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Reply to Redistribution in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]their sexuality is that they will have a lot more of it.[/quote]Maybe they'll forget their orientation and go straight.

Reply to Bush Hatred Reaches New Heights in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]You are going to have a ball the next 4 years with the new SON.[/quote]...and the wise disciples: Joe, Hillary and Michelle.[e digicons]}:)[/e]

Reply to Understanding Leverage in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Kiss ass to the other 20%.[/quote]I'll keep that in mind.

Reply to Frankly I Prefer a Progressive Flat Tax … in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]A progressive flat tax is a progressive tax. You are just trying out some new semantics.[/quote]Yeah, you caught me! A pure flat tax would be absolutely no preferences but as Nitro suggests perhaps disallowing dependants after, say $75K, yet everyone pays 20% on all taxable income.

New Fantasies in Fiction Writing JoeUser Forums

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Reply to Should we help the Japanese take over the auto companies? in Automotive JoeUser Forums

In addition states gave away the store just to get plants here.

Reply to Yes, Tax the Rich in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Every company has significant numbers of employees that they can reduce without it affecting the product they're selling.[/quote] Sounds like unionized featherbedding. In fact in the days of heavier taxation, businesses did hire more and paid them better; and theough profits were not as high the company soared in goodwill. Now, especially in large corporations, CEOs inflate their salariesbut screw the stockholders. [quote]If you tax them more, they're still going to

Reply to Earned Income Tax Credit in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]How about this... Give em credit if they actually spend the money wisely... if not then tax em?! I like this idea more[/quote]Ditto and while we're at it give business credit when they hire here at home and keep their plants here.[e digicons]:beer:[/e]

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Wow, what an achievement to have slightly better inequality levels than dictatorships and various countries/regimes which look to keep the wealth within a tiny elite while the majority of the population struggle to survive.[/quote]Bravo! Chad mimics the old satire in the 50s that Commie equality means everybody is destitute!

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]After Bushes tax cuts Colleen was able to hire not just the office manager but one more person whos job is the next one to go if the crunch keeps up.[/quote] Too much credit given to tax cuts; it's prosperity that drives economics and that's from well paid workers tax withholding notwithstanding.

Middle Class Tax Cut in Politics JoeUser Forums

Just as Bill Clinton went back on his promise to lower middle class tax, Obama, too, will find that such a commitment would be reckless under this economic stress. Instead the equivalent should go directly to states not to meet their budgets but rather to put people to work through stimulus to small businesses and infrastructure needs. As for the wealthy above 250K and to stem the panic of investors he should put in effect a 1% surtax for the 2010 tax form, then let the Bush ta

Reply to Mom Has Stage 4 Lung Cancer in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Sorry to hear the crushing news on your mom. I shall go easier on you in the future; I understand your anger and confusion. I lost my wife to the big C.

Reply to Thanksgiving thoughts in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and will have a great holiday season. [/quote] Unlike Mason I managed to scrape up three of my kids to the table; grandchildren unfortunately were feasting in Seattle.

Reply to Thanksgiving List in Politics JoeUser Forums

Addendum: No more talk of Moose for Thanksgiving.

Reply to Redistribution in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]depressed drunks like everyone else [/quote]Is it implicit that we should encourage gays to become addicted to vodka?[e digicons]:beer:[/e]

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]this again comes to the definition of wealth... the nobility were a TINY fraction of the population, the nobility lived by "taxing" people to pay themselves.[/quote] Such as today whereby the top 1% own 99% of the nation's wealth. I suspect that also includes the Sardis, Japanese and Chinese magnets.][e digicons]:annoyed:[/e]

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Wealth is not created by subsistance farmers, which is what most people were back then.[/quote]Tell that to the Founding Fathers who got rich on the back of slavery.

Reply to Companies are taxed on profits, so why not individuals? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]motivation goes away for penalties for being rich rises either people will move out of the country, just flat out stop trying, new buesnesses will stop opening, current ones will stop growing... yeah will will start living like a 3rd world country and NO ONE will make over that amount except a select few. Then what?[/quote] You sound like the butler Alfred defending Bruce Wayne. I've said it before: you go to extremes. You admitted you've had plenty of shit jobs--as most of us had--whe

Reply to Where Would General Motors Be Without the United Automobile Workers Union? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Actually I am saying it is bad. Remove wage flexibility from companies, and it will have a negative impact on employment overall - if times are good, a company may well hold off on hiring the extra worker that would help them maximise profits because they know that if times then get hard they will struggle to get rid of that same worker.[/quote] If there were no flexibility there would still be another 500,000 union employees in the auto industry. And changing the starting base from $2

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]reducing their productivity[/quote] Should not be equated with taxes which are currently so moderately progressive. The Clinton increase in the 90s didn't deter productivity; actually it improved immensely. Besides, creativity, unlike business acumen, is not measured by the dollar.

Reply to Should we help the Japanese take over the auto companies? in Automotive JoeUser Forums

[quote]Never going to happen, and we didn't fully explore the consequences, but it was an interesting post-turkey idea...[/quote]At the rate the market is going it could happen but probably by merging and retaining popular American models. Then again the Japanese may not want to get entangled with the auto unions.

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]I stand on the shoulders of giants [/quote]I thought it was one giant--the inventor of the internet, Gore. Just kidding.

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]They just invest a little less in their business whether it be in the form of workers or buying equipment or whatever.[/quote]I'll give you that, but the fact remains government has an agenda as well--we can't expect China to continue to bail us out far into eternity. [quote]It is delivered every April 15th.[/quote]hilariously pointed.

Reply to Expressions in Politics JoeUser Forums

This term paper doesn't belong here. There's no question that language is the crowning achievement of humanity and that within reason some languages deserve equal footing but there also cannot be crosswinds from BaBle trying to flesh out every message in thousands of tongues and dialects.

Reply to Auto Industry Bailout in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote] As for crossing the line? right now I would because there are little jobs out there to start with. If it means making a paycheck, Ill do it. Im sorry my family comes first[/quote] I can empathize with that. [quote]sorry to say for every one person like that there are 4 that dont give a hoot [/quote]I simply can't buy into this--it's a given that there are slackers, but 80%!