And many of the fortune 500 companies pay 5% or less. Now if you are a small startup - taxes might be high
So if the tax rate is lowered and loopholes closed and the tax code simplified as the Republicans have been proposing for a long time, the revenue might be higher and the small startups will pay less?
No, I want that separate entity not to be taxed, or at least be taxed at a much lower rate than it is now. Even Obama wants to lower the corporate tax rate (39% on average federal+state) but it's difficult when his base is too stupid to realize that that money is ultimately coming out of their pockets.
Corporate tax is nothing but double taxation on shareholders, employees and indirectly customers of that corporation. US has the highest corporate taxes in the developed world, and corporations have duty to their shareholders to minimize that burden in whatever legal way possible.
Why shouldn't they use "tricks" to avoid evil behavior by various governments. Google owes France $1 billion!? Really? For what? For creating jobs in France and for benefiting French people through its free products for which the French government has not contributed 1 cent?
Maybe I'm missing something but why is this such a big deal. Landfill is an obvious place to dump a bunch of stuff you don't want. Or did Atari not use an existing landfill but sent people out to dig a hole specially for these cartridges?
They didn't give the number of those who lost insurance as a direct result of Obamacare and those who are very likely to lose insurance when the employer mandate kicks in. Obamacare is still very much a failure but it's being spun as a success in most dishonest ways by the administration and compliant media.
I have no idea what you are saying there. In any case, the point is that free market conservatives are typically in favor of tort laws. He said the conservatives "hate the courts so much". It doesn't make sense.
Face death (numerous people called for him to die) or life in prison returning to the US.
You can justify anything by making up BS like that. If he stayed in the US he would have a trial and he would have been able to make his case for doing what he did. In addition he has plenty of supporters and he would have had A LOT more, including myself, if he had not inflicted a mortal wound on his credibility by running to countries that are doing the exact things he complained about but 10 times worse and allowing himself to be used as a propaganda tool against the USA.
It is certainly in the best position to make some people help others by force. Government does not create anything and therefore it has nothing to give.
Well, you wouldn't start by reading millions of lines of code but it certainly helps to have access to it. Especially for people with serious resources, governments etc.
True, but it is also easier for malicious people to find vulnerabilities when they have the source code. There are other disadvantages, a broad developer base allows vulnerabilities to be deliberately introduced more easily and it's harder to enforce standards etc.
I searched and couldn't find a good study or any reliable evidence either way. There is good and bad open source software and there is also good and bad commercial software. Posting with absolute certainty that open source is more secure will get you modded up around here but I would like to see some evidence.
the public opinion in the USA is so against any efforts at improving the situation (better education. Health care for all, less inequality, gun control, all the things that have proven to work in the rest of the western world)
1. Better education - Any suggestions? US has the best university level education in the world by far. As for lower levels, we throw more money at it than most countries and get worse results so go figure. The fact that lower level education is one of the few things in the US that is entirely controlled by the government and also a rare case where almost entire workforce is unionized probably have something to do with it, as well as demographics.
2. Health care for all - Healthcare that produces the best results in the world (WHO report under Responsiveness category) is available for all. It does not come cheap and especially not free, which is the way it should be.
3. Less inequality - This can only be achieved by sacrificing economic liberty which is something Americans traditionally don't like to do even at the cost of performing worse as measured by some statistic.
4. Gun control - This is so stupid that it's hardly worth replying to. Plenty of countries that have widespread gun ownership have very low murder rate, and also plenty of countries where gun ownership is strictly controlled have 10 times or more the murder rate of US.
Draconian punishments for even minor offenses will make a place safe, doesn't mean that they are doing it right.
If we were doing a 10th of what they do (mandatory capital punishment for possession of 15g of heroin, heavy whipping for graffiti, 3 months in prison plus whipping as a mandatory minimum sentence for foreigners overstaying their visa etc) the same people who admire their low crime rate would be calling it fascism.
Well you are obviously anti-incest bigot if you are offended by gay marriage being even compared to incestual marriage. Who exactly are you to deny the "right" of father and son or two brothers to get married? And how is your bigotry any different from those who are anti gay marriage.
It is not gay marriage that bothers me but the false logic and dishonest tactics being used to promote it.
There are no rights being denied to gay people that are also not being denied to people who want group marriage, incestual marriage, or marriage for convenience (green card for example) etc.
If you want to propose to extend the definition of marriage (traditionally one man, one woman) to cover one man - one man, and one woman - one woman, fine, put it to a vote. I will vote for it. But don't talk about rights being denied and don't try to destroy everybody who disagrees with your proposal by personal attacks and accusations. Even liberals at this point (Bill Maher for example) are disgusted by the tactics of the gay lobby.
1. Car makers usually equip their cars with bigger engines and more features as standard for the US market. In case of Smart Car, the engine is tuned for faster acceleration instead of gas mileage.
2. UK uses imperial gallon which is bigger than US gallon so you have to be careful to compare like with like
3. Different testing standards. EU standards are surprisingly less strict than the US and allow manufacturers more room to cheat. Same car will show "considerably" better fuel economy when tested according to European standards - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
Gentrification to me means turning filthy, crime ridden ghettos into clean and safe neighborhoods. I haven't heard any reasonable argument against it that doesn't include hidden racism or prejudice against poor people being morons who like living in dirt.
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I don't know but 600 people have already paid and thousands more put their name down for a trip on Virgin Galactic at $250K a seat.
US tourism industry is worth about $126 billion/year, worldwide over $1 trillion. Don't underestimate joyrides.
