Anyone making an investment has to consider the tax consequences of doing so. Things like MLPs that generate K-1s are well known to be a giant pain in the tookus to deal with. Now that you took a bite from that pie you are going to be stuck with that tarbaby for a long long time.
What happened to you is based on a decision to get involved in an investment class that is not worth the hassle for most people. What you experienced is actually due to taking advantage of a tax break in the existing tax laws that give MLPs preferential treatment.
This proposal for state sales tax collection for internet sales isn't about new taxes. It's a case of plugging a loophole in the existing system.
Nokia is not a patent troll by any reasonable definition. They are a practicing entity who developed their own technology and has been in this from the beginning.
Patent trolls rarely sue to block. As non-practicing entities there would be no commercial reason for that sort of behavior.
This is going to be a mess unless Google just buys Nokia.
It would seem to me that whatever solution Congress adopts there will be a variety of services made available for these sorts of businesses. Hopefully there will also be a threshold below say some million dollars per year where this sort of stuff isn't required. Of course given the stupidity of Congress one can't count on this being part of the legislation.
I don't have to file tax returns myself; I just buy a copy a tax software package once a year, put in my financial info and shazzam! the returns are uploaded. Shouldn't be a big deal to actually pay the tax.
The real onerous part of this process would be where states start wanting an audit. Now THAT would have serious potential to destroy a small business.
The people of Argentina, Cyprus and Spain have plenty of other alternatives. Precious metals and any physical goods of value, or simple diversification as to where they keep their Euros are time tested techniques for preserving wealth in troubled times.
Notice the term 'time tested'. That's where Bit Coin is scary.
Audiophiles usually consider themselves to be in either the objectivist or subjectivist camps.
The subjectivists generally don't care what measurements say, all they are concerned about is what their reaction to the sound is. It's these people who buy $1000 cables.
Objectivists are into the idea the quality of the sound is something that can be predicted from objective measurements. These are the people who do double blind tests of equipment to eliminate confirmation bias and the placebo effect.
I like the objectivist idea simply because I think it leads you to buy less snake oil.
Your math is very sketchy. Since the employer's contribution ends up in the SS and Medicare pools it's always regarded as part of the tax paid by the employee by economists. Not to mention of course that the temporary tax cut was exactly that, only temporary.
The ACTUAL tax burden is 12.4% for social security and 2.9% for medicare. 15.3%
Then on top of that you neglect the time value of money. SS is a pay as you go plan. Include that 15.3% in a reasonable investment plan and I have this feeling that all of a sudden it ISN'T going to look like such a great deal.
Nice rambling rant but completely misses the point. #2 is simply an illustration of part of list of people who pay no federal taxes yet are not freeloaders.
I remember modem taxes. These were email chain letters and conspiracy theories based on the idea that interstate connection charges were going to be applied to data calls using X.25 networks like TELNET.
Um no. freeloaders have not come anywhere near 50% of the voters. The so called 47% contains large blocks of people who are not freeloaders.
1. About 60% of those not paying federal income taxes pay other federal taxes such as SS and Medicare. Not to mention local taxes such as property taxes and sales taxes.
2. Wealthy people whose income comes from tax free bonds pay no federal income taxes. However they pay other local taxes on property etc.
3. About 20% of the 47% are retired elderly people who have paid a lifetime of SS and Medicare taxes.
Finally a significant proportion of these people vote for Republicans. Various polls show that above 50% of the elderly vote Republican, and about 1/3 of the people who are exempt from federal income tax due to earning less than $24000 vote Republican.
So basically the idea that a majority of 'freeloading' Americans are going to perpetuate their situation by en-masse voting for progressive candidates is ridiculous bullshit. There isn't any such majority of freeloaders in the first place, and secondly the voting pattern of low income people is not as monolithic as you propose.
That's not the reason. Many other countries allow patents on pharmaceuticals.
