The feds are already tracking all credit card purchases "because of terrorism and stuff" so it wouldn't be that hard for states to monitor their "citizens' " purchases and send out monthly bills. That would be less popular than "cracking down on deadbeats", however, so they are really hoping that Amazon will voluntarily collect the taxes.
We'd rather have anarchy and a lot worse than live in countries like those. Still have 10GB internet caps in Canada? Still executing people for drugs in Singapore?
You support charging other people more in sales tax though you never have to pay it--how "moral" of you. As you see in Oregon if you pay less in sales tax, other taxes rise to compensate. The real moral position is to oppose regressive taxation.
Sure they do. People drive accross state lines all the time for the tax advantage, and place phone orders. Even Sotheby's doesn't collect the $4 million in sales tax owed on a $40 million "artwork" if it is shipped out of state--think about that when some politician is demanding that you pay $1 in tax on socks you ordered from Amazon.
If the states don't think it's fair, they can immediately repeal their sales taxes. They can adjust income and property taxes to milk more cash out of their constituents for their wasteful and corrupt budgets. But since those taxes affect their rich friends, they would rather lie and violate the law.
And the federal government is of virtually no use to the poor. All of the international politics of trade and diplomacy are done by the rich for the rich.
If you want censorship you can install filtering on your own computers or maybe pay extra for a filtering plan from your ISP. Having the government involved means that you are choosing not to choose, which is pathetic in itself, but in addition too easily becomes not choosing not to choose.
99% of bin Laden's fans watch porn too, so I doubt that it will have much of an effect. While any detail about his personal life makes him seem less mythical, most religions seem to coexist quite well with prostitution, pederasty, etc.; and Islam can't condemn masturbation too much since it makes accessing women difficult at times.
Children aren't yet "someone" with full legal rights or responsibilities, and except in extreme cases where isolation is necessary, parents or teachers who pass off their caretaker duties to state agents are in fact the ones guilty of child abuse and neglect.
The point of prescriptions has always been to boost prices and drive business to doctors. As long as you are willing to spend too much money you can legally get any drug you want in any quantity. Resistant bacteria are inevitable, but the enormous suffering caused by greedily withholding medicine is not.
That's a poor way to develop. Software would certainly have to be innovative if we stopped at 50MHZ processors, but the limitation would dwarf the accomplishments.
The FBI has a long reach. There are lots of federal offenses, and they are likely to be investigating "organized crime" in the form of drug-dealing gangs in your community right now.
Local police will be using them too, so they will probably only show up to arrest you for tampering with evidence. The news as usual won't report a thing.
Getting a second opinion isn't unreasonable. Colleagues called in by a doctor might not seem like a second opinion, since they might automatically support her. The parents were probably panicking, but a doctor saying that there is no problem until 5 days without water or food would not indicate a great deal of concern to most people.
A "cooling-off" period before the healthcare card was accepted again or triaging hypochondriacs until there is a bored doctor would be a more direct solution. Really though I think these cases are a lot rarer than the people who ignore serious symptoms or avoid going to the doctor because of cost. I had a middle-aged relative who had the flu and didn't go in for care, and died. Doesn't make for a funny story.
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You are guilty of omitting "and will" ! Simplified, the warning is really: "Anything you say will be used against you".
The feds are already tracking all credit card purchases "because of terrorism and stuff" so it wouldn't be that hard for states to monitor their "citizens' " purchases and send out monthly bills. That would be less popular than "cracking down on deadbeats", however, so they are really hoping that Amazon will voluntarily collect the taxes.
We'd rather have anarchy and a lot worse than live in countries like those. Still have 10GB internet caps in Canada? Still executing people for drugs in Singapore?
30k/yr is FILTHY RICH compared to most people
Bullshit. He's not doing badly, but he probably has to pay a FORTUNE OF UNCOUNTABLE RICHES just for rent.
You support charging other people more in sales tax though you never have to pay it--how "moral" of you. As you see in Oregon if you pay less in sales tax, other taxes rise to compensate. The real moral position is to oppose regressive taxation.
Sure they do. People drive accross state lines all the time for the tax advantage, and place phone orders. Even Sotheby's doesn't collect the $4 million in sales tax owed on a $40 million "artwork" if it is shipped out of state--think about that when some politician is demanding that you pay $1 in tax on socks you ordered from Amazon.
If the states don't think it's fair, they can immediately repeal their sales taxes. They can adjust income and property taxes to milk more cash out of their constituents for their wasteful and corrupt budgets. But since those taxes affect their rich friends, they would rather lie and violate the law.
And the federal government is of virtually no use to the poor. All of the international politics of trade and diplomacy are done by the rich for the rich.
Entirely insignificant compared to the enormous quantities of porn downloaded, though 5 minutes is often more than enough.
And all he wanted to do was fight Saddam.
Your leaders are never without heavily armed guards protecting them personally. That's your civilization: abjection to power and privilege.
If you want censorship you can install filtering on your own computers or maybe pay extra for a filtering plan from your ISP. Having the government involved means that you are choosing not to choose, which is pathetic in itself, but in addition too easily becomes not choosing not to choose.
99% of bin Laden's fans watch porn too, so I doubt that it will have much of an effect. While any detail about his personal life makes him seem less mythical, most religions seem to coexist quite well with prostitution, pederasty, etc.; and Islam can't condemn masturbation too much since it makes accessing women difficult at times.
Live video of the assault should eliminate that kind of excuse... but then they say the cameras weren't functioning.
Children aren't yet "someone" with full legal rights or responsibilities, and except in extreme cases where isolation is necessary, parents or teachers who pass off their caretaker duties to state agents are in fact the ones guilty of child abuse and neglect.
the internet is the real world
No, it's really not.
"Everyone" doesn't care.
But calling the police is the school "standing back and letting 'em sort it out themselves [in court]".
The point of prescriptions has always been to boost prices and drive business to doctors. As long as you are willing to spend too much money you can legally get any drug you want in any quantity. Resistant bacteria are inevitable, but the enormous suffering caused by greedily withholding medicine is not.
That's a poor way to develop. Software would certainly have to be innovative if we stopped at 50MHZ processors, but the limitation would dwarf the accomplishments.
The FBI has a long reach. There are lots of federal offenses, and they are likely to be investigating "organized crime" in the form of drug-dealing gangs in your community right now.
Local police will be using them too, so they will probably only show up to arrest you for tampering with evidence. The news as usual won't report a thing.
Obama didn't distinguish himself in healthcare either, since it is more of the same of Dubyacare, aka Medicare Part D.
Getting a second opinion isn't unreasonable. Colleagues called in by a doctor might not seem like a second opinion, since they might automatically support her. The parents were probably panicking, but a doctor saying that there is no problem until 5 days without water or food would not indicate a great deal of concern to most people.
A "cooling-off" period before the healthcare card was accepted again or triaging hypochondriacs until there is a bored doctor would be a more direct solution. Really though I think these cases are a lot rarer than the people who ignore serious symptoms or avoid going to the doctor because of cost. I had a middle-aged relative who had the flu and didn't go in for care, and died. Doesn't make for a funny story.