I find the American people on the whole some of the most freindly welcoming and interesting people to visit. Sadly however I simply cannot stomach the attitudes and actions of their Govt.
Quite a few Americans share your opinion of our government.
Technically, you get taxed on your profit, not on your revenue. If you buy a car and sell it for more than you paid, they could charge you for a cut of the difference.
They're also aware that the death tax tends to drive consolidation of companies into larger companies. The heirs of many family businesses have had to sell to pay the tax.
That was bullshit when Roosevelt tried to claim it, and it's bullshit today. Inflation is robbery of everyone who's holding the currency, and that's a burden that poor people are less able to stand.
Sure, so long as they make it abundantly clear that this is what they're up to.
Choose any iTunes plus song, and select "get info" from the main menu. On the left side of the "Summary" pane, you'll see "Purchased By", "Account Name", and "Purchase Date". IIRC, those were there on the DRM versions too.
The current tax system is highly in favor of those who own capital.
Duh!
The current tax system is exactly what Hamilton dreamed of. The richer someone is, they more reason they have to support expansion of the federal government. One of the major driving forces behind consolidation of businesses into larger and larger corporations is the death tax, which forces the heirs of family businesses to sell out to pay the tax. Warren Buffet's done very well indeed from that.
You truly can never escape the two inevitabilities of life: death, and taxes.
I didn't expect the Berlin Wall to come down in my lifetime. It's a long shot, but it's possible that this depression will result in the end of the Federal Reserve and the IRS, both.
First of all, this isn't supposed to be a democracy, it's supposed to be a republic, and secondly, if you imagine that our government obeys the will of the people, you are sadly deluded.
the vast majority of us support the programs you mention
You're funny.
There was this little incident last year, in which our bought-and-paid-for legislators decided to hand some seven hundred billion dollars over to a bunch of incompetent speculators. This was done despite overwhelming disapproval by the public. In fact, that bitch who purports to represent me in the senate admitted that she had gotten a total of 91,000 calls on the matter, of which 85,000 were against, and she gave a snotty little lecture on the senate floor where she lied through her teeth and claimed that we didn't understand what they were doing.
What's wrong with you? You're not part of the trust fund crowd. Why are you continuing to argue against your own interests?
That's the same line of bullshit that was used to sell us the income tax in the first place. The American people were promised that the federal income tax would only affect the top 1% of earners. Didn't work out that way, did it?
Every "soak the rich" scheme turns into a "soak everybody" scheme in a few years, because of the effects of the even more insidious mode of taxation, which is inflating the currency.
You wouldn't go to a neurosurgeon for a broken arm would you?
Neurosurgeons go through internships and residency, which will almost certainly include a rotation in orthopedics at some point. So, if the choice of who should treat a broken are an MD and a quack, I'll take the MD every time.
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That's usually when WWDC happens. I think he's planning on doing that keynote.
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Not everything that's worth doing is worth doing with tax money.
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I'm not quite ready to throw in the towel. If the Russians could abolish their empire, so can we.
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I'm just happy to finally see a person who recognizes that the people and the government are NOT the same.
The more common mistake is to conflate the government and the country. I get very tired of the claim that patriotism means supporting the government.
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Sorry to break it to you, but yes. FDR was wrong, and the New Deal is why the depression persisted throughout his presidency.
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Don't kid yourself. The Republicans are only half of the problem.
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I find the American people on the whole some of the most freindly welcoming and interesting people to visit. Sadly however I simply cannot stomach the attitudes and actions of their Govt.
Quite a few Americans share your opinion of our government.
-jcr
Technically, you get taxed on your profit, not on your revenue. If you buy a car and sell it for more than you paid, they could charge you for a cut of the difference.
-jcr
California could return immediatly to surpluses if it stopped paying for poor states
If we seceded, we'd also get rid of the DEA thugs harassing cancer patients.
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They're also aware that the death tax tends to drive consolidation of companies into larger companies. The heirs of many family businesses have had to sell to pay the tax.
-jcr
the feds have been running deficits for so long that people are used to them -- thank you, GWB!
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GWB didn't start the federal deficit habit, and in any case the spending power is in the congress, not the president.
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Inflating the currency is good for common people
That was bullshit when Roosevelt tried to claim it, and it's bullshit today. Inflation is robbery of everyone who's holding the currency, and that's a burden that poor people are less able to stand.
-jcr
The key difference between this time and the last time, is that mass communication isn't a monopoly anymore. These aren't the days of radio.
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Sure, so long as they make it abundantly clear that this is what they're up to.
Choose any iTunes plus song, and select "get info" from the main menu. On the left side of the "Summary" pane, you'll see "Purchased By", "Account Name", and "Purchase Date". IIRC, those were there on the DRM versions too.
-jcr
I checked out their video gallery. These people know what they're talking about.
-jcr
The Government uses taxes for behavior modification as much as for revenue.
That's what makes it so insidious. We are not property for the government to command.
-jcr
The current tax system is highly in favor of those who own capital.
Duh!
The current tax system is exactly what Hamilton dreamed of. The richer someone is, they more reason they have to support expansion of the federal government. One of the major driving forces behind consolidation of businesses into larger and larger corporations is the death tax, which forces the heirs of family businesses to sell out to pay the tax. Warren Buffet's done very well indeed from that.
-jcr
flat income tax. only way to go.
Limit the activities of the federal government to its constitutional powers, and there would be no need for an income tax at all.
-jcr
You truly can never escape the two inevitabilities of life: death, and taxes.
I didn't expect the Berlin Wall to come down in my lifetime. It's a long shot, but it's possible that this depression will result in the end of the Federal Reserve and the IRS, both.
-jcr
And as we live in a democracy,
First of all, this isn't supposed to be a democracy, it's supposed to be a republic, and secondly, if you imagine that our government obeys the will of the people, you are sadly deluded.
the vast majority of us support the programs you mention
You're funny.
There was this little incident last year, in which our bought-and-paid-for legislators decided to hand some seven hundred billion dollars over to a bunch of incompetent speculators. This was done despite overwhelming disapproval by the public. In fact, that bitch who purports to represent me in the senate admitted that she had gotten a total of 91,000 calls on the matter, of which 85,000 were against, and she gave a snotty little lecture on the senate floor where she lied through her teeth and claimed that we didn't understand what they were doing.
-jcr
What's wrong with you? You're not part of the trust fund crowd. Why are you continuing to argue against your own interests?
That's the same line of bullshit that was used to sell us the income tax in the first place. The American people were promised that the federal income tax would only affect the top 1% of earners. Didn't work out that way, did it?
Every "soak the rich" scheme turns into a "soak everybody" scheme in a few years, because of the effects of the even more insidious mode of taxation, which is inflating the currency.
-jcr
Sorry, that's bullshit. This is just the latest in many patents that were only issued because the USPTO is incapable of properly searching prior art.
limits the ability of a program about to be executed to the use of predened resources (e.g., data les, disk writing capabilities etc
KeyKOS had already done this back in the 1970s.
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Chiropractors have had many detractors over the years and have a long history of using political manipulation and legal intimidation in response.
I wondered just how much influence scientology had over them. I guess they took hubbard's lessons to heart.
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The chiropractor's business has been damaged by these (alleged) statements.
Well then, we've got a benefit to the public already.
-jcr
You wouldn't go to a neurosurgeon for a broken arm would you?
Neurosurgeons go through internships and residency, which will almost certainly include a rotation in orthopedics at some point. So, if the choice of who should treat a broken are an MD and a quack, I'll take the MD every time.
-jcr