Actually Debian is quite prevalent in the embedded space. It's a very consistent develop environment across 11 supported architectures and an additional 5-10 unsupported ones.
I wouldn't call them dumb. Miss informed or undereducated. Perhaps not caring enough to question the information as they have other things to worry about.
How little? As I've pointed out in other comments in this thread the top ~20% wage earners in the US pay ~75%. This is easily found at IRS.gov. I've quoted the 2006 (most recent numbers) in the other posts.
So why do poor people vote for Democrats & Republicans when it's not in their interest to do so? Democrats & Republicans realized that a large subset of the population is stupid, ignorant, uneducated, racist, sexist, nervous, fearful, angry, and generally emotional rather than rational. Many of them happen to also be highly religious, needy or hold to certain hot-button views. So all the Democrats & Republicans need to do is pander to these people's base emotional "needs," entitlement, and religious proclivities and hot-button issues to get their vote. Then they (the ones in power, who ACTUALLY represent the top 1% richest Americans) can run away with the money (including from the people that voted for them). And for the most part, the people that voted for them remain ignorant (I wonder why, if they watch Fox news all the time), and vote for the crooks again in the next election.
Ohh and just in case you didn't feel like looking it up here are the raw numbers:
Total number of returns: >$100k 16,098,012 100k 753,699,827 100K 270,220,313 0 1,023,920,140 or about 74% of income tax paid by the above 17% of people.
Increasing the income to $200k changes it to 4% paying 53%.
1.) People who are questioning why corporations should pay taxes
Again, repeate after me, "Corporations do not pay taxes." That cost is ALWAYS passed to one of three groups of people:
* Shareholders - Through lower investment returns and/or divides. Your 401k and IRA!! * Consumers - Through higher prices if the market will bear it making them less competitive and people going to foreign goods * Labor - through lower wages and/or reduced workstaff
I hope so, my 401k took a beating with the latest government bailouts. Maybe if they reward the shareholders (me) RICHLY I'll be able to get some of that back.
Your point still doesn't answer the question. Just because your Ford Festiva at $10k has $5k worth of parts and the rest is labor and profit doesn't mean that a $90k Mercedes only has $5k, It may have $25k in parts and be 5 times the quality, or even double those. The labor and profits are still much higher.
What does he think is going to happen? These evil rich businessmen are going to go out and deliver pizzas in their free time to pay the extra taxes? Corporate taxes are exactly the same as raising income tax, except you are paying at the point of purchase rather then the point of earning. The only real point of corporate taxes is to give the government the ability to punish companies that fall out of favor.
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Actually Debian is quite prevalent in the embedded space. It's a very consistent develop environment across 11 supported architectures and an additional 5-10 unsupported ones.
But you'll have first hand pictures for proof.
Here's a picture of someone carying one almost exactly the same back in 1977 Here
I wouldn't call them dumb. Miss informed or undereducated. Perhaps not caring enough to question the information as they have other things to worry about.
And (country with low living, wage and labor standards) will step in and sell for $.90 each and your example company wont be able to compete.
So you're saying you don't buy anything from a corporation? I'm guessing you also mean your Non-Profit credit union account as well.
It's part of the little section on here http://www.google.com/finance?q=msft known as Mkt Cap: which is owned by the stock holders.
Or people just buy imported stuff, or companies outsource to lower taxed areas, or lower costs by using substandard parts.
How little? As I've pointed out in other comments in this thread the top ~20% wage earners in the US pay ~75%. This is easily found at IRS.gov. I've quoted the 2006 (most recent numbers) in the other posts.
"Dumb and politically powerless people work harder for less money. That's why businesses love America, and why American businesses love outsourcing."
so businesses like to come to America in order to send jobs elsewhere?
So why do poor people vote for Democrats & Republicans when it's not in their interest to do so? Democrats & Republicans realized that a large subset of the population is stupid, ignorant, uneducated, racist, sexist, nervous, fearful, angry, and generally emotional rather than rational. Many of them happen to also be highly religious, needy or hold to certain hot-button views. So all the Democrats & Republicans need to do is pander to these people's base emotional "needs," entitlement, and religious proclivities and hot-button issues to get their vote. Then they (the ones in power, who ACTUALLY represent the top 1% richest Americans) can run away with the money (including from the people that voted for them). And for the most part, the people that voted for them remain ignorant (I wonder why, if they watch Fox news all the time), and vote for the crooks again in the next election.
fixed a few missing parts for ya.
cover your self with a wet bed sheet (for safety) then light the crosses on fire.
Sorry tages didn't work well
Ohh and just in case you didn't feel like looking it up here are the raw numbers:
Total number of returns:
Amount of income tax paid
or about 74% of income tax paid by the above 17% of people.
Increasing the income to $200k changes it to 4% paying 53%.
Ohh and just in case you didn't feel like looking it up here are the raw numbers:
Total number of returns:
>$100k 16,098,012
100k 753,699,827
100K 270,220,313
0 1,023,920,140
or about 74% of income tax paid by the above 17% of people.
Increasing the income to $200k changes it to 4% paying 53%.
You mean other than the 3 obvious ones?
Yes he left of one group that will pay for it:
* Customers
* Shareholders
* Labor (as in your example)
This is in the top 17% though:
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,,id=96981,00.html
They already bear the largest income tax burden. Here you don't even have to look it up http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,,id=96981,00.html
1.) People who are questioning why corporations should pay taxes
Again, repeate after me, "Corporations do not pay taxes." That cost is ALWAYS passed to one of three groups of people:
* Shareholders - Through lower investment returns and/or divides. Your 401k and IRA!!
* Consumers - Through higher prices if the market will bear it making them less competitive and people going to foreign goods
* Labor - through lower wages and/or reduced workstaff
With the only other possibility being bankruptcy.
All that cheating and still the top 20% of wage earners still pay 75% of the income tax burden.
I hope so, my 401k took a beating with the latest government bailouts. Maybe if they reward the shareholders (me) RICHLY I'll be able to get some of that back.
Your point still doesn't answer the question. Just because your Ford Festiva at $10k has $5k worth of parts and the rest is labor and profit doesn't mean that a $90k Mercedes only has $5k, It may have $25k in parts and be 5 times the quality, or even double those. The labor and profits are still much higher.
Whoa!! I just figured out why we don't have bags of holding.
Because we are all trapped in one!!!
AHhhhhhhhh.....
Nope, they're going to pick up paper routes to make up for the difference.
What does he think is going to happen? These evil rich businessmen are going to go out and deliver pizzas in their free time to pay the extra taxes? Corporate taxes are exactly the same as raising income tax, except you are paying at the point of purchase rather then the point of earning. The only real point of corporate taxes is to give the government the ability to punish companies that fall out of favor.