Most of the world doesn't go around pissing off Moslems; when I was at school (in the UK) I learned never *ever* to piss a Moslem off when it came to matters of religion
Does that include misspelling the name of their religion?
That's true, but the excessive use of credit cards gets a lot of people into financial trouble. I would guess that many more people declare bankruptcy because of the ease of obtaining huge credit card lines than because of the costs of health care.
Yes - but you were able to do that before! (American) Banks are under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act which basically deals with financial privacy. Each year they send you their "GLB Disclosure" that details what you need to do to get on the bank's no-call list. After that, they either don't bother you or they have to tell their regulators why.
(For example, the leading cause of personal bankruptcy is people not able to pay their doctor bills.)
Just out of curiosity, do you have a citation for this? I don't, but I'd guess that credit cards and predatory pay day lending have more to do with most bankruptcies than doctors' bills.
Having said that, I'm sure that medical bills do account for many bankruptcies, and (if in that situation) I don't blame the person for opting for bankruptcy.
Most people are in the 15% federal bracket (Single filers start paying that at $7,150, married filing joint start paying that at $14,300) - so your minimum federal tax obligation is 30.3% including FICA before deductions. Add state taxes on top of that, then sales tax, gas tax, property tax, user fees and the like and you're approaching 50%.
Secondly, if the crime is really bad enough to justify a punitive fine, it should be considered a criminal offence. I have never agreed that the civil courts should be able to charge punitive damages. If someone is to be punished, then they should have the rights of all criminals, and be sentenced based on guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
There goes most medical malpractice lawsuits then.
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Most people are in the 15% federal bracket - so your minimum federal tax obligation is 30.3% including FICA before deductions. Add state taxes on top of that, then sales tax, gas tax, property tax, user fees and the like and you're approaching 50%.
Taxes in this country wouldn't be so high if the tax payers had to write a check at the end of each year for what they're nickle and dimed on during the course of that year.
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They control production, but they can't force the consumer to purchase what they've got.
Soviet central planning was a command economy where the government dictated how much and what would be produced. Wal-Mart's central planning is more in response to consumer demand. We can argue about how intelligent that demand is, but it is still demand driven.
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Duplicating the IT infrastructure in each store down to the IP addresses made sense 10 years ago before they would have been connected to the degree that they are today.
I maintain that on 9/10, you and four other guys with boxcutters could hold a large room full of people hostage because of their expectation that the outcome wouldn't be their demise. 9/11 changed that equation - the expectation of a safe outcome for the hostages no longer exists, so it would take more than 5 guys to hold them, or better weaponry.
My original post was sarcastic and it didn't come through properly.
The Cubs - well they're the Cubs - they've perfected imperfection and are champions at stealing defeat from the jaws of victory. Some sporting organizations have developed an institutional inertia at losing - like the Cubs.
But if you can make a really big blad out of super-light composite materials, then you get the best of both worlds.
You're right about saw-dust, though. I was burning a brush pile with my brother one time, and he had a box of saw dust to put on the fire. He tossed the sawdust on the fire and had a nice little fireball from it.
This is also possible with corn dust in grain elevators. Every once in a while you hear about one of them exploding because the grain dust was ignited within them.
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Never seen spelled that way and I stand corrected and apologize to the original poster.
Mass mayhem and looting != uprising.
Does that include misspelling the name of their religion?
That's a nifty little application!
That's true, but the excessive use of credit cards gets a lot of people into financial trouble. I would guess that many more people declare bankruptcy because of the ease of obtaining huge credit card lines than because of the costs of health care.
Yes - but you were able to do that before! (American) Banks are under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act which basically deals with financial privacy. Each year they send you their "GLB Disclosure" that details what you need to do to get on the bank's no-call list. After that, they either don't bother you or they have to tell their regulators why.
They do in Texas - you can shoot trespassers there. If only there was a similar harsh penalty for telemarketers :)
I'd have done the same in that situation.
Don't think for a moment that any of that pertains to the government, though.
Just out of curiosity, do you have a citation for this? I don't, but I'd guess that credit cards and predatory pay day lending have more to do with most bankruptcies than doctors' bills.
Having said that, I'm sure that medical bills do account for many bankruptcies, and (if in that situation) I don't blame the person for opting for bankruptcy.
Most people are in the 15% federal bracket (Single filers start paying that at $7,150, married filing joint start paying that at $14,300) - so your minimum federal tax obligation is 30.3% including FICA before deductions. Add state taxes on top of that, then sales tax, gas tax, property tax, user fees and the like and you're approaching 50%.
suing you employer and still expect to have a job the next day.
There goes most medical malpractice lawsuits then.
Taxes in this country wouldn't be so high if the tax payers had to write a check at the end of each year for what they're nickle and dimed on during the course of that year.
Soviet central planning was a command economy where the government dictated how much and what would be produced. Wal-Mart's central planning is more in response to consumer demand. We can argue about how intelligent that demand is, but it is still demand driven.
Duplicating the IT infrastructure in each store down to the IP addresses made sense 10 years ago before they would have been connected to the degree that they are today.
I maintain that on 9/10, you and four other guys with boxcutters could hold a large room full of people hostage because of their expectation that the outcome wouldn't be their demise. 9/11 changed that equation - the expectation of a safe outcome for the hostages no longer exists, so it would take more than 5 guys to hold them, or better weaponry.
The Cubs - well they're the Cubs - they've perfected imperfection and are champions at stealing defeat from the jaws of victory. Some sporting organizations have developed an institutional inertia at losing - like the Cubs.
You're right about saw-dust, though. I was burning a brush pile with my brother one time, and he had a box of saw dust to put on the fire. He tossed the sawdust on the fire and had a nice little fireball from it.
This is also possible with corn dust in grain elevators. Every once in a while you hear about one of them exploding because the grain dust was ignited within them.
Does gunpowder have its own oxidizer?
I work at a bank and I'm more worried about that kind of a robbery than one where I'm personally held up.
- Ending the strife in the Sudan
- Stabilizing Haiti
- Halting the genocide in Ruwanda
- Keeping the Cubs out of the world series
Would a pistol fire in the vacuum of outer space?
If everyone in the cabin is armed and sealed off from the cockpit - they can do what they will to each other but not take the plane.
Taking credit for inventing the internet could have cost him enough votes to lose the election.