Raising the Income tax won't make that a multi-millionaire hedge fund manager pay a higher income tax rate than his secretary because he doesn't have any earned income. He has capital gains taxes.
It's really amazing you are in the top 6% of earners if you don't understand that.
What is "poor" if not a measurement of how much "shit" you have?
So you are saying that if everyone had at least a 4 bedroom house, TVs, cars, iPhones, etc. anf others had a 10 bedroom house, a plane, bigger TVs, traveled the world, etc. that there would be some disparity that needs to be addressed?
The fact is that many of the people the Sate says are poor, are not poor.
Forty six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three bedroom house with one and a half baths, a garage, and a porch or patio.
Seventy six percent of poor households have air conditioning. By contrast, 30 years ago, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population enjoyed air conditioning.
Only 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded. More than two thirds have more than two rooms per person.
The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.)
Nearly three quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two or more cars.
Ninety seven percent of poor households have a color television; over half own two or more color televisions.
Seventy eight percent have a VCR or DVD player; 62 percent have cable or satellite TV reception.
Seventy three percent own microwave ovens, more than half have a stereo, and a third have an automatic dishwasher.
So in other words, Secrets for me, but not for thee.
How typical of those who believe they are the ultimate arbiters of anything. From dictators who commit murder on a massive scale all the way on down to the local H.O.A. biddy who wants to follow the rules to the letter, except for her of course. It's always one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else.
Just wanted to give the Trolls something else to mod down because they disagree.
Honest officer, I just wanted to burn up that little pile of trash, not the whole damned neighborhood.
Wikileaks is not equipped to make informed decisions on what should be leaked nor what should and should not be redacted. They material they have is largely out of context and undoubtedly incomplete.
So in other words, Secrets for me, but not for thee.
How typical of those who believe they are the ultimate arbiters of anything. From dictators who commit murder on a massive scale all the way on down to the local H.O.A. biddy who wants to follow the rules to the letter, except for her of course. It's always one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else.
I guess they have a bigger issue with nukes than they do with AGW then. Which make me suspect they have no issue with AGW, but it's just a vehicle for their agenda.
Someone is always going to have an issue with everything. Shit, just look at the comments on/. No one is happy with everything.
But the bottom line of all of this AGW debate/research/yelling is to do something about it...right? You want to prevent all the nasty things people are claiming will happen? The nuclear is you only choice, like it or not. If it AGW such a big deal that you want to start taxing the shit out of people, shutting down power plants and causing rolling blackout for millions of people, then it is a big enough deal to tell the anti-nuke people to fuck off, we have more important things to worry about.
When Mann, Jones, Hansen, et.al appear in front of Congress advocating immediate and urgent action on researching and building our nuclear power infrastructure, I'll believe that their research is worth more than a sack of warm shit. Because nuclear is the ONLY technology that we have here and now that can replace coal and gas fired baseline power needs.
But as long as they and their fan boys continue to advocate "solutions" that are synonymous with the radical environmental wacko agenda, I can't help but to believe that they feel no urgency to fix anything, but are more interested in a political agenda.
Just think, they come out and advocate nuclear, we build it, AGW mitigated, we are less reliant on foreign oil, cars can run on electricity, it's a big win for everyone.
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Didn't say I was smart. I said you are stupid, or at least had a seriously stupid moment.
Asslickers around the world would be insulted.
Raising the Income tax won't make that a multi-millionaire hedge fund manager pay a higher income tax rate than his secretary because he doesn't have any earned income. He has capital gains taxes.
It's really amazing you are in the top 6% of earners if you don't understand that.
What a train wreck of an illogical, infantile, ignorant post.
I seriously suggest you seek professional help or at least some potent recreational drugs.
Brittany Spears has probably created more jobs than Obama.
You don't think you're going to actually get them to say it do ya?
What is "poor" if not a measurement of how much "shit" you have?
