On the other hand, if I increase my NJ income to $60k, that shouldn't affect my NY tax burden.
If you buy into the idea of a progressive tax system then yes, it should.
Let's say you have two states that both charge 10% tax for the first 50k and 20% for every dollar above that. A "simple" tax scheme would just charge you tax based upon your income in that state. A "complex" tax scheme would have each state tax you based upon your total income.
Scenario 1: State A income: $100k State B income: $0k
"Simple" tax - $15k "Complex" tax - $15k
Scenario 2: State A income: $50k State B income: $50k
"Simple" tax - State A $5k, State B $5k = $10k "Complex" tax - State A tax = 50% of tax on $100k = $7.5k, State B $7.5k = $15k
Scenario 3: (You raise your total income to $110k) State A income: $110k State B income: $0
"Simple" tax = $17k "Complex" tax = $17k
Scenario 4: (You raise your income in one state to $60k) State A income: $60k State B income: $50k
"Simple" tax - State A tax = $7k, State B tax = $5k. Total = $12k "Complex" tax - State A tax = 6/11 of tax on $110k = 6/11 * 17k. State B tax = 5/11 of tax on $110k = 5/11 * 17k. Total tax = $17k.
As you can see, taxing you based on your total income is the only way to ensure that you're paying the same amount in tax as someone who earns the same amount in one state.
State tax rates are progressive. What that means is that someone earning $100k pays more than twice what someone earning $50k would pay. If you split your $100k paycheck between 2 states with identical tax rates, you shouldn't end up paying any less or more than someone who earned the entire income in one of those 2 state. Other states tax laws work the same way too - this isn't just NY.
You're playing a FPS when suddenly, a zombie/mutant/demon/something jumps from around the corner. You instinctively duck in your chair as you jerk your char out of the way and unload a few shots.
The character you're playing will do what your hands do, not what your body does. In fact, most people who instinctively duck, tend to also instinctively raise their hands to defend themselves. The character on the screen will do the opposite of ducking.
Of course, this is all in theory and we'll never know if it's more or less intuitive until we actually play it.
I had been a Netflix subscriber in the past and hadn't had any problems with them. For me the determining factor was that Blockbuster, for the same monthly fee, gives me additional coupons for in-store rentals. It's nice to be able to pop into the store and rent something you want to watch right then once in a while. It also allows me to save money by being on a lower priced plan.
Turnaround time has been identical for me in Seattle. I pop the DVD in the mail one day, Netflix/Blockbuster got/gets them the next day and I have a new DVD in the mail the day after that.
Between 27,000 and 12,000 years ago, the Balkans were locked in the last Glacial maximum, a period of very cold and dry climate with glaciers in some of the mountain ranges. The only occupants were Upper Paleolithic hunters and gatherers who left behind open-air camp sites and traces of occupation in caves. These remains consist of simple stone tools, hearths, and remains of animals and plants that were consumed for food. These people did not have the tools or skills to engage in the construction of monumental architecture.
That just proves that they were built by a superior alien race. Duhh.
The pipes in question are owned by the carriers and it should be their right to do with them what they see fit. It doesn't matter what the majority thinks when it comes to issues of rights because a corrolary of your argument would be "why would anyone who isn't be against "?
He quoted the exact statement that Al Gore made and expressed his opinion as to what it meant. And if you remove your partisan blinders, "I took the initiative in creating" sounds a rather lot like someone taking credit for it.
The Macs he photographed were going to the XBox360 team to use as dev kits. At that time it was not publicly announced that the 360 would be based upon a PowerPC core. My guess is that had something to do with his firing.
some self important fucking asshole gets behind me in his huge redneck-mobile-F150 and wants me to move.
It's this simple: Tailgating is extremely dangerous. You should see the looks on the redneck's faces when I slam on my brakes and they are 5 feet behind me going 90 MPH.
I don't know what you drive but I wouldn't hit my brakes in front of some "huge redneck-mobile-F150". An F150 slamming into the rear or a normal-sized vehicle has a very good chance of killing you. You might get a kick out of the reaction 9 out of 10 times, but what if the 10th time turns out to be an inalert driver who fails to brake in time?
Your behavior is completely sensible and legal. It's not what I have a problem with. The key facts here are that you are indeed passing people. It's a problem when you drive in the left lane and there's no one to the right. You don't have to slow yourself down to let someone else pass you but if the right lane is clear and you can enter it while maintaining your desired speed, you should - even if there's no one behind you.
"KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" is a sign used in California. The original poster had the impression that his behavior was legal in California. The text on that sign is so blindingly clear, anyone who fails to understand it's meaning is a numbnut. His antisocial and illegal behavior causes a lot of people to lose a lot of time out of their lives all so he can get the rush of knowing that he has other people under his control.
That behavior might be legal in Minnesota but that's not the subject of this discussion.
So to summarize: I called him a numbnut because he was completely wrong about a very obvious law. I called him an asshole because his behavior is antisocial. He holds people up either because he is too lazy to exercise the common courtesy of moving aside when he's in the way or because he gets a thrill from controlling other peoples lives.