Here are 3 reasons why drugs are cheaper in Canada:
The Canadian government puts a cap, or ceiling, on the amount that drug companies can charge pharmacies and other distributors of drugs. This reduces the wholesale cost of medication for most organizations throughout Canada by about five percent. The prices are determined by Canadaâ(TM)s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Since drugstores pay less for many medications, they can sell them for less.
Each of the Canadian provinces, like Quebec and Ontario, has a drug formulary that puts restrictions on the use of new and expensive medications. Since the provinces provide the bulk of drugs to higher users of medication, (seniors), they have the power to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower prices for a medication to get on the formulary. In Ontario, for example, the formulary includes less than 35 percent of new medications.
Canadian pharmaceutical companies have lower liability costs than U.S. drug companies. Canadians are not only less likely than Americans to sue healthcare providers or drug companies but when they do sue, awards and damages are a lot lower than in the U.S. In the U.S., some economists consider the cost of liability insurance for a drug company to be similar to a âoetaxâ on medications.
Sorry but it is very honest. The 9.3% by count of number of goods is placing the same weight on cheapest plastic toy as the USS Gerald Ford. It's a preposterous way of accounting.
Actually accounting for the VALUE of the item being imported is the correct metric. It is also the metric chosen by the article I cited, which was done by economists at the Federal Reserve.
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Anyone making an investment has to consider the tax consequences of doing so. Things like MLPs that generate K-1s are well known to be a giant pain in the tookus to deal with. Now that you took a bite from that pie you are going to be stuck with that tarbaby for a long long time.
What happened to you is based on a decision to get involved in an investment class that is not worth the hassle for most people. What you experienced is actually due to taking advantage of a tax break in the existing tax laws that give MLPs preferential treatment.
This proposal for state sales tax collection for internet sales isn't about new taxes. It's a case of plugging a loophole in the existing system.
Nokia is not a patent troll by any reasonable definition. They are a practicing entity who developed their own technology and has been in this from the beginning.
Patent trolls rarely sue to block. As non-practicing entities there would be no commercial reason for that sort of behavior.
This is going to be a mess unless Google just buys Nokia.
It would seem to me that whatever solution Congress adopts there will be a variety of services made available for these sorts of businesses. Hopefully there will also be a threshold below say some million dollars per year where this sort of stuff isn't required. Of course given the stupidity of Congress one can't count on this being part of the legislation.
I don't have to file tax returns myself; I just buy a copy a tax software package once a year, put in my financial info and shazzam! the returns are uploaded. Shouldn't be a big deal to actually pay the tax.
The real onerous part of this process would be where states start wanting an audit. Now THAT would have serious potential to destroy a small business.
Employers already have the right to scan everything coming in and leaving, and AFAIK defense contractors count as employers.
I don't particularly see this as a loss of Internet privacy since I don't expect any at a place of employment.
The people of Argentina, Cyprus and Spain have plenty of other alternatives. Precious metals and any physical goods of value, or simple diversification as to where they keep their Euros are time tested techniques for preserving wealth in troubled times.
Notice the term 'time tested'. That's where Bit Coin is scary.
Audiophiles usually consider themselves to be in either the objectivist or subjectivist camps.
The subjectivists generally don't care what measurements say, all they are concerned about is what their reaction to the sound is. It's these people who buy $1000 cables.
Objectivists are into the idea the quality of the sound is something that can be predicted from objective measurements. These are the people who do double blind tests of equipment to eliminate confirmation bias and the placebo effect.
I like the objectivist idea simply because I think it leads you to buy less snake oil.
Your math is very sketchy. Since the employer's contribution ends up in the SS and Medicare pools it's always regarded as part of the tax paid by the employee by economists. Not to mention of course that the temporary tax cut was exactly that, only temporary.
The ACTUAL tax burden is 12.4% for social security and 2.9% for medicare. 15.3%
Then on top of that you neglect the time value of money. SS is a pay as you go plan. Include that 15.3% in a reasonable investment plan and I have this feeling that all of a sudden it ISN'T going to look like such a great deal.
