A sick, dying, or mistreated horse is not going to seem very Romantic, thus people won't ride the carriage because of it. It seems pretty simple to me.
So I get it, you don't like guns, you don't want to use them, they make you nervous, the thought of actually touching one brings about tingles similar to what you may get when confronting a spider. Just, please, stop forcing your beliefs on me. I've never shot you, I've never shot ANYONE. The purpose of my guns is to practice target shooting, and I enjoy it. It has nothing to do with harming anyone. In fact, harming someone with them is the what I would consider to be the worst thing possible. Perhaps you're Intolerant of gun owners? Less progressive about gun-ownership? Hell, even prejudiced against us?
Trust me, you're allowed to not hate guns. Contrary to what you've been indoctrinated with, it won't kill you.
Your argument is...weak. You have decided one thing is bad, and the other is good, based solely on--your beliefs.
For example: I can magically go back in time and force everyone to memorize "Mein Kampf" printed on fast laser printers, or shoot Hitler with an automatic weapon. Which one is good and which on is bad?
Here's a hint: they never really paid those obscenely high level of taxes everyone always quotes. Niether do today's current crop of wealthy. They use the law to reduce their tax debt enormously. Which is why I'm all in favor of flat taxes with no deductions.
Actually, if armed agents DID surround Al Sharpton's house, then the US President would have given a speech saying how stupid the armed agents are. Then he would have invited everyone for beer at the White House.
This is the problem. To get around getting absolutely ruined by fees, we're forced to use services on websites which just sound questionable. "Freefilefillableforms.com" sounds about as trustworthy as "getfreeincomenow.com" or "freeamazongiftcardfordoingsurveys.com". We've been taught for years to avoid these types of named sites, but in tax season anything goes.
I once questioned the IRS, by letter, on why they didn't roll their own online tax submission service, instead of silly websites with random names like "www.freetaxonlinenow.com". Their response was: "we wish to encourage capitalism and allow companies who have invested in preparing this service to prosper". I'm not kidding, that was their justification. My thought was WTF??: the job of the IRS is collect taxes. not prop up software companies.
Thus my belief in the flat tax. Screw all of them.
At current rates, my "interest free loan" to the government this year would have amounted to less than $2 US in profit for myself. Which would have been taxable as well. I"m willing to give them that to avoid the hassle of having to cut a large check to them at the end of the year.
When I was younger, I thought this way. Now I've realized that with each new/faster thing, it's better to weight the pros and cons. Maybe the faster internet connection ISN'T the best thing to spend money on, and buying a gym membership more rewarding. My old tech watch gives me instant time for no cost, so I used it instead of a "pocketwatch/smartphone" combo.
So.... new for new's sake isn't new, it's just being taken advantage of.
The problem with this is, all these micro payments add up. And traditional services will begin splitting everything into micropayments rather than just billing you. So, instead of internet, you'll be continually micro-billed by your ISP, until your "new" bill is larger than your older bill. Death by a thousand cuts.
Why? We get constantly shit on for the slightest supposed error. Screw them. If they're wrong and unskilled, they deserve even MORE to have it highlighted.
They visit a secret "undisclosed CIA location", use PCs that are "provided" for them by the CIA, then are surprised that the CIA knows what's on them?
If I walk over to my friend's house, he lets me borrow his PC, I write a nasty email criticizing my friend, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he somehow found out what I'd written.
This is true. Go buy a pineapple and taste it. Then, go to Hawaii, and buy a ripe pineapple fresh from the Dole plantation. The taste difference is stunning.
Comparing lies about homeopathy to lies about diet themed products is like saying both Stalin and my nephew who broke his toy have done something wrong. There is a vastly different scale. I don't even think most people have looked up what Homeopathy is, they just have heard the term and take it to mean "natural medicine". It's quackery whereby a substance is diluted with water to such an infinitesimally small amount, that, for practical purposes it's just water. But Homeopathy states that the diluted water has an affinity for the chemical, making it magically special.
The Koch brothers are the "bogeymen" to the left, just as Bloomberg is the "bogeyman" to the gun rights movement. Every group has some evil, rich behind the scenes puppeteer they love they hate.
It's funny you say that, as I have never purchased $200 headphones or a $500 video card, and would consider both purchases to be extravagant. Otherwise I completely agree with your point.
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A sick, dying, or mistreated horse is not going to seem very Romantic, thus people won't ride the carriage because of it.
It seems pretty simple to me.
I've also found this to be true. Often people may not look friendly, but will go out of their way to help you.
