I, like most libertarians, don't believe that there should be no government at all. We believe that government, especially the federal government, should be kept to the smallest possible size and should perform only certain specific functions. I, personally, don't think that allowing corporations at all should be one of those functions. Some real person should always be responsible for the actions of a business, and holding people responsible for their illegal or harmful actions is certainly also one of those functions.
Standing up to what? I own a dslr and have never had a problem taking pictures with it anywhere. Well, not a problem with any sort of 'authority' anyway. As for the actual quality of the shots...
Libertarian doesn't imply any love for corporations. In fact, since corporations only exist because of government endorsement, they don't have to exist at all and this would fit the Libertarian philosophy perfectly.
Even if it is actually your debt, check your state's statute of limitations. A lot of them are 6 years, after which you can tell them to go blow themselves because they can no longer win a suit against you. Keep in mind that they might still try, and if they do, you'll still have to show up in court to contest it, but all you have to say is "This debt is past the statue of limitations for collections, your honor" and it will be tossed.
"This initiative would give Washington one of the top five highest state income tax rates in the country. I-1098 would apply this tax rate to all income, including capital gains and dividends"
Agreed 100%. I live in Washington and voted this down because the sales tax is already at 10% for us living in Seattle. No way I'm giving the legislature the ability to add an income tax on top of that. If they want to make the tax system fairer, they should pass a constitutional amendment removing all sales taxes and instituting an income tax. Like you said, one or the other, Not Both!
>I've even heard people claim we should give up supporting Israel and let the Muslims run them out of the middle east altogether or completely destroy them as some have expressed desire to do.
Do you really think there is any chance that would happen? They have their own extremely well trained military and even quite a few nukes. With or without US support, who in the middle east is it that you think could destroy Israel?
What is this "treasonous speech" you speak of? Seriously. By the definition found in the constitution that you provided above, I don't think such a thing exists.
"In 2004, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld commissioned a task force to study what causes Terrorism, and it concluded that "Muslims do not 'hate our freedom,' but rather, they hate our policies": specifically, "American direct intervention in the Muslim world" through our "one sided support in favor of Israel"; support for Islamic tyrannies in places like Egypt and Saudi Arabia; and, most of all, "the American occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan" (the full report is here). Now, a new, comprehensive study from Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor and former Air Force lecturer, substantiates what is (a) already bleedingly obvious and (b) known to the U.S. Government for many years: namely, that the prime cause of suicide bombings is not Hatred of Our Freedoms or Inherent Violence in Islamic Culture or a Desire for Worldwide Sharia Rule by Caliphate, but rather. . . . foreign military occupations."
Glenn Greenwald explains it better than I can, so I'll just quote him:
"It's truly astounding to watch us -- for a full decade -- send fighter jets and drones and bombs and invading forces and teams of torturers and kidnappers to that part of the world, or, as we were doing long before 9/11, to overthrow their governments, prop up their dictators, occupy what they perceive as holy land with our foreign troops, and arm Israel to the teeth, and then act surprised and confused when some of them want to attack us. In general, the U.S. only attacks countries with no capabilities to attack us back in the "homeland" -- at least not with conventional forces. As a result, we have come to believe that any forms of violence we perpetrate on them over there is justifiable and natural, but the Laws of Humanity are instantly breached in the most egregious ways whenever they bring violence back to the U.S., aimed at Americans. It's just impossible to listen to discussions grounded in this warped mentality without being astounded at how irrational it is. What do Americans think is going to happen if we continue to engage in this conduct, in this always-widening "war"?
They hate us because we occupy their lands, kill their families, torture them, lock them up with no chance of ever getting out, and prop up other regimes that do the same. "Our freedoms" are far, far down on the list.
Fuck that. Make sure you don't leave any fingerprints on it and play dumb. "No mister big FBI agent, I have no idea how your tracking device wound up attached to the mayor's car."
So what, the official name of North Korea is "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea". The name of the country has very little to do with its actual government.
Witness the tragedy of groupthink in action right here. Don't vote for the person you actually want to win. Instead, throw you vote away on the slightly less obnoxious of the two popular ones. As long as everyone plays along, we'll always elect crap!
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I, like most libertarians, don't believe that there should be no government at all. We believe that government, especially the federal government, should be kept to the smallest possible size and should perform only certain specific functions. I, personally, don't think that allowing corporations at all should be one of those functions. Some real person should always be responsible for the actions of a business, and holding people responsible for their illegal or harmful actions is certainly also one of those functions.
Standing up to what? I own a dslr and have never had a problem taking pictures with it anywhere. Well, not a problem with any sort of 'authority' anyway. As for the actual quality of the shots...
