Belgian_Draft 0 #51 June 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteIts free choice. Which is beside the point. Step back from the canvas, and squint. Beside what point? Google George Seurat. His remark implies that there is something much more important at play than free choice. I am asking what he thinks that is. What does he see when he looks at the big picture.HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #52 June 27, 2011 Quote>>> I get to drive on public roads - fuel taxes. The more you use fuel the more taxes you pay to for it >>>sent my kids to public schools - property taxes >>>get police and fire protection - property taxes >>>defense of the country - income taxes >>>ATC services - income taxes, and taxes for landings, etc. >>>use of a public airport - municipal taxes, county, state and federal taxes >>>access to a justice system - county and state, mainly. Some federal. But you pay a filing fee for all of it unless you are a defendant who, if convicted, will pay court costs. >>>parks - municipal - paid by local taxes. Unless federal, in which case you pay entry fees. >>>museums - most have admission charges >>benefits from an infrastructure that supports economic activity - yes, much private and public, but even these are degrading because there is no landmark for the "Mayor Daley Maintenance." Nope - new roads and buldings are named for the politician that funded it. I'm mentioning, of course, all the taxes we pay. Ironically, most of these taxes are local and plenty are use taxes. No, whining is not beneath me. Complaining is not beneath me. When something sucks I say it sucks. So basically you are admitting that you DO get something for the taxes you pay, but you whine about it anyway. OK. Blagojevich verdict due imminently...... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #53 June 27, 2011 Quote What does he see when he looks at the big picture. I expect he sees A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #54 June 28, 2011 Thank you for keeping this thread civil. My issue with this "working for free" is that as we come to realize that 9% unemployment is the new normal due to increased efficiencies more and more people will become desperate for "work experience" or be led on to believe that if they take one of these "work for free" jobs and work hard enough that they may get a full time full pay job. Which let's face it is not in the best interest of the employer. The best situation for an employer/product manager is to provide the same service, at the same price at the lowest cost to the company. And if some of the grunt work is covered by eager masses than well....we have a problem.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
