What's a guy supposed to do when he lives a riding with a jackass for an MP? I'm afraid to contact him. It may cause him to open his mouth again. No good can come of that.
Note to Canadians: It's NOT a good idea to try to beat the US on everything!
The Conservatives never try to "beat" the U.S. They do whatever will earn them favours with their Republican friends down south. Image George Bush with half a brain, and a bigger mouth. There you have Steven Harper.
their reputation is still hurt from the scandals, and the Conservatives haven't really done anything "wrong" in the eyes of everyday Canadians.
Except for the Mulroney thing. He's been out of office for almost 20 years now, and we're still talking about what a scoundrel he is/was. 20 years from now nobody will remember the sponsorship scandal.
I said we shouldn't be wasting money doing studies on the effects of marijuana.
How else are we going to show that the war on drugs (marijuana specifically) is a waste of time and energy? The small percentage of the population that supports it actually believes that it makes people violent. The complete opposite is true, and that the violence is 100% the fault of the laws that are aimed at decreasing the violence.
Here in Canada, this new government of ours has decided it's time to bring in mandatory minimum sentencing for drug related offenses. We don't have mandatory minimums for violent crimes, why the hell should we say someone who grows pot should go to jail for 2 years? The more successful the "war on drugs" is, the more valuable the drugs become. Prohibition didn't work for alcohol, and hasn't worked for marijuana in the 90 or so years it's been in effect.
We should make it legal to grow and have in your own house, and keep it illegal outside of your home. Black market disappears, crime goes down, prisons empty.
But the original poster is a self-serving whiner who is apparently uncomfortable with acknowledging that he pirates to save money.
No, actually I'm someone who couldn't give a shit about getting free MP3's, and is sick and tired of paying taxes on my data cd's to Tom Cochrane, Celine Dion, and other horrible artists.
more people downloaded it from illegal sources then pay the measly minimum of $1 (or pound I forget which) to get it legally
But how much did the band make from album sales compared to what they would have by releasing through retail distribution channels? That will decide if it was worth it. The fact that millions of people got the album for free is irrelevant if it makes them more money.
Hint: even black marketeers demand money. These people simply engage in wholesale rip-off.
I pay a tax every time I buy a blank CD. If that doesn't that give me the right to "pirate" my MP3's then what is it for? I wouldn't even pirate the new Radiohead album let alone pay for it, but that's another matter.
I've always been lead to believe that environmental conditions were the biggest factor in evolution. Changes in the environment make evolution a necessity.
Most businesses I've bought from on eBay, even Canadian ones, who have stores, may be Powersellers, and are clearing operating like any other (online) consumer electronics business in Canada (selling, mostly new, goods to end-users) don't charge me federal sales tax.
I don't think the concern was that the sellers are charging sales tax. It's that the sellers aren't reporting their revenue as income and paying tax on that.
As a business, you aren't required to submit sales tax until after the first year that you earn $30,000 in gross revenue.
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Who said they weren't? I was implying that followers of both are crazy. Thanks for helping to prove that.
Well in the U.S. the government can kill the mentally retarded. Christian, retarded, what's the difference?
And yes, it does mega-hurt.
Don't feel bad. Some of us were foolish enough to buy a Jaz drive. What can I say, a gig was big at the time.
Real nerds use UUCP over SSH tunnels.
What's a guy supposed to do when he lives a riding with a jackass for an MP? I'm afraid to contact him. It may cause him to open his mouth again. No good can come of that.
The Conservatives never try to "beat" the U.S. They do whatever will earn them favours with their Republican friends down south. Image George Bush with half a brain, and a bigger mouth. There you have Steven Harper.
Except for the Mulroney thing. He's been out of office for almost 20 years now, and we're still talking about what a scoundrel he is/was. 20 years from now nobody will remember the sponsorship scandal.
How else are we going to show that the war on drugs (marijuana specifically) is a waste of time and energy? The small percentage of the population that supports it actually believes that it makes people violent. The complete opposite is true, and that the violence is 100% the fault of the laws that are aimed at decreasing the violence.
Here in Canada, this new government of ours has decided it's time to bring in mandatory minimum sentencing for drug related offenses. We don't have mandatory minimums for violent crimes, why the hell should we say someone who grows pot should go to jail for 2 years? The more successful the "war on drugs" is, the more valuable the drugs become. Prohibition didn't work for alcohol, and hasn't worked for marijuana in the 90 or so years it's been in effect.
We should make it legal to grow and have in your own house, and keep it illegal outside of your home. Black market disappears, crime goes down, prisons empty.
Let's leave RMS out of this unless you're prepared to call it GNU/electricity.
I don't know about that. We use DC for very long distances.
We think you're lame too.
No, actually I'm someone who couldn't give a shit about getting free MP3's, and is sick and tired of paying taxes on my data cd's to Tom Cochrane, Celine Dion, and other horrible artists.
But thanks for caring.
But how much did the band make from album sales compared to what they would have by releasing through retail distribution channels? That will decide if it was worth it. The fact that millions of people got the album for free is irrelevant if it makes them more money.
I pay a tax every time I buy a blank CD. If that doesn't that give me the right to "pirate" my MP3's then what is it for? I wouldn't even pirate the new Radiohead album let alone pay for it, but that's another matter.
I bet they also didn't consider that signing the MS deal might look like an admission of guilt in lawsuits with other companies.
I've always been lead to believe that environmental conditions were the biggest factor in evolution. Changes in the environment make evolution a necessity.
That still doesn't make 40 above any easier to tolerate. The only thing you can do to get comfortable is to get out of the heat.
-40 isn't so bad. You can always put more clothes on. You get arrested trying to do the opposite at +40 though.
Arrghh.. Always preview. That should have read:
Why isn't my MPIC renewal in September if my birthday is in May?
So why is my MPIC renewal in September and my birthday in May?
You'll like it here then. Socialism isn't a curse word, neither is Liberal.
What part of the country are you moving to?
It's probably much easier to gzip a pidgin.
No. Tell that to Chernobyl.
I don't think the concern was that the sellers are charging sales tax. It's that the sellers aren't reporting their revenue as income and paying tax on that.
As a business, you aren't required to submit sales tax until after the first year that you earn $30,000 in gross revenue.