No, it's not any different. FairTax allows those with a lot of money (which they couldn't possibly spend all of) to then save that money with out paying taxes on it. So under FairTax, someone who is a billionaire pays the same amount in taxes as someone who makes 40k a year (assuming they both spend the same on living expenses etc).
FairTax would be similar to the VAT taxes in Europe. It would result in a higher sales tax rate than we currently have (to make up for the lack of taxes collected from other sources, like income tax). If it's anything like the UK, it will be upwards of 30-something percent.
Net result with FairTax: the billionaire pays less taxes than they currently do, and the working class (who has less disposable income) pays more. Helping further the disparity between the rich and poor.
At the end of 2004, 107 countries and territories had areas at risk of malaria transmission. Some 3.2 billion people lived in areas at risk of malaria transmission.
An estimated 350-500 million clinical malaria episodes occur annually. At least 2.7 million die per year from Malaria.
Malaria is responsible for one in four global child deaths. These deaths could be prevented by means which are simple, effective and available.
So lets all give a hand to Bill Gates for helping prevent at least some of these deaths.
here's a map of ontario.. Timmins is ~200mi from the U.S. border.. I would hardly call that "more in the boonies than you can get in the united states".
Why don't you tell us about the DSL service in the Yukon, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories?
and why not? the climate has been changing itself for billions of years.. long before we were even here. So now that we are here, the Earth's temperature suddenly stopped changing by itself? We are the sole cause for the increase in temperature?
Sorry if I don't take your work for it.
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mod parent up.
we're not talking about Airbus forging someones signature so they don't have to spend a few extra bucks on a plane worth millions... we're talking about a manufacturer who forged someones signature so they wouldn't lose out on sales of their $50 part.
Have you seen what ICANN has been doing the past few years? Remember the 'let's redirect invalid names to our server so we can show ads', that was lots of fun.
That was actually Verisign... and IIRC, ICANN wasn't to happy about it either
Hell, USA bombed me in 1999 and you're telling me that you want to be left alone?!?
Right. So, you bully people all over the world, and come back later with "Blame the enemy, not us".
Are you referring to the Kosovo War (Mar 24 - Jun 10th)?
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Damn those evil Americans for interfering with a county's right to carry out genocide!
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I think its interesting how the GP defines "richest"... by profits instead of Market Value or Assets.. so here are the top ten richest companies by Market Value:
1. ExxonMobil (US) - Oil Company
2. General Electric (US)
3. Microsoft (US)
4. Citigroup (US)
5. BP (United Kingdom) - Oil Company
6. Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Netherlands/United Kingdom) - Oil Company
7. Wal-Mart Stores (US)
8. Pfizer (US)
9. Johnson & Johnson (US)
10. Bank of America (US)
And by Assets:
1. Citigroup (US)
2. Mizuho Financial (Japan)
3. BNP Paribas (France)
4. ING Group (Netherlands)
5. JPMorgan Chase (US)
6. Allianz Worldwide (Germany)
7. Royal Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom)
8. UBS (Switzerland)
9. Bank of America (US)
10. HSBC Group (United Kingdom)
Branded as impure from the moment of birth, one out of six Indians lives -and suffers- at the bottom of the Hindu caste system.
Discrimination against India's lowest Hindu castes is technically illegal. But try telling that to the 160 million Untouchables, who face violent reprisals if they forget their place.
depends on where you are in Australia doesnt it? Do you live in Sydney or another big city? What about those out in Western Australia.. can they also get the same high speed connection.. or are they stuck with dialup/satellite?
With your argumentation the terrorist attacks on 9/11 would be justified, too.
In what way does my argument justify 9/11? Did we attack Al-Qaeda and cause them to "defend" themselves? They have been carrying out attacks for years before 9/11...
Why not destroy military targets instead people who don't even exectly know what their government is doing?
Both cities were valid military targets... the people there were employed manufacturing ammunitions, and a large percentage were military personnel.. If nukes hadn't been dropped, the cities were going to be firebombed.. take a look at the death toll in other cities.. it wouldn't have been better for the Japanese, and it wouldn't have ended the war.
