I actually do my best to calculate it properly, which usually ends up eliminating my return (I buy almost exclusively on-line). It really isn't a problem since I give my overpaid tax back to the state for the environmental funds anyway.
Corporations are a way to pool resources to get tasks completed in an efficient manner.
Agreed, 100%. The "corporations are evil" nonsense coming from my fellow liberals needs to stop. It is the people of which the corporation consists that need to be punished.
This problem is what happens when you give an abstract concept the rights of people. Describe what a corporation looks like. What are some of its hobbies? What does a corporation sound like?...
It seems redundant that the corporation itself has rights as well as the people who make up the corporation.
The Ohio Use Tax is designed to tax out of state transactions if one did not pay sales tax in that state. As another poster has mentioned, this seems to violate the ban on the taxation of interstate commerce.
In Ohio, your Use Tax liability is left up to you to calculate (that is, it is hardly subject to audit). In my experiences, nearly everyone cheats by putting $0 down for out of state purchases.
Thats just the thing. Corporations are legally entitled to all the rights of people. That is what makes them so powerful. You can't jail a corporation; indeed, the worst you can do is revoke its charter (which doesn't happen very often). Basically most corporate punishment comes down to fines, which, if not hefty enough, don't deter future misconduct.
Read up on Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad (1886). This is the case that defined corporations as legal people, with all the fun rights we enjoy.
IMO, a constitutional amendment to revoke such rights is in order. I do recall presidential candidates David Cobb (Green), and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) calling for those rights to be eliminated. Cobb asked for a constitutional amendment, but Badnarik did not endorse an amendment outright.
Alcohol-related accidents kill people every day. I don't see anyone trying to put Budweiser or Anheuser-Busch out of business.
It seems rather odd that if video games influence poor decisions, it is the fault of the game manufacturer and/or distributor, but when people make bad decisions and drive when drunk, its just the fault of the person.
Hopefully the school can't find another business to continue this crap. I wonder if any parents tried to keep their kids home from school or if there was some sort of opt-out program.
I, for one, will NOT be welcoming our RFID tagging principal overlords.
Sooner or later there must be a theatrical convention in place or else everything would be in subtitles, something only the most hardcore SciFi-er would enjoy.
Trek is not 100% complete. If the translator worked, the characters' mouths would not match up with their words. All the same, I agree that the UT idea is better than just leaving everyone speaking english.
unless he's assassinated in office, which, for the sake of the rest of the world, many of us fervently hope for...
You do understand that the assassination of President Bush would leave Dick Cheney president, not to mention whip up a jingoistic, patriotic furvor that pales in comparison to that created by invading Iraq.
It has nothing to do with groupthink or popularity. It has to do with having honest, reasoned debate.
If I were to say to you, "Do you think it is morally right for parents to beat their kids?", you would probably reply in the negative. But for all you know, my definition of "beat" may be simply spank or something not so mainstream. Yours may be quite different. In that case, how are we able to have a real debate if our words differ in true meaning?
Its just as silly as saying copyright infringment is theft. Of course, if you feel like redefining words left and right, I suppose it is.
The main point is that taking a physical CD from a store is obviously 'worse' than downloading an album from one of teh internets. If your definition of "theft" includes copyright infringement, then more power to you. Just don't try to use your definition on a public forum where most peoples' definitions differ greatly from yours.
If I hear the song on the radio and then replay it over and over again in my head, is that stealing? I've never bought a lot of songs I've heard on the radio, but I can recall them note for note. Am I a thief?
as Republican ideals are consistently in favor of less Federal Government intervention.
Let us note that the entire time Republicans were harping on less federal government and getting government off the backs of the people they were consistantly an opposition party. It seems funny that once they were in charge all that changed.
Republicans when not in charge: "Federal Government bad. Leave such things to the states."
Republicans when in charge: "Federal Government good. States cannot make their own laws regarding marriage, etc."
Very good observation. Atta et al. all had perfectly legal, good IDs. Mohammed Atta's license read "Mohammed Atta" along with his true home address, DOB, etc. My ID is valid. It has my name and my away-from-school home address, SSN, and all other relevant information on it. This does not stop me from carrying out a terrorist attack.
