Ummm...maybe because as a U.S. Senator he could do that? And then the GSA would have billed the cost of the domain ($125) to his office. It could have easily been about the programs he was pushing as a Senator, so he could have gotten the domain anytime during his tenure there.
You, sir, are delusional if you think China or the EU is even close in military or political power to the U.S. And the economies of both are just a fragile as that of the U.S.
The U.S. does not have any (official) national citizen database (despite attempts to change that), and the various U.S. states do not have them either. As a result, to be able to vote, voter registration is required.
When reading this the scene from The Mummy where Alex is trying to buy a couple camels from the Bedouin herdsman.
Jonathan: Four! Four! I only want four, not the whole bloody herd! Rick: Jonathan, just give the man his money.
Google Lawyers: Snippets! Snippets! I only want to expose searchable snippets, not the whole bloody book! Google Founder: Just give the men their money.
You can be a millionaire and have little to no taxable income, especially if you save it up. It is a statement of WEALTH, not INCOME. If I have $1,000,000 in the bank and am making 5% interest my income is only $50,000, which is what you'd base your tax on.
By taxing spending (sales tax) those who spend more get taxed more. People with more money have a tendency to spend more of it, whereas people with less money spend less. Rebate the sales tax up to the poverty level, so people making little aren't wasting it on tax.
Income tax gets it on the way in, sales tax gets it on the way out. It is just that there are so many more loopholes and ways to avoid income tax that I prefer the sales tax method. Less bureaucracy, less cost, less waste.
I'm right there with you on property tax. Especially because the valuation is so arbitrary. There is no permanent mechanism for people to appeal their SALES taxes paid, but just about every county in the country has a place to appeal your property tax assessment.
Well, the LP isn't against all taxes except property. The only one they really call out is the Income Tax. Their general stand is Gov't does way more than it should and thus taxes way more than it should. Reduce gov't waste, inefficiency, size and reach and taxes will come down as a result. You still need to pay for things like roads, police, sewers, waste disposal, etc. Most of those are handled at the City level and if you don't like them you can often "opt out" by moving outside city limits.
Yes, most Libertarians don't like to acknowledge that property rights aren't absolute, because what you do with YOUR property frequently can have a large effect on neighboring property and that needs to be taken into account.
Hmmm...Illinois you say? You wouldn't perhaps be in DuPage County? Maybe we can get together and form a new political party.
I consider Barr to be only slightly insane, whereas McKinney is totally batshit loco.
Either way, I voted Libertarian not for Barr, but to try and hoist their total vote tally above the 5% mark in my county to elevate them to "Major Party" status. Greens are already "Major Party" here.
Have you ever heard either of them speak? Or looked into their various historical press releases? They are about as far apart as Earth is to the Horsehead Nebula.
How about just flying up the occasional prostitute for "group therapy"? They could do what they do with astronauts and rotate which country she is from, etc.
The reason that makeup is so heavy is that, when you're looking at a 3-story tall closeup in a theater, "average skin" looks like the surface of the moon, and it can be very distracting.
Ah, I see you made the same mistake I did and saw "The Matrix" -- and specifically Lawrence Fishburn's face -- at an IMAX theater. [shudder]
If so, check out your BIOS to have the PC wake itself up in the middle of the night, just before your scheduled jobs kick off. Make the last scheduled job power the machine off and your problem is solved.
Faulty memory controller, according to the Dell tech who replaced the RAM and motherboard. No OS was installed. We ordered them blank from Dell and then installed Debian, but hadn't gotten past powering on and "Sniff...what's that smell?"
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...wonder whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of welcoming our new AI overlords or not; that is the question.
Ummm...maybe because as a U.S. Senator he could do that? And then the GSA would have billed the cost of the domain ($125) to his office. It could have easily been about the programs he was pushing as a Senator, so he could have gotten the domain anytime during his tenure there.
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya', tomorrow! You're always a day away!
Apparently, so has the server. Or was this story a trick to get us to stress test the new Apache on Android app?
You, sir, are delusional if you think China or the EU is even close in military or political power to the U.S. And the economies of both are just a fragile as that of the U.S.
That could easily be fixed in the name of "equality". As is, it is a good start -- to a bad end.
