your statistics show only a portion of taxes being collected (income, not payroll and SS) and prey on a fundamental misunderstanding of mathematics. to put it simply, if a gorup of people is making most of the money they will be paying most of the taxes.
if the top ten percent is receiving 50 percent of GNP then they better be paying atLEAST fifty percent of the taxes. that qould then be FLAT tax. GET IT??
Your case illustrates my point, even though you have misrepresented the facts.
that was not a strike it was a lockout. that means the union workers were NOT ALLOWED to return to work until a contract was agreed upon.
This ocurred after GW Bush threatened a miltiary response to a union strike or slowdown, citing "national security" issues.
In this case the union had agreed to the loss of up to 1000 jobs (for technological upgrades) in return for some wage and benefit guarantees for remaining workers.
By the way the $120k figure in that case came from Pacific Maritime Association (management) spokespeople. That figure was actually closer to 100K for a "fulltime" worker. In reality this is a seasonal job whose workers make about half that much in a year.
remember most of what you hear in these union cases comes from the other side. of course they will paint the union unsympathetically.
These are all legal, voluntary agreements between adults of sound mind. None of it is theft!
This is why it behooves the rich and powerful to exert control over the law.
just because some thing is legal doesn't make it fair.
for example, until the 30's the law favored managers and business owners over unions. this enable the powerful to kick the crap out of people who could only come to power collectivley (in unions).
this balanced tipped to the unions, giving us overtime pay, 40 hour work weeks and a host of things you now take for granted.
of course now things are tipping in the opposite direction....
It would make a lot more sense for crash-test/emission laws to impose an additional tax on non-compliant cars. That way mass producers would make sure their cars comply, but enthusiasts willing to pay the fee wouldn't be turned into criminals for possessing "illegal" cars. Based on the principles of freedom that are supposed to govern this country, that's what i (apparently wrongly) assumed must already be the case!
so you are saying rich people should be able to pay to pollute more and make the public roads less safe?
as this article states, they are paying to modify their cars to comply with standards. as a breather annd road user i find that preferable.
democratic government is intended to be an expression of the collective will of the people, balanced (as it is by the US constitution, albeit in a flawed way) against the rights of individuals.
the "free market" is not any such expression of collective will. for example, it places greater power in the hands of those with greater means, and it contains no inherent checks to guarantee rights. in a free market i would be able to contract for murder, as long as I have enough money someone will die.
as others have pointed out, such things as roads fire departments, libraries, and other common goods are not responsibly or equitably provided by free markets. not to mention basic scientific research, which if undertaken by private industry is almost alkays heavily subsidized.
but those who buy that ayn rand sh*t hook, line and sinker never address the basic flaws in free market systems for community living, long term planning etc.
there is an excellent bit with this very premise on an old "mr. show" (hbo comedy series with bob odenkirk and david cross. long gone but it is out on dvd)
look for davis cross as the indian child "bhopal" reading the 7 habits of higly effective child labor book.
you have pretty much nailed it -- this is a demonstration of what happens when all normal stimuli are unavailabel to an animal -- happend to lions and tigers, apes, etc. too.
quote: Another feature allows the Duo to act as a recording device. Just insert the Duo into a cassette recorder and press the record button and it will convert an analog source into MP3 audio.
The Duo can copy cassette tapes in a dual-well tape deck or boombox. Or you can make recordings by connecting an output cable from a stereo source to the Duo's earphone port and holding down the Duo's play and fast-forward buttons.:unquote
as i see it, this means that insert the thing into a device with a built in condenser mic and you have a recording studio. (many boomboxes have these, although i'm not sure if that's considered "magic" where you are from)
but it's not multitrack unless you can sync up with previously recorded material. hence my comment you patronizing nitwit.
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well put
why don't you just ask them? they're right there in you friggin department.
let us know what they tell you.....
They could have just used a sundial. Then they could use it in both places, heck it would even work on jupiter or venus!
just happy to see ya!
if we can agree that spam is not a problem, then why are we all so worried about it?
rush limbaugh? give me a f'ing break.
of course you will say the same thing about my NY times link:
here
your statistics show only a portion of taxes being collected (income, not payroll and SS) and prey on a fundamental misunderstanding of mathematics. to put it simply, if a gorup of people is making most of the money they will be paying most of the taxes.
if the top ten percent is receiving 50 percent of GNP then they better be paying atLEAST fifty percent of the taxes. that qould then be FLAT tax. GET IT??
