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Spread tax burden to the poor by Jody June 30, 2011 5:54 pm
  • This proposal doesn't go far enough. Why should the more affluent of us pay any taxes at all? The rich ... by ER 2011-07-04 07:54:39
    • Careful ER...some fool will tell you these ideas are sound. But someone like that is an insect. Nothing more than a ... by mcfly 2011-07-04 18:30:16
      • Economic bullies are just like the other kind. They have contempt for the weak, blame them for their weakness, ... by ER 2011-07-05 04:34:56
        • And yet, the premise in the article was factual, wasn't it? Even so, I gather from various posts here that the ... by TB 2011-07-05 06:34:40
          • No. The premise is factual only if you make the arbitrary assumption that the purpose of human society is ... by ER 2011-07-05 07:20:26
            • The premise was that our country is more progressive in its taxation than all the others on that list. ... by TB 2011-07-05 07:41:28
              • The last thing I would ever do "just for fun" is to go look at our Federal budget. Tom, I'm ... by ER 2011-07-05 08:32:27
                • Henry Jekyll, surrounded by dumbfounded onlookers: "What?" by TB 2011-07-05 09:00:16
                  • Hey, I can't help myself. And I don't seem to remember what happened last night... by ER 2011-07-05 09:31:42
      • Your tongue in cheek sarcasm has truth. Why bother to work harder and get that job promotion making 100K a year ... by Lee 2011-07-04 17:17:09
      • Here's an idea. How about if property taxes only applied to people who were still paying on that property? ... by Lee 2011-07-01 11:51:24
        • "The United States leans more heavily on the top 10 percent of earners than any other country on Earth and our poor people actually have the lowest income tax burden of any industrialized country," by Robert 2011-07-01 09:36:12
          • He's right. You're not. Here are the numbers. As always, I'm available for questions. by TB 2011-07-01 09:50:17
            • Those numbers are not accurate and you're wrong. And no, I'm not going to spend my time dragging charts ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:22:35
              • The numbers are from the OECD. (edited) by TB 2011-07-05 06:24:30
                • BFD. An another lying agency. by Eri 2011-07-05 21:03:17
                  • Heh. That "lying agency" is the source for probably a quarter of all the statistics liberals throw at me ... by TB 2011-07-05 21:14:00
          • Jesus H. That SOB needs to be dragged through the streets of Harlem. by Eri 2011-06-30 22:16:36
            • EDITED: What it all comes down to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRIbUT6u7Q by ER 2011-06-30 20:38:33
              • Actually, not true. The tax system is not about revenue, but political power. The ability for politicians (all ... by TB 2011-06-30 21:06:05
                • What's really ironic is that I just thought it was a neat video, I was looking all over for any ... by ER 2011-06-30 21:22:40
                  • It was a really good movie, and all the songs were memorable. by TB 2011-06-30 21:34:55
                    • I never did watch the whole movie. I know it was supposed to be excellent but I have always ... by Eri 2011-07-01 06:54:12
              • Everyone should pay the same percentage in taxes. The law should apply to everyone equally or to no one ... by Lee 2011-06-30 18:37:44
                Who shouldn't be buying Chinese products by TB June 30, 2011 4:29 pm
                  Such stuff as dreams are made of... by TB June 30, 2011 3:39 pm
                  • The Romans considered actors to be on par with prostitutes and the like. Not much has changed over the ... by Lee 2011-07-01 17:05:06
                    • Dude was in theater. I don't see how they could think he didn't. by mcfly 2011-06-30 18:58:36
                      • I don't see why this should be such a shocker, Cocaine had probably been brought back to Europe from the ... by ER 2011-06-30 19:37:02
                        • All this crap was legal (mostly), and somehow we not only avoided extinction, but created Western civilization. Go figure. As ... by TB 2011-06-30 21:03:31
                          • Maybe we created western civilization BECAUSE we had access to mind-expanding substances from all over the world. Remember, the Age of ... by ER 2011-07-01 05:17:25
                            • Sooo.... is this proof that we should legalize drugs? Ther are numerous arguments for and against this, and I'm ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 23:01:55
                              • There are no valid arguments for legalization. It's all drug induced fantasy. Allowing drugs is just another example of ... by Lee 2011-07-02 09:48:45
                                • However...do you have any idea what a problem prescription drugs are? Unfortunately, I do. The problem is bigger than any one ... by Jody 2011-07-02 11:28:28
                                  • Nobody is saying drug addiction isn't a problem. So is alcoholism. The point is, the current approach isn't ... by TB 2011-07-02 12:06:37
                                    • The main reason it isn't working is because we aren't even trying. Pop culture is allowed to glorify and ... by Lee 2011-07-02 19:42:36
                                      • I was immersed in all that stuff, and hey, I'm not gay, a drug user, or any of that other ... by TB 2011-07-02 20:30:11
                                      • Ahhh...sorry...almost got on an extended soapbox rant...this subject sends me into orbit...as if you couldn't tell. ...and a vehement NO NO ... by Jody 2011-07-02 14:59:10
                                        • From National Review by TB 2011-07-02 12:09:01
                                          • It's delightful to see that even the National Review is starting to expose Bill Bennett for the pious humbug and ... by ER 2011-07-02 12:43:24
                                    • Let's forget for a moment whether or not we should make drugs illegal. Forget whether or not drugs actually ... by ER 2011-07-02 07:36:09
                                      • Your last sentence is a bit twonky. A black market is basically a free market that's been interfered with, ... by TB 2011-07-02 08:01:10
                                        • "You’d think we would have learned something from Prohibition." Whoops. There I go again! :) by TB 2011-07-02 08:03:31
                                          • “You’d think we would have learned something from Prohibition.” Why did you go to the trouble of picking out that ... by ER 2011-07-02 08:34:36
