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7% < 10% If you think a lower return is the same as paying better, then send me $10K, and I'll guarantee you a -100% return. That must be a lot better, right? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

In most cases, there would be no need for a gun. They would be able to use other methods, such as freezing your assets. Remember, tax monies owed belong to the government, not to the person who paid or owes the taxes. Failure to pay is no different from theft. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You mean documented and verifiable? Probably a few years ago when 5 deputies kicked in the door of my apartment without a warrant. Why do I doubt that? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

All of them, since the federal government was created by the Constitution. I can't find any reference to the US government levying a poll tax. Can you jcd? Blues, Cliff Sorry, no. What I meant is that the federal government didn't levy any taxes prior to the Constitution being ratified, as the federal government didn't exist until ratification. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I agree that a problem exists. I disagree that a line item veto would solve the problem. It certainly wouldn't solve the problem without creating its own to replace it with. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Copy that Seems rather illogical to argue with someone who does agree with you, don't you think? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

All of them, since the federal government was created by the Constitution. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There were tent cities both years that I went to WFFC in Quincy, too, and it was anything but depressing. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

When was the last time a government representative actually pointed a gun at you? Your argument is sensationalist, at best. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm still curious how much of the downsizing was due to taxes, and how much was due to his siblings wanting out. I completely understand that. But, it's a tradeoff. Staying there had a its costs for him, both monetary and opportunity. It sounds like he made the choice he felt was best, and paid the associated price (any choice would have an associated price). It's a bummer that his siblings wanted out, but I suspect they made the choices they felt were best for them. Nonetheless, I have to say that I still support the estate tax. Incidentally, I don't think you'll find anywhere that isn't hard country when it comes to ranching/farming. That's a tough job anywhere one tries to do it, offering full time work 365 days per year, and so much income volatility, due to weather, that many farmers choose to work a regular job as well, just to make sure there's an income during the bad years. No one stays in that line of work unless they truly enjoy it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