This then raises the question: Are the congressmen who voted for this legislation simply ignorant or are they trying to make it look like they are doing something about terrorism when they are really just trampling all over states' rights? Perhaps there were some nice "riders" tacked on to the bill
Indeed, Purdue among the best CS/engeering schools in the nation. I might even say it is the best state-sponsored in the Midwest.
Unfortunately, it seems the more theoretical the classes are, the less real programming is done. In my database class at Wright St. U., we do talk at length concerning theory, but the only programming done is an option of designing a trivial database or simulating hashing performance using C/Java/etc.
We might have all the theoretical knowledge in the world, but we never actually have to "use" any of it, which will surely hurt on the job market.
My CS eduation (Wright St. U.) is actually very theoretical and abstract compared with most other CS programs.
I find this to be both good and bad. The good is that we won't crap our pants as soon as we stop using C/C++/Java. The bad thing is that we have nearly no real-world programming experience. I'm in my senior year, and I haven't programmed anything even remotely useful.
Right now I'm working on implementing an expression evaluator in Java. It teaches grammars and parsing techniques, but mostly useless in real-world business settings. It seems funny that those with 2 year vocational degrees are often much better programmers than those with degrees in CS.
Of course, it has been said that CS is as much about computers as astronomy is about telescopes, but there doesn't seem to be much use for someone who knows why a hash table is better than a linked list for searching operations but can't implement such a thing without taking up the better part of a day.
I think this is a good law because now politicians can't demonize the game makers.
Indeed, most parents buy 'M'-rated games for their kids (I used to work at an elementary school as a tutor and recall detailed descriptions of GTA:VC from a Kindergartener), which I have no problem with. I just want the politicians to shut up about the big bad gaming industry when they finally realize that Mom and Pop are buying these games for their kids. Blaming Mom and Pop won't win anyone any votes.
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I actually do my best to calculate it properly, which usually ends up eliminating my return (I buy almost exclusively on-line). It really isn't a problem since I give my overpaid tax back to the state for the environmental funds anyway.
Corporations are a way to pool resources to get tasks completed in an efficient manner.
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Agreed, 100%. The "corporations are evil" nonsense coming from my fellow liberals needs to stop. It is the people of which the corporation consists that need to be punished.
This problem is what happens when you give an abstract concept the rights of people. Describe what a corporation looks like. What are some of its hobbies? What does a corporation sound like?
It seems redundant that the corporation itself has rights as well as the people who make up the corporation.
The Ohio Use Tax is designed to tax out of state transactions if one did not pay sales tax in that state. As another poster has mentioned, this seems to violate the ban on the taxation of interstate commerce.
In Ohio, your Use Tax liability is left up to you to calculate (that is, it is hardly subject to audit). In my experiences, nearly everyone cheats by putting $0 down for out of state purchases.
I have often thought the same things. If corporations are legally people, then they should have all the same rights of people.
For instance, why can't corporations wed? Why can't they adopt children?
This kind of craziness happens when rights are given to abstract concepts.
Thats just the thing. Corporations are legally entitled to all the rights of people. That is what makes them so powerful. You can't jail a corporation; indeed, the worst you can do is revoke its charter (which doesn't happen very often). Basically most corporate punishment comes down to fines, which, if not hefty enough, don't deter future misconduct.
Read up on Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad (1886). This is the case that defined corporations as legal people, with all the fun rights we enjoy.
IMO, a constitutional amendment to revoke such rights is in order. I do recall presidential candidates David Cobb (Green), and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) calling for those rights to be eliminated. Cobb asked for a constitutional amendment, but Badnarik did not endorse an amendment outright.
He's just doing his job
True. But sometimes just doing your job is still unethical.
Alcohol-related accidents kill people every day. I don't see anyone trying to put Budweiser or Anheuser-Busch out of business.
It seems rather odd that if video games influence poor decisions, it is the fault of the game manufacturer and/or distributor, but when people make bad decisions and drive when drunk, its just the fault of the person.
I love double standards.
Hopefully the school can't find another business to continue this crap. I wonder if any parents tried to keep their kids home from school or if there was some sort of opt-out program.
I, for one, will NOT be welcoming our RFID tagging principal overlords.
Sooner or later there must be a theatrical convention in place or else everything would be in subtitles, something only the most hardcore SciFi-er would enjoy.
Trek is not 100% complete. If the translator worked, the characters' mouths would not match up with their words. All the same, I agree that the UT idea is better than just leaving everyone speaking english.
unless he's assassinated in office, which, for the sake of the rest of the world, many of us fervently hope for...