You're an asshole and besides that you're wrong. The left lane is not the "fast" lane. It is the passing lane. You know all those "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" signs you see all over? What do you think they mean, numbnuts?
21654. (a) Notwithstanding the prima facie speed limits, any vehicle proceeding upon a highway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall be driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(b) If a vehicle is being driven at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time, and is not being driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, it shall constitute prima facie evidence that the driver is operating the vehicle in violation of subdivision (a) of this section.
(c) The Department of Transportation, with respect to state highways, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may place and maintain upon highways official signs directing slow-moving traffic to use the right-hand traffic lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or preparing for a left turn.
Company A decides to target a higher-margin, lower-volume segment of the market v/s a lower-margin, higher-volume segment. I didn't need to read a 1000-word essay telling me about it. Companies do this all the time and it's not news. Sounds more like a publicity stunt for Snapper and the book author than anything else.
If you're going to bring up stuff that happened over 50 years ago, do I need to remind you of the fact that the US bailed your butts out in both World Wars and provided tons of resources to keep you alive? Doesn't sound like a relationship in which you got screwed.
The application form being torn up is a complete red herring in this. If someone had access to your social security number and other information about you, they could just fill out an application online. This article is sensationalist garbage.
What kind of fucking bubble world do some of you idiots live in? Yes, our rights are being eroded away and the US government is doing many bad things and we need to fight that but don't be so stupid as to let that diminish the much worse atrocities of certain other governments.
It's an effective publicity stunt that convinced many people who understand nothing about how the stock market works that they made some kind of sacrifice.
Their stock dropping had nothing to do with this. Their stock dropped because several analysts lowered their profit projections and basically said that their stock was overhyped.
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In fact, it's a pain in the ass to use the Carbon APIs from within an Objective-C app. Turst me, I've had to do it.
So you listed a bunch of countries that the US has bases in. You failed to list the "hundred or more countries where the US has bases against the will of their citizens".
Most college football fans hate USC. Most college basketball fans hate Duke. Most baseball fans hate the Yankees. Not all conflict is your fault. Sometimes it's just the other guy who's nuts.
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On the other hand, if I increase my NJ income to $60k, that shouldn't affect my NY tax burden.
If you buy into the idea of a progressive tax system then yes, it should.
Let's say you have two states that both charge 10% tax for the first 50k and 20% for every dollar above that. A "simple" tax scheme would just charge you tax based upon your income in that state. A "complex" tax scheme would have each state tax you based upon your total income.
Scenario 1:
State A income: $100k
State B income: $0k
"Simple" tax - $15k
"Complex" tax - $15k
Scenario 2:
State A income: $50k
State B income: $50k
"Simple" tax - State A $5k, State B $5k = $10k
"Complex" tax - State A tax = 50% of tax on $100k = $7.5k, State B $7.5k = $15k
Scenario 3: (You raise your total income to $110k)
State A income: $110k
State B income: $0
"Simple" tax = $17k
"Complex" tax = $17k
Scenario 4: (You raise your income in one state to $60k)
State A income: $60k
State B income: $50k
"Simple" tax - State A tax = $7k, State B tax = $5k. Total = $12k
"Complex" tax - State A tax = 6/11 of tax on $110k = 6/11 * 17k. State B tax = 5/11 of tax on $110k = 5/11 * 17k. Total tax = $17k.
As you can see, taxing you based on your total income is the only way to ensure that you're paying the same amount in tax as someone who earns the same amount in one state.
State tax rates are progressive. What that means is that someone earning $100k pays more than twice what someone earning $50k would pay. If you split your $100k paycheck between 2 states with identical tax rates, you shouldn't end up paying any less or more than someone who earned the entire income in one of those 2 state. Other states tax laws work the same way too - this isn't just NY.
You're playing a FPS when suddenly, a zombie/mutant/demon/something jumps from around the corner. You instinctively duck in your chair as you jerk your char out of the way and unload a few shots.
The character you're playing will do what your hands do, not what your body does. In fact, most people who instinctively duck, tend to also instinctively raise their hands to defend themselves. The character on the screen will do the opposite of ducking.
Of course, this is all in theory and we'll never know if it's more or less intuitive until we actually play it.
I had been a Netflix subscriber in the past and hadn't had any problems with them. For me the determining factor was that Blockbuster, for the same monthly fee, gives me additional coupons for in-store rentals. It's nice to be able to pop into the store and rent something you want to watch right then once in a while. It also allows me to save money by being on a lower priced plan.
Turnaround time has been identical for me in Seattle. I pop the DVD in the mail one day, Netflix/Blockbuster got/gets them the next day and I have a new DVD in the mail the day after that.
Between 27,000 and 12,000 years ago, the Balkans were locked in the last Glacial maximum, a period of very cold and dry climate with glaciers in some of the mountain ranges. The only occupants were Upper Paleolithic hunters and gatherers who left behind open-air camp sites and traces of occupation in caves. These remains consist of simple stone tools, hearths, and remains of animals and plants that were consumed for food. These people did not have the tools or skills to engage in the construction of monumental architecture.
