It's being taxed more than you effectively paid on the purchase. I agree it's dumb that they advertise a price, yet you pay a higher price as well as the taxes upon that. Rebates are stupid.
I'll quote Dashing Leech verbatim here, since the meme of "foreign courts" seems to strong here
2. As to the jurisdiction, the ruling on the forum [canlii.org] clearly shows the reasoning. There are only two potentially relevant forums for this case. There are a variety of considerations for the correct forum. It was in D.C. that the story was actually written and the authour resides. However, it was in Ontario that the damage was done to the plaintiff's reputation. The plaintiff has no reputation in Washington (never lived there, no job, no family, etc.). Furthermore, though written in Washington, the Post is available world-wide and especially through the internet where this set of articles was published. As far as witnesses, they're in several places but no more in Washington than Ontario. Case law states that if no better forum can be found then the plaintiff's choice of forum should be left undisturbed. There was no argument to show that D.C. was better than Ontario, so it was left in Ontario
That, and the courts in the US see no problem upon passing judgement upon people outside of the US for doing something outside the US, so there's precedent either way...
The Bible says the Christ *died for teh sins* of humans, which the Bible implies are only on Earth.
I remember seeing a painting in the church where the placard on his cross said that "H3r3 15 J35u5 Chr157, 1337 d00d". It didn't make sense until just now.
To all the Americans bashing the UN, how about you pay your fees before you start attacking an institution that you yourselves were instrumental in creating.
We'd rather mismanage our own money, thanks.
With the sinking dollar, the rising deficits, both fiscal and trade, there's no one better.
Don't forget Abu Ghraib. I guess the rape rooms are merely torture rooms now. As for the "those people were punished for their (sic) wrong doings", most of the people put in the prison are there on mere suspicion. Many have been there without having even been charged with anything. It would _almost_ make sense to torture them if they were actually convicted of anything, but they're denied due process.
Now there's mention of torture in Afghanistan now too. Not to mention the "Extraordinary Rendition" where the US farms out torture to countries that are more blase about human rights.
Umm, you pay income tax your whole life and build up capital to pass on and then that gets taxed YET AGAIN. It's a terrible form of double taxation
Well genius, when you pass an estate on to your children, it becomes INCOME for them, and they are taxed on the INCOME.
Really, the inheritance tax was probably one of the only equalizers in the american tax system. It led wealthy people to put lots of money into charities when they died, rather than having it pass into the hands of the government.
I guess I can empty my pockets of change and mail it to you, that should cover about half of it at the current rate, right?;)
Looking at today's financial pages, the Canadian dollar buys 0.8214 US dollars and the US dollar buys 0.7617 Euros, I suppose it's just as true that a European can give you less pocket change to get that iPod
No, I carry a picture of Jim Carey's (famous US actor) face glued to a popsicle stick and hold it up to the cameras when I get my money. And now, my stamps.
Do you mean Jim Carrey, the famous Canadian actor?
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Hanja is not, by any means, "rarely used" unless you would say that capital letters and punctuation in English are "rarely used."
You're new to Slashdot, aren't you?
Who the hell says interweb?
Yeah, it's totally like the Indians mismanaged the fisheries into oblivion, right?
I hope you don't mind if I quote that nearly verbatim when I write my own MP.
Thanks, eh?
I prefer crates, myself.
How could you compare a mere crate to the loose comfort of a large barrel (with suspenders)?
You're mad!
I only mention it because I actually wrote something similar recently and I thought the word "twenty thirth" was pretty funny ;)
Sssh. He doesn't like his lisp being pointed out.
It's being taxed more than you effectively paid on the purchase. I agree it's dumb that they advertise a price, yet you pay a higher price as well as the taxes upon that. Rebates are stupid.
Another phrase that bugs me is "The proof is in the pudding".
It's a messed-up version of "The proof of the pudding is in the tasting", which makes more sense.
Bill Gates is not a Republican. He's a registered Independent, socially liberal, and against repealing the death tax.
Oh god, not that "death tax" crap again.
