John von Neumann was my Ph.D advisor, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit! And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me give my dissertation defense! And did I cry? NO! NO! And do you know why? BECAUSE THERE'S NO CRYING IN MATH!
That is exactly what I meant. Stimulating the national economy. Anyway, to replace the income tax by purely a sales tax would require a truly massive sales tax, which would shift the tax burden onto the poor.
One issue with taxing expensive items more than cheap items is that luxury doesn't have to cost a lot of money. For example, is a $150 pair of shoes less of a luxury than a $200 cheapo computer? Which one is taxed more? How much more?
A simple sales tax is the best example of a regressive tax, that is, one that taxes the poor more than is generally desirable. Your "sliding scale" concept would fix this, but coming up with/applying the scale would be a healthy bit of complexity/bureaucracy in itself. In addition, putting money into play, via spending, is one of the keys to spending. Encouraging people to keep their money under their mattress, rather than buy needed products, would provide a stiff kick to the economy's figurative balls.
One factor in the Home Run Derby that MLB has become is the incredibly shrinking strike zone...
Yeah, except pitchers hate this machine. A quick search for "curt schilling smash" on google reveals how at least one pitcher really feels about this machine.
obligatory dumb and dumber: LLOYD (smiling) I got worms.
MARY I beg your pardon?
LLOYD That's what we're gonna call it: I Got Worms. We're gonna specialize in selling worm farms â" you know, like ant farms. A lot of people don't realize that worms make much better pets than ants. They're quiet, affectionate, they don't bite, and they're super with the kids.
If nothing else, it shows the utter crap, in your words, that passes for technical journalism in many mainstream newspapers today. I know that making a hard drive wreck the moment it comes into contact with digital music not legally overpaid for is utterly infeasible, but apparently the Toronto Star's editor's don't.
I hope they do, so companies will have to pay to use this technology created by my tax dollars, rather than gaining the benefit without giving anything back. The space program deserves a chance to make a little money and achieve some sort of semblance of self-sufficiency.
Immerhin ist es deren "Baby".
Es darf das "Baby" des Kuenstlers sein, aber die Industrie kriegt die Mehrheit vom Geld, wenn dieses sogenannte Baby verkauft wird.
Hm, vielleicht ist "Baby" nicht das beste Wort dafuer.
A proofreading contractor, Nicole Jones agrees with Smith that contracting has been a positive experience, "I really like the flexibility and the autonomy."
and then...
As one ostensibly satisfied temp put it, "I've had nothing but positive experiences. I like the flexibility and the autonomy. But that's not to say that I wouldn't like to be a blue badge."
I find it interesting that the two "satisfied temps" mentioned in the article used the exact same wording to describe their benefits. Is "say you like the flexibility and autonomy when people ask you why you work as a temp" in the Microsoft temp handbook?
wireless MAN, wireless MAN
does everything that a wireless can
what's it like?
that's not important
wireless MAN
(with apologies to They Might Be Giants)
flat panels, in general, cost a lot more than traditional CRTs, so "measuring by dollars" isn't necessarily the best way of calculating market share. it's like saying that more people saw "the waterboy" than "gone with the wind," just because it made more money in the theater.
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If academics aren't as important as chicks and parties, then explain the existence of 1) MIT 2)Harvard 3) Caltech.
I prefer the Half Bakery. All the innovation, half the feasibility!
John von Neumann was my Ph.D advisor, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit! And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me give my dissertation defense! And did I cry? NO! NO! And do you know why? BECAUSE THERE'S NO CRYING IN MATH!
That is exactly what I meant. Stimulating the national economy. Anyway, to replace the income tax by purely a sales tax would require a truly massive sales tax, which would shift the tax burden onto the poor. One issue with taxing expensive items more than cheap items is that luxury doesn't have to cost a lot of money. For example, is a $150 pair of shoes less of a luxury than a $200 cheapo computer? Which one is taxed more? How much more?
A simple sales tax is the best example of a regressive tax, that is, one that taxes the poor more than is generally desirable. Your "sliding scale" concept would fix this, but coming up with/applying the scale would be a healthy bit of complexity/bureaucracy in itself.
In addition, putting money into play, via spending, is one of the keys to spending. Encouraging people to keep their money under their mattress, rather than buy needed products, would provide a stiff kick to the economy's figurative balls.
just some thoughts...
no offense, but i wish there was a mod option "-1, hasn't read Mostly Harmless"
"You can grow this shit, George, but you sure can't drink it."
"die SCO, die" is actually German for "the SCO, the"
It's a good thing i sold my faith in humanity short a while ago.
From the release notes, it seems Severn uses GCC 3.2.3, not 3.3.
right up until the goat part.
...just kidding!
Yeah, except pitchers hate this machine. A quick search for "curt schilling smash" on google reveals how at least one pitcher really feels about this machine.
obligatory dumb and dumber:
LLOYD
(smiling)
I got worms.
MARY
I beg your pardon?
LLOYD
That's what we're gonna call it: I
Got Worms. We're gonna specialize in
selling worm farms â" you know, like
ant farms. A lot of people don't
realize that worms make much better
pets than ants. They're quiet,
affectionate, they don't bite, and
they're super with the kids.
MARY
Aren't ants quiet, too?
If nothing else, it shows the utter crap, in your words, that passes for technical journalism in many mainstream newspapers today.
I know that making a hard drive wreck the moment it comes into contact with digital music not legally overpaid for is utterly infeasible, but apparently the Toronto Star's editor's don't.
I hope they do, so companies will have to pay to use this technology created by my tax dollars, rather than gaining the benefit without giving anything back. The space program deserves a chance to make a little money and achieve some sort of semblance of self-sufficiency.
Immerhin ist es deren "Baby".
Es darf das "Baby" des Kuenstlers sein, aber die Industrie kriegt die Mehrheit vom Geld, wenn dieses sogenannte Baby verkauft wird.
Hm, vielleicht ist "Baby" nicht das beste Wort dafuer.
A proofreading contractor, Nicole Jones agrees with Smith that contracting has been a positive experience, "I really like the flexibility and the autonomy."
and then...
As one ostensibly satisfied temp put it, "I've had nothing but positive experiences. I like the flexibility and the autonomy. But that's not to say that I wouldn't like to be a blue badge."
I find it interesting that the two "satisfied temps" mentioned in the article used the exact same wording to describe their benefits. Is "say you like the flexibility and autonomy when people ask you why you work as a temp" in the Microsoft temp handbook?
The USA has the National Science Foundation, which funds quite a bit of research at the university and otherwise.
wireless MAN, wireless MAN does everything that a wireless can what's it like? that's not important wireless MAN (with apologies to They Might Be Giants)
"They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time..." -"Life's Been Good"
that Aerosmith's "just push play" is listed on the "known corrupt cd's" list on fat chuck's?
(link on register site, near the bottom)
flat panels, in general, cost a lot more than traditional CRTs, so "measuring by dollars" isn't necessarily the best way of calculating market share. it's like saying that more people saw "the waterboy" than "gone with the wind," just because it made more money in the theater.