January 2012
70 posts
You are not addressing the argument that the article was highlighting. Equality in the tax laws is the issue. The wealthiest people in America are not paying their proper share of taxes; capital gains should be taxed as income liked they used to be just a few years ago.
This is America where our highest ideals are equality under the rule of law. The facade on the outside of the Supreme Court...
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We spoke with tax experts in Germany, France and Britain about how much tax they would expect a citizen of their countries to pay on an income similar to Mr. Romney’s. The short answer is, millions more.
None of our tax advisers, all of whom deal with wealthy clients, wanted to be identified, and they cautioned that there was no way to give more than a ballpark estimate without studying Mr....
Evolution Is Still Happening: Beneficial Mutations...
Besides the terrible title, this was an interesting article:
http://bigthink.com/ideas/40500?page=all
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So what exactly happened in Universe 25? Past day 315, population growth slowed. More than six hundred mice now lived in Universe 25, constantly rubbing shoulders on their way up and down the stairwells to eat, drink, and sleep. Mice found themselves born into a world that was more crowded every day, and there were far more mice than meaningful social roles. With more and more peers to defend...
Today, I had a third coworker ask me where I was originally from before I moved to Greenville.
“One sure giveaway of quack medicine is the claim that a product can treat any...”
– As doctors never tire of reminding people, exercise protects against a host of illnesses, from heart attacks and dementia to diabetes and infection. Just why it has such magical properties is, at last, being understood.
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Top Justice officials linked to mortgage banks
Reuters reported in December that under Holder and Breuer, the Justice Department hasn’t brought any criminal cases against big banks or other companies involved in mortgage servicing, even though copious evidence has surfaced of apparent criminal violations in foreclosure cases.
The evidence, including records from federal and state courts and local clerks’ offices around the...
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More About Corporate Taxes And The .01 Percent A further thought about the proper calculation of tax burdens on very high income Americans: if you remember past debates, it’s kind of peculiar to see conservatives jumping up and down to say that Mitt Romney does too pay reasonable taxes if you include the profits taxes on the corporations in which he invests. Because if memory serves me, just a few...
I'm in it, but I don't know what's going on...:... →
princessjinx:
FACILITIES: Heating problems in Daniel Hall
Due to a mechanical failure in the HVAC system in Daniel Hall, there is no heat or air movement on the second, third and fourth floors of the building. All students, faculty and staff with classes or meetings on these floors are advised…
Welcome to my daily life. Dress in layers. Corporate office doesn’t allow for...
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The Dubious Case For Privileging Capital Gains
My new career plan if I am not accepted at any graduate schools this year is to use Bowman’s book money to open a Five Guys in Prague. Bowman, I’ll manage everything while you just sit back eating burgers and fries while drinking beer. It is Europe— you serve beer in fast food restaurants.
Haha. I just had another coworker ask me if I am originally from SC. Awesome!
I forgot to download foursquare before going to Five Guys in Prague yesterday. :(
Today a coworker of mine, who I have worked with for about six months, asked me if English was my second language. He actually said, “I’m not trying to be a jerk, but is English your second language?” (If you feel the need to say that you are not trying to be a jerk or asshole, you are probably being a jerk or asshole.) I told him that English is my native language. Then he...
canned replied to your link: For three decades, conservatives’ proposals for dramatic changes to the programs have reflected a divide-and-conquer strategy inspired by the Leninist movement.
Cato isn’t conservative, it is libertarian. I don’t think you would find many true Conservative in support of getting ride of social security. Conservatives support big government!
Conservatives...
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For three decades, conservatives' proposals for... →
The usual rationale given for distinguishing among generations is that it’s unfair to renege on a promise people have counted on for their entire working lives. But the real rationale is political. If you understand that, you might see almost all current proposals aimed at reducing the costs of Social Security and Medicare — whether they involve cutting benefits for most people across...
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Seven principles for arguing with economists
Principle 1: Credentials are not an argument.
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Today is Betty White’s 90th Birthday!
Betty White...
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Noise (music)
Luigi Russolo, a futurist artist of the very early 20th century, was perhaps the first noise artist.[12][13] His 1913 manifesto, L’Arte dei Rumori, translated as The Art of Noises, stated that the industrial revolution had given modern men a greater capacity to appreciate more complex sounds. Russolo found traditional melodic music confining and envisioned noise music as its future ...
Everyday is a Child with Teeth by Liars
I am the mayor of Five Guys
rideadove:
trashtreasury:
executivebeard:
rideadove:
F you
I might join foursquare just to be the mayor of Five Guys in Easley.
I might join foursquare just to be the mayor of prague. f you guys, i’m going to prague just fyi.
Do it. Be the mayor of home depot. You should transfer to the woodruff rd home depot. Or we should do lunch at normal person hours (noon) somewhere.
Also I...
I am the mayor of Five Guys
rideadove:
F you
I might join foursquare just to be the mayor of Five Guys in Easley.
Are smart people ugly? The Explainer's 2011... →
npr:
The idea that an ugly face might hide a subtle mind has attracted scientific inquiries for many years. At first, scientists wanted to know whether it was possible to read someone’s intelligence from the shape of his face. In 1918, a researcher in Ohio showed a dozen photographic portraits of well-dressed children to a group of physicians and teachers, and asked the adults to rank the ...
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Previous studies have shown widely released predator beetles, Laricobius nigrinus and Sasajiscymnus tsugae, have been successful in controlling hemlock wooly adelgid populations, but they have not survived well through multiple seasons.
(I used to raise those two beetle species for a living. )
