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    Hell what about the official doctrine of the Catholic church? you don't need to go hunting for fringe religions to find this tenant. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Thank god you came to your senses on that one! "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    I keep wanting to get one with the name of the start up I work for but I am afraid I'll jinx the company. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Not if you exempt essentials. Define essentials? Sure liquor and smokes are not and food is but what is food? Meat and potatoes? Pre-packaged noodles? Frozen dinners? What do you do about clothing? "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Of the two the child care credit is more important. It gives people on the edge of poverty the ability to say I can make more going to work than being on the dole. I would definately cap out the credit based on income. Home ownership is part of the American dream and it is hard enouh to get that first one. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    I didn't say it would generate enough money, just that it was fair Then you are stuck with a progressive tax but we still need to simplify and I really mean simplify. Mortgage on first home, child care credit, nothing else. Treat investments like regular income. If you lose it lowers your income, all right now, not $3K a year for a long time, if you win it bumps you up in the brackets. Sales taxes are unfair to the poor and property taxes are unfair to the elderly on fixed incomes. Income tax is the one thing you can treat in a reasonably fair manner. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    This is exactly why the third parties are important. When their ideas get enough attention the main parties adopt them. It is the same reason that Greenpeace and The Eagle Forum are important. They bring forward the truly different ideas and if enough people begin to like them the ideas become main stream. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Bragging are we? "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Thats a BIG if, and at any rate subject to opinion about if JFK was a good President. He was made into a legend after his death. I did say the JFK legend not that it was true. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Flat income tax of between 10 and 15 percent for anyone at twice the poverty level or above. Exemption for interest on first home valued at some multiplier to the national average. Child care credit to let people go to work. Again capped at some multiplier of the pverty level. Like five or 10 times. This keeps it essentially equal for all. Sales taxes are inherently regressive as the poor use a bigger percentage of their income paying those taxes. Capping the deductions places a slightly higher burden on those most able to afford it. They could still deduct or get cerdit for the amount up to the cap. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Just think what getting rid of the IRS would do to the unemployment rate. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Lets make sure that eveyrone has to register their bolt cutters, that will take care if it all! "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Frankly I don't think any politician at the national level and most at the state have the interest of anyone but themselves and their buddies at heart. Absolutetly for the Democrats and Republicans. Third party candidates may be the exception but only if running in races they cannot win. National politics is all about power not matter what party you are in. I Kerry can live up to the JFK legend then we would be in for a great president. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Glad you had a good time! "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    While I agree that as portrayed the whole thing is horrible why are we believing the details of this story when we know the details of so many other news stories are wrong? There is potentially a whole lot of time between him running for the car and her shooting him. NOT DEFENDING ANYONE HERE just pointing out what seems like a break in the story. The guy was clearly a punk. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Hey, hey, hey not my party. It was SublimeBreeze's party. I am not even in the same part of the country. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    I didn't agree with the invasion of Iraq. I understood the reasons for invading Afghanistan but believe we screwed that up too. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    I have been to Vegas twice, many years ago, for several weeks at a time. Air Force temporary duty at Nellis. In those days we actually live in hotels down town. In a total of seven weeks I lost $60.00 and gambled every night. Drank and smoked a lot more free stuff than that. The key is that it was not next door and I had fun. I lived in Omaha Nebraska for three years. Went over to Council Bluffs, Iowa where they have "River Boat" gambling. Lost $100 in one night between my wife and I and didn't really have any fun. This was New Years Eve. Ninety percent of the people there were there because it was Friday night not because it was New Years. Very sad commentary on life and gambling dreams. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    As far as I can tell Ivan is the repost police. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Even members of Uncle Sam's Aerial Fuck-ups would not dress like that, at least not in my day! "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Now that is a man's stapler! "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    I live in Texas so we are in the same boat, well different boat but same result. Hopefully one day I'll get to take you up on the beer. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Agreeing to disagree is what can keep this place civil. Something I have noticed you are quite good at, being civil that is. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    Did you live there long enough to remember it? Nice town, very conservative, but a nice town. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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    To much wine. Woke up this morning and realized you meant the game UNO not the school U.N.O. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes