I don't think mindless greed is much a problem with him.
********* sig: If you don't like the law, get filthy stinking rich, and buy a better one.
Your sig is hilarious is this context.
I'm sure the greed of Mitt and his friends is anything but "mindless". If he's got nothing to hide, he should release more than his 2010 tax returns (and 2011 estimate). Hell, his father released 12 years of tax returns when he ran for Governor of Michigan.
Perhaps you should read the NYT and Vanity Fair articles and then wonder how much he could possibly care about middle-class and poor people instead of the rich - and those other people known as corporations. They've had 12 years of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates in history and have so far failed to fulfill their self-anointed roles as "job creators", yet (amazingly) have done really, really well for themselves and their personal wealth. Sure, perhaps more tax cuts will help - them.
Republicans have publicly stated that their #1 priority is removing President Obama from office.
...asked him if he stands by his previous statement that “the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term President.” [Republican Senator] McConnell confirmed that his goal remains unchanged.
I believe they're willing to purposely tank the economy to achieve that end. The Tea Party Nation even urges business owners to pledge to *not* hire anyone in order to hurt Obama:
I, an American small business owner, part of the class that produces the vast majority of real, wealth producing jobs in this country, hereby resolve that I will not hire a single person until this war against business and my country is stopped.
While both parties are far from perfect, I'm constantly amazed how people who are *not* white, rich, straight men think the Republican party actually cares about them.
free health care? OR do you mean TAX FUNDED healthcare? Cause I'm not going to med school and then residence then specialization and spending 15 years doing it if I can make the same pay going to school for 4-6 years.
No, you're correct, free is not the correct word; tax funded is. We already have two Universal health care system in the US - Medicare (elderly) and Tricare (military) so providing it to the rest or us shouldn't be an issue except for how to fund it. Those that have should help those that have not (the former might be one of the latter someday)
And you're correct in that you should receive fair compensation for your education and skills, but how much is enough? Do you need a $150 K Mercedes and gigantic house? Sorry, perhaps not a fair stereotype for you, but I ask it of all well-off people. How much is enough? How much should be enough? Imagine how many jobs could be created or healthcare provided if all the hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars going to PACs and political campaigns - or expressions of personal wealth (houses, cars, boats, jewelry, etc...) - went to actually creating jobs (because the people with that cash are, you know, the "job creators").
In your case, how about if your education expenses were paid for? Would you work for less income?
primary difference between liberal/conservative being whom you think its OK to steal from? And the only person they both agree its OK to steal from seems to be me.
I think it boils down to two different groups of people:
1. Those that have more than they need.
2. Those that need more than they have.
I am one of the first and I give to the second. In the six years since my wife died, I have given $50+ K to my friends in need and another $15+ K to charity - and I plan to keep on giving as needed. My conscience is clean.
Oh, and I don't hide money in the Cayman Islands or Switzerland, like Mitt (potential Weasel in Chief) to avoid paying my fair share of taxes...
...high efficiency ground transport is technologically within reach – so why isn't anybody building it?
... Why aren't space ships with warp drive being built, under-sea cities, space elevator or a thousand other things people have thought of over the years? Where are my self-cooking hot dogs? Why do hot dogs come in packages of 10 but hot-dog rolls in packages of 8?
How about something practical that all people could use like free, universal health care or an end to greed, war and other (ultimately) petty squabblings?
Um... Aren't you suppose to wear safety goggles around lasers? Geesh... Take off your coat and shoes, put on these goggles, stand over there with arms and legs spread, turn and cough. Hmm... Something beeped; must pat you down too... Just frelling strip-search me already. If the TSA/DHS could throw in a breast / prostate exam during the search, perhaps it could help with the health care budget too... Preventative care works you know!
I know you were joking, but just as a point of information, it looks like DirecTV is giving away the Encore channels in an effort at compensation while the Viacom stations are dark.
And that helps people that paid to watch Comedy Central how? I understand the effort from their point, but I'd rather have money back than access to something I don't want. (Sorry, we're out of the steak you ordered, so here's some Haggis - enjoy.)
Disclaimer: I'm not a DirectTV customer, just commenting on how their customer service doesn't seem to help either word "customer" or "service". But, hey, companies are people, my friend, and people make mistakes... (but they keep the money).