Nice rambling rant but completely misses the point. #2 is simply an illustration of part of list of people who pay no federal taxes yet are not freeloaders.
As they say on the internet, WHOOSH.
Thanks for the review. I was considering purchasing one. No way in hell now.
So the Chinese like the idea of their official Linux distro coming with a keylogger pre-installed?
Who would have guessed.
I remember modem taxes. These were email chain letters and conspiracy theories based on the idea that interstate connection charges were going to be applied to data calls using X.25 networks like TELNET.
Utter horseshit of course.
If said hacker is messing with infrastructure, yes. That sort of thing can put lives at risk.
Um no. freeloaders have not come anywhere near 50% of the voters. The so called 47% contains large blocks of people who are not freeloaders.
1. About 60% of those not paying federal income taxes pay other federal taxes such as SS and Medicare. Not to mention local taxes such as property taxes and sales taxes.
2. Wealthy people whose income comes from tax free bonds pay no federal income taxes. However they pay other local taxes on property etc.
3. About 20% of the 47% are retired elderly people who have paid a lifetime of SS and Medicare taxes.
Finally a significant proportion of these people vote for Republicans. Various polls show that above 50% of the elderly vote Republican, and about 1/3 of the people who are exempt from federal income tax due to earning less than $24000 vote Republican.
So basically the idea that a majority of 'freeloading' Americans are going to perpetuate their situation by en-masse voting for progressive candidates is ridiculous bullshit. There isn't any such majority of freeloaders in the first place, and secondly the voting pattern of low income people is not as monolithic as you propose.
How about zip+4. If the local yokels find this is not granular enough well, tarring and feathering is too good for them.
Then don't use them. I recently purchased a watch from Japan. EMS shipping in 3 days, no duty or brokerage fees, $15.00.
Now all I have to be concerned about is use tax.
Unfortunately that's not something that sells movies.
Sure, here you go:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=history+of+space+capsules
I most especially don't mind a successful person who earned his money providing a service that has made my life a little bit more enjoyable.
And then when he spends his winnings doing something that I'd do if I had that sort of money it's even better.
You don't need to recompile. A signed key file with the user name in it should work.
Yes, even cardboard outlines of these
overlaid with bull's eyes will be popular as skeet alternatives.
That's only an issue if you are stuck with a dynamic IP.
You can still use your cable company for outbound mail and maintain your own mail server.
If you don't like your cable company there are commercial options as well, which let you pick a privacy policy.
Given the operational parameters I predict a short life span for these.
More likely the DOJ will have him in Federal PoundYourAss Prison for 30 years.
That's not the reason. Many other countries allow patents on pharmaceuticals.
Here are 3 reasons why drugs are cheaper in Canada:
The Canadian government puts a cap, or ceiling, on the amount that drug companies can charge pharmacies and other distributors of drugs. This reduces the wholesale cost of medication for most organizations throughout Canada by about five percent. The prices are determined by Canadaâ(TM)s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Since drugstores pay less for many medications, they can sell them for less.
Each of the Canadian provinces, like Quebec and Ontario, has a drug formulary that puts restrictions on the use of new and expensive medications. Since the provinces provide the bulk of drugs to higher users of medication, (seniors), they have the power to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower prices for a medication to get on the formulary. In Ontario, for example, the formulary includes less than 35 percent of new medications.
Canadian pharmaceutical companies have lower liability costs than U.S. drug companies. Canadians are not only less likely than Americans to sue healthcare providers or drug companies but when they do sue, awards and damages are a lot lower than in the U.S. In the U.S., some economists consider the cost of liability insurance for a drug company to be similar to a âoetaxâ on medications.
Sorry but it is very honest. The 9.3% by count of number of goods is placing the same weight on cheapest plastic toy as the USS Gerald Ford. It's a preposterous way of accounting.
Actually accounting for the VALUE of the item being imported is the correct metric. It is also the metric chosen by the article I cited, which was done by economists at the Federal Reserve.
The fact is this article is baloney.