IANAL so this is just my $.02. Unless you have a complex plan for your will, or a significant (7digit+ size) estate, or expect that your will might be contested, an attorney is a waste of your time and money. Simple wills can be done, in nearly every state w/o legal assistance. It's no more difficult than formatting a hard drive in most cases.
Not saying that you haven't thought of this, but a lot of people don't...
Most IT employees are covered under some type of insurance...Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and company covered life insurance. You've also likely got a 401k...I've met many people who don't know how much they have in theirs.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled taxpayers aren't automatically entitled to court hearings to question the motives behind a summons issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The decision was a win for the government, which argued a lower-court ruling made it too easy for taxpayers to obtain court hearings to examine IRS motivations for seeking detailed taxpayer information.
'These statistics validate what we always knew to be true, that a technological solution has the potential to end the victimization of wireless consumers everywhere,' said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon."
Correlation? Probably.
Causation? Possibly, but I'd argue that the ubiquitous nature of smart phones, and significant decrease in pricing has just as much, if not more to do with it.
For people who hate negotiating, your method is probably best. But, even the quotes you received were likely gamed by the dealers giving them. Dealers don't work in a vacuum...they know the other dealers, and know what numbers you'll be able to get from them. If you think about it for a moment, the dealer that quoted 23500 would go out of business if he was constantly being undercut by his brethren. So, by giving customers these quotes, they make the customer feel like a winner, and often will take turns.
As for your negotiator friend, you need to consider the value of your own time. I'm generally in the same boat as him, but I won't try to squeeze them for the last $100...it's just not worth my time. Once the dealership has spent several hours with you, they've already made an investment in time. Walking away from a deal after hours, isn't something they ever want to do.
Who gives a shit. The public has the right to know, and the politician has a much better likelihood of getting an answer than Joe Six Pack, or even the Third Estate.
You could make the same argument for Republicans or Democrats. You've simply chosen a position, and are claiming the opposition are all lunatics. Please don't pretend to be non-partisan when you clearly are.
While I agree with most of your commentary, I wanted to point out that some k-12 teachers do have PhDs. I'm sure it's more the exception than the norm. I was surprised many years ago to discover my daughter's kindergarten teacher was one. She had a couple of assistants, and was (I was told) nationally published.
Not quite. FBI is one of the few that you can not get a job at as a felon. There's no debate, only pointing out an inaccuracy in your post. I've been around enough of them to know.
Convicted felons can not hold a security clearance and can not work for an agency such as the NSA in any capacity.
Incorrect, and here's a quote from an Washington Post article on this...
Each agency can have their own rules. The majority of agencies will not disqualify a person with a felony but you may want to call the HR office and check if you are unsure or you may want to apply and then if you are required to get a clearance then you can state that you had a felony then.
As you stated, and the AC managed to misunderstand. The "wage" isn't the cost of the employee to the employer. Typically, the total cost is somewhere around 2-3 times the employees pay. So, for the sake of discussion, let's do some simple numbers.
Original wage - $10 Employer cost - $20 Business costs - $20 - using your 100%
Increased wage - $10.50 - 5% increase Employer cost - $21 Business costs - $21 - @100% for a....say it with us...5% increase.
So, if all of those extra taxes, and benefits increase as well...repeat after us....it's still a 5% increase.
We're both getting off-topic here, but in response to your last sentence, I think the current debate should be in regard to how much protection/assistance the weak need from the government. While, it's certainly reducing in areas...unemployment, food stamps, etc., the U.S. still provides a huge amount of support to the poor, elderly, and disabled. Many argue that it's not enough, and others that it's too much...I'm somewhere in the middle.
Disclaimer: My comment/question isn't based upon any scientific background, so feel free to throw mud on my theory.
So, if a species is only found in a tiny area, is that species really viable? If their survival is that fragile, that they can't survive outside of that area, is there value in making the effort to helping them, or are they more likely to go extinct anyway?
We often hear of new species being discovered, so with 7+ billion people on the planet, I wonder how they were looked over, or if people are playing fast and loose with the term species?
You missed one other important one. 4. It was forced upon them by Congress.
Simple example of this is that nearly all branches of the service have bases or forts in every state. Is it necessary for the defense of the nation? Hell no. Is it necessary for each state to get it's "share" of the business? Obviously.
Minor correction, it was the bridge, not highway. And, according to wikipedia, some are still pushing for it...sigh.
Funding for the "Bridge to Nowhere" has continued as of March 2, 2011, in the passing of H.R. 662: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011[4][5][6] by the House of Representatives.
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IANAL so this is just my $.02. Unless you have a complex plan for your will, or a significant (7digit+ size) estate, or expect that your will might be contested, an attorney is a waste of your time and money. Simple wills can be done, in nearly every state w/o legal assistance. It's no more difficult than formatting a hard drive in most cases.
They'll be lucky if there's enough for cremation.
Not saying that you haven't thought of this, but a lot of people don't...