The U.S. does not have any (official) national citizen database (despite attempts to change that), and the various U.S. states do not have them either. As a result, to be able to vote, voter registration is required.
Two words. Selective Service.
If you have 3 apples and are only hungry enough for 1 apple, do you refuse to share your remaining apples simply because your apple supply is limited?
If I'm going to be hungry later, and my apple supply isn't going to be refreshed until further down the road, you bet your ass I'd refuse to share.
As opposed to those of us using a torrent, who saw the speed to UP significantly. Nothing like a lot of seeders to saturate your download bandwidth.
When reading this the scene from The Mummy where Alex is trying to buy a couple camels from the Bedouin herdsman.
Jonathan: Four! Four! I only want four, not the whole bloody herd!
Rick: Jonathan, just give the man his money.
Google Lawyers: Snippets! Snippets! I only want to expose searchable snippets, not the whole bloody book!
Google Founder: Just give the men their money.
You can be a millionaire and have little to no taxable income, especially if you save it up. It is a statement of WEALTH, not INCOME. If I have $1,000,000 in the bank and am making 5% interest my income is only $50,000, which is what you'd base your tax on.
By taxing spending (sales tax) those who spend more get taxed more. People with more money have a tendency to spend more of it, whereas people with less money spend less. Rebate the sales tax up to the poverty level, so people making little aren't wasting it on tax.
Income tax gets it on the way in, sales tax gets it on the way out. It is just that there are so many more loopholes and ways to avoid income tax that I prefer the sales tax method. Less bureaucracy, less cost, less waste.
I'm right there with you on property tax. Especially because the valuation is so arbitrary. There is no permanent mechanism for people to appeal their SALES taxes paid, but just about every county in the country has a place to appeal your property tax assessment.
Well, the LP isn't against all taxes except property. The only one they really call out is the Income Tax. Their general stand is Gov't does way more than it should and thus taxes way more than it should. Reduce gov't waste, inefficiency, size and reach and taxes will come down as a result. You still need to pay for things like roads, police, sewers, waste disposal, etc. Most of those are handled at the City level and if you don't like them you can often "opt out" by moving outside city limits.
Yes, most Libertarians don't like to acknowledge that property rights aren't absolute, because what you do with YOUR property frequently can have a large effect on neighboring property and that needs to be taken into account.
Hmmm...Illinois you say? You wouldn't perhaps be in DuPage County? Maybe we can get together and form a new political party.
I consider Barr to be only slightly insane, whereas McKinney is totally batshit loco.
Either way, I voted Libertarian not for Barr, but to try and hoist their total vote tally above the 5% mark in my county to elevate them to "Major Party" status. Greens are already "Major Party" here.
You can't decide between Barr and McKinney?
Have you ever heard either of them speak? Or looked into their various historical press releases? They are about as far apart as Earth is to the Horsehead Nebula.
How about just flying up the occasional prostitute for "group therapy"? They could do what they do with astronauts and rotate which country she is from, etc.
The reason that makeup is so heavy is that, when you're looking at a 3-story tall closeup in a theater, "average skin" looks like the surface of the moon, and it can be very distracting.
Ah, I see you made the same mistake I did and saw "The Matrix" -- and specifically Lawrence Fishburn's face -- at an IMAX theater. [shudder]
I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means "no".
I envision a Photoshop and/or GIMP plug-in to automatically add tinfoil hats to people in pictures...
*whoosh*
"That there's a joke son! You're supposed to laugh! Went right by ya!" -Foghorn Leghorn
Meh. Thicker glass will still break. Try plywood. We use it to cover windows in hurricanes and big storms and it works great!
Zerg Spore Colonies in Starcraft. Better get 'em while they're young, from a safe distance. Watch for the rush.
Blasphemer! How dare you reduce the Second Great Flood to a mere "waterfall"!
Must've had NASA do the metric/imperial conversion.
On or from a desktop?
If so, check out your BIOS to have the PC wake itself up in the middle of the night, just before your scheduled jobs kick off. Make the last scheduled job power the machine off and your problem is solved.
Faulty memory controller, according to the Dell tech who replaced the RAM and motherboard. No OS was installed. We ordered them blank from Dell and then installed Debian, but hadn't gotten past powering on and "Sniff...what's that smell?"