Shh! You'll wake the amateur historians who will counter, "Well, the Christians destroyed the Library of Alexandria," which is of course false because it was either destroyed by Julius Caesar and/or Aurelian, according to contemporary accounts.
By way of explanation???, the Clark County Registrar says that when voters choose English instead of Spanish, Reid's Republican opponent, Sharron Whitey's name is checked by default
Well, Rosie O'Donnell said that Christian fundamentalists are just as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalists-- despite the decided lack of terrorist attacks from the former-- and she still gets work. Admittedly, she's stuck on XM radio now, whereas she used to have a TV show before she started becoming truly belligerent.
That's because you never leave your parents' basement. The rest of us have to sometimes change out of our "Cool Ranch" Dorito-stained bathrobes, take a "shower", put on "dress shirts" (you know, the ones that have "buttons") and "slacks", and go out into "meatspace".
Where did you get your numbers? The city had a poulation of about 250,000 and 70-80,000 were killed immediately. That's far less than half. By the end of the year, up to 166,000 had died. That's not "within a month".
I'm a Christian and I certainly wouldn't do that. Now, if the way I heard about it was her boasting how she got the best stuff in the divorce settlement, then I'd have concerns about her ethics.
Admit it: if they dispensed ketchup into paper cups (how would that go over in the drive-thru, BTW), you would complain that they're cutting down old-growth forests. The fact that you are spewing your pedantic drivel over the internet tells me that you probably make compromises in your own life in order to participate in civilization.
I haven't seen a styrofoam cup there, but then I've never bought any hot beverage.
other things that are branded "liberal" by the Fox News crowd
What are you smoking? Really? I'm surprised progressives aren't picketing Chick-Fil-A for favoring Christians (except for Seventh-Day Adventists and SD Baptists, of course) by choosing Sunday. I guess a social conservative might complain if the Chick-Fil-A was actually a chain of nudie bars that preferred locations near elementary schools, but other than that most non-leftist people think a company should get to set its own policies as long as they don't break any laws.
The 1980s economy is proof that it does. I know because I was there-- and we were basically a blue-collar union family who prospered, not rich Scrooge McDucks swimming in gold coins.
I'm not sure if you're kidding or not, but corporations donate a crapton to worthy charities every year. Some prominent CEOs or ex-CEOs, of course, have also established charities out of their own pockets. John Huntsman and, yes, the EVIL Bill Gates are notable examples.
Well, part of it is that companies employ tax evasion methods like the ones listed in the article.
It's not tax evasion. Tax evasion is when you use methods that the IRS has explicitly disallowed.
Maybe, instead of looking to soak the rich, you should ask how you can avoid taxes as well. Hint: just because you don't run a global corp doesn't mean you can't invest in assets or ventures that will reduce, defer, or eliminate your tax liability.
After three years of negotiations, Google received approval from the IRS in 2006 for its transfer pricing arrangement, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If the SEC knows about it, it's clearly not "secret" (any more than a CEO reporting his company stock sale to the SEC is "secret") and if the IRS approved it, it's not tax evasion.
The corporate rate is essentially a mirror of the progressive individual/family rates. Therefore, it's not 35%, but slides from 15% to 35%. By the way, that 35% top rate is the highest in the world. It's no wonder companies do their best to avoid it.
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Shh! You'll wake the amateur historians who will counter, "Well, the Christians destroyed the Library of Alexandria," which is of course false because it was either destroyed by Julius Caesar and/or Aurelian, according to contemporary accounts.
I truly am glad that, once they'd gotten done slaughtering all the infidels, that the Muslims found time to work on algebra.
FTFY
Well, Rosie O'Donnell said that Christian fundamentalists are just as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalists-- despite the decided lack of terrorist attacks from the former-- and she still gets work. Admittedly, she's stuck on XM radio now, whereas she used to have a TV show before she started becoming truly belligerent.
I do watch the news, and I have to say that you smug Europeans have your hands full with your own problems. Take your little soap box elsewhere.
That's because you never leave your parents' basement. The rest of us have to sometimes change out of our "Cool Ranch" Dorito-stained bathrobes, take a "shower", put on "dress shirts" (you know, the ones that have "buttons") and "slacks", and go out into "meatspace".
Exactly what straw-man are you arguing against, then?
I think Slashdot needs a "+1, Atheist" now.
liberal, n: Means the opposite of its real definition in the USA, thanks to FDR.
Having once had a VIC-20 with the 3K Super Expander, I can safely say, "you're doing it wrong."
The gasoline would have long ago evaporated.
... or if they believe doing so will hasten the return of the 12th Imam.
Where did you get your numbers? The city had a poulation of about 250,000 and 70-80,000 were killed immediately. That's far less than half. By the end of the year, up to 166,000 had died. That's not "within a month".
I'm a Christian and I certainly wouldn't do that. Now, if the way I heard about it was her boasting how she got the best stuff in the divorce settlement, then I'd have concerns about her ethics.
Admit it: if they dispensed ketchup into paper cups (how would that go over in the drive-thru, BTW), you would complain that they're cutting down old-growth forests. The fact that you are spewing your pedantic drivel over the internet tells me that you probably make compromises in your own life in order to participate in civilization.
I haven't seen a styrofoam cup there, but then I've never bought any hot beverage.
What are you smoking? Really? I'm surprised progressives aren't picketing Chick-Fil-A for favoring Christians (except for Seventh-Day Adventists and SD Baptists, of course) by choosing Sunday. I guess a social conservative might complain if the Chick-Fil-A was actually a chain of nudie bars that preferred locations near elementary schools, but other than that most non-leftist people think a company should get to set its own policies as long as they don't break any laws.
I think that the IPv6 space is big enough to give an address to every molecule in the solar system.
I'll bet that he was also restricted from possessing a firearm, even though weapons weren't involved. This isn't new.
The 1980s economy is proof that it does. I know because I was there-- and we were basically a blue-collar union family who prospered, not rich Scrooge McDucks swimming in gold coins.
I'm not sure if you're kidding or not, but corporations donate a crapton to worthy charities every year. Some prominent CEOs or ex-CEOs, of course, have also established charities out of their own pockets. John Huntsman and, yes, the EVIL Bill Gates are notable examples.
It's not tax evasion. Tax evasion is when you use methods that the IRS has explicitly disallowed.
Maybe, instead of looking to soak the rich, you should ask how you can avoid taxes as well. Hint: just because you don't run a global corp doesn't mean you can't invest in assets or ventures that will reduce, defer, or eliminate your tax liability.
If the SEC knows about it, it's clearly not "secret" (any more than a CEO reporting his company stock sale to the SEC is "secret") and if the IRS approved it, it's not tax evasion.
Truly impoverished people don't pay any taxes. In fact, they get free money from the Treasury if they use the EIC.
The corporate rate is essentially a mirror of the progressive individual/family rates. Therefore, it's not 35%, but slides from 15% to 35%. By the way, that 35% top rate is the highest in the world. It's no wonder companies do their best to avoid it.
NiCd are the opposite. They need to be fully discharged, or it will be difficult to charge them again.