I didn't want the command line executed, I just wanted the program to create the CL for the operation. I know most *nix GUI's are built on top of CLI programs.
The point is that if people want us to use the CLI for stuff, and get the syntax right, and I don't want to have to RTFM to do it, learning all 108 options for said program, then the GUI should build the command, and let me review it before it executes.
Windows doesn't have a manual to read. It has help files that are more or less useless except to a newbie.
People don't learn windows with a manual, it is just THERE, waiting to be used. When was the last time any windows help site started the FAQ with "RTFM"? In fact, when was the last time you saw a Windows manual for that matter?
IPOD. It isn't easy to make it intuitive, which is why it isn't often done. People are more concerned with getting things to market, that they often sacrifice usability to be the "first".
This is where the principle of KISS comes in. KISS for most things works better. 80% of the time we only use 20% of the options. Let say we have 10 commands, the simple menu should be two or three most used commands. Others should be available, but tucked NEATLY out of sight.
Don't you just hate that phrase? The whole "RTFM" thing is quite funny if you ask me. I know of NOBODY that has RTFMed everything they touch.
If I RTFM before I did anything, I wouldn't ever get anything done, as I would still be RTFM.
I hardly ever RTFM, and when I do, it is in reference to a singular problem. As in, "how do I do ______", and RTFM section on that.
Actually, if one could write a FM, they ought to be able to SCRIPT it and put it in a GUI, don't ya think?
Here is a trick that nobody has thought of, how about a CLI command builder. You know a GUI interface to utilities and programs that doesn't actually do anything but create the CL necissary to execute a command you need done.
That way, a person could use the GUI to improve their CLI skills.
A sudden loss of the mortgage interest deduction could easily lead to a huge decline in home values nationwide - a form of deflation
So, what you are saying is that tax policy has artificially inflated the value of real property.
As for drastic shift in fiscal policy, I would make it drastic for the reason people pull bandaids off real quick. It really hurts, but in the long run it hurts less.
However, I would make implement it three years from passage, so that the market had time to try to adjust.
"Jan 1, 2010 new tax policy goes into effect. A national flat INCOME tax (does not affect other taxes) set at 22.5% will go into effect. Taxes on all REAL (and realized) income (earn and unearned) will be collect with the new policy.
"This new tax will not affect other state, regional or local taxes, such as sales tax, property tax, and taxes on specific goods and services such as tobacco.
Children, people have them all the time without considering the tax consequences of them.
Mortgage interest - If you own a home JUST for the deduction, you are doing it for the wrong reasons. If you own a home and the deciding factor was a deduction, you are doing it for the wrong reason.
Education costs - people usually get educated to improve their life. If the only reason you took that class, or obtained that degree, you are as stupid as they come.
Deductions DON'T encourage behavior, they make certain behaviour more attractive, but then again, if deductions are the reason you do something then you are doing it for the wrong reasons.
The purpose of taxes is singular. To raise money to run the Government. Because we do OTHER things with taxes doesn't make it right.
Rich are against it. Middle class is appathetic. Poor think it is a tax break for the rich. Lawyers, Politicians and CPA will fight vigously against it.
Still, everyone complains, but are unwilling to try doing it differently. I am willing to try it. If it doesn't work, we can always go back the the UNGODLY code we have now.
Congresscritter 1: "Well, let's see, I think we should allow a deduction for 'foo'"
Congresscritter 2: "Well let me see. It says right here in the Flat Tax Ammendment that any congresscritter who proposes deductions shall be immediately removed from office, barred from ever holding public office again, and is to be banished to Barrow Alaska for a period of no less than 20 years. In addition, a minimum of three and a maximum of ten toilets shall be engraved with his/her name in federal building of his/her choice, so that the people will know, what a piece of shit he/she was! "
Your whole thesis is flawed because you are comparing yourself against others. This is just plain elitist. Why not compare what is fair and equitable for YOU?
The current system is flawed because of people like you, who aren't happy until they stick it to somebody else. Twice in your post you say it isn't fair because of a comparison between two people.
I am sorry to inform you buddy, but life simply isn't fair. And no matter how much you want to correct that "injustice" you can't. It isn't fair that you are smaller than me, and can sit in a theatre seat comfortably, therefore I should TAX you to pay for a bigger seat for me? Or how about I am taller than you, so you should tax me to pay for the ladder you need?
Buddy, no matter how you "Feel" about life, and fairness and whatnot, it will NEVER be fair, so stop trying to make it that way.
And just for your info, employers make money too, so they would pay taxes on that income. Black markets will always exist until we get the Mark of the Beast, cashless society, and the black markets disappear.
But even then, they won't, they will just trade in something else. You cannot stop people from trading.
In actuality this is probably lowers the taxes on most people under $50,000 year. Either way we can adjust for it easily and people (rich, middle and poor) can plan for it better.
