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Tax Hike Huckabee's plan is to replace the IRS, and all income tax, with a new system of "Value Added Tax", or essentially a sales tax on all new purchaes/sales of new products. The rate is being argued, between 23% and 30%. The argument being that when businesses and production companies don't have to pay higher wages to allow for employers to pay income tax, the "embedded tax" portion of the cost in consumer products will fall, and products will become cheaper to buy, while the consumer also have more excess income to buy it with. Such a tax would also greatly improve living conditions for poor and middle class people who don't need to buy new products, and who would like to save their money instead of having a high consumption of retail products. But to think corporate would lower their prices, is a bit naive in my thinking. I don't think union wages would be lowered to compensate for the lack of income tax, but non-union workers (less permanent employment) would get less wages because such employers rely on high turnover to benefit their margins. So retail prices would remain the same, at least on more expensive products, and marginal workers wouldn't note any benefit. I think Ron Pauls solution is better: rely on corporate tax for the betterment of the union, but cut all government spending that isn't constitutional. Getting the government down in size before it collapses brutally, is the only way to avoid the collapse of the dollar. I like subway.

Inexpensive?? I like subway.

All you guys bitching about the spending are just dying for Ron Paul to become president. Money bomb at www.ronpaul2008.com on the 16.Dec. If he becomes president, he will immediately do away with the IRS. I like subway.

RON PAUL! I like subway.

RON PAUL!!! Ron Paul was also supportive of Ronald Reagan, and he was a great fan back then. Fact is I'll get deported if I vote, but if I could legally vote, it would be for Ron Paul. Just hope he gets rallied enough support before the primaries, or else his campaign will be over before it really has had a chance to begin. I like subway.

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I'm currently transitioning to a Caravan after flying jumpers with piston aircraft, and kinda like you I was thinking that "it can't be that difficult" and I thought I was ready back when I had 6-700 hours. However, even the Caravan is quite an upgrade from a piston jump plane, more than twice the weight, many more people to get out on jump run, and much more capable, especially in descent, so I'm nothing but very glad for the extra experience and skill acquired while obtaining the full 1000 hours insurance minimum. Its a difference between being able to perform the flight while everything is operating or going along fine, versus being able to respond to abnormalities by applying knowledge gained from "having seen it before". Or at least making an effort to study. I've heard a few other jump pilots commenting like you, that "flying jumpers is easy" or "I've learned absolutely nothing, and I've gained absolutely no skill while flying skydivers" (actual quote). Coincidentally, those pilots don't achieve nearly the same excellence in turn-times, consistent spots and rapid operation as those (most) pilots I've talked to who recognize the risks, and improves and applies themselves to flying as good as possible. As posters above said, a jump pilot is a Pilot.In.Command...whereas an F.O. in an airline is, no disrespect, just another team-member working between the captain, scheduling, dispatchers, ground crews, F/As etc. Can't even log that time as PIC. I like subway.

Scammers are using phone calls quite frequently, or a combination of emails and phone. I got an email from some dude with "unclaimed inheritance in Malaysia" and needed my help. I replied to the email saying just two words, "I'm interested", and put my phone number as requested in the email (I thought I was gonna throw the phone in the trash in a few days anyway, as I was about to leave the US). A day later he called, explaining etc... I just played along, the guy was nice to talk with (almost perfect English), we spoke of all kinds of things. The call was from a blocked number, but the email IP and the phone number he included for his "lawyer business" traced to Nigeria. After a week of playing along, he asked for money (saying he had already put $20,000 in "our project", and I said I didn't want to contribute...He got pissed, so I said I'd consider sending him like $3K. He got all happy, and sent payment details.... then I just didn't pay, and we've been sending "FFU**CK YOU"-emails every other month for the last six months. I guess he ran up a nice phone bill calling me so much from so far away. You should go ahead with it up to the point where you're risking your own money. The scammer I was in contact with used the identity of a public member of some Malaysian court (as I could verify it through their state's board association), an actual lawyer office address, and public documents faked with real logos, stamps, even the names used to sign the documents he claimed he needed money for, were actual people working in the Malaysian court system, verified with Google. The more of their time you waste, the harder they must work for our money, so go for it. I like subway.

Damn right the lawyer hosed me. I got married the day before, and had one day left of the 30-day grace period after my visa expired, and didn't know exactly the level of force I was up against (thought they'd care a lot more, and didn't know there was a 180-day period you can be illegal before being banned for 10 years). Called the lawyer and said "I need a lawyer NOW, fixing this thing before tomorrow". He said...sure...just...pay...me...V.I.P retainer, and we'll take care of u! I did, and after two hours of irrelevant talking about life and politics the lawyer told me "you need to collect these documents". Took me two months to get it all, no need for the expensive retainer at all... I like subway.

I've done this successfully as the immigrant, marrying a US citizen after knowing her for about three days. It took about 6-7 (below average) months from the time off marriage until the green card process was finished - I paid a lawyer $2500 to take care of it, so I wasn't troubled (I spent time with my wife instead). Unless there's love or some form of motivation, those months will be though, because the immigrant can't work, can't drive a car without looking in the mirror for a cop, can't usually open accounts, invest, pay bills etc. The INS interview is though, they treat you as shit and try disrespectful questions/comments in an attempt to break you, so the marriage really need to be legit, living together, doing things together etc. Whether it be for "love" or business, the INS can't tell. The point is that fake marriage, i.e. going to the interview without knowing and having a history with the person, is damn near impossible without significant time spent memorizing/developing a common story. There is also up to $250,000 and/or 5 years in prison for such a "scam", for both the US citizen and/or the immigrant. If she marries him and then screams "scam" when she starts losing money, she's in for legal trouble herself - she can't get off clean. The INS also just about doubled their prices, and so the fees "someone" must pay is around $2300 + full medical test with some expensive blood tests (cost me another $650). Add the lawyer, and the initial immigration process is a $5000 adventure in retainers alone. I wouldn't recommend doing it without living with the person, it isn't likely to succeed. And also make sure the immigrant have at least $20,000 to spend over the next eight months - it takes that much going through lawyers, INS, food and living costs and entertainment, and establishing residency and doing fun stuff together, before being allowed to work. I like subway.

I'm getting $15/load (above average rate!), $40 daily minimum if its slow. No monthly/annual guarantee, but it averages about $750/month. Other drop zones I've seen pay from $6-$10/load, and if its a high-volume DZ it can be good money. Flight hours as pay isn't really realistic anymore, because the need to build flight hours before going to airlines is no longer necessary - the airlines will hire anyone with a pilot license and a pulse. So it is not unlikely that drop zones will have to increase pay a bit in the future if they want to attract quality pilots. There is little economic motivation for a person to pay upwards of $50,000 for a commercial pilot license, only to "fly for food" with the prospects of making $21,000/year in the airlines, and maybe make over $40,000/year after five to six years of time invested in aviation. Not a good investment case at all. Only doctors and lawyers wanting a career change will be able to afford it - or retired airline people. I like subway.

I've been using the 2TB ReadyNAS NV for about two years now. First year it was on 24/7, but lately I just turn it on to watch a movie every other week or so. I've had no issues at all, and OS updates are easy. Great support forum anyway, and they're talking about "opening it up" so that we can run whatever software/server we want on it. Very compact design, with a solid "military grade" feel to it. www.readynas.com I like subway.