Could be! A phone that dials the same number over and over again without any algorithms to determine why that number is disconnected from reality. Or a phone that automatically orders and pays for stuff with your credit card that is never delivered or is delivered to rich people that don't need it. (Oh ya, I'm going to get flamed...)
A moon doesn't necessarily need to orbit a planet; it can orbit a very, very dense hunk of rock that doesn't fit the definition of planet, but has a sufficiently strong gravitational pull to keep it in orbit.
Must... resist... urge... to make yo mama joke.
... or Romney joke. (Take it easy Conservadroids. It's all in fun.)
... run just as fast with debugging enabled as without... and the debugger can attach to remote processes...
Yay Firefox 15! With two new better things that I and most people will never use. And that attaching to a remote process thing - wow. Always never wanted to do *that*. No security worries there.
I've also come to understand that banks are required to turn over SDBs to the state in the event that the account holder dies so that the contained property can be included Probate into the estate for valuation and taxation purposes.
Accessing the deceased's safe deposit box isn't as straight forward as you have imagined. According to several articles on the web (which aligns with my personal experience) - my notes are in brackets:
In order to gain access to a deceased safe deposit box, a person will need to present a death certificate along with an executor's testament. [ This means *after* probate. ] The forms are required to prove legal rights to the box. [ Determined *during* probate. ] Also, be prepared to provide a copy of the rental agreement [ if bank policy ] and photo identification.
In some states, if the spouse of the deceased is alive, he or she may go to the banking facility where the box is located and get unrestricted access, provided they are able to present a death certificate. A marriage certificate may also be required.
The easiest way to ensure access to a safe deposit box after death is to have more than one person registered for the box.
Multiple accounts, people have multiple bank accounts. Consolidating all bank accounts into one after getting married, is that something people should do and why?
Joint accounts nullify ownership issues if one of you die; the deceased is simply removed from the account by the survivor. With separate accounts, the money in the deceased's account is unavailable until after probate of the Will when the new account owner is established. Power of attorney won't work as that expires when you die. This also applies to joint vs. individual ownership of most anything.
Joint accounts also make for more transparency and trust.
I have heard a recommendation that, for liability reasons, your home should be owned jointly while your vehicles owned individually. The rationale is that if you are sued for a vehicle issue, your home is inaccessible as you cannot sell 1/2 a house and your (legally uninvolved) spouse cannot be forced to sell her half... Can any lawyers out there comment on this?
Safety deposit box is probably the only reasonable solution.
Access can be an issue. Ensure that your spouse (or someone else you trust) is listed with the bank for the safe deposit box (not just the associated bank accounts). If not, no one - and I mean NO ONE - will have access to the box contents without either a court order or until after probate of your will and new ownership of the box is established. And no, Power of Attorney won't work as that expires when you die.
It should be obvious from the above that your Will should not be stored in a safe deposit box - especially one registered in only your name, or you and your spouse (if you die together, no access to your Wills). A better place for your Will is a home safe, your lawyer or accountant.
IANAL, but did have to work through all this when my wife died in 2006....
There are two ways to get ahead in your career: a.) know your shit, and b.) don't be a dick.
And. The more you know your shit, the more of a dick you can be - to a point. Wield your dickishness wisely; no one is indispensable.
"Graveyards are full of indispensable men." - Charles De Gaulle.
I figured out while he has some education and vocabulary he can't read very well. So he can read a simple document without noticeable delay if you give him a list of part numbers and quantities he struggles massively with it even if it is relatively straight forward.
He might have Dyslexia (which is not just visually mixing up letters) - and might not know it. If so, there are techniques to manage/mitigate it.
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This isn't on point anyway. There still is no benefit of having joint accounts.
Funny, I never saw any point in maintaining separate accounts, and neither did my wife. To each their own.
I don't think mindless greed is much a problem with him.
********* sig: If you don't like the law, get filthy stinking rich, and buy a better one.
Your sig is hilarious is this context.
I'm sure the greed of Mitt and his friends is anything but "mindless". If he's got nothing to hide, he should release more than his 2010 tax returns (and 2011 estimate). Hell, his father released 12 years of tax returns when he ran for Governor of Michigan.
Perhaps you should read the NYT and Vanity Fair articles and then wonder how much he could possibly care about middle-class and poor people instead of the rich - and those other people known as corporations. They've had 12 years of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates in history and have so far failed to fulfill their self-anointed roles as "job creators", yet (amazingly) have done really, really well for themselves and their personal wealth. Sure, perhaps more tax cuts will help - them.