Your case illustrates my point, even though you have misrepresented the facts.
that was not a strike it was a lockout. that means the union workers were NOT ALLOWED to return to work until a contract was agreed upon.
This ocurred after GW Bush threatened a miltiary response to a union strike or slowdown, citing "national security" issues.
In this case the union had agreed to the loss of up to 1000 jobs (for technological upgrades) in return for some wage and benefit guarantees for remaining workers.
By the way the $120k figure in that case came from Pacific Maritime Association (management) spokespeople. That figure was actually closer to 100K for a "fulltime" worker. In reality this is a seasonal job whose workers make about half that much in a year.
remember most of what you hear in these union cases comes from the other side. of course they will paint the union unsympathetically.
These are all legal, voluntary agreements between adults of sound mind. None of it is theft!
This is why it behooves the rich and powerful to exert control over the law.
just because some thing is legal doesn't make it fair.
for example, until the 30's the law favored managers and business owners over unions. this enable the powerful to kick the crap out of people who could only come to power collectivley (in unions).
this balanced tipped to the unions, giving us overtime pay, 40 hour work weeks and a host of things you now take for granted.
of course now things are tipping in the opposite direction....
MOD PARENT UP!
so to be in the median I would have to make $868 a year?
that's my monthly rent, dude.
It would make a lot more sense for crash-test/emission laws to impose an
additional tax on non-compliant cars. That way mass producers would make
sure their cars comply, but enthusiasts willing to pay the fee wouldn't be
turned into criminals for possessing "illegal" cars. Based on the
principles of freedom that are supposed to govern this country, that's
what i (apparently wrongly) assumed must already be the case!
so you are saying rich people should be able to pay to pollute more and make the public roads less safe?
as this article states, they are paying to modify their cars to comply with standards. as a breather annd road user i find that preferable.
what simple world are you living in?
democratic government is intended to be an expression of the collective will of the people, balanced (as it is by the US constitution, albeit in a flawed way) against the rights of individuals.
the "free market" is not any such expression of collective will. for example, it places greater power in the hands of those with greater means, and it contains no inherent checks to guarantee rights. in a free market i would be able to contract for murder, as long as I have enough money someone will die.
as others have pointed out, such things as roads fire departments, libraries, and other common goods are not responsibly or equitably provided by free markets. not to mention basic scientific research, which if undertaken by private industry is almost alkays heavily subsidized.
but those who buy that ayn rand sh*t hook, line and sinker never address the basic flaws in free market systems for community living, long term planning etc.
and people who believe this stuff vote! oh well. i guess that's why our "free market" leaders are rebuilding 300,000 dollar bridges for 50 million.
it's easy for you to say that, but a janitor in chicago makes 7 dollars an hour because that is the bare minimum he needs to live.
in china the janitor makes 7 bucks a week.
so what is a janitor worth?
what a worker is paid has to do with the local economy a worker lives in, not what he is "worth".
free marketers are so simple minded.
there's nothing wrong with working in a shoe factory. you have to realize that the source of all wealth is labor, buddy.
there is an excellent bit with this very premise on an old "mr. show" (hbo comedy series with bob odenkirk and david cross. long gone but it is out on dvd)
look for davis cross as the indian child "bhopal" reading the 7 habits of higly effective child labor book.
do not infringe my patent on posting on patents
you have pretty much nailed it -- this is a demonstration of what happens when all normal stimuli are unavailabel to an animal -- happend to lions and tigers, apes, etc. too.
why not?
Never ceases to amaze me, the generalizations some make, andthe predictions at which they arrive, based on zero knowledge of economics and politics.
just my 1.5 cents....
my vote for best invention of the last century....
GNU GPL is a virus.
look dude, from the article (did you read it?)
:unquote
quote:
Another feature allows the Duo to act as a recording device. Just insert the Duo into a cassette recorder and press the record button and it will convert an analog source into MP3 audio.
The Duo can copy cassette tapes in a dual-well tape deck or boombox. Or you can make recordings by connecting an output cable from a stereo source to the Duo's earphone port and holding down the Duo's play and fast-forward buttons.
as i see it, this means that insert the thing into a device with a built in condenser mic and you have a recording studio. (many boomboxes have these, although i'm not sure if that's considered "magic" where you are from)
but it's not multitrack unless you can sync up with previously recorded material. hence my comment you patronizing nitwit.
nils
you missed my point.
this could turn ANY recording boombox, walkman or whatever into a digital studio.
which records mp3s by the way which the roland does not.
Now if someone could program the thing to act as a multitrack device, that would kick ass.
portable studio the size of a cassette.