                                            • Hello? Joke? Do I have to pull up all your posts where you go "why did you take ... by TB 2011-07-02 08:43:00
                                              • I wasn't making an accusation. I knew you were just making a joke. I just didn't get it. ... by ER 2011-07-02 09:04:31
                                      • On a serious note, I think we SHOULD legalize drugs. Regulate and tax them. Our revenue problems would ... by Eri 2011-07-01 23:13:39
                                        • For drugs like marijuana, there is no logical reason for treating it any differently legally than we treat alcohol and ... by TB 2011-07-02 06:24:19
                                          • You're right, there are no logical reasons, but there are plenty of other reasons why this essentially benign weed should ... by ER 2011-07-02 07:56:52
                              Fox News reporter calls Obama a "dick." by TB June 30, 2011 9:15 am
                              • Nixon was a Dick. by Jody 2011-07-01 20:37:23
                                • My ex-son in law is a Dick and he is teaching his namesake and my grandson to be a Dick ... by FrankC 2011-07-02 13:05:27
                                  • I need to re-name my new son in law...is horse's ass a name? by Jody 2011-07-02 21:04:14
                                    • Donkey Butt might do nicely. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:31:51
                                • I bet Chris Matthews really did get a tingle when he heard the words "Obama" and "dick" in the same ... by Lee 2011-06-30 16:28:59
                                  • MSNBC's reaction seems a bit frenetic to me. by FrankC 2011-06-30 10:58:37
                                    • What was really interesting about it was that it wasn't a slip of the tongue. He comes out and ... by TB 2011-06-30 11:21:56
                                    • I dunno, seems kinda borderline to me. By the time someone gets to the White House I'd bet they have ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:53:49
                                      • Hmm, at first I thought that reply was equivocal, then I decided it definitely was not. Now I am just not ... by FrankC 2011-07-01 00:04:54
                                        • It was. Unless it wasn't, in which case it's not. by mcfly 2011-07-01 09:26:16
                                        • I proudly called W an idiot many times, even right on this site not too long ago. But if ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:04:46
                                        • I'm sorry I missed that. I enjoy watching Morning Joe, I like Scarborough's brand of conservatism. He argues ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:32:17
                                          You go, hackers, go! by Eri June 30, 2011 7:53 am
                                          • Heh. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:34:53
                                            • So bloody true. by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:58
                                              • How fitting - when we were discussing Anonymous, everyone didn't seem to have as high a view of them. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:30:27
                                                • War is war and if we're at war, anything is fair. Just like if you walk down a street ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:53:06
                                                  • If everything was black and white, I'D be scared. But I'd be even more scared of someone who saw ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 12:47:06
                                              Skills gap by Eri June 30, 2011 7:52 am
                                              • These people get no sympathy from me. There is no shortage of qualified workers for mid-level jobs, only qualified young ones ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:01:48
                                                • When I was in high school, there were two major roads kids took for further schooling: college, or vocational ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:08:02
                                                  • I left University at the end of my 3rd year because my husband was going overseas with the AF. ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:30:30
                                                    • Maybe part of it is the relatively new idea of HR as an entirely separate department in a business. ... by TB 2011-06-30 14:51:03
                                                      • As someone who has dealt with HR departments since before the time they started to adopt this new role you ... by ER 2011-07-01 06:13:27
                                                        • Well, to be fair, these things have been a "good ole boy club" since time immemorial. Even when the ... by TB 2011-07-01 07:24:00
                                                          • You're right. But at least the boss has some justification to be a GOB, he is responsible for the ... by ER 2011-07-01 07:59:51
                                                        • You're right. I hadn't actually looked at it from that angle but from the time we go our HR dept., ... by Eri 2011-06-30 22:10:00
                                                          • Aha, we see the "Evil Chancellor" syndrome at work here! I remember my time at Foxjet. Tony Fox was eccentric ... by TB 2011-06-30 22:17:38
                                                            • When I started out at the RI, I worked for a real boss who took care of his employees, communicated ... by Eri 2011-07-01 06:35:56
                                                              • I'm sure all of us have worked for "good bosses", people who understood the job and their people, and treated ... by ER 2011-07-01 08:44:29
                                                        • Sorry some of that is wordy and grammatically goofy. I'm waiting for the exterminator and may have to get ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:35:12
                                                        • I can't wait for the education bubble to burst. Maybe then I could afford to go back to school. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:37:44
                                                        TB by Eri June 30, 2011 7:50 am
