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    What if the profits are never paid out? WidgetWorld executives would take no salary, just stocks and corporate provided food, lodging, and business related expenses. No taxes are ever paid. Small business owners would do the same thing. No salary, but all my living expenses become corporate expenses. In fact, wages would go down across the board, but employees could use chits to buy things they need at the company store. Everyone benefits, the employees pay less tax, and the company has a new profit center. I think you'll get a lot of unintended consequences by saying only individual wages/salary gets taxed. - Dan G
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    I disagree that corporate taxes should be eliminated. Corporations take profits, it's not a zero-sum game. Also, corporations benefit from the common services the government provides, so they should help pay for them. After all, corporations are people, too. - Dan G
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    What could go wrong? - Dan G
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    Aren't you the one who was arguing for the UN to go in and "fix" Central America? You can't have it both ways. - Dan G
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    How anybody can come to that conclusion, after reading that article, is completely beyond me. - Dan G
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    Irony score: incalculable. - Dan G
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    Maybe she was really bad at blow-jobs - Dan G
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    FIFY - Dan G
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    Holy "nothing to do with this thread, Batman" And trying to get death sentences commuted is not trying to get murderers out of jail. - Dan G
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    That is exactly it. Actually, if you think the VA is underfunded, you should write the Republican caucus and let them know. They've been blocking additional VA funding for some time now. - Dan G
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    To be fair, there are also businesses and restaurants that haven't banned guns from their premises that have been robbed by armed robbers. - Dan G
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    It might help if you can somehow tie your anti-tax beliefs with Catholic liturgy. - Dan G
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    Palin only appealed to people who were gonna vote for McCain anyway. Do you really think she drew in potential Obama voters? - Dan G
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    It's certainly better than, "Our DZ is 99% sex offender free!" - Dan G
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    Yeah, but I didn't work on that part of the system - Dan G
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    Photo #23 is, by far, the most interesting one there
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    Ha!!! - Dan G
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    You're the one who seems to feel strongly about it. You should be the one doing the work. - Dan G
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    When did you redefine sex offender to only be child molestation or rape? - Dan G
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    It makes sense if both of my statements are true, and the majority of sex offenders are not habitual predators like they get portrayed. Again, and I feel the need to restate this, I am in no way condoning or trying to lessen the seriousness of sex crimes. I'm just arguing that the way the current criminal justice system deals with them is not based on data, nor is it in society's best interest. - Dan G
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    Not necessarily. Sometimes the "release" consists of being confined to a rehabilitation facility, from which there is no practical means of release. You make it sound so easy. The fact of the matter is that it is easier for a murderer to start a new life than a sex offender. There is no murderer registry. No Sheriffs require that a sign be posted in the murderer's yard warning neighbors about him. Murderers aren't barred from living near schools, libraries, playgrounds, day care centers, or other places where children gather. But, and here's the kicker, murderers have a higher recidivism rate than sex offenders. It makes no sense. - Dan G
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    I guess that's one extreme. I'm not sure what you think the other is. "Treating them harshly" is one way of saying preventing them from getting work or having a fixed address, but I think it's more like preventing them from having any hope of living in society, and therefore preventing them from feeling accountable to society. In other words, I don't think what we do currently is effective at rehabilitating sex offenders. - Dan G
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    Do you feel the same way about rape, which is what this thread is about? - Dan G
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    Then we should sentence them to life in prison if that's what we really want. Sentencing them to a shorter term, but then effectively imprisoning them outside the prison walls gives them no incentive not to rape again, and now they're out where the victims live. So the only reason you're not a murdering rapist is the fear of being punished? - Dan G
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    What two extremes are you talking about? I didn't post anything about two extremes. - Dan G