Republicans have publicly stated that their #1 priority is removing President Obama from office.
...asked him if he stands by his previous statement that “the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term President.” [Republican Senator] McConnell confirmed that his goal remains unchanged.
I believe they're willing to purposely tank the economy to achieve that end. The Tea Party Nation even urges business owners to pledge to *not* hire anyone in order to hurt Obama:
I, an American small business owner, part of the class that produces the vast majority of real, wealth producing jobs in this country, hereby resolve that I will not hire a single person until this war against business and my country is stopped.
While both parties are far from perfect, I'm constantly amazed how people who are *not* white, rich, straight men think the Republican party actually cares about them.
Cheers.
free health care? OR do you mean TAX FUNDED healthcare? Cause I'm not going to med school and then residence then specialization and spending 15 years doing it if I can make the same pay going to school for 4-6 years.
No, you're correct, free is not the correct word; tax funded is. We already have two Universal health care system in the US - Medicare (elderly) and Tricare (military) so providing it to the rest or us shouldn't be an issue except for how to fund it. Those that have should help those that have not (the former might be one of the latter someday)
And you're correct in that you should receive fair compensation for your education and skills, but how much is enough? Do you need a $150 K Mercedes and gigantic house? Sorry, perhaps not a fair stereotype for you, but I ask it of all well-off people. How much is enough? How much should be enough? Imagine how many jobs could be created or healthcare provided if all the hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars going to PACs and political campaigns - or expressions of personal wealth (houses, cars, boats, jewelry, etc...) - went to actually creating jobs (because the people with that cash are, you know, the "job creators").
In your case, how about if your education expenses were paid for? Would you work for less income?
primary difference between liberal/conservative being whom you think its OK to steal from? And the only person they both agree its OK to steal from seems to be me.
I think it boils down to two different groups of people:
1. Those that have more than they need.
2. Those that need more than they have.
I am one of the first and I give to the second. In the six years since my wife died, I have given $50+ K to my friends in need and another $15+ K to charity - and I plan to keep on giving as needed. My conscience is clean.
Oh, and I don't hide money in the Cayman Islands or Switzerland, like Mitt (potential Weasel in Chief) to avoid paying my fair share of taxes...
...high efficiency ground transport is technologically within reach – so why isn't anybody building it?
... Why aren't space ships with warp drive being built, under-sea cities, space elevator or a thousand other things people have thought of over the years? Where are my self-cooking hot dogs? Why do hot dogs come in packages of 10 but hot-dog rolls in packages of 8?
How about something practical that all people could use like free, universal health care or an end to greed, war and other (ultimately) petty squabblings?
Um... Aren't you suppose to wear safety goggles around lasers? Geesh... Take off your coat and shoes, put on these goggles, stand over there with arms and legs spread, turn and cough. Hmm... Something beeped; must pat you down too... Just frelling strip-search me already. If the TSA/DHS could throw in a breast / prostate exam during the search, perhaps it could help with the health care budget too... Preventative care works you know!
I know you were joking, but just as a point of information, it looks like DirecTV is giving away the Encore channels in an effort at compensation while the Viacom stations are dark.
And that helps people that paid to watch Comedy Central how? I understand the effort from their point, but I'd rather have money back than access to something I don't want. (Sorry, we're out of the steak you ordered, so here's some Haggis - enjoy.)
Disclaimer: I'm not a DirectTV customer, just commenting on how their customer service doesn't seem to help either word "customer" or "service". But, hey, companies are people, my friend, and people make mistakes... (but they keep the money).
Conservadroids
o.O Is that a new phone?
Could be! A phone that dials the same number over and over again without any algorithms to determine why that number is disconnected from reality. Or a phone that automatically orders and pays for stuff with your credit card that is never delivered or is delivered to rich people that don't need it. (Oh ya, I'm going to get flamed...)
A moon doesn't necessarily need to orbit a planet; it can orbit a very, very dense hunk of rock that doesn't fit the definition of planet, but has a sufficiently strong gravitational pull to keep it in orbit.
Must... resist... urge... to make yo mama joke.
... or Romney joke. (Take it easy Conservadroids. It's all in fun.)
DirecTV has dropped all of Viacom's channels.
... DirectTV will, of course, lower their subscription fees accordingly.
... run just as fast with debugging enabled as without ... and the debugger can attach to remote processes ...