And many of the fortune 500 companies pay 5% or less. Now if you are a small startup - taxes might be high
So if the tax rate is lowered and loopholes closed and the tax code simplified as the Republicans have been proposing for a long time, the revenue might be higher and the small startups will pay less?
No, I want that separate entity not to be taxed, or at least be taxed at a much lower rate than it is now. Even Obama wants to lower the corporate tax rate (39% on average federal+state) but it's difficult when his base is too stupid to realize that that money is ultimately coming out of their pockets.
We'll be using space resources long before we exhaust Earth's. Now, relax and have a nice bath.
Corporate tax is nothing but double taxation on shareholders, employees and indirectly customers of that corporation. US has the highest corporate taxes in the developed world, and corporations have duty to their shareholders to minimize that burden in whatever legal way possible.
Why shouldn't they use "tricks" to avoid evil behavior by various governments. Google owes France $1 billion!? Really? For what? For creating jobs in France and for benefiting French people through its free products for which the French government has not contributed 1 cent?
Maybe I'm missing something but why is this such a big deal. Landfill is an obvious place to dump a bunch of stuff you don't want. Or did Atari not use an existing landfill but sent people out to dig a hole specially for these cartridges?
It wouldn't work. Microsoft products can only be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.
They didn't give the number of those who lost insurance as a direct result of Obamacare and those who are very likely to lose insurance when the employer mandate kicks in. Obamacare is still very much a failure but it's being spun as a success in most dishonest ways by the administration and compliant media.
I have no idea what you are saying there. In any case, the point is that free market conservatives are typically in favor of tort laws. He said the conservatives "hate the courts so much". It doesn't make sense.
About the only thing a person can do is sue.This is why conservatives hate the courts so much.
What a dumb thing to say.
Face death (numerous people called for him to die) or life in prison returning to the US.
You can justify anything by making up BS like that. If he stayed in the US he would have a trial and he would have been able to make his case for doing what he did. In addition he has plenty of supporters and he would have had A LOT more, including myself, if he had not inflicted a mortal wound on his credibility by running to countries that are doing the exact things he complained about but 10 times worse and allowing himself to be used as a propaganda tool against the USA.
It is certainly in the best position to make some people help others by force. Government does not create anything and therefore it has nothing to give.
Well, you wouldn't start by reading millions of lines of code but it certainly helps to have access to it. Especially for people with serious resources, governments etc.
What exactly do editors do around here? I want to see that job description.
True, but it is also easier for malicious people to find vulnerabilities when they have the source code. There are other disadvantages, a broad developer base allows vulnerabilities to be deliberately introduced more easily and it's harder to enforce standards etc.
I searched and couldn't find a good study or any reliable evidence either way. There is good and bad open source software and there is also good and bad commercial software. Posting with absolute certainty that open source is more secure will get you modded up around here but I would like to see some evidence.
the public opinion in the USA is so against any efforts at improving the situation (better education. Health care for all, less inequality, gun control, all the things that have proven to work in the rest of the western world)
1. Better education - Any suggestions? US has the best university level education in the world by far. As for lower levels, we throw more money at it than most countries and get worse results so go figure. The fact that lower level education is one of the few things in the US that is entirely controlled by the government and also a rare case where almost entire workforce is unionized probably have something to do with it, as well as demographics.
2. Health care for all - Healthcare that produces the best results in the world (WHO report under Responsiveness category) is available for all. It does not come cheap and especially not free, which is the way it should be.
3. Less inequality - This can only be achieved by sacrificing economic liberty which is something Americans traditionally don't like to do even at the cost of performing worse as measured by some statistic.
4. Gun control - This is so stupid that it's hardly worth replying to. Plenty of countries that have widespread gun ownership have very low murder rate, and also plenty of countries where gun ownership is strictly controlled have 10 times or more the murder rate of US.
Draconian punishments for even minor offenses will make a place safe, doesn't mean that they are doing it right.
If we were doing a 10th of what they do (mandatory capital punishment for possession of 15g of heroin, heavy whipping for graffiti, 3 months in prison plus whipping as a mandatory minimum sentence for foreigners overstaying their visa etc) the same people who admire their low crime rate would be calling it fascism.
Incest between a father and an adult son or between two brothers produces genetic mutants!?
Well you are obviously anti-incest bigot if you are offended by gay marriage being even compared to incestual marriage. Who exactly are you to deny the "right" of father and son or two brothers to get married? And how is your bigotry any different from those who are anti gay marriage.
He didn't call anybody subhuman. No need to make stuff up.
It is not gay marriage that bothers me but the false logic and dishonest tactics being used to promote it.
There are no rights being denied to gay people that are also not being denied to people who want group marriage, incestual marriage, or marriage for convenience (green card for example) etc.
If you want to propose to extend the definition of marriage (traditionally one man, one woman) to cover one man - one man, and one woman - one woman, fine, put it to a vote. I will vote for it. But don't talk about rights being denied and don't try to destroy everybody who disagrees with your proposal by personal attacks and accusations. Even liberals at this point (Bill Maher for example) are disgusted by the tactics of the gay lobby.
1. Car makers usually equip their cars with bigger engines and more features as standard for the US market. In case of Smart Car, the engine is tuned for faster acceleration instead of gas mileage.
2. UK uses imperial gallon which is bigger than US gallon so you have to be careful to compare like with like
3. Different testing standards. EU standards are surprisingly less strict than the US and allow manufacturers more room to cheat. Same car will show "considerably" better fuel economy when tested according to European standards - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
Gentrification to me means turning filthy, crime ridden ghettos into clean and safe neighborhoods. I haven't heard any reasonable argument against it that doesn't include hidden racism or prejudice against poor people being morons who like living in dirt.