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Visual aid on the "Buffett Rule" by TB April 6, 2012 5:13 pm

I'm going to add one more post to this thread, because I find it entirely hilarious (Let me explain before ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 17:39:16
Shouldn't there be a similar graph for Selective Service? by ER 2012-04-07 10:24:54
- "People need to pay for this country to the extent which they have benefited from it. Those who feel ... by TB 2012-04-07 11:46:03
  - I noticed you didn't even begin to challenge my analogy with Selective Service. Instead, you changed the subject. Tom, the rich ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:14:16
    - That's because the analogy stunk. by TB 2012-04-07 17:11:27
      - So the wealthy pay "most of the taxes", but a modest increase in their tax rate would not help in ... by ER 2012-04-07 18:16:53
Baby steps, man. One bit at a time. Plus, I seriously doubt that there's a way you could make all the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:14:14
- So, what's the next step? by TB 2012-04-06 18:34:11
  - Well, you know, you've won. The US is a plutocracy, a country ruled by the wealthy. Your fondest ... by bowser 2012-04-06 21:07:31
    - This is not a game someone wins Bowser. We are all in this economic quagmire together. Just not all on ... by Jody 2012-04-07 08:45:23
    - No, I haven't "won." by TB 2012-04-07 08:11:10
      - Extrapolate the policies you endorse, and tell me it's not what Marx predicted. By the way, an incredible amount of Obama's ... by bowser 2012-04-07 11:27:56
        
        Okay, let's do bailouts. by TB 2012-04-07 12:02:18
        
        What Tom's trying to tell you, Bowser, is that since there aren't enough rich people in the country, and since ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:01:04
        
        TB is ignoring the main point, again. Marx understood capitalism, greed, and foretold that the TBs would insure the ... by bowser 2012-04-07 23:21:21
        
        But never forget... by ER 2012-04-08 13:21:55
        
        No, Tom is not trying to tell him that the rich should pay no taxes. Try again. by TB 2012-04-07 12:04:26
        
        "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." -Alvin Lee. I'm sick and tired of the poor ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:21:19
        
        "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." by TB 2012-04-07 17:17:39
        
        There may be fewer rich than there used to be, but have you noticed that they are much, much richer? This ... by ER 2012-04-07 17:44:19
        
        Who's making out in this economy? by TB 2012-04-07 21:15:27
        
        Karl Marx. Friederich Engels. The ultra-wealthy. Mega-corporations. Ironic, isn't it? by bowser 2012-04-07 23:50:12

What will be the future outcome... by FrankC April 7, 2012 10:31 pm

I don't think there is much we can do. by ER 2012-04-08 07:06:22
I actually have an entire favorites folder devoted to this. It doesn't give exact answers, but I think it ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-08 00:20:29
A good answer from a knowledgeable person. Posted here on July 31, 2011. Spent several hours with a retired director ... by bowser 2012-04-07 23:03:41

Three questions: by Jody April 7, 2012 1:23 pm

Spend some time on this site. by TB 2012-04-07 17:24:22
- Are there any other sites like that one that you know of? I'd like to double-check it's info. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 17:47:40
  - It's the Congressional Budget Office. A pretty good source. by TB 2012-04-07 18:47:29
  - Where I got those three questions Maybe this will help VRB by Jody 2012-04-07 17:58:43

The Geek Zodiac by TB April 6, 2012 11:30 am

Apparently, I'm a spy. Figures it'd choose the thing with the description of that I'm anything but. Also, apparently TB is between ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:21:46
- Not yet, but soon. by podrock 2012-04-06 20:52:57
- Wrong. I am 29. by Jody 2012-04-06 18:57:10
  - So, treasure hunter then! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 00:29:49
    - More like gold digger...;) by Jody 2012-04-07 08:38:07
      - "It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor man." by TB 2012-04-07 09:06:29
        
        ...shall refrain from political poop...:) I am a gold slut though. I absolutely go *deer in the headlights* when I ... by Jody 2012-04-07 09:20:41
        
        ?? Where did you see politics? by TB 2012-04-07 09:50:15
        
        C'mon Tom...this is A.D.D Moi...I can make anything political outta anything....ifin' I grasp at straws hard enough...;) It was the rich ... by Jody 2012-04-07 10:05:24
        
        The quote is from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." by TB 2012-04-07 10:21:48
        
        Never did see the movie....but it made her career as I understand it. All kidding aside...I really...truly...down to my toes...don't ... by Jody 2012-04-07 11:09:39
        
        Answer: You would spend it all on accessories needed to get the next guy's attention XD. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 16:14:32
Daikaiju! Whatever the hell that is...sounds like something you would say to someone who just sneezed. by Jody 2012-04-06 17:19:24
Inscrutable Alien. (Shhh...don't tell Lindy) by podrock 2012-04-06 16:28:35
Super Hero, of course by FrankC 2012-04-06 11:49:13

So what happened in Sanford? by ER April 7, 2012 3:43 pm

The future is now by RobVG April 4, 2012 9:15 pm

Test by RobVG 2012-05-12 09:37:03
Those folks at Google keep re-reading Snow Crash for inspiration. by podrock 2012-04-06 21:16:13
Some people have doubts on the tech. by TB 2012-04-06 10:10:00
- Thank goodness. We might have a chance of nipping this thing in the bud before it goes viral. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:29:24
If this was anyone BUT Google and/ore Apple, I'd be happy. Those guys have never been known for their ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 00:27:37
- If you don't like 'that'... by RobVG 2012-04-05 09:11:58
  - I heard >_ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 18:06:25
Heh....are those your new glasses? by Jody 2012-04-04 21:25:03
- HaHa by RobVG 2012-04-04 21:46:06

Mac trojan by TB April 5, 2012 11:05 pm

That would explain the message I'm getting for Firefox recently. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:24:29

"Romney, GOP must remember lessons from Palin veepstakes" by bowser April 5, 2012 2:39 pm

I've puzzled over this and gone back over it. The issue seems to be that the police request for ... by bowser 2012-04-06 12:04:51
Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campaigning on the national level." by TB 2012-04-05 16:25:19
- How do you reconcile that with your avid support of Palin in the last election. It wasn't just McCain ... by bowser 2012-04-05 19:23:14
  - Reconcile what? Cripes, did that go over your head? by TB 2012-04-05 21:16:53
    - You've gone from claiming the Republicans have all but won the election to making excuses for losing. Even before ... by bowser 2012-04-05 21:41:03
- One thing is certain, the VP nominee won't be Santorum. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-05 16:37:53
  - There's a lot of people who would be good VP candidates, and would make damn good presidents down the road. by TB 2012-04-05 18:25:47
    - Who is surfacing? by bowser 2012-04-05 20:24:50

From the "we're all doomed" file by RobVG April 4, 2012 7:59 pm

Unless, of course, we adopt the recommended "stabilized world" scenario referenced in Turner's paper. by TB 2012-04-05 09:32:25
Does anyone doubt this? Consider the pressures. Global warming, with disruption of fresh water resources, food production, population centers. ... by bowser 2012-04-05 02:24:50
I wonder what Renaissance Technologies predicts for then? If anything, they're the guys who'd know when this stuff would ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 00:23:56

Video game physics by TB April 4, 2012 8:54 pm

Those were hilarious. Thanks! n/t by RobVG 2012-04-04 21:44:54

XKCD by TB April 2, 2012 2:08 pm

When I used FF the first time I got the snake. Then I asked that it open in a new ... by FrankC 2012-04-02 17:44:58
I got the never-ending snake. Are you still using Internet Explorer!? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 15:09:23
- Sure. It doesn't have the bells and whistles of the "cool" browsers, but I know where it's been. by TB 2012-04-02 15:52:19
  - Cool has nothing to do with it :D I chose Firefox after years of IE because IE kept failing me when ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 16:31:18
    - As I recall, I couldn't get FF to work reliably. It had more add-ons than a mortgage brokers' fee ... by bowser 2012-04-04 08:01:53
      - To each his own, I guess. It's weird how browsers will work perfectly for some people and give all others two ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:21:32

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