how old was this rancher when he got 7,000 unearned acres? 'Un-earned'? That man helped his daddy on that ranch from the time he could walk. He helped round-up cattle when he was six... from horse-back!. If, he wasn't in school, he worked on that ranch. Now, he and his wife work it. He takes a lot of pride in what he does. That doesn't sound like un-earned to me! The rest of the kids had no interest and sold their share as quick as they could. How much of the ranch was lost due to taxes, and how much was lost because his siblings wanted to liquidate their shares? Even if the estate were inherited tax free, if the siblings want to liquidate, there is still going to be a substantial reduction in the size of the ranch. I mean no offense, but I personally don't see the sense in trying to raise cattle on such expensive land where 40 acres per head is required, when elsewhere in the country, much cheaper land is available on which (according to some lifelong farming relatives in the area) 1 head of cattle per ~2 acres of pasture can be raised (Quick search revealed this example). From a business perspective it just seems like your location is the wrong place to be if one wants to raise cattle. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Then maybe you should. Posts paraphrased, below: … At least you edited out your butchered metaphor. Apparently your question wasn't if Congress' authority to declare war was part of the Democratic election campaign platform in 2006. After reading your paraphrased version, it appears you were asking if, in 2006, the Democrats campaigned on "congress [sic] authorizes use of force"? It's still not a coherently written question, but, to answer it as best as I can, given my lack of fluency in any language other than English, no, in 2006 the Democrats did not campaign on Congress authorizing use of force. I think you'll find that they campaigned on reaching out to the President, in a display bipartisanship, to work out a timetable for the redeployment of US troops from Iraq. While they did do that, the President (along with many in his party) was not willing to cooperate, so such a timetable was not established. That lack cooperation may well have doomed the Republicans' bid for the White House last November, considering how unpopular the war had become once Americans realized that none of the reasons given for invading that sovereign country were legitimate. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Hey Amazon, he has a point, you know. Well then you go ahead and think all about his "point" just as much as you want to... I will pass on that...... thanks Don't like Colbert? Maybe you like SNL better? You're trying too hard I just thought today was special. After all, I've never seen him make a valid point before. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Hey Amazon, he has a point, you know. Well then you go ahead and think all about his "point" just as much as you want to... I will pass on that...... thanks Don't like Colbert? Maybe you like SNL better? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, you are. If you believe otherwise, perhaps you should go back and reread your posts. Why don't you just go ahead and show me. I'd like to see the illogic trail you followed. It would be a good learning experience for you to look yourself, rather than expect someone to just hand it to you. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Hey Amazon, he has a point, you know. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Speakers Corner, here we come! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I would actually be interested (although it's a very low priority) in picking up a small netbook and installing Puppy Linux. (I personally despise Windows, so Windows performance is a non-issue for me.) Since Puppy loads the entire OS and all of the applications into RAM (256 MiB is plenty), it avoids the performance bottleneck of hard drive/SSD use. While it lacks all of the easy customizations and UI enhancing animations (as opposed to animations that serve little to no purpose) of my primary machine's OS, Puppy is smokin' fast, and surprisingly full featured for a secondary machine. Not requiring hard drive use should also boost battery performance. All in all, it seems like a perfect OS for a netbook. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's surprising to read. When I went from using my typical drip coffee maker to a French press, The result was a much stronger, more flavorful brew using less coffee than I was previously using. (I've since learned to simulate French press style brew, coffee savings and all, with a regular drip coffee maker, which is very convenient when I'm at my parents house.) I would have thought an Aeropress would be similar to a French press in efficiency, just without the benefits/detriments of a mesh filter. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, you are. If you believe otherwise, perhaps you should go back and reread your posts. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Let me correct that for you: I had a hard time in the local DMV here in Missouri (as noted by the link above) and the local DMV when I lived in Wisconsin - at least now we're back to talking about the DMV Are you in KC, MO, or KC, KS? You say Missouri, but you said your DMV was in a Petco that is in, according to your link, Kansas? I can understand how it might be inefficient to try to renew Missouri tags and licenses in a Kansas DMV. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't think cutting out frivolous spending would be abusive. However, there would be nothing to keep the president from vetoing what Congress considers to be the most important aspects of a bill, while leaving in only the pet projects that the President approves of. Many times, Congress will add things into a bill that the President wants, knowing that without those additions, the President will veto the bill. It's one of the methods used to arrive at a compromise between the two branches. With line item veto power, the President would have less incentive to work with Congress, since he would not be limited to only the options of signing or vetoing a bill. Furthermore, he could easily undermine any bipartisan efforts on the part of legislators by using the line item veto to remove any part of a bill that wasn't explicitly supported by his own party. The current system is better. The President already has the power to veto bills that have passed both houses, informing them of his specific concerns about the proposed legislation. They can then override his veto, or redraft the bill and vote on the new version. If the last President taught us anything, it should be that, sooner or later, there will be a President (from whatever party) that attempts to abuse the power vested in the Executive Branch. We need to be careful to make sure that branch is not given too much power, and that the system of checks and balances remains strong and intact. Line item veto would weaken that system. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I would hate to see the state of solar energy today had the government not provided incentives in that industry in previous decades. you have that crystal ball? who's to say that it wouldn't be more affordable today - and nearly everyone would have panels - and it wouldn't require stealing money from your neighbors (via tax incentives) to 'encourage' you to install your own are you magic? perhaps had it been kept private and not supplemented with lazy tax dollars, the someone like you or me or even a Billvon wouldn't right now be the CEO of the US Solar Panel Company and Skydiving Conglomerate - bring cheap energy and free Otter rides to friends all over the country or even to your point - maybe it would be a terrible industry.....but something else clever or neat would have developed instead that would serve us better in today's world... perhaps a technology to pull oil from oil shale or something....... You're right, of course. On a continuous interval, even outcomes whose occurrence has a probability of exactly zero are possible. Such outcomes are still highly unlikely. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Godwin's Law … is an adage formulated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law states: "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." … It is precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact. … Godwin's Law applies especially to inappropriate, inordinate, or hyperbolic comparisons of other situations (or one's opponent) with Hitler or Nazis or their actions. It does not apply to discussions directly addressing genocide, propaganda, or other mainstays of the Nazi regime. I'm fairly certain a reasonable argument could be made that shooting suspected gang members on sight, especially without any actual proof of gang membership, constitutes genocide. I would argue that Godwin's law actually does still apply, since it only states that the probability of a comparison with Hitler or the Nazis increases towards one as thread length increases, not that such comparisons constitute losing an argument. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!