This is deluded. A $100,000 judgement against a spammer is all well and good, but if that person doesn't possess $100,000, you're up shit's creek. Are you aware of the absolute nightmare it is to actually collect on a court judgement, even for small amounts? Just because the judge says it doesn't make it so.
That's because we don't extract the judgement from them in the form of unpleasant work. We've got a big country and we could find some nice ironic punishment for spammers - something that would require them to be unconnected and outside - maybe washing rocks on a beach in Alaska.
Spam has a lower threshold to commit, and a lower likelihood of punishment. Bounty systems effectively evicerated the wolf and coyote populations in west before ranchers were "enlightened" - bounties can be successful in ridding an ecosystem of "pests" (like spammers).
I'd see the frontier spirit as a "get the government out of the way and let me do what needs to be done" attitude. It's the attitude that you help your neighbors when in need, but the government should keep their noses out of it.
It really did sound like Austin got hit hard. We were on the southern edge of that deal and still got 5.5" of rain. On Wednesday morning, our buildings had more leaks that what we realized were there:)
I really do hope that everything is ok up in Austin. I was in Ankeny during the "floods of 93" and know how much that kind of thing sucks.
Not meant as a flame, but perhaps the Islamic fundamentalists? Iran doesn't seem to be terribly capitalistic and they sure as heck would be socially conservative.
I don't know that you'd have much of that in America. It seems that social conservatism and capitalism go hand in hand. I'd think that has a bit to do with the "frontier spirit" that hasn't been regulated out of the populous yet.
God got so ticked at getting so much spam that he decided to smite Austin, MN with a great flood. Then Noah tapped him on the should and said that SPAM != spam.
Seriously though - the had like a foot of rain up there on Tuesday night. Nothing like a hurricane, but it still causes problems.
How about a good working alternative to Outlook. Does Ximian natively do the e-mail and calendaring, and keep the message store on the exchange server?
Iowa does this. Apparently, we've got a program that kicks out a primary map and two alternates. The legislature gets final say. It seems to be nonpartisan because nobody is every really pleased by it.
Except for the fact that oil is a commodity, and an unstable supply in the middle east (or to a lesser extent Russia or anywhere else) would affect the prices of that commodity world wide.
Commodities can also be manipulated. What do you think happened this summer with the price of oil. World production was high and getting higher all summer, but so was the price of the commodity. The markets were manipulated (in this case by fears of terrorist strikes).
They are there to stave off depressions like we had in the 30's. They are there to provide added assurance to the public that their deposited funds will be there, regardless of how the bank performs.
The FDIC is self funding and is paid for by member banks. The FSLIC was insolvent because of the S&L problems during the 80's - which were caused by the S&L regulators being too lax on safety and soundness.
The cap works both ways - it also caps the amount of the calculated social security payment when the payer hits retirement.
Right now, if we have 2 people - Bill Gates and John Doe. For the sake of argument, lets say that John Doe has made $200K each and every year since he started working, and Bill Gates has made $1,000,000 each and every year since he started working. Both of them would have paide the same amount in FICA taxes, and both would be entitled to the same amount in social security benefits when they retire, even those Bill Gates would obviously be wealthier.
The the "ridiculously low" cap is at $87,900 in 2004 - and that cap has been raised by more than $11,500 dollars since 2000. FICA represents a flat tax of 15.3% - those paying the maximum are paying more than $12.5K.
My wife's an EMT and we live in a rural area. She was told during training that the surest way to get shot was to cut "bikers' leathers" in someplace other than the seam.
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That's because we don't extract the judgement from them in the form of unpleasant work. We've got a big country and we could find some nice ironic punishment for spammers - something that would require them to be unconnected and outside - maybe washing rocks on a beach in Alaska.
Spam has a lower threshold to commit, and a lower likelihood of punishment. Bounty systems effectively evicerated the wolf and coyote populations in west before ranchers were "enlightened" - bounties can be successful in ridding an ecosystem of "pests" (like spammers).
I've had law enforcement come and ask me what to do with that kind of spam.
Until the house of cards comes tumbling down...
Don't forget Col. Mubutu and his money laundering - that's important too!
I'd see the frontier spirit as a "get the government out of the way and let me do what needs to be done" attitude. It's the attitude that you help your neighbors when in need, but the government should keep their noses out of it.
I really do hope that everything is ok up in Austin. I was in Ankeny during the "floods of 93" and know how much that kind of thing sucks.
Science and magic are man's attempt to explain God.
I don't know that you'd have much of that in America. It seems that social conservatism and capitalism go hand in hand. I'd think that has a bit to do with the "frontier spirit" that hasn't been regulated out of the populous yet.
God got so ticked at getting so much spam that he decided to smite Austin, MN with a great flood. Then Noah tapped him on the should and said that SPAM != spam.
Seriously though - the had like a foot of rain up there on Tuesday night. Nothing like a hurricane, but it still causes problems.
How about a good working alternative to Outlook. Does Ximian natively do the e-mail and calendaring, and keep the message store on the exchange server?
Iowa does this. Apparently, we've got a program that kicks out a primary map and two alternates. The legislature gets final say. It seems to be nonpartisan because nobody is every really pleased by it.
At least the Chinese and the Soviets are (and were) generally sane.
You'll note, however, that the civilized nations are not the ones flying aircraft into skyscrapers or killing great numbers of children at school.
Science is man's attempt to determine the rules of nature set forth by God.
I guess what I was saying is that the intrinsic value of a commodity (oil, corn, beans, pig bellies) doesn't necessarily relate to its price.
Tornado producing systems can be big, but the area affected by tornados when they hit is usually pretty small.
Except for the fact that oil is a commodity, and an unstable supply in the middle east (or to a lesser extent Russia or anywhere else) would affect the prices of that commodity world wide.
Commodities can also be manipulated. What do you think happened this summer with the price of oil. World production was high and getting higher all summer, but so was the price of the commodity. The markets were manipulated (in this case by fears of terrorist strikes).
$1200 per month is about $14,400 a year - the maximum contribution to FICA that can be made in 2004 is about $13,500 - and that increases each year.
$800/month net isn't a whole lot, but they've not been contributing that much for their entire working life either.
The IRS.
The FDIC is self funding and is paid for by member banks. The FSLIC was insolvent because of the S&L problems during the 80's - which were caused by the S&L regulators being too lax on safety and soundness.
Right now, if we have 2 people - Bill Gates and John Doe. For the sake of argument, lets say that John Doe has made $200K each and every year since he started working, and Bill Gates has made $1,000,000 each and every year since he started working. Both of them would have paide the same amount in FICA taxes, and both would be entitled to the same amount in social security benefits when they retire, even those Bill Gates would obviously be wealthier.
The the "ridiculously low" cap is at $87,900 in 2004 - and that cap has been raised by more than $11,500 dollars since 2000. FICA represents a flat tax of 15.3% - those paying the maximum are paying more than $12.5K.
My wife's an EMT and we live in a rural area. She was told during training that the surest way to get shot was to cut "bikers' leathers" in someplace other than the seam.
If the universities are public or "nonprofit" they don't pay property taxes. They're making a payment in lieu of taxes to pay for the services.