That just proves that they were built by a superior alien race. Duhh.
Slashcode ate up part of my comment. The quote should read:
"why would anyone who isn't [insert discriminated minority group here] be against [insert discriminatory legislation]"
Playing the Devil's Advocate...
The pipes in question are owned by the carriers and it should be their right to do with them what they see fit. It doesn't matter what the majority thinks when it comes to issues of rights because a corrolary of your argument would be "why would anyone who isn't be against "?
He quoted the exact statement that Al Gore made and expressed his opinion as to what it meant. And if you remove your partisan blinders, "I took the initiative in creating" sounds a rather lot like someone taking credit for it.
The Macs he photographed were going to the XBox360 team to use as dev kits. At that time it was not publicly announced that the 360 would be based upon a PowerPC core. My guess is that had something to do with his firing.
Yet again. Micro$oft shows they can't innovate and only buy others innovation with their monopolistically acquired money.
Oh, wait...
Try local.live.com. Maybe Microsoft being based in Seattle helps :)
We were talking about California.
some self important fucking asshole gets behind me in his huge redneck-mobile-F150 and wants me to move.
It's this simple: Tailgating is extremely dangerous. You should see the looks on the redneck's faces when I slam on my brakes and they are 5 feet behind me going 90 MPH.
I don't know what you drive but I wouldn't hit my brakes in front of some "huge redneck-mobile-F150". An F150 slamming into the rear or a normal-sized vehicle has a very good chance of killing you. You might get a kick out of the reaction 9 out of 10 times, but what if the 10th time turns out to be an inalert driver who fails to brake in time?
Your behavior is completely sensible and legal. It's not what I have a problem with. The key facts here are that you are indeed passing people. It's a problem when you drive in the left lane and there's no one to the right. You don't have to slow yourself down to let someone else pass you but if the right lane is clear and you can enter it while maintaining your desired speed, you should - even if there's no one behind you.
"KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" is a sign used in California. The original poster had the impression that his behavior was legal in California. The text on that sign is so blindingly clear, anyone who fails to understand it's meaning is a numbnut. His antisocial and illegal behavior causes a lot of people to lose a lot of time out of their lives all so he can get the rush of knowing that he has other people under his control.
That behavior might be legal in Minnesota but that's not the subject of this discussion.
So to summarize: I called him a numbnut because he was completely wrong about a very obvious law. I called him an asshole because his behavior is antisocial. He holds people up either because he is too lazy to exercise the common courtesy of moving aside when he's in the way or because he gets a thrill from controlling other peoples lives.
You're an asshole and besides that you're wrong. The left lane is not the "fast" lane. It is the passing lane. You know all those "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" signs you see all over? What do you think they mean, numbnuts?
California state law states:
21654. (a) Notwithstanding the prima facie speed limits, any
vehicle proceeding upon a highway at a speed less than the normal
speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall be
driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable
to the right-hand edge or curb, except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing
for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or
driveway.
(b) If a vehicle is being driven at a speed less than the normal
speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time, and is
not being driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as
practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, it shall constitute prima
facie evidence that the driver is operating the vehicle in violation
of subdivision (a) of this section.
(c) The Department of Transportation, with respect to state
highways, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their
jurisdiction, may place and maintain upon highways official signs
directing slow-moving traffic to use the right-hand traffic lane
except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or preparing for a
left turn.
Asshole.
Company A decides to target a higher-margin, lower-volume segment of the market v/s a lower-margin, higher-volume segment. I didn't need to read a 1000-word essay telling me about it. Companies do this all the time and it's not news. Sounds more like a publicity stunt for Snapper and the book author than anything else.
If you're going to bring up stuff that happened over 50 years ago, do I need to remind you of the fact that the US bailed your butts out in both World Wars and provided tons of resources to keep you alive? Doesn't sound like a relationship in which you got screwed.
Exactly!
The application form being torn up is a complete red herring in this. If someone had access to your social security number and other information about you, they could just fill out an application online. This article is sensationalist garbage.
No, China would never do something like that.
What kind of fucking bubble world do some of you idiots live in? Yes, our rights are being eroded away and the US government is doing many bad things and we need to fight that but don't be so stupid as to let that diminish the much worse atrocities of certain other governments.
It's an effective publicity stunt that convinced many people who understand nothing about how the stock market works that they made some kind of sacrifice.
Their stock dropping had nothing to do with this. Their stock dropped because several analysts lowered their profit projections and basically said that their stock was overhyped.
In fact, it's a pain in the ass to use the Carbon APIs from within an Objective-C app. Turst me, I've had to do it.
Can't be that long ago if you had an XBox 360...
So you listed a bunch of countries that the US has bases in. You failed to list the "hundred or more countries where the US has bases against the will of their citizens".
Most college football fans hate USC. Most college basketball fans hate Duke. Most baseball fans hate the Yankees. Not all conflict is your fault. Sometimes it's just the other guy who's nuts.
That's not right. I had IE7 Beta 1 and uninstalled it.