Do you pay taxes on the appriciation of your HOUSE? why then would you pay taxes on appriciation of any other REAL property (including stocks, bonds etc).
I have dealt with the other things, or perhaps you just missed it.;-)
The moment you start creating Deductions for SOME things, you end up exactly where we are today.
What about ________ can be (and has) been applied to just about anything.
With the exception of Health care each of the items is a choice. If we are going to increase or decrease taxes based upon choices, I would submit that we tax "Vices" and have them offset the "unfortunate" equally. Sin tax works because it does two things, lowers the rate of sin, and is a sustainable source of income.
Legalize drugs and tax the hell out of them. Legalize Prostitution, and tax the hell out of it. Legalize Micky D's frech fries and tax the fat out them.
Just imagine what we could do with the money if we taxed PORN!
The time has come to remove the nightmare that is the Internal Revenue Code. Flat taxes would make it IMMESURABLY easier to find Tax Cheats, file taxes, keep records etc.
Here is my plan. Short, simple and effective.
Income x Rate = tax basis - deduction = payment ( negative = 0)
10,000 x 22.5% = 2250 - 8000 = 0
50,000 x 22.5% = 11250 - 8000 = 3250 (6.5% tax) 150,000 x 22.5% = 33750 - 8000 = 25750 (17.2%)
Save tons of time, increasing productivity, lowering operating costs. The people crying the loudest would be the Tax lawyers and accountants. Possibly even the rich (shut up). Lawyers right bad laws, and accountant have a vested interest in keeping things complicated, so they should be bared from this discussion.
In addition, all those that say a tax cut favors the "rich" can all go pound sand. In my system a tax cut favors everyone, except those not paying any, and why should THEY complain about something that doesn't affect them at all?
As it is right now, nobody, not even the IRS is 100% sure what is in the code. If the elections were held on April 16th instead of November, that too would help.
You've got the question backwards. The point of copyright is to further the people's interest by encouraging the creation of new works.
People created works before copyrights because they LOVED doing it. People create works today without copyrights all the time, because they love DOING it. Copyrights neither encourages them nor discourages them.
Copyrights have brought us people like Britney and that "painter of light" guy. Artists not concerned with art for art sake, but Artists looking to make a buck.
Good content sometimes makes money. Bad content sometimes makes money. Good content sometimes loses money. Bad content sometimes loses money.
YET people still make money making content WITHOUT restrictions on "fair use". The question is, does RESTRICTING fair use make MORE money or LESS money?
The various media outlets know that CONTENT is going to be King soon, and that Advertisements are slowly going to lose out.
They are trying to prop up revenue streams with bad ideas that aren't going to work. All technological measures can be twarted, and in the long run, do not work.
People will pay for content worth consuming. Bands will have to play more concerts, poets will have to do more readings etc. Recording is/was just a new form of revenue which has approached the end of its useful life, in regards to generating a profit stream.
Now we are going to have to go back to what worked 200 years ago, before we had TV, Radio and the Internet.
5) I am Mohamed, we are hijacking the plane 4) I am Marwan, we are hijacking the plane 3) I am Hani, we are hijacking the plane 2) I am Ziad, we are hijacking the plane 1) Allah Ahkbar
For those who don't know, these are the four ring leaders on each flight. Never forget what they have done. Never again!
The more people do this, the less likelihood there will be a need for war.
Yeah, WWII was over food. Germany was hungry and thought Poland would feed them? You are a simplistic twit.
The fact is WAR is about Power. The US, with all of its power has abused it FAR LESS than others would have. While not perfect, it is better than most.
Japan, France and Germany is good evidence that the US doesn't really care about territorial conquest, but rather a free world.
The "peace loving" Islamist countries don't just fight with us and Israel, they fight and hate each other. It is just that they measure their allies by how little they hate their friends, not by how much they like them.
If I recall correctly MOST of Microsoft's Revenue came during the Clinton Administration. In fact, the monopoly status of Microsoft can be directly attributed to the time the company "modernized" windows. Windows 3.11 was fairly stable at the time and WordPerfect and Lotus both were finally running under it well enough.
Then Win95 came out and BROKE all the third party applications AND only Word and Excel ran stable enough to be useful.
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I didn't want the command line executed, I just wanted the program to create the CL for the operation. I know most *nix GUI's are built on top of CLI programs.
The point is that if people want us to use the CLI for stuff, and get the syntax right, and I don't want to have to RTFM to do it, learning all 108 options for said program, then the GUI should build the command, and let me review it before it executes.
Okay Troll, I'll bite.
Windows doesn't have a manual to read. It has help files that are more or less useless except to a newbie.
People don't learn windows with a manual, it is just THERE, waiting to be used. When was the last time any windows help site started the FAQ with "RTFM"? In fact, when was the last time you saw a Windows manual for that matter?