It's simple. If you die and leave an estate, the estate becomes income for the recipient and should rightfully be taxed.
The Estate Tax is one of the crucial things that stop the US from becoming more of an oligarchy than it already is.
I'll quote Dashing Leech verbatim here, since the meme of "foreign courts" seems to strong here
2. As to the jurisdiction, the ruling on the forum [canlii.org] clearly shows the reasoning. There are only two potentially relevant forums for this case. There are a variety of considerations for the correct forum. It was in D.C. that the story was actually written and the authour resides. However, it was in Ontario that the damage was done to the plaintiff's reputation. The plaintiff has no reputation in Washington (never lived there, no job, no family, etc.). Furthermore, though written in Washington, the Post is available world-wide and especially through the internet where this set of articles was published. As far as witnesses, they're in several places but no more in Washington than Ontario. Case law states that if no better forum can be found then the plaintiff's choice of forum should be left undisturbed. There was no argument to show that D.C. was better than Ontario, so it was left in Ontario
That, and the courts in the US see no problem upon passing judgement upon people outside of the US for doing something outside the US, so there's precedent either way...
The Bible says the Christ *died for teh sins* of humans, which the Bible implies are only on Earth.
I remember seeing a painting in the church where the placard on his cross said that "H3r3 15 J35u5 Chr157, 1337 d00d". It didn't make sense until just now.
The prisoners were put there without being charged. Apparently you can just grab anyone off the street and imprison them.
The people who are really responsible are not being punished. The higher-ups are getting away scot-free.
To all the Americans bashing the UN, how about you pay your fees before you start attacking an institution that you yourselves were instrumental in creating.
We'd rather mismanage our own money, thanks.
With the sinking dollar, the rising deficits, both fiscal and trade, there's no one better.
You're world beaters in the field.
Don't forget Abu Ghraib. I guess the rape rooms are merely torture rooms now. As for the "those people were punished for their (sic) wrong doings", most of the people put in the prison are there on mere suspicion. Many have been there without having even been charged with anything. It would _almost_ make sense to torture them if they were actually convicted of anything, but they're denied due process.
Now there's mention of torture in Afghanistan now too. Not to mention the "Extraordinary Rendition" where the US farms out torture to countries that are more blase about human rights.
Umm, you pay income tax your whole life and build up capital to pass on and then that gets taxed YET AGAIN. It's a terrible form of double taxation
Well genius, when you pass an estate on to your children, it becomes INCOME for them, and they are taxed on the INCOME.
Really, the inheritance tax was probably one of the only equalizers in the american tax system. It led wealthy people to put lots of money into charities when they died, rather than having it pass into the hands of the government.
Who read it as:
"Teh Oscars Awarded"
With the awful spelling on Slashdot, I kind of expect that sort of thing.
Fool me once... shame on... shame on you... If fooled, you can't get fooled again."
You forgot to insert the ten-second pause before he mangles the saying.
This would be an excellent time for a re-hash of another article posted just today
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http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/29
http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/#bb Bookmark Backup is your friend. You can configure it to copy the bookmarks to any directory you want.
I guess I can empty my pockets of change and mail it to you, that should cover about half of it at the current rate, right? ;)
Looking at today's financial pages, the Canadian dollar buys 0.8214 US dollars and the US dollar buys 0.7617 Euros, I suppose it's just as true that a European can give you less pocket change to get that iPod
The US Constitution applies to US Citizens ONLY. Foreign nationals are granted NO constitutional protections, unless they become US Citizens.
Not true. Anyone in the US gets the same rights. The Constitution doesn't say anything about citizenship.
Sattelites also make a loud *whoosh* sound when the camera pans by them.
No, I carry a picture of Jim Carey's (famous US actor) face glued to a popsicle stick and hold it up to the cameras when I get my money. And now, my stamps.
Do you mean Jim Carrey, the famous Canadian actor?
I forgot to mention that the States' intervention was much more than writing letter to voters.
Americans have though nothing about interfering in democratic processes, even in their own hemisphere.
One example is Augusto Pinochet in Chile, who was installed after a left-leaning government was elected.