                                                        • I'm not sure I understand the question. Spam is spurious posts from automatic post generators out there somewhere. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:35:48
                                                          • Ah, so they're simply among the other comments? They would be spurious responses to a new post? That's all I needed ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:01
                                                          Bruce Springsteen's eulogy for Clarence Clemons by TB June 29, 2011 9:54 pm
                                                            Brown eyes/Blue eyes by Jody June 29, 2011 5:12 pm
                                                            • Try this one. The original story links here. I first read it in the CoEvolution Quarterly years ago. This ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:06:00
                                                              • Wow....that is disturbing. The really sad part is that I wanted to fit in so bad at that age...that I, ... by Jody 2011-06-29 19:46:21
                                                                • That your Human? That you want to feel a sense of belonging and kinship? by Lee 2011-06-29 20:53:41
                                                              • Thanks for making my point. by Lee 2011-06-29 17:25:52
                                                                Collapse of complex societies by Jody June 29, 2011 2:00 pm
                                                                • Thank you for bringing that to our attention, Jody, it was excellent. I listened to the entire lecture, all ... by ER 2011-06-29 19:41:21
                                                                  • It was good..I, too listened to the whole lecture...now I will ponder. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:52:41
                                                                    • Not to seem like a smartass, or a jackass, or any kind of ass for that matter, but this seems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 22:14:24
                                                                      • We like to point out Rome as the example of things falling apart. But remember, the Romans kept it ... by ER 2011-06-30 07:57:54
                                                                        • Rome sort of proves my first point. When the Roman Empire collapsed (Which was a VERY gradual thing), people ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:05
                                                                          • The Amish will have the last laugh. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:50:41
                                                                            • Only until someone finds oil under their land. Ask the redskins. by ER 2011-06-30 11:06:47
                                                                              • Or until the EPA wipes them out. by TB 2011-06-30 11:26:43
                                                                            • In the first episode of "Connections," James Burke wanders out from a blacked-out city, searching for something to help him. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:32:10
                                                                              • OK. Can you guess who said this? ***Begin Quote*** The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:12:32
                                                                            • The path through all this is decentralization. I like the new focus on small, local nuclear power systems (their ... by TB 2011-06-29 22:18:27
                                                                            • I didn't listen to all of them, so let me know if I've missed something key. It seems to ... by TB 2011-06-29 21:05:13
                                                                              • Yeah, but Pournelle's observation is somewhat akin to saying "We wouldn't have these problems if we just had enough money." ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:39:15
                                                                                • Actually, while energy is needed in growing amounts, technological progress also allows you to do more with less. While ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:19:42
                                                                                • Um...we aren't working with patterns of history here, are we? :) by TB 2011-06-29 21:08:49
                                                                                  • Wouldn't surprise me. I have, at times, spouted some of the most ridiculous crap ever spouted. No one here actually has to ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:48:29
                                                                                    • I catch your drift, O clever one, but we are picking up on general patterns, insights, clues. We are ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:18:47
                                                                                • This is one of the main reasons why I oppose multi-cultural/multi-ethnic societies. It adds unneeded complexity and conflict into ... by Lee 2011-06-29 16:25:38
                                                                                  • "multi-cultural" and "multi-ethnic" are not synonyms. We have made Americans out of many, many backgrounds. That anyone from anywhere can ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:15:39
                                                                                    • Well said. by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:34:50
                                                                                    • So much for the melting-pot that has made America great. by podrock 2011-06-29 16:35:11
                                                                                      • So instead of the knee jerk party line, why don't you debate an opposing view? Is your own worldview ... by Lee 2011-06-29 17:23:43
                                                                                        • Knee-jerk? by podrock 2011-06-29 17:45:33
                                                                                          • The Asians built the railroads? Did they now? Hmm, then I guess the old pictures I have of ... by Lee 2011-06-29 18:03:15
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