The nukes saved lives on both sides.. but even if you didn't accept the argument that it saved Japanese lives, it unequivocally saved American lives... why should Americans sacrifice even more of its citizens lives in war Japan started.
What I can't understand is how people like yourself can disregard the horrible actions of the Japanese during the war, so you can justify faulting America for using nukes.
If we had started the war, and used nukes to bomb Japan into submission so we could continue our expansionist goals, you would have a point... but that isn't what happened at all.. America didn't start the war (we were happy to stay our of it!); America doesn't have expansionist goals; and America didn't use nukes in an offensive manor.
America used nukes in a defensive manor.. to stop the Japanese from continuing their war in Asia. I put their in bold because it was their war. It was a war they created.. a war the Japanese created that cost millions of lives.
America has nothing to be ashamed of... we ended a war we didn't start, and a war we didn't want to fight. Since when should a country be ashamed of defending itself.
The Japanese are the only ones who should be ashamed of what happened... They should be ashamed of a war they created.. They should be ashamed of the millions of lives they caused to be lost... that should weigh on their souls for many years to come...
Yes.. what the Japanese did does justify what we did. We were defending ourselves against an unprovoked attack by the Japanese.. They brought the attack upon themselves and deserved(!) every bit of what they got in return.
Where is your sympathy for the quarter-million Americans that died in the Pacific defending America against the Japanese? Where is your sympathy for the millions of civilians in Asia the Japanese slaughtered without a second thought?
America has a right to defend itself against aggressors.
And I would hope that if a country is slaughtering millions.. another country capable of doing so would stop it using any means necessary.. including nukes.
If you're looking to shed a tear for someone... shed a tear for those who died defending against the Japanese.
I think you'll find most of the sympathy for Japan exists only on college campuses (and slashdot)... most Americans really feel no sympathy for stopping the Japanese or using nukes...
I mean seriously... a quarter-million Americans died fighting in the Pacific because of a war they started... It angers me to read some of the ignorant posts here on slashdot talking about how we should have sympathy for the Japanese.
I think Americans should be proud of stopping the Japanese.. We take pride in stopping the Nazis.. the Japanese shouldn't be any different (and they arent!)
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FairTax would be similar to the VAT taxes in Europe. It would result in a higher sales tax rate than we currently have (to make up for the lack of taxes collected from other sources, like income tax). If it's anything like the UK, it will be upwards of 30-something percent.
Net result with FairTax: the billionaire pays less taxes than they currently do, and the working class (who has less disposable income) pays more. Helping further the disparity between the rich and poor.
An estimated 350-500 million clinical malaria episodes occur annually. At least 2.7 million die per year from Malaria.
Malaria is responsible for one in four global child deaths. These deaths could be prevented by means which are simple, effective and available.
So lets all give a hand to Bill Gates for helping prevent at least some of these deaths.
why did you post anonymously? can't add an anonymous coward to my friends list :(
unless you think they are in it for the free (ie: no cost) software.. then it would fit right in
Why don't you tell us about the DSL service in the Yukon, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories?
and why not? the climate has been changing itself for billions of years.. long before we were even here. So now that we are here, the Earth's temperature suddenly stopped changing by itself? We are the sole cause for the increase in temperature?
Sorry if I don't take your work for it.
we're not talking about Airbus forging someones signature so they don't have to spend a few extra bucks on a plane worth millions... we're talking about a manufacturer who forged someones signature so they wouldn't lose out on sales of their $50 part.
That was actually Verisign... and IIRC, ICANN wasn't to happy about it either
so.. 300m (US) is about the same as 450m (EU)? nice math
thanks for the link.. one of the most interesting articles I've read.
ExxonMobil's relationship with Saudi Arabia
Are you referring to the Kosovo War (Mar 24 - Jun 10th)?
[sarcasm]
Damn those evil Americans for interfering with a county's right to carry out genocide!
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he doesn't have that right... it's a business line.. so they can call as much as they like.
I agree with you.. so why define them as American companies?
