First of all, except for a few rare exceptions the government does not GENERATE revenue. Thats why it has to tax the citizens. If it generated revenue, it would be self-sufficient.
Huh? Tax money == state revenue. The state generates revenue by collecting a tax on incomes (among other things).
That being said, a better way of doing it would be via a sales tax. That way you get charged for the commerce you actually participate in, not your potential to particpate.
That'd be a big sales tax. And why should people be charged for participating in commerce? Commerce redistributes wealth and keeps the economy healthy. Taxes are supposed to pay for government services. There may be better ways than income tax but sales tax sure as hell isn't it.
Imagine you're at the nerd table in high school, and people are continually coming up to the table peddling their wares or ideas. Maybe a couple people at the table chime in with something they heard in the news every now and then.
I imagine a lot of the bitching arises from the fact that most of the people here aren't in high school anymore and want the editors to grow up, too.
Talk to your congress person. Face to face. Be nice. Bring a couple friends -- preferably who have jobs in the field or standing in the community but they should at least be constituents.
Most people don't realize that it's easy to set up a meeting with your representatives (state and federal). Most actually want to meet with you and get your opinion. Views expressed in person carry more weight. That's why good lobbyists aren't thirty-somethings bitching about the state of things to other posters on Slashdot. They're in D.C. constantly getting face time.
But you don't have to be a slime-ball with a big expense account to lobby your own representative. Make an appointment at their office. Go prepared to clearly and succinctly express your view of an issue and what you'd like your representative to do about it. Be ready for questions. Be nice. Don't assume they're against you from the start.
Corporations do this all the time because it works. It works because it's the clearest, easiest way for a rep to know what people want her to do. If she only hears from corporations, guess how she'll vote? Private citizens expressing their concerns in an organized, polite way does carry a lot of weight.
So what do we bitch about Apple not selling now? Can we bitch about DRM'd TV episodes as $1.99 a pop until we think of something? When does Napster come out with subscription service to TV shows?
Then you should be shouting for gov't subsidies for poor people who want to run campaign advertising. Or does your 'liberal' welfare program not extend to Free Speech?
BTW, advertising is not protected speech. Look it up.
Nevermind. My bad. The minilabs aren't laser printers, they expose photo paper with lasers which makes more sense than laser printers or inkjet printers.
Uhhhh.... let's see... WorldNetDaily reports on this supposedly important scientific research that "like most breakthroughs using adult stem cells, this one has been completely ignored by the U.S. mainstream media." Who do they interview about the research? The authors of the paper? No, someone from the (intelligent design proponents) Discovery Institute!
They don't even give the title, author or volume for the journal article. So how do we assess the veracity of this claim that adult stem cells can save paraplegics. I'll join the original poster in calling BULLSHIT until real scientists test and backup the claims.
WorldNetDaily, by the way, makes FOX News and CNN look like paragons of journalism. For them to report on anything scientific is laughable. For Slashdot to advertise it, doubly so.
This story is only showing up on right-wing pseudo-new sites (like WorldNetDaily) so far. Considering that this is about adult stem cells, it's almost certainly more propaganda than science.
This round of Teragrid funding is $150 Million. PSC got $52 Million. The rest is split up among the other 7 institutions. The other major partners already got big awards under earlier rounds of funding.
I WOULD prefer an asteroid the size of Texas hurdling at the Earth.
Who else is picturing an asteroid with running shorts and Nikes sprinting through the solar system, jumping over each planet in succession, as it approaches Earth?
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How do you pay for roads under this scheme? Do people who use (consume) roads more pay more taxes?
Huh? Tax money == state revenue. The state generates revenue by collecting a tax on incomes (among other things).
That being said, a better way of doing it would be via a sales tax. That way you get charged for the commerce you actually participate in, not your potential to particpate.That'd be a big sales tax. And why should people be charged for participating in commerce? Commerce redistributes wealth and keeps the economy healthy. Taxes are supposed to pay for government services. There may be better ways than income tax but sales tax sure as hell isn't it.