Yay Firefox 15! With two new better things that I and most people will never use. And that attaching to a remote process thing - wow. Always never wanted to do *that*. No security worries there.
It's believed he may have hidden assets and a judgment is sought so a search for these can be conducted.
Probably in an vnode. Try "reiserfsck".
People cannot accept someone else who is out to kill them intentionally because of hatred or a belief system.
Well... Some (many?, most?) cannot accept that. For others, it seems to be their way of life - that's very sad.
...then ONE of us files for bankruptcy and gets carried by the other. You can't file bankruptcy separately if you have significant joint debts.
That's not necessarily the case or as clear cut, so you might want to think that over more:
If I Am Married, Can I File Bankruptcy By Myself?
Can I file bankruptcy without my wife/husband?
In addition, qualification for Medicaid, should you ever need to "spend down" for that, depends on combined assets, not individual.
I've also come to understand that banks are required to turn over SDBs to the state in the event that the account holder dies so that the contained property can be included Probate into the estate for valuation and taxation purposes.
Accessing the deceased's safe deposit box isn't as straight forward as you have imagined. According to several articles on the web (which aligns with my personal experience) - my notes are in brackets:
In order to gain access to a deceased safe deposit box, a person will need to present a death certificate along with an executor's testament. [ This means *after* probate. ] The forms are required to prove legal rights to the box. [ Determined *during* probate. ] Also, be prepared to provide a copy of the rental agreement [ if bank policy ] and photo identification.
In some states, if the spouse of the deceased is alive, he or she may go to the banking facility where the box is located and get unrestricted access, provided they are able to present a death certificate. A marriage certificate may also be required.
The easiest way to ensure access to a safe deposit box after death is to have more than one person registered for the box.
Multiple accounts, people have multiple bank accounts. Consolidating all bank accounts into one after getting married, is that something people should do and why?
Joint accounts nullify ownership issues if one of you die; the deceased is simply removed from the account by the survivor. With separate accounts, the money in the deceased's account is unavailable until after probate of the Will when the new account owner is established. Power of attorney won't work as that expires when you die. This also applies to joint vs. individual ownership of most anything.
Joint accounts also make for more transparency and trust.
I have heard a recommendation that, for liability reasons, your home should be owned jointly while your vehicles owned individually. The rationale is that if you are sued for a vehicle issue, your home is inaccessible as you cannot sell 1/2 a house and your (legally uninvolved) spouse cannot be forced to sell her half... Can any lawyers out there comment on this?
Safety deposit box is probably the only reasonable solution.
Access can be an issue. Ensure that your spouse (or someone else you trust) is listed with the bank for the safe deposit box (not just the associated bank accounts). If not, no one - and I mean NO ONE - will have access to the box contents without either a court order or until after probate of your will and new ownership of the box is established. And no, Power of Attorney won't work as that expires when you die.
It should be obvious from the above that your Will should not be stored in a safe deposit box - especially one registered in only your name, or you and your spouse (if you die together, no access to your Wills). A better place for your Will is a home safe, your lawyer or accountant.
IANAL, but did have to work through all this when my wife died in 2006....
There are two ways to get ahead in your career: a.) know your shit, and b.) don't be a dick.
And. The more you know your shit, the more of a dick you can be - to a point. Wield your dickishness wisely; no one is indispensable.
"Graveyards are full of indispensable men." - Charles De Gaulle.
I was like you when I started working in IT (oddly enough at the age of 22),
Oddly enough, 22 is when most people graduate college. :-)
I figured out while he has some education and vocabulary he can't read very well. So he can read a simple document without noticeable delay if you give him a list of part numbers and quantities he struggles massively with it even if it is relatively straight forward.
He might have Dyslexia (which is not just visually mixing up letters) - and might not know it. If so, there are techniques to manage/mitigate it.
Unless I interpreted this incorrectly, Australia has compulsory voting.
There is, in general terms, only one reason to start a war or oppress people - greed.
#2 is also known as a bag of holding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bag_of_holding
Also known as - heard from my grandfather (who was Navy, not Army) - a Blivet:
In traditional U.S. Army slang dating back to the Second World War, a blivet was defined as "ten pounds of manure in a five pound bag"...
People do real science in Texas? :-)
Perhaps they can get extra funding by searching for this Higgs Boson thingy I keep hearing about.
There's got to be one out there some where...