Pass the Fair Tax at the Federal and state levels, and never pay income taxes again. It's drop dead simple and it even taxes the criminals. No favors, no loopholes, no cheating, and no tax returns!
As far as I can tell, only the government is against it. It removes too much of their power.
Or the manufacturers could have used the fillers simply to save money. The real ingredients may not be cheap. It doesn't necessarily mean they don't believe the real supplements don't work.
I take several supplements and know for a fact that they do work - turmeric (as an anti-inflammatory, tart cherry extract (for gout), probiotics (for IBS), apple cider vinegar, and fiber (again for IBS). I buy from reputable companies that don't sell through Walmart, Walgreens, or GNC. Avoid those stores like the plague.
Let's call it what it really is - bullying and child abuse. If we don't stop these zero-tolerance, we'll lose a whole generation and maybe two. The country may never recover from it.
The government likes it because it trains the younger generation to accept tyranny. Get 'em used to following stupid laws and rules when they're young, and you've got 'em for life.
Why do you think companies become "multinational" to start with? And if you run multinationals completely out of the US, then you'll never get ANY tax out of them.
I pay Charter about 55 bucks a month for 60 down/5 up, and usually get over 64 Mbps downstream. Sure, 5 Mbps may be fine for ONE person using it, but if you have people over as guests, you want to have something a little bit faster than that.
I'm in favor of redefining broadband because I travel a lot. I'm stuck in a motel right now that has free "broadband" wifi. Right now I'm one of only a few guests. I'm lucky to get 1 Mbps downstream. It's also Charter, but I can't figure out why it's so damned slow. Business internet from Charter in this city is 100 Mbps. Surely the motel is not slowing it down on purpose.
You're absolutely right. And this is coming from a man whose late wife was a police officer. I love the police (for the most part), but they have no right of privacy any more than we do when they're out in public. We should not only know where they are, we should be able to video them doing their jobs. They work for us.
My wife and I used to argue about revenue from tickets. She always said they write tickets for public safety. I always said let them put their money where their mouth is and give all the money to the state. No dice - they want the money.
I'd like to see you haul a 4'x8' of plywood home in that 4-door sedan. Yeah, I know everybody doesn't haul plywood in their truck, but I do haul a LOT of stuff you simply can't put in a car.
I have gout, caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream. Uric acid is formed from the purines we eat. Purines come from the DNA in cells of plants and animals. It would be nice if food products listed the amount of purine.
I know that lowering my intake of purines won't completely cure gout, but it would be nice to lower the risk of flareups.
That's pretty much the way I feel about it. I didn't want to use my real name there any more than I would want to use my real name here or anywhere else.
It may come as a surprise to some, but I'm not really named reboot246.:)
But my fucking bank allows only letters (caps or lowercase) and numbers. No punctuation or symbols are allowed. And they limit me to 10 characters! Some security, huh?
I ought to change my bank password to something like "yourbanksucks", but that's too many letters.
We've had intellectuals as President, including the man holding the office now. Judging by their records, I'm about ready for the random person from the phone book. Couldn't do any worse.
I'm looking at the potential candidates from both parties, and I don't like (or trust) any of them. Surely we can do better.
The ones responsible for watching the politicians are the press, and they've shown that they're not objective and can't be trusted. It's obvious even to a casual observer whose side they've been on for the past few decades.
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Oh, they'll keep trying because of all the "dumb masses" who elect them hoping for free stuff.
Pass the Fair Tax at the Federal and state levels, and never pay income taxes again. It's drop dead simple and it even taxes the criminals. No favors, no loopholes, no cheating, and no tax returns!
As far as I can tell, only the government is against it. It removes too much of their power.
you'll be able to keep your internet . . . period.
Yeah, sure. We're used to being lied to by now.
Or the manufacturers could have used the fillers simply to save money. The real ingredients may not be cheap. It doesn't necessarily mean they don't believe the real supplements don't work.
