I see the merit in your argument, but I don't agree with it. I know that many people in European countries trust their governments and believe they're getting their money's worth. If they're happy with their welfare states, more power to 'em.
I, however, do not trust the government. In fact, I think that the only difference between the government and the Mafia is that the government has better propaganda. Both use force or the threat of force in order to obtain funding, which taints everything else they do. I'm all for education, but I don't want it financed with stolen money.
How about not taxing anything at all? If the politicians want money, then let the meddlesome sons of syphilitic bitches beg for it if they can't come up with enough of their own to pay for their pet projects and their wars. Ted Kennedy wants to build more roads? Let him have a friggin' yard sale. George W. Bush wants to invade Iran? Let him hold a fucking telethon, if he can even get airtime.
Carpools? I won't join a carpool. If I wanted to be around other people while commuting, I'd take the bus. I don't get nearly enough time alone, and my 20 minute drive to work is one of the times I have alone with my thoughts (such as they are). Why should I give that up?
I'm not a C?O, just a programmer, and I insist on getting all instructions in writing. Why? Because I have eight different bosses (YA RLY), and none of them talk to each other. You can be damned sure I use email to make sure my ass isn't just covered, but armor-plated.
Meh. I didn't need to use Vista in order to try out OS X. I just wanted a laptop that came with a Unix pre-installed, got more than 3 hours of battery life, and didn't cost more than $1,500. The MacBook fit the bill.
Ripping off Apple seems to be business as usual for Microsoft. Why do you think MS bought a bunch of Apple stock back in the day? If this screenshot is any indication, though, Microsoft continues its other time-honored tradition of Doing It Wrong. Ye gods! Look at the size of the dock!
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I see the merit in your argument, but I don't agree with it. I know that many people in European countries trust their governments and believe they're getting their money's worth. If they're happy with their welfare states, more power to 'em. I, however, do not trust the government. In fact, I think that the only difference between the government and the Mafia is that the government has better propaganda. Both use force or the threat of force in order to obtain funding, which taints everything else they do. I'm all for education, but I don't want it financed with stolen money.
To paraphrase George Carlin: The planet will be fine. The people are fucked.
How about not taxing anything at all? If the politicians want money, then let the meddlesome sons of syphilitic bitches beg for it if they can't come up with enough of their own to pay for their pet projects and their wars. Ted Kennedy wants to build more roads? Let him have a friggin' yard sale. George W. Bush wants to invade Iran? Let him hold a fucking telethon, if he can even get airtime.
Carpools? I won't join a carpool. If I wanted to be around other people while commuting, I'd take the bus. I don't get nearly enough time alone, and my 20 minute drive to work is one of the times I have alone with my thoughts (such as they are). Why should I give that up?
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I'm not a C?O, just a programmer, and I insist on getting all instructions in writing. Why? Because I have eight different bosses (YA RLY), and none of them talk to each other. You can be damned sure I use email to make sure my ass isn't just covered, but armor-plated.
Meh. I didn't need to use Vista in order to try out OS X. I just wanted a laptop that came with a Unix pre-installed, got more than 3 hours of battery life, and didn't cost more than $1,500. The MacBook fit the bill.
Ripping off Apple seems to be business as usual for Microsoft. Why do you think MS bought a bunch of Apple stock back in the day? If this screenshot is any indication, though, Microsoft continues its other time-honored tradition of Doing It Wrong. Ye gods! Look at the size of the dock!