IPOD. It isn't easy to make it intuitive, which is why it isn't often done. People are more concerned with getting things to market, that they often sacrifice usability to be the "first".
This is where the principle of KISS comes in. KISS for most things works better. 80% of the time we only use 20% of the options. Let say we have 10 commands, the simple menu should be two or three most used commands. Others should be available, but tucked NEATLY out of sight.
Don't you just hate that phrase? The whole "RTFM" thing is quite funny if you ask me. I know of NOBODY that has RTFMed everything they touch.
If I RTFM before I did anything, I wouldn't ever get anything done, as I would still be RTFM.
I hardly ever RTFM, and when I do, it is in reference to a singular problem. As in, "how do I do ______", and RTFM section on that.
Actually, if one could write a FM, they ought to be able to SCRIPT it and put it in a GUI, don't ya think?
Here is a trick that nobody has thought of, how about a CLI command builder. You know a GUI interface to utilities and programs that doesn't actually do anything but create the CL necissary to execute a command you need done.
That way, a person could use the GUI to improve their CLI skills.
Its too bad we can't moderate editors as being -1 Redundant
So, what you are saying is that tax policy has artificially inflated the value of real property.
As for drastic shift in fiscal policy, I would make it drastic for the reason people pull bandaids off real quick. It really hurts, but in the long run it hurts less.
However, I would make implement it three years from passage, so that the market had time to try to adjust.
"Jan 1, 2010 new tax policy goes into effect. A national flat INCOME tax (does not affect other taxes) set at 22.5% will go into effect. Taxes on all REAL (and realized) income (earn and unearned) will be collect with the new policy.
"This new tax will not affect other state, regional or local taxes, such as sales tax, property tax, and taxes on specific goods and services such as tobacco.
Children, people have them all the time without considering the tax consequences of them.
Mortgage interest - If you own a home JUST for the deduction, you are doing it for the wrong reasons. If you own a home and the deciding factor was a deduction, you are doing it for the wrong reason.
Education costs - people usually get educated to improve their life. If the only reason you took that class, or obtained that degree, you are as stupid as they come.
Deductions DON'T encourage behavior, they make certain behaviour more attractive, but then again, if deductions are the reason you do something then you are doing it for the wrong reasons.
The purpose of taxes is singular. To raise money to run the Government. Because we do OTHER things with taxes doesn't make it right.
Rich are against it. Middle class is appathetic. Poor think it is a tax break for the rich. Lawyers, Politicians and CPA will fight vigously against it.
Still, everyone complains, but are unwilling to try doing it differently. I am willing to try it. If it doesn't work, we can always go back the the UNGODLY code we have now.
Congresscritter 1: "Well, let's see, I think we should allow a deduction for 'foo'"
Congresscritter 2: "Well let me see. It says right here in the Flat Tax Ammendment that any congresscritter who proposes deductions shall be immediately removed from office, barred from ever holding public office again, and is to be banished to Barrow Alaska for a period of no less than 20 years. In addition, a minimum of three and a maximum of ten toilets shall be engraved with his/her name in federal building of his/her choice, so that the people will know, what a piece of shit he/she was! "
You don't pay INCOME taxes on appriciation. You didn't pay income taxes on a second mortgage.
Property taxes are a differnt beast.
Your whole thesis is flawed because you are comparing yourself against others. This is just plain elitist. Why not compare what is fair and equitable for YOU?
The current system is flawed because of people like you, who aren't happy until they stick it to somebody else. Twice in your post you say it isn't fair because of a comparison between two people.
I am sorry to inform you buddy, but life simply isn't fair. And no matter how much you want to correct that "injustice" you can't. It isn't fair that you are smaller than me, and can sit in a theatre seat comfortably, therefore I should TAX you to pay for a bigger seat for me? Or how about I am taller than you, so you should tax me to pay for the ladder you need?
Buddy, no matter how you "Feel" about life, and fairness and whatnot, it will NEVER be fair, so stop trying to make it that way.
And just for your info, employers make money too, so they would pay taxes on that income. Black markets will always exist until we get the Mark of the Beast, cashless society, and the black markets disappear.
But even then, they won't, they will just trade in something else. You cannot stop people from trading.
SIXTEENTH, 16, XVI, 10 hex, 10000 binary
u ti on.amendmentxvi.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constit
The rate and the deduction are flexable.
In actuality this is probably lowers the taxes on most people under $50,000 year. Either way we can adjust for it easily and people (rich, middle and poor) can plan for it better.
Paper income isn't really income, is it.
;-)
Do you pay taxes on the appriciation of your HOUSE? why then would you pay taxes on appriciation of any other REAL property (including stocks, bonds etc).
I have dealt with the other things, or perhaps you just missed it.