I see you read my earlier comment correcting myself
I think its interesting how the GP defines "richest"... by profits instead of Market Value or Assets.. so here are the top ten richest companies by Market Value:
1. ExxonMobil (US) - Oil Company
2. General Electric (US)
3. Microsoft (US)
4. Citigroup (US)
5. BP (United Kingdom) - Oil Company
6. Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Netherlands/United Kingdom) - Oil Company
7. Wal-Mart Stores (US)
8. Pfizer (US)
9. Johnson & Johnson (US)
10. Bank of America (US)
And by Assets:
1. Citigroup (US)
2. Mizuho Financial (Japan)
3. BNP Paribas (France)
4. ING Group (Netherlands)
5. JPMorgan Chase (US)
6. Allianz Worldwide (Germany)
7. Royal Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom)
8. UBS (Switzerland)
9. Bank of America (US)
10. HSBC Group (United Kingdom)
It would be interesting if it were true... Two of those THREE are NOT american: Forbes list of largest companies (sorted by profits):
ExxonMobil (U.S.)
Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Netherlands/United Kingdom)
BP (United Kingdom)
Chevron Texaco ranks 7th (ie: not in the top 6), and is a U.S. company.
depends on where you are in Australia doesnt it? Do you live in Sydney or another big city? What about those out in Western Australia.. can they also get the same high speed connection.. or are they stuck with dialup/satellite?
actually.. fedex is consistently ranked one of the best places to work for.. so I imagine its quite a bit better than UPS.
In what way does my argument justify 9/11? Did we attack Al-Qaeda and cause them to "defend" themselves? They have been carrying out attacks for years before 9/11...
Why not destroy military targets instead people who don't even exectly know what their government is doing?
Both cities were valid military targets... the people there were employed manufacturing ammunitions, and a large percentage were military personnel.. If nukes hadn't been dropped, the cities were going to be firebombed.. take a look at the death toll in other cities.. it wouldn't have been better for the Japanese, and it wouldn't have ended the war.
The nukes saved lives on both sides.. but even if you didn't accept the argument that it saved Japanese lives, it unequivocally saved American lives... why should Americans sacrifice even more of its citizens lives in war Japan started.
What I can't understand is how people like yourself can disregard the horrible actions of the Japanese during the war, so you can justify faulting America for using nukes.
If we had started the war, and used nukes to bomb Japan into submission so we could continue our expansionist goals, you would have a point... but that isn't what happened at all.. America didn't start the war (we were happy to stay our of it!); America doesn't have expansionist goals; and America didn't use nukes in an offensive manor.
America used nukes in a defensive manor.. to stop the Japanese from continuing their war in Asia. I put their in bold because it was their war. It was a war they created.. a war the Japanese created that cost millions of lives.
America has nothing to be ashamed of... we ended a war we didn't start, and a war we didn't want to fight. Since when should a country be ashamed of defending itself.
The Japanese are the only ones who should be ashamed of what happened... They should be ashamed of a war they created.. They should be ashamed of the millions of lives they caused to be lost... that should weigh on their souls for many years to come...
Yes.. what the Japanese did does justify what we did. We were defending ourselves against an unprovoked attack by the Japanese.. They brought the attack upon themselves and deserved(!) every bit of what they got in return.
Where is your sympathy for the quarter-million Americans that died in the Pacific defending America against the Japanese? Where is your sympathy for the millions of civilians in Asia the Japanese slaughtered without a second thought?
America has a right to defend itself against aggressors.
And I would hope that if a country is slaughtering millions.. another country capable of doing so would stop it using any means necessary.. including nukes.
If you're looking to shed a tear for someone... shed a tear for those who died defending against the Japanese.
I mean seriously... a quarter-million Americans died fighting in the Pacific because of a war they started... It angers me to read some of the ignorant posts here on slashdot talking about how we should have sympathy for the Japanese.
I think Americans should be proud of stopping the Japanese.. We take pride in stopping the Nazis.. the Japanese shouldn't be any different (and they arent!)
Market Cap
RHAT: 2.69B
MSFT: 276.70B
Profits
RHAT:
Gross: 158 million
Net: 45 million
MSFT:
Gross: 30 billion
Net: 8 billion
And that's from one of the largest (possibly second only to SuSE) Linux companies. If anything, Red Hat and SuSE would want to become more like MSFT!