, the rich are still paying the lion's share of the tax burden. They pay more because they have gotten exponentially richer due to other Bush policies. The gap between the rich and non-rich has never been wider. The rich are staying ahead of inflation - the rest of us are not. Indexed to inflation, most people's income has been decrasing since Bush took office, except the very wealthy. Luckily, things will be put right after the elections. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

What tax breaks would those be, exactly? WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 — Families earning more than $1 million a year saw their federal tax rates drop more sharply than any group in the country as a result of President Bush’s tax cuts, according to a new Congressional study. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/washington/08tax.html?_r=1&oref=slogin -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

OK dude, if you are working 2 jobs and are over the max, I say you should get the damn rebate. If I had a second job I would be over the limit too, but fuck man, money just isn't important enough to me to work that hard for it. I'll tke what I get now and some free time any day! Quit one of those jobs and relax a little. Life is too short. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

I'll call the whaaaaaaaaa!mbulance for ya! But seriosuly, I do qualify, and the amounts indicated will have basically zero effect overall on my life. So I would think that someone making over $75,000 it would be such a small percentage of income as to make even less difference. And by the way, this still doesn't even come close to making up for the tax breaks given to the top earners over the course of the Bush admin. Overall, you still did pretty well. This money will seem a pittance when Hillary gets into office. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi/family/family_863.html Child Support Payments and Getting a U.S. Passport Section 51.70 (a) (8) of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states, in part, that if you are certified to Passport Services by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be in arrears of child support payments in excess of $2,500, you are ineligible to receive a U.S. passport . If this applies to you, Passport Services strongly recommends that you contact the appropriate State child support enforcement agency to make payment arrangements before applying for a passport. This is because: The State agency must certify to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that acceptable payment arrangements have been made. Then, HHS must notify Passport Services by the removal of your name from the electronic list HHS gives to Passport Services. (Passport Services cannot issue a passport until your name has been deleted by HHS.) Please note that it can take 2-3 weeks from the time you make payment arrangements with the State agency until your name is removed from HHS' electronic list. Passport Services has no information concerning individuals' child support obligations and has no authority to take action until HHS removes your name from its list. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

If you want to be really cool get a flat receiver blank and the bending/machine tools and make your own receiver. There are youtube vids of people dong it. These probably scare the ATF to death, being impossible to track. Bad people might cut 2 extra holes and then the booms happen much closer together somehow..... -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Is this a serious question? Think about how we got to this current situation. Borrow, and spend like a drunken sailor? As a sailor, I resent that statement. Yes, I was a drunken fool, but I remain tatoo free and while in the navy I SAVED money! -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Why not buy $800 in stock in an alternative energy company. That way, you can help create jobs and help solve the energy policy. Maybe you can even turn that money into MORE money instead of buying a new television. I already have stock in biofuels. On a serious note, the $800 will likely be foolishly squandered on heating my home. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Understood. But when I was young and dumb (and broke) I thought that the answer to my debt was to run up another credit card. I found out that eventually you have to pay the bill. As a nation we have quite a bill to pay already. I found out that things are much better when you tighten your belt a bit and pay down that orignial debt. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Fuck it...I want my $800. I am going to buy another 52 in. TV! Yeee haw! Thanks Dubya, ya fucking moron! That makes a lot more sense than investing that money in an energy revolutuion that would creat jobs and solve the energy problems of the country.... you rock! -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

What does the circumfrence of our genitailia have to do with such an undertaking? Well, if you have to ask that, you surely will lose. it's funny though, I do think it would help the USA to go isolationist for a bit and rebuild our manufactuing base. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Well, I am not for continuing the war, but in the spirit of Old Glory, I gotta say: Bring It, Beotch. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

The president (at least this one) has direct and immediate control of the military. The military is his primary industry. The way he has chosen to employ that military has a huge global economic impact. The president's rhetoric about Iran has an impact on oil prices. To say that the president does not affect the economy is just plain foolish. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

No, but as I said before, their economic policies have a big influence. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

So.... I had a DUI about 16 years ago. No bad behavior that landed me in court before or after that date. It appears that after 10 years you are considered 'rehabilitated' and will havee no issues entering Canada. Is this right, or do you STILL have to fill out a shitload of paperwork? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5312E3.asp That link makes it seem like after 10 years of good behavior, you are free and clear, but who wants to drive for 7 hours and get turned around? -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

How about drug tests for driver's licenses, gun purchases and concealed carry permits? How about drug tests for corporate welfare? We can bring in the CEO and have him piss in a cup..... -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Then use those larger eggs to buy golden geese in China and Mexico. Move operation offshore to avoid corporate taxes. Exploit 3rd world geese and shitcan overpriced American geese. Line your own pockets to the max, paying as little in taxes and employee benefits as possible. Retire, pass golden geese to offspring. Repeat. WOW...the government owns the businesses now? When did the Glorious Revolution come about, Comrade??? Nice strawman...but shows what happens when business are choked down with excessive taxation. What the hell are you talking about? I said nothing about the government owning the corporations. I talked about corporations moving offshore, often paying NO TAXES, while cutting US jobs, benefits and passing lower paying jobs to foreign workers. And I am sick and fucking tired of eveyone saying that 'strawman' shit. Every argument that buries yours is not a 'strawman.' -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

No. I am saying they had a less than lethal option to get the guy, which they used. What do they do without a taser? Gang tackle him? Go Rodney King on his ass? Hit him with pepper spray, thus forcing evacuation of the auditorium? No, the taser is a less-than-lethal force, not to be confused with lethal force. The taser/pistol argument results in less-than-lethal force being deployed when lethal is called for. And dont' give a guy a taser in a lethal situation - only the gun. That's what I'm saying. Not that the guy would get shot. Taser is the simplest way we have for now. They could have just shoved the dude out the door. I wouldn't have needed a taser to remove him, but cops do? Pussies. (at least THESE cops were) We will never agree on this, and yes I know that tasers save lives. In this case, they didn't though. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Then use those larger eggs to buy golden geese in China and Mexico. Move operation offshore to avoid corporate taxes. Exploit 3rd world geese and shitcan overpriced American geese. Line your own pockets to the max, paying as little in taxes and employee benefits as possible. Retire, pass golden geese to offspring. Repeat. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

The problem that you are seeking to address is based on what seems to be mounting anecdotal evidence that the TASER is not a "less than deadly weapon." In other words, you are considering the TASER to be deadly force. If I am correct in that assumption, then what is the point of the TASER? The TASER has been used in situations where the use of a firearm is not warranted. Well, choosing between a TASER and a handgun in deadly force situations is like choosing between a knife and gun in deadly force situations. The TASER will be phased out because it is pretty useless. So, instead of the "Don't TASER me, dude" guy being shot, he actually came out of it just fine. Huh? You are saying that without the taser they would have SHOT him? Holy shit dude! Couldn't they have just dragged his ass out, like the good ole days? He WAS yelling questions at a politician....so I guess that warrants shooting him. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

OK.... How about a dial that was always set to "kill" with a bullet. The cop would have to dial it down to activate the taser. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

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Me and my friends use triple DES on our phone calls, and one time pads for our conversations. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.

Battery can be removed. Booo Yah! He shoots, he scores! -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.