So, how should the government generate revenue without an income tax? Sales tax? Property tax? Estate tax? Donations?
Uh, it's cool and all but not likely to be in the history books. (easy on that hyperbole, wiil ya)
Sadly, I'm forced to agree. Too bad Digg.com's discussions are even worse.
I imagine a lot of the bitching arises from the fact that most of the people here aren't in high school anymore and want the editors to grow up, too.
"New paradigm GOOD! Old paradigm BAD! Hulk SMASH old paradigm!"
If you sell beer to the guy who keeps pissing in the well, the townspeople are going to get mad.
The U.N. has no power to tax. I doubt even one member of the Security Council would let something like that through. It's a red herring.
Talk to your congress person. Face to face. Be nice. Bring a couple friends -- preferably who have jobs in the field or standing in the community but they should at least be constituents.
Most people don't realize that it's easy to set up a meeting with your representatives (state and federal). Most actually want to meet with you and get your opinion. Views expressed in person carry more weight. That's why good lobbyists aren't thirty-somethings bitching about the state of things to other posters on Slashdot. They're in D.C. constantly getting face time.
But you don't have to be a slime-ball with a big expense account to lobby your own representative. Make an appointment at their office. Go prepared to clearly and succinctly express your view of an issue and what you'd like your representative to do about it. Be ready for questions. Be nice. Don't assume they're against you from the start.
Corporations do this all the time because it works. It works because it's the clearest, easiest way for a rep to know what people want her to do. If she only hears from corporations, guess how she'll vote? Private citizens expressing their concerns in an organized, polite way does carry a lot of weight.
How to Lobby Your Legislator
If only they had some technology built into their word processor to help with this...
So what do we bitch about Apple not selling now? Can we bitch about DRM'd TV episodes as $1.99 a pop until we think of something? When does Napster come out with subscription service to TV shows?
Makes you wonder: When did Apple and Disney (ABC) become friends again? Smart move by Disney in my opinion.
OK, I'm wrong about that, apparently.
Then you should be shouting for gov't subsidies for poor people who want to run campaign advertising. Or does your 'liberal' welfare program not extend to Free Speech?
BTW, advertising is not protected speech. Look it up.
Nevermind. My bad. The minilabs aren't laser printers, they expose photo paper with lasers which makes more sense than laser printers or inkjet printers.
Which labs use 'RGB lasers' to print photos?
You people think grid computing is the solution to everything. :P
Googling for 'baby zombie rampage' yields 98,900 results! Run for your lives!
Uhhhh.... let's see... WorldNetDaily reports on this supposedly important scientific research that "like most breakthroughs using adult stem cells, this one has been completely ignored by the U.S. mainstream media." Who do they interview about the research? The authors of the paper? No, someone from the (intelligent design proponents) Discovery Institute!
They don't even give the title, author or volume for the journal article. So how do we assess the veracity of this claim that adult stem cells can save paraplegics. I'll join the original poster in calling BULLSHIT until real scientists test and backup the claims.
WorldNetDaily, by the way, makes FOX News and CNN look like paragons of journalism. For them to report on anything scientific is laughable. For Slashdot to advertise it, doubly so.
This story is only showing up on right-wing pseudo-new sites (like WorldNetDaily) so far. Considering that this is about adult stem cells, it's almost certainly more propaganda than science.
This round of Teragrid funding is $150 Million. PSC got $52 Million. The rest is split up among the other 7 institutions. The other major partners already got big awards under earlier rounds of funding.
Oh, and this news is a month old.
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Oh, also, OSX couldn't run the 3D spatial applicaitons or the advanced vectoring abilities these tools are used to create.That sentence doesn't make any sense.
Who else is picturing an asteroid with running shorts and Nikes sprinting through the solar system, jumping over each planet in succession, as it approaches Earth?
Huh?