You do understand that the assassination of President Bush would leave Dick Cheney president, not to mention whip up a jingoistic, patriotic furvor that pales in comparison to that created by invading Iraq.
I think that that is why no one has tried yet.
It has nothing to do with groupthink or popularity. It has to do with having honest, reasoned debate.
If I were to say to you, "Do you think it is morally right for parents to beat their kids?", you would probably reply in the negative. But for all you know, my definition of "beat" may be simply spank or something not so mainstream. Yours may be quite different. In that case, how are we able to have a real debate if our words differ in true meaning?
I use a walkman, you insensitive clod!
Its just as silly as saying copyright infringment is theft. Of course, if you feel like redefining words left and right, I suppose it is.
The main point is that taking a physical CD from a store is obviously 'worse' than downloading an album from one of teh internets. If your definition of "theft" includes copyright infringement, then more power to you. Just don't try to use your definition on a public forum where most peoples' definitions differ greatly from yours.
If I'm paying to go see a film for 10 bucks plus, I should be able to eat what I damned well please.
I can recall always wearing my cargo pants and stuffing food in my girlfriend's purse before a movie.
Contraband rules!
You've just stumbled upon the "ends justify the means" arguement.
Not all of us agree with your utilitarian bullshit.
If I hear the song on the radio and then replay it over and over again in my head, is that stealing? I've never bought a lot of songs I've heard on the radio, but I can recall them note for note. Am I a thief?
My point was that the card itself is not going to stop anyone. The circumstances under which a card is given is what is most important.
as Republican ideals are consistently in favor of less Federal Government intervention.
Let us note that the entire time Republicans were harping on less federal government and getting government off the backs of the people they were consistantly an opposition party. It seems funny that once they were in charge all that changed.
Republicans when not in charge:
"Federal Government bad. Leave such things to the states."
Republicans when in charge:
"Federal Government good. States cannot make their own laws regarding marriage, etc."
economic development is always bad
Yes, it is.
Very good observation. Atta et al. all had perfectly legal, good IDs. Mohammed Atta's license read "Mohammed Atta" along with his true home address, DOB, etc. My ID is valid. It has my name and my away-from-school home address, SSN, and all other relevant information on it. This does not stop me from carrying out a terrorist attack.
This then raises the question:
Are the congressmen who voted for this legislation simply ignorant or are they trying to make it look like they are doing something about terrorism when they are really just trampling all over states' rights? Perhaps there were some nice "riders" tacked on to the bill
Indeed, Purdue among the best CS/engeering schools in the nation. I might even say it is the best state-sponsored in the Midwest.
Unfortunately, it seems the more theoretical the classes are, the less real programming is done. In my database class at Wright St. U., we do talk at length concerning theory, but the only programming done is an option of designing a trivial database or simulating hashing performance using C/Java/etc.
We might have all the theoretical knowledge in the world, but we never actually have to "use" any of it, which will surely hurt on the job market.
My CS eduation (Wright St. U.) is actually very theoretical and abstract compared with most other CS programs.
I find this to be both good and bad.
The good is that we won't crap our pants as soon as we stop using C/C++/Java. The bad thing is that we have nearly no real-world programming experience. I'm in my senior year, and I haven't programmed anything even remotely useful.
Right now I'm working on implementing an expression evaluator in Java. It teaches grammars and parsing techniques, but mostly useless in real-world business settings. It seems funny that those with 2 year vocational degrees are often much better programmers than those with degrees in CS.
Of course, it has been said that CS is as much about computers as astronomy is about telescopes, but there doesn't seem to be much use for someone who knows why a hash table is better than a linked list for searching operations but can't implement such a thing without taking up the better part of a day.
I thought of that just after I had posted.
I suppose the Joe Liebermans of the world will never get over the fact that controversial music, movies, and games tend to be popular.
Lets hope they'll learn after this one.
Isn't the English language funny?
I think this is a good law because now politicians can't demonize the game makers.
Indeed, most parents buy 'M'-rated games for their kids (I used to work at an elementary school as a tutor and recall detailed descriptions of GTA:VC from a Kindergartener), which I have no problem with. I just want the politicians to shut up about the big bad gaming industry when they finally realize that Mom and Pop are buying these games for their kids. Blaming Mom and Pop won't win anyone any votes.