So I get it, you don't like guns, you don't want to use them, they make you nervous, the thought of actually touching one brings about tingles similar to what you may get when confronting a spider.
Just, please, stop forcing your beliefs on me. I've never shot you, I've never shot ANYONE. The purpose of my guns is to practice target shooting, and I enjoy it. It has nothing to do with harming anyone. In fact, harming someone with them is the what I would consider to be the worst thing possible.
Perhaps you're Intolerant of gun owners? Less progressive about gun-ownership? Hell, even prejudiced against us?
Trust me, you're allowed to not hate guns. Contrary to what you've been indoctrinated with, it won't kill you.
Your argument is...weak.
You have decided one thing is bad, and the other is good, based solely on--your beliefs.
For example: I can magically go back in time and force everyone to memorize "Mein Kampf" printed on fast laser printers, or shoot Hitler with an automatic weapon. Which one is good and which on is bad?
Here's a hint: they never really paid those obscenely high level of taxes everyone always quotes. Niether do today's current crop of wealthy. They use the law to reduce their tax debt enormously.
Which is why I'm all in favor of flat taxes with no deductions.
Actually, if armed agents DID surround Al Sharpton's house, then the US President would have given a speech saying how stupid the armed agents are. Then he would have invited everyone for beer at the White House.
This is the problem. To get around getting absolutely ruined by fees, we're forced to use services on websites which just sound questionable.
"Freefilefillableforms.com" sounds about as trustworthy as "getfreeincomenow.com" or "freeamazongiftcardfordoingsurveys.com".
We've been taught for years to avoid these types of named sites, but in tax season anything goes.
I once questioned the IRS, by letter, on why they didn't roll their own online tax submission service, instead of silly websites with random names like "www.freetaxonlinenow.com".
Their response was: "we wish to encourage capitalism and allow companies who have invested in preparing this service to prosper". I'm not kidding, that was their justification.
My thought was WTF??: the job of the IRS is collect taxes. not prop up software companies.
Thus my belief in the flat tax. Screw all of them.
At current rates, my "interest free loan" to the government this year would have amounted to less than $2 US in profit for myself. Which would have been taxable as well.
I"m willing to give them that to avoid the hassle of having to cut a large check to them at the end of the year.
When I was younger, I thought this way.
Now I've realized that with each new/faster thing, it's better to weight the pros and cons.
Maybe the faster internet connection ISN'T the best thing to spend money on, and buying a gym membership more rewarding.
My old tech watch gives me instant time for no cost, so I used it instead of a "pocketwatch/smartphone" combo.
So....
new for new's sake isn't new, it's just being taken advantage of.
You must be new around here...
Oddly enough, I was in bed when that 4.4 hit and I didn't bother getting up either.
For all intensive purposes, your all wrong.
I concur. On my monitors, I often missed the designations before.
The problem with this is, all these micro payments add up.
And traditional services will begin splitting everything into micropayments rather than just billing you.
So, instead of internet, you'll be continually micro-billed by your ISP, until your "new" bill is larger than your older bill.
Death by a thousand cuts.
We get it. You hate Republicans. Admit it and move on.
Why? We get constantly shit on for the slightest supposed error.
Screw them. If they're wrong and unskilled, they deserve even MORE to have it highlighted.
They visit a secret "undisclosed CIA location", use PCs that are "provided" for them by the CIA, then are surprised that the CIA knows what's on them?
If I walk over to my friend's house, he lets me borrow his PC, I write a nasty email criticizing my friend, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he somehow found out what I'd written.
So was Hitler, but this discussion isn't about him either. Stick to Feinstein.
This is true. Go buy a pineapple and taste it.
Then, go to Hawaii, and buy a ripe pineapple fresh from the Dole plantation.
The taste difference is stunning.
Comparing lies about homeopathy to lies about diet themed products is like saying both Stalin and my nephew who broke his toy have done something wrong.
There is a vastly different scale.
I don't even think most people have looked up what Homeopathy is, they just have heard the term and take it to mean "natural medicine".
It's quackery whereby a substance is diluted with water to such an infinitesimally small amount, that, for practical purposes it's just water. But Homeopathy states that the diluted water has an affinity for the chemical, making it magically special.
Did you really just say "neocon" in a discussion about whole foods?
Depends on your street.
The Koch brothers are the "bogeymen" to the left, just as Bloomberg is the "bogeyman" to the gun rights movement.
Every group has some evil, rich behind the scenes puppeteer they love they hate.
It's funny you say that, as I have never purchased $200 headphones or a $500 video card, and would consider both purchases to be extravagant.
Otherwise I completely agree with your point.