The moment you start creating Deductions for SOME things, you end up exactly where we are today.
What about ________ can be (and has) been applied to just about anything.
With the exception of Health care each of the items is a choice. If we are going to increase or decrease taxes based upon choices, I would submit that we tax "Vices" and have them offset the "unfortunate" equally. Sin tax works because it does two things, lowers the rate of sin, and is a sustainable source of income.
Legalize drugs and tax the hell out of them.
Legalize Prostitution, and tax the hell out of it.
Legalize Micky D's frech fries and tax the fat out them.
Just imagine what we could do with the money if we taxed PORN!
I guess it could go both ways, since MOST of the legislatures are .... Lawyers. ;-)
right = correct
write = legislate
since they sometimes do BOTH, conflict of interest?
Flat Tax?
The time has come to remove the nightmare that is the Internal Revenue Code. Flat taxes would make it IMMESURABLY easier to find Tax Cheats, file taxes, keep records etc.
Here is my plan. Short, simple and effective.
Income x Rate = tax basis - deduction = payment ( negative = 0)
10,000 x 22.5% = 2250 - 8000 = 0
50,000 x 22.5% = 11250 - 8000 = 3250 (6.5% tax)
150,000 x 22.5% = 33750 - 8000 = 25750 (17.2%)
Save tons of time, increasing productivity, lowering operating costs. The people crying the loudest would be the Tax lawyers and accountants. Possibly even the rich (shut up). Lawyers right bad laws, and accountant have a vested interest in keeping things complicated, so they should be bared from this discussion.
In addition, all those that say a tax cut favors the "rich" can all go pound sand. In my system a tax cut favors everyone, except those not paying any, and why should THEY complain about something that doesn't affect them at all?
As it is right now, nobody, not even the IRS is 100% sure what is in the code. If the elections were held on April 16th instead of November, that too would help.
People created works before copyrights because they LOVED doing it. People create works today without copyrights all the time, because they love DOING it. Copyrights neither encourages them nor discourages them.
Copyrights have brought us people like Britney and that "painter of light" guy. Artists not concerned with art for art sake, but Artists looking to make a buck.
Lets see:
Good content sometimes makes money.
Bad content sometimes makes money.
Good content sometimes loses money.
Bad content sometimes loses money.
YET people still make money making content WITHOUT restrictions on "fair use". The question is, does RESTRICTING fair use make MORE money or LESS money?
The various media outlets know that CONTENT is going to be King soon, and that Advertisements are slowly going to lose out.
They are trying to prop up revenue streams with bad ideas that aren't going to work. All technological measures can be twarted, and in the long run, do not work.
People will pay for content worth consuming. Bands will have to play more concerts, poets will have to do more readings etc. Recording is/was just a new form of revenue which has approached the end of its useful life, in regards to generating a profit stream.
Now we are going to have to go back to what worked 200 years ago, before we had TV, Radio and the Internet.
Don't forget loading Slashdot every 3 minutes looking for a first Post!
My top five:
5) I am Mohamed, we are hijacking the plane
4) I am Marwan, we are hijacking the plane
3) I am Hani, we are hijacking the plane
2) I am Ziad, we are hijacking the plane
1) Allah Ahkbar
For those who don't know, these are the four ring leaders on each flight. Never forget what they have done. Never again!
Yeah, WWII was over food. Germany was hungry and thought Poland would feed them? You are a simplistic twit.
The fact is WAR is about Power. The US, with all of its power has abused it FAR LESS than others would have. While not perfect, it is better than most.
Japan, France and Germany is good evidence that the US doesn't really care about territorial conquest, but rather a free world.
The "peace loving" Islamist countries don't just fight with us and Israel, they fight and hate each other. It is just that they measure their allies by how little they hate their friends, not by how much they like them.
I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I am a Libertarian. I don't care if you are liberal or not.
Of course my post was filled with illogic. That, after all, was the point, it mirrors the illogic of the parent post.
Blaming Bush for M$ is just plain stupid, as is blaming Clinton.
My biggest complaint about most liberals is that the are too stupid to realize when people are SARCASTIC.
The proof is in my -1 Troll. That moderator is an idiot.
Excuse me, but your bias is showing.
If I recall correctly MOST of Microsoft's Revenue came during the Clinton Administration. In fact, the monopoly status of Microsoft can be directly attributed to the time the company "modernized" windows. Windows 3.11 was fairly stable at the time and WordPerfect and Lotus both were finally running under it well enough.
Then Win95 came out and BROKE all the third party applications AND only Word and Excel ran stable enough to be useful.
I blame M$ on Clinton and Janet Reno.
(not really, just showing you how bias works)
I would rather put them in my new EZ Bake Hampster Modded Case.
What is that in Library of Congress'?
can we now rate MBps in MPH?