Most IT employees are covered under some type of insurance...Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and company covered life insurance. You've also likely got a 401k...I've met many people who don't know how much they have in theirs.
You got it backwards...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled taxpayers aren't automatically entitled to court hearings to question the motives behind a summons issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The decision was a win for the government, which argued a lower-court ruling made it too easy for taxpayers to obtain court hearings to examine IRS motivations for seeking detailed taxpayer information.
'These statistics validate what we always knew to be true, that a technological solution has the potential to end the victimization of wireless consumers everywhere,' said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon."
Correlation? Probably.
Causation? Possibly, but I'd argue that the ubiquitous nature of smart phones, and significant decrease in pricing has just as much, if not more to do with it.
For people who hate negotiating, your method is probably best. But, even the quotes you received were likely gamed by the dealers giving them. Dealers don't work in a vacuum...they know the other dealers, and know what numbers you'll be able to get from them. If you think about it for a moment, the dealer that quoted 23500 would go out of business if he was constantly being undercut by his brethren. So, by giving customers these quotes, they make the customer feel like a winner, and often will take turns.
As for your negotiator friend, you need to consider the value of your own time. I'm generally in the same boat as him, but I won't try to squeeze them for the last $100...it's just not worth my time. Once the dealership has spent several hours with you, they've already made an investment in time. Walking away from a deal after hours, isn't something they ever want to do.
Since our species is not particularly good at planning (climate change anyone?)
Okay, I'll bite. What does one have to do with the other?
So, I'm no expert on SOX, but if I'm not mistaken, the requirement there is for "audit-able" records, not "all" email.
Bzzzzzzzzt. I know for a fact that ours are not. In fact, ours are purposely deleted off of our servers after 30 days.
Can you point to any kind of requirement?
Who gives a shit. The public has the right to know, and the politician has a much better likelihood of getting an answer than Joe Six Pack, or even the Third Estate.
All my mod points to you sir. Wish I had some.
You could make the same argument for Republicans or Democrats. You've simply chosen a position, and are claiming the opposition are all lunatics. Please don't pretend to be non-partisan when you clearly are.
Most well written post I've seen on this topic. Thank you!
While I agree with most of your commentary, I wanted to point out that some k-12 teachers do have PhDs. I'm sure it's more the exception than the norm. I was surprised many years ago to discover my daughter's kindergarten teacher was one. She had a couple of assistants, and was (I was told) nationally published.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepa...
This graph indicates the opposite is true.
Not quite. FBI is one of the few that you can not get a job at as a felon. There's no debate, only pointing out an inaccuracy in your post. I've been around enough of them to know.
Convicted felons can not hold a security clearance and can not work for an agency such as the NSA in any capacity.
Incorrect, and here's a quote from an Washington Post article on this...
Each agency can have their own rules. The majority of agencies will not disqualify a person with a felony but you may want to call the HR office and check if you are unsure or you may want to apply and then if you are required to get a clearance then you can state that you had a felony then.
Yeah, so just keep being a jackass. I hope this happens when you do...
http://boston.cbslocal.com/201...
For more...
https://www.google.com/search?...
No, the bike lane has no affect on if a space is legal or not. The only thing that matters is the distance, which is 15 ft.
As you stated, and the AC managed to misunderstand. The "wage" isn't the cost of the employee to the employer. Typically, the total cost is somewhere around 2-3 times the employees pay. So, for the sake of discussion, let's do some simple numbers.
Original wage - $10
Employer cost - $20
Business costs - $20 - using your 100%
Increased wage - $10.50 - 5% increase
Employer cost - $21
Business costs - $21 - @100% for a....say it with us...5% increase.
So, if all of those extra taxes, and benefits increase as well...repeat after us....it's still a 5% increase.
But doesn't all information want to be free?
We're both getting off-topic here, but in response to your last sentence, I think the current debate should be in regard to how much protection/assistance the weak need from the government. While, it's certainly reducing in areas...unemployment, food stamps, etc., the U.S. still provides a huge amount of support to the poor, elderly, and disabled. Many argue that it's not enough, and others that it's too much...I'm somewhere in the middle.
Disclaimer: My comment/question isn't based upon any scientific background, so feel free to throw mud on my theory.
So, if a species is only found in a tiny area, is that species really viable? If their survival is that fragile, that they can't survive outside of that area, is there value in making the effort to helping them, or are they more likely to go extinct anyway?
We often hear of new species being discovered, so with 7+ billion people on the planet, I wonder how they were looked over, or if people are playing fast and loose with the term species?
Probably not, only "pork barrel".
You missed one other important one.
4. It was forced upon them by Congress.
Simple example of this is that nearly all branches of the service have bases or forts in every state. Is it necessary for the defense of the nation? Hell no. Is it necessary for each state to get it's "share" of the business? Obviously.
Minor correction, it was the bridge, not highway. And, according to wikipedia, some are still pushing for it...sigh.
Funding for the "Bridge to Nowhere" has continued as of March 2, 2011, in the passing of H.R. 662: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011[4][5][6] by the House of Representatives.