I take several supplements and know for a fact that they do work - turmeric (as an anti-inflammatory, tart cherry extract (for gout), probiotics (for IBS), apple cider vinegar, and fiber (again for IBS). I buy from reputable companies that don't sell through Walmart, Walgreens, or GNC. Avoid those stores like the plague.
You can buy Craftsman tools from Kmart, too. Remember when Sears and Kmart made love to keep both of them from going out of business?
Let's call it what it really is - bullying and child abuse. If we don't stop these zero-tolerance, we'll lose a whole generation and maybe two. The country may never recover from it.
The government likes it because it trains the younger generation to accept tyranny. Get 'em used to following stupid laws and rules when they're young, and you've got 'em for life.
Just say NO to zero-tolerance policies.
Ask yourself just who is responsible for inflation, then get back to me.
Government needs inflation, economies don't, so that's why we have inflation. Got a better idea?
There you go again. Using good common sense in a discussion about social engineering.
I thought we lived in a country where you could grow up to be anything you wanted to be, but maybe the government's fairness cops know better.
Good for you. At least you're not having to watch all those damned social engineering commercials.
The ads this year suck big time. Half the time I can't tell what they're trying to sell, if anything.
Why do you think companies become "multinational" to start with? And if you run multinationals completely out of the US, then you'll never get ANY tax out of them.
The "My" thing has spread to websites and it's fucking annoying, e.g. mypillow.com. My, oh, my!!
John Edward is probably the best medium. He will be able to retrieve your data even after you're dead!
That was the most intelligent post in the entire discussion and I don't have even one mod point to give you.
Live by the sword; die by the sword.
Or . . . what's good for the goose . . .
Or any other old cliche that may fit the situation.
I pay Charter about 55 bucks a month for 60 down/5 up, and usually get over 64 Mbps downstream. Sure, 5 Mbps may be fine for ONE person using it, but if you have people over as guests, you want to have something a little bit faster than that.
I'm in favor of redefining broadband because I travel a lot. I'm stuck in a motel right now that has free "broadband" wifi. Right now I'm one of only a few guests. I'm lucky to get 1 Mbps downstream. It's also Charter, but I can't figure out why it's so damned slow. Business internet from Charter in this city is 100 Mbps. Surely the motel is not slowing it down on purpose.
You're absolutely right. And this is coming from a man whose late wife was a police officer. I love the police (for the most part), but they have no right of privacy any more than we do when they're out in public. We should not only know where they are, we should be able to video them doing their jobs. They work for us.
My wife and I used to argue about revenue from tickets. She always said they write tickets for public safety. I always said let them put their money where their mouth is and give all the money to the state. No dice - they want the money.
I'd like to see you haul a 4'x8' of plywood home in that 4-door sedan. Yeah, I know everybody doesn't haul plywood in their truck, but I do haul a LOT of stuff you simply can't put in a car.
I have gout, caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream. Uric acid is formed from the purines we eat. Purines come from the DNA in cells of plants and animals. It would be nice if food products listed the amount of purine.
I know that lowering my intake of purines won't completely cure gout, but it would be nice to lower the risk of flareups.
No, but it makes my mouth water.
That's pretty much the way I feel about it. I didn't want to use my real name there any more than I would want to use my real name here or anywhere else.
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It may come as a surprise to some, but I'm not really named reboot246.
But my fucking bank allows only letters (caps or lowercase) and numbers. No punctuation or symbols are allowed. And they limit me to 10 characters! Some security, huh?
I ought to change my bank password to something like "yourbanksucks", but that's too many letters.
You mean they went to all that trouble to Rickroll us from billions of light years away? They have too much free time.
They may be up to 30% out of their mind.
We've had intellectuals as President, including the man holding the office now. Judging by their records, I'm about ready for the random person from the phone book. Couldn't do any worse.
I'm looking at the potential candidates from both parties, and I don't like (or trust) any of them. Surely we can do better.
The ones responsible for watching the politicians are the press, and they've shown that they're not objective and can't be trusted. It's obvious even to a casual observer whose side they've been on for the past few decades.