Forbes did an article last April about what some companies pay in taxes. Here's a few of the more recognizable companies.
Exxon Mobil - 42% ($27.3 billion paid on $41 billion in net income) Chevron - 43.3% ($17.4 billion paid on $26.9 billion in net income) JP Morgan Chase - 29.1% ($8.2 billion paid on $19 billion in net income) WalMart - 32.6% ($5.9 billion paid on $15.7 billion in net income) Microsoft - 15.9% ($5.3 billion on $23.5 billion) Wells Fargo - 31.5% ($4.9 billion on $15.9 billion) IBM - 24.5% ($4.2 bil on $15.9 bil) Apple - 24.6% ($4 bil on $33 bil) Intel - 27.2% ($3.3 bil on $12.9 bil) Oracle - 23.6% ($2.93 bil on $9.7 bil) Walt Disney - 33.8% ($2.3 bil on $5 bil) McDonald's - 31.3% ($2.1 bil on $5.5 bil)
If those rich people didn't pay any taxes like you claim, your tax burden would be *considerably* higher. I'm not saying they pay a relatively high amount of taxes, but you would probably still wish you made as much in a year as they pay in taxes.
Other than the elected DAs, that's more legislative than judicial systems. The justice system itself is a fairly decently working machine, although it certainly has its flaws. However, I think it's the legislative system that's truly broken. The justice system is just legally forced to enforce the broken legislative system.
In the US, the basis of the legal system is that it's better to let ten guilty men go free rather than imprison one innocent man. Of course, this is a French court so they may or may not follow a similar philosophy.
I don't know many people that would pay $30 for them when I can get another suite that's compatible for less money. Software, like most things, is only worth what people are willing to pay.
I'd pay $10 for MS Office for a mobile device if it contained Word, Excel and PowerPoint because that's what I see a lot of other full fledged office suites going for. I might even go in for $15 but I would have to consider it. $20 would be an absolute maximum unless I was using it very heavily every day.
We just switched from Open Office to MS Office 2010. 1 - It's generally more user-friendly for the tasks most of our users need to do 2 - It looks better, the interface is more aesthetic (surprisingly important when dealing with non-technical users) 3 - Easier to push out updates 4 - Better compatibility with outside vendors 5 - Better support
Frameworks to do simple things may be stupid, but it's just as stupid to write your own code every time too. It's hard to say which one is worse, but I'm going to say it's worse to never use a framework than to always use one unless your time has no value and you always write perfect code.
I drive an average of 200 miles a week including commuting, errands, visiting family, etc. Every other month, I go to visit my parents about 150 miles away and do some light driving while I'm there. I might make a trip greater than 250 miles in a single stretch perhaps once every other year and in most cases, won't even cover that in a week. It sounds like a good fit for me - especially in a two-car home so if we need to go somewhere without charging stations, we can just take the other car.
The problem is that everyone reaches suicidal tendencies at different points. Some people are suicidal even when living a fairly good life, others have withstood years of carefully designed physical and mental abuse. It's not like murder in which everyone has a somewhat similar tolerance. It might be closer to negligent manslaughter, but it's certainly difficult to set clearly defined criteria.
Opera integrates the different components much more tightly than, say, Thunderbird and Firefox. Email and IRC effectively become just another tab and it allows them to share resources so that they're more efficient than having separate programs for each one. It'd be great if Opera released a light version with just the browser, but I don't think you'd really see huge improvements by removing those features simply because they are so well integrated.
Everything other than the rendering engine? That's what really set Opera apart. The email client is really nice and the IRC and torrent clients aren't bad. I also prefer the UI to Chrome.
Opera was the first alternative browser available on iOS as a result of Opera Mini being classified as a "remote content viewer" rather than a browser.
Maybe because of features other than the rendering engine? I prefer Opera's UI, but it's also great to use as a general web client with integrated email, IRC, torrents, etc.
Don't forget that Opera is more that just a desktop browser. It really shines on mobile platforms with Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. The Wii's web browser is also Opera.
From what I hear, they're really big in second and third world countries where bandwidth is more limited and/or you pay by the kilobyte. Opera excels at compressing the content (especially with Opera Turbo).
I live in United States of America. We were formerly run by what is now United Kingdom, which is part of European Union.
"Ukraine" used to mean "borderland" or "homeland", which is one of the reasons using it with the article is so commonplace. To say using "the" is wrong in every single circumstance is wrong, you insensitive the clod.
A dual dual-core Xeon with 16GB RAM is pretty beefy for a *home server* when most people get by with an Atom and 2GB RAM. Likewise, my 24-port switches are beefy by home networking standards but nothing compared to modern enterprise gear. Context is important.
Business class isn't available at most residential addresses (especially apartments) - I've looked into it. The only ISP that was willing to consider it wanted $11,000 to extend their loop one block over to my neighborhood (although they graciously offered to cover the first $1000 of it themselves).
What if I transferred it to my account and then withdrew it as cash or wired it as soon as it was under my control? I see bank-to-bank transfer as the first step of a chain where the thief first has control over the money.
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Forbes did an article last April about what some companies pay in taxes. Here's a few of the more recognizable companies.
