This is brand new tech, everyone who has it still has a beta version of the end product if my memory serves me right. of course its not perfect yet. but the concept is amazing (negating the creepy factor) and im sure after a generation or 2 all the kinks i keep reading about will be ironed out. Most of the kinks seem to me people simply using the devices in ways that google may not have anticipated, or people want them to do more then they can.
its still too early to tell, but it does look promising
judging a book by its cover? Ill have you know ive been driving for 10 years and have a totally clean record. then again why am I wasting my time on a coward anyway
maybe to you, there are a lot of us out here who actually enjoy getting behind the wheel and driving. I cant stand riding in a car but I LOVE driving it.
Ill ceed the first point, It was a bit confusing with the back and forth. but the "arbitrary line" is not so arbitrary when it would take me little to no effort and money to move from say NY to NJ if I dont like what is happening in NJ, it would be much harder to find another country, that I dont know anyone in, dont know the laws of the land and dont want to deal with the immigration process.
moving from one state to another can take a month or 2
moving from the US to a different country (not including the time it would take to research all the other countries) would take years.
im not going to start an armed revolution because of a paint restriction einstein. Sure I could leave the country, but thats not the point, Obviously I am talkinb about inter country travel
if the federal government makes the laws - you cant go anywhere else
if the state makes the laws, you can go somewhere else.
if you enjoy being told what you can do in your own property then thats good for you, But If I want to paint my house red or have a specialty mailbox i dont think I should have to ask my "neighbors" (some HOAs are entire communities not just a street with a few people on it, you may never even know your "neighbors" who come up with the rules)
so in other words, the cost of products not only go up due to the taxes, but due to the tax preparers that will be needed to do this. In essence a double tax if you will. So that 1$ item now becomes a 5$ item
Is "tyranny" (to use the hyperbolic rhetoric used by some) any better if it's instituted at a state vs federal level? Local vs state?
YES! See It is easy for me to move from one state to another if I do not like the way the government is running (for example I am leaving New York for better things)
When it is done at the federal level, there is no where else to go.
no but on a micro scale, Home Owner Associations (HOAs) are a form of socilism, and anyone who has ever had the displeasure of living in a HOA knows how horrible they can be.
hey frank, we dont like the color of your house, if you dont paint it white like the rest of us you will be fined until you do
this is a scenario I have had to deal with personally, there are many more horror stories you can find on the web.
I believe that this is a good way to bring in young talent, people in college or kids who dont have a formal education but are self taught and need a shot.
I dont expect this to be a good method for bringing in top level experienced workers however.
there is a large difference between filling out a tax form for every location that has its own tax. and typing in a zipcode on a package. I have seen numbers from anywhere between 1500 and 3000 different tax locations. As such thats 1500-3000 different tax forms needed to be filled out by the business
most of us have no issue paying taxes for the basics. its the convoluted mess that the federal government has become that we take issue with. If it is not written in the constitution , the FEDERAL government should refer to the states and let them decide how to do XX. Ironically this is probably the only time the commerce clause is being used as intended, albeit it is an over reaching unattainable nightmare for any small company with an online presence.
A lot of local businesses have expanded to the internet these days though. for example in my area honey and wood work and syrup are big, usually sold in small store front by a single person. They do around 80% of their sales online these days. This is exactly the person who is going to be hurt by this law. how is this 1 person suposed to handle tax law in over 2000 different locations?