Why? Is there any reason at all for this ban? Help me out here.
Libertarian doesn't imply any love for corporations. In fact, since corporations only exist because of government endorsement, they don't have to exist at all and this would fit the Libertarian philosophy perfectly.
Sure, if anybody at all in this thread were talking about having no government. Libertarians are not anarchists.
It worked out great as another example of government overregulation.
>Or overthrowing many south american countries' constitutional governments in the 70s to indebt them, causing around 100k deaths
Yep, 100,000 deaths are nothing to take lightly. Now let's talk about Mao and how many deaths he caused...
>libertarians
You keep saying that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
Even if it is actually your debt, check your state's statute of limitations. A lot of them are 6 years, after which you can tell them to go blow themselves because they can no longer win a suit against you. Keep in mind that they might still try, and if they do, you'll still have to show up in court to contest it, but all you have to say is "This debt is past the statue of limitations for collections, your honor" and it will be tossed.
Well that explains why I haven't seen any new episodes on Hulu. Torrentreactor, here I come...
This was one of the big deciding factors for me in deciding to move to Seattle over anywhere in California. Instant 10% raise.
RTFSummary!
"This initiative would give Washington one of the top five highest state income tax rates in the country. I-1098 would apply this tax rate to all income, including capital gains and dividends"
Agreed 100%. I live in Washington and voted this down because the sales tax is already at 10% for us living in Seattle. No way I'm giving the legislature the ability to add an income tax on top of that. If they want to make the tax system fairer, they should pass a constitutional amendment removing all sales taxes and instituting an income tax. Like you said, one or the other, Not Both!
>I've even heard people claim we should give up supporting Israel and let the Muslims run them out of the middle east altogether or completely destroy them as some have expressed desire to do.
Do you really think there is any chance that would happen? They have their own extremely well trained military and even quite a few nukes. With or without US support, who in the middle east is it that you think could destroy Israel?
What is this "treasonous speech" you speak of? Seriously. By the definition found in the constitution that you provided above, I don't think such a thing exists.
See also:
"no person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. "
Also:
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/10/12/terrorism
"In 2004, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld commissioned a task force to study what causes Terrorism, and it concluded that "Muslims do not 'hate our freedom,' but rather, they hate our policies": specifically, "American direct intervention in the Muslim world" through our "one sided support in favor of Israel"; support for Islamic tyrannies in places like Egypt and Saudi Arabia; and, most of all, "the American occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan" (the full report is here). Now, a new, comprehensive study from Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor and former Air Force lecturer, substantiates what is (a) already bleedingly obvious and (b) known to the U.S. Government for many years: namely, that the prime cause of suicide bombings is not Hatred of Our Freedoms or Inherent Violence in Islamic Culture or a Desire for Worldwide Sharia Rule by Caliphate, but rather. . . . foreign military occupations."
Glenn Greenwald explains it better than I can, so I'll just quote him:
"It's truly astounding to watch us -- for a full decade -- send fighter jets and drones and bombs and invading forces and teams of torturers and kidnappers to that part of the world, or, as we were doing long before 9/11, to overthrow their governments, prop up their dictators, occupy what they perceive as holy land with our foreign troops, and arm Israel to the teeth, and then act surprised and confused when some of them want to attack us. In general, the U.S. only attacks countries with no capabilities to attack us back in the "homeland" -- at least not with conventional forces. As a result, we have come to believe that any forms of violence we perpetrate on them over there is justifiable and natural, but the Laws of Humanity are instantly breached in the most egregious ways whenever they bring violence back to the U.S., aimed at Americans. It's just impossible to listen to discussions grounded in this warped mentality without being astounded at how irrational it is. What do Americans think is going to happen if we continue to engage in this conduct, in this always-widening "war"?
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/01/07/terrorism
They hate us because we occupy their lands, kill their families, torture them, lock them up with no chance of ever getting out, and prop up other regimes that do the same. "Our freedoms" are far, far down on the list.
T-mobile prepaid with no data plan and I pay about $15 a month on average.
So who has actually been harmed by any of it? Just one name, please.
Fuck that. Make sure you don't leave any fingerprints on it and play dumb. "No mister big FBI agent, I have no idea how your tracking device wound up attached to the mayor's car."
Sure, but utterly and completely impossible to prove. If you are hiding something, much better to keep your mouth shut.
So what, the official name of North Korea is "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea". The name of the country has very little to do with its actual government.
Witness the tragedy of groupthink in action right here. Don't vote for the person you actually want to win. Instead, throw you vote away on the slightly less obnoxious of the two popular ones. As long as everyone plays along, we'll always elect crap!
$5000 and a spin!!