Bolas

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  1. Insure non voters? What's to gain politically from that? Not gonna happen. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  2. Big government doesn't like small businesses. Takes additional people to oversee their regulation and they tend not to contribute to reelection campaigns... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  3. Last I knew the FAA had classifed the B-24 differently than the B-17 so jumping wasn't allowed. B-17 jumps rock!!! Nothing like jumping out of the bomb bay doors... At the bar afterwards someone asked us about it and of course the infamous whuffo ? came up... Looked the guy right in the face and said, "You kidding me? The god damned plane's over 70 years old!!! No way I'm landing in that..." Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  4. Forced blood samples? Sounds like a great deal for the drunk driver. Get pulled over, refuse FST, refuse breathalyzer. They take them in for a blood test, they refuse it until they get the warrent and force it. In the mean they time try and throw up and drink as much water as they can. They insist on an independent lab analysis of the blood as well. By the time that sample is examined (provided the other one isn't lost) their BAC is far lower, maybe way under the legal limit then. This seems almost counterproductive as compared to the refusal laws... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  5. Are they allowing B-24 jumps? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  6. Prolly gave a few some "spank bank"* material too. * For the ESLers... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spank%20bank Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  7. If I really wanted to start a ruckus, I'd suggest sending them all to Texas. I mean, isn't it just a huge patch of worthless nothingness? I was more thinking of marching them for weeks on end to Oklahoma with diseased blankets... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  8. Or Oklahoma? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  9. That's why I say... "The sky will always be there, if ever it's not, we've got WAY bigger problems than skydiving..." Heal fast and heal full Shah. Come back when you're ready and try it, but only continue if it's still fun.
  10. You could allow people to borrow money from the government to pay it, at whatever rate the government is currently getting on it's debt. Kind of let the people feel directly what the government is doing for them indirectly now. What would be the colateral or what penalties would be impose for nonpayment? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  11. Fair point. It would only discourage purchases from US retailers when the difference in shipping exceeds the tax. Of course, since the sales tax would necessarily be much higher than rates common today if they were to replace the federal income tax, the subtotal needed to justify using foreign retailers wouldn't be very high. A lot of purchases on the Internet or mail order state and local sales taxes are generally not even paid today. I was thinking more of good 'ol 'merican laziness and brick and mortar purchases. Sure you might be able to save a few bucks if you buy your groceries and other staples overseas and waith the week or 2 but how many people are really going to bother. They want and need it right now. I personally don't like buying stuff on the Internet cuz when I buy it, I want it now. I don't want to wait a few days to ship cuz I might not want it by then anymore... Resturants and services it'd be hard for them to avoid the tax as well. Agree it would need to be enforced but the worst thing they could do would be try to impose the tax on overseas purchases as it would be impossible to enforce. Instead focus on "black market" enforcement. No jail times, just hefty fines on a per product basis.
  12. And that will be different? They wouldn't have to manipulate the stupid people to push their agenda... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  13. . The Fair Tax is the best way I know of to encourage Americans to stop shopping with domestic retailers and to buy as many goods as possible from foreign sellers in order to avoid paying tax. While that could be the case with bigger ticket items, smaller items would not be worth the cost or trouble to avoid the tax like that and hopefully that "avoidance" would be taken into account when they decided on percentages Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  14. Disregarding any taxes other than federal income taxes is a great way to create the illusion that many Americans don't pay taxes. That doesn't make the assertion true, but it is one way to try to fool people, nonetheless. True it does not account for state income taxes people might still have to pay or state sales taxes/property taxes etc. Hell, states are getting bailed out by the fed gov't too. But this is about federal spending with federal dollars. Other than income tax there is no big "moneymaker" tax at the federal level. Most of the smaller taxes collected (phone, gas, airport fees, etc.) generally don't even fully offset the costs of the department related to them. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  15. Next time when it's windy wear a tighter dress or miniskirt. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  16. A horse fell in the mud... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  17. Married couples filing jointly are both paying taxes. Regardless of which partner brings home the W-2, the income is legally earned and taxed jointly. And very few single moms I know aren't working at least one job... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  18. That llama can't cutaway. It's a BASE llama. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  19. Since the fairy tale awesomely mentioned llamas. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  20. You are trying to kick a habit? Is the nun still wearing it? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  21. If this is anywhere close to accurate... http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?secid=1502&status=article&id=331339825303192&secure=1&show=1&rss=1 So why wouldn't someone who didn't have to pay for an expensive social program they benefitted from vote against it? Especially as self centered as most people seem to be these days. Do companies let non shareholders vote on company proposals and expenditures? No, because they are not financially impacted by the decisions. While our forefathers were somewhat divided on who should get the right to vote, I'm sure not even they envisioned a "freeloader majority" one day. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  22. Sucking, swallowing...either way, it's all goodie in the hoodie! Gargling...