Exxon Mobil - 42% ($27.3 billion paid on $41 billion in net income)
Chevron - 43.3% ($17.4 billion paid on $26.9 billion in net income)
JP Morgan Chase - 29.1% ($8.2 billion paid on $19 billion in net income)
WalMart - 32.6% ($5.9 billion paid on $15.7 billion in net income)
Microsoft - 15.9% ($5.3 billion on $23.5 billion)
Wells Fargo - 31.5% ($4.9 billion on $15.9 billion)
IBM - 24.5% ($4.2 bil on $15.9 bil)
Apple - 24.6% ($4 bil on $33 bil)
Intel - 27.2% ($3.3 bil on $12.9 bil)
Oracle - 23.6% ($2.93 bil on $9.7 bil)
Walt Disney - 33.8% ($2.3 bil on $5 bil)
McDonald's - 31.3% ($2.1 bil on $5.5 bil)
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/04/16/which-megacorps-pay-megataxes/
If those rich people didn't pay any taxes like you claim, your tax burden would be *considerably* higher. I'm not saying they pay a relatively high amount of taxes, but you would probably still wish you made as much in a year as they pay in taxes.
I should also note that in 2011, that accounted for less than 10% of my income and in 2012, that was about 6% of my income.
I spent $3000 on medical in 2011 and $2000 on medical in 2012. I was able to claim it both times by itemizing deductions.
Other than the elected DAs, that's more legislative than judicial systems. The justice system itself is a fairly decently working machine, although it certainly has its flaws. However, I think it's the legislative system that's truly broken. The justice system is just legally forced to enforce the broken legislative system.
One brother will always lie and one brother will always tell the truth...
In the US, the basis of the legal system is that it's better to let ten guilty men go free rather than imprison one innocent man. Of course, this is a French court so they may or may not follow a similar philosophy.
I don't know many people that would pay $30 for them when I can get another suite that's compatible for less money. Software, like most things, is only worth what people are willing to pay.
I'd pay $10 for MS Office for a mobile device if it contained Word, Excel and PowerPoint because that's what I see a lot of other full fledged office suites going for. I might even go in for $15 but I would have to consider it. $20 would be an absolute maximum unless I was using it very heavily every day.
We just switched from Open Office to MS Office 2010.
1 - It's generally more user-friendly for the tasks most of our users need to do
2 - It looks better, the interface is more aesthetic (surprisingly important when dealing with non-technical users)
3 - Easier to push out updates
4 - Better compatibility with outside vendors
5 - Better support
Frameworks to do simple things may be stupid, but it's just as stupid to write your own code every time too. It's hard to say which one is worse, but I'm going to say it's worse to never use a framework than to always use one unless your time has no value and you always write perfect code.
I drive an average of 200 miles a week including commuting, errands, visiting family, etc. Every other month, I go to visit my parents about 150 miles away and do some light driving while I'm there. I might make a trip greater than 250 miles in a single stretch perhaps once every other year and in most cases, won't even cover that in a week. It sounds like a good fit for me - especially in a two-car home so if we need to go somewhere without charging stations, we can just take the other car.
The problem is that everyone reaches suicidal tendencies at different points. Some people are suicidal even when living a fairly good life, others have withstood years of carefully designed physical and mental abuse. It's not like murder in which everyone has a somewhat similar tolerance. It might be closer to negligent manslaughter, but it's certainly difficult to set clearly defined criteria.
They couldn't find the documentation on national security, so they showed WarGames to Congress instead.
It made me think of the boat from The Perfect Storm riding the huge waves. Which just makes pirates seem all the more badass.
Opera integrates the different components much more tightly than, say, Thunderbird and Firefox. Email and IRC effectively become just another tab and it allows them to share resources so that they're more efficient than having separate programs for each one. It'd be great if Opera released a light version with just the browser, but I don't think you'd really see huge improvements by removing those features simply because they are so well integrated.
It was a shame when they ditched Unite, it was very innovative imo. I wish they would re-release it, possibly as a separate software package.
Everything other than the rendering engine? That's what really set Opera apart. The email client is really nice and the IRC and torrent clients aren't bad. I also prefer the UI to Chrome.
Opera was the first alternative browser available on iOS as a result of Opera Mini being classified as a "remote content viewer" rather than a browser.
Maybe because of features other than the rendering engine? I prefer Opera's UI, but it's also great to use as a general web client with integrated email, IRC, torrents, etc.
Don't forget that Opera is more that just a desktop browser. It really shines on mobile platforms with Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. The Wii's web browser is also Opera.
From what I hear, they're really big in second and third world countries where bandwidth is more limited and/or you pay by the kilobyte. Opera excels at compressing the content (especially with Opera Turbo).
I live in United States of America. We were formerly run by what is now United Kingdom, which is part of European Union.
"Ukraine" used to mean "borderland" or "homeland", which is one of the reasons using it with the article is so commonplace. To say using "the" is wrong in every single circumstance is wrong, you insensitive the clod.
A dual dual-core Xeon with 16GB RAM is pretty beefy for a *home server* when most people get by with an Atom and 2GB RAM. Likewise, my 24-port switches are beefy by home networking standards but nothing compared to modern enterprise gear. Context is important.
Business class isn't available at most residential addresses (especially apartments) - I've looked into it. The only ISP that was willing to consider it wanted $11,000 to extend their loop one block over to my neighborhood (although they graciously offered to cover the first $1000 of it themselves).
What if I transferred it to my account and then withdrew it as cash or wired it as soon as it was under my control? I see bank-to-bank transfer as the first step of a chain where the thief first has control over the money.