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no you didnt, I got the joke, I was just playing it back on your name as well ;)
Right, because my screen name is ganjadude it must mean that im high 24/7 and drive stoned all the time. You must wear nothing but suade right jony??
yes, because a wearable computer in 1980 could access pretty much any information in the world damn near instantaneously.
stop being a fool, oh.. AC.. makes sense now
This is brand new tech, everyone who has it still has a beta version of the end product if my memory serves me right. of course its not perfect yet. but the concept is amazing (negating the creepy factor) and im sure after a generation or 2 all the kinks i keep reading about will be ironed out. Most of the kinks seem to me people simply using the devices in ways that google may not have anticipated, or people want them to do more then they can.
its still too early to tell, but it does look promising
I didnt say it was good, only that it is better from the state level then from the federal level. one persons tyranny is another persons nanny state.
judging a book by its cover? Ill have you know ive been driving for 10 years and have a totally clean record. then again why am I wasting my time on a coward anyway
WOOOSH
maybe to you, there are a lot of us out here who actually enjoy getting behind the wheel and driving. I cant stand riding in a car but I LOVE driving it.
Ill ceed the first point, It was a bit confusing with the back and forth. but the "arbitrary line" is not so arbitrary when it would take me little to no effort and money to move from say NY to NJ if I dont like what is happening in NJ, it would be much harder to find another country, that I dont know anyone in, dont know the laws of the land and dont want to deal with the immigration process.
moving from one state to another can take a month or 2
moving from the US to a different country (not including the time it would take to research all the other countries) would take years.
im not going to start an armed revolution because of a paint restriction einstein. Sure I could leave the country, but thats not the point, Obviously I am talkinb about inter country travel
and no horror stories? Ill give you one we covered here on slashdot
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Retired-Marine-sued-by-HOA-can-fly-flags-at-home-2078736.php
you just made my point for me
if the federal government makes the laws - you cant go anywhere else
if the state makes the laws, you can go somewhere else.
if you enjoy being told what you can do in your own property then thats good for you, But If I want to paint my house red or have a specialty mailbox i dont think I should have to ask my "neighbors" (some HOAs are entire communities not just a street with a few people on it, you may never even know your "neighbors" who come up with the rules)
and they will charge you(the business) for it, who will then charge me, the consumer for it. it is not a good plan by any means
so in other words, the cost of products not only go up due to the taxes, but due to the tax preparers that will be needed to do this. In essence a double tax if you will. So that 1$ item now becomes a 5$ item
to be fair, jesus MAY have been a real person
Is "tyranny" (to use the hyperbolic rhetoric used by some) any better if it's instituted at a state vs federal level? Local vs state?
YES! See It is easy for me to move from one state to another if I do not like the way the government is running (for example I am leaving New York for better things)
When it is done at the federal level, there is no where else to go.
no but on a micro scale, Home Owner Associations (HOAs) are a form of socilism, and anyone who has ever had the displeasure of living in a HOA knows how horrible they can be.
hey frank, we dont like the color of your house, if you dont paint it white like the rest of us you will be fined until you do
this is a scenario I have had to deal with personally, there are many more horror stories you can find on the web.
you do know not everyone reads every site on the web right?
I believe that this is a good way to bring in young talent, people in college or kids who dont have a formal education but are self taught and need a shot.
I dont expect this to be a good method for bringing in top level experienced workers however.
there is a large difference between filling out a tax form for every location that has its own tax. and typing in a zipcode on a package. I have seen numbers from anywhere between 1500 and 3000 different tax locations. As such thats 1500-3000 different tax forms needed to be filled out by the business
this is an unreasonable cost to any business.
Right because your single experience is representive of the best thing for everyone
most of us have no issue paying taxes for the basics. its the convoluted mess that the federal government has become that we take issue with. If it is not written in the constitution , the FEDERAL government should refer to the states and let them decide how to do XX. Ironically this is probably the only time the commerce clause is being used as intended, albeit it is an over reaching unattainable nightmare for any small company with an online presence.
obviously he was talking about chromeOS
A lot of local businesses have expanded to the internet these days though. for example in my area honey and wood work and syrup are big, usually sold in small store front by a single person. They do around 80% of their sales online these days. This is exactly the person who is going to be hurt by this law. how is this 1 person suposed to handle tax law in over 2000 different locations?
congress has the purse strings
note the large increase in spending took place once the democrats took control of congress. It has nothing to do with the bush tax cuts.