So you are saying that if everyone had at least a 4 bedroom house, TVs, cars, iPhones, etc. anf others had a 10 bedroom house, a plane, bigger TVs, traveled the world, etc. that there would be some disparity that needs to be addressed?
The fact is that many of the people the Sate says are poor, are not poor.
Forty six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three bedroom house with one and a half baths, a garage, and a porch or patio.
Seventy six percent of poor households have air conditioning. By contrast, 30 years ago, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population enjoyed air conditioning.
Only 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded. More than two thirds have more than two rooms per person.
The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.)
Nearly three quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two or more cars.
Ninety seven percent of poor households have a color television; over half own two or more color televisions.
Seventy eight percent have a VCR or DVD player; 62 percent have cable or satellite TV reception.
Seventy three percent own microwave ovens, more than half have a stereo, and a third have an automatic dishwasher.
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Being poor isn't what it used to be.
Stalin, Mao, et. al took a good run at it.
What...upwards of 100 million murdered between them all?
I think everyone that was murdered in the name of other systems probably would have put up with the deficiencies of capitalism.
1. Russia makes movies?
2. Someone in America wants to watch them?
So in other words, Secrets for me, but not for thee.
How typical of those who believe they are the ultimate arbiters of anything. From dictators who commit murder on a massive scale all the way on down to the local H.O.A. biddy who wants to follow the rules to the letter, except for her of course. It's always one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else.
Just wanted to give the Trolls something else to mod down because they disagree.
There is no point. It's a fake quote from a fake president on a bad TV show.
A T.V. show? Really?
Who are you going to quote next, the Three Stooges?
Honest officer, I just wanted to burn up that little pile of trash, not the whole damned neighborhood.
Wikileaks is not equipped to make informed decisions on what should be leaked nor what should and should not be redacted. They material they have is largely out of context and undoubtedly incomplete.
To even bring up the issue of "fairness" within the context of an argument about Wikileaks is pure 5th grade sophistry.
So in other words, Secrets for me, but not for thee.
How typical of those who believe they are the ultimate arbiters of anything. From dictators who commit murder on a massive scale all the way on down to the local H.O.A. biddy who wants to follow the rules to the letter, except for her of course. It's always one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else.
Lounges across the world have become that must less mysterious.
There will be a war eventually. The only question is will it be with themselves or with other governments.
Can't have them factories producing more goods or the power plants generating more power, now can we?
COBOL runs the world.
Oh, I don't know. Hansen seems to be pretty good at it.
But also, their Fan Boys could be advocating for it. After all, they want the problem solved, don't they?
I guess they have a bigger issue with nukes than they do with AGW then. Which make me suspect they have no issue with AGW, but it's just a vehicle for their agenda.
Someone is always going to have an issue with everything. Shit, just look at the comments on /. No one is happy with everything.
But the bottom line of all of this AGW debate/research/yelling is to do something about it...right? You want to prevent all the nasty things people are claiming will happen? The nuclear is you only choice, like it or not. If it AGW such a big deal that you want to start taxing the shit out of people, shutting down power plants and causing rolling blackout for millions of people, then it is a big enough deal to tell the anti-nuke people to fuck off, we have more important things to worry about.
When Mann, Jones, Hansen, et.al appear in front of Congress advocating immediate and urgent action on researching and building our nuclear power infrastructure, I'll believe that their research is worth more than a sack of warm shit. Because nuclear is the ONLY technology that we have here and now that can replace coal and gas fired baseline power needs.
But as long as they and their fan boys continue to advocate "solutions" that are synonymous with the radical environmental wacko agenda, I can't help but to believe that they feel no urgency to fix anything, but are more interested in a political agenda.
Just think, they come out and advocate nuclear, we build it, AGW mitigated, we are less reliant on foreign oil, cars can run on electricity, it's a big win for everyone.
#1 reason is the Environmentalists will sue the shit out of the project.
Hell, the environmental impact report alone will take 20 years to complete, then they will sue over that.