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darn it box...I was saving that one.
Post #306,686
by
beepster
4/3/09 10:44:15 AM
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darn it box...I was saving that one.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
Steve Benen on the Republican budget proposal.
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Another Scott
)
- (87)
- April 1, 2009, 09:13:42 PM EDT
Take away deductions and loopholes
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beepster
)
- (86)
- April 1, 2009, 10:53:05 PM EDT
That's as likely as their proposed cuts and spending freeze.
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Another Scott
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- (85)
- April 1, 2009, 11:23:32 PM EDT
Um...
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beepster
)
- (84)
- April 2, 2009, 12:12:54 AM EDT
You're doing it again...
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Another Scott
)
- (83)
- April 2, 2009, 12:33:34 AM EDT
Really, I should read the memo then..
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beepster
)
- (80)
- April 2, 2009, 12:57:38 AM EDT
I keep hearing people say that
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drook
)
- April 2, 2009, 01:34:02 AM EDT
In addition to Drew's comments, here are some more...
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Another Scott
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- (78)
- April 2, 2009, 07:52:03 AM EDT
Excuse me, but where..
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beepster
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- (77)
- April 2, 2009, 03:42:25 PM EDT
You're just using many of their talking points.
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Another Scott
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- (2)
- April 2, 2009, 04:10:21 PM EDT
I take it you dont smoke
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boxley
)
- (1)
- April 2, 2009, 04:53:21 PM EDT
Nope.
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Another Scott
)
- April 2, 2009, 05:05:13 PM EDT
Are we talking absolute, or percentage? Inflation adjusted?
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drook
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- (73)
- April 2, 2009, 05:15:00 PM EDT
what percentage of your working life
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boxley
)
- (1)
- April 2, 2009, 05:26:18 PM EDT
On quitting smoking.
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Another Scott
)
- April 2, 2009, 05:49:09 PM EDT
Absolute.
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beepster
)
- (70)
- April 2, 2009, 06:30:43 PM EDT
if we raise taxes on booksellers on the web
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boxley
)
- (65)
- April 2, 2009, 07:15:41 PM EDT
Wouldn't affect it much
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drook
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- (54)
- April 2, 2009, 09:55:36 PM EDT
thank you for proving my point
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boxley
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- (53)
- April 3, 2009, 08:59:01 AM EDT
It's a pointless one
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drook
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- (52)
- April 3, 2009, 09:42:10 AM EDT
????
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beepster
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- (50)
- April 3, 2009, 09:55:51 AM EDT
Evidence, please.
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Another Scott
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- (3)
- April 3, 2009, 10:12:24 AM EDT
The cig tax
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beepster
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- (2)
- April 3, 2009, 10:15:04 AM EDT
I've already addressed that.
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Another Scott
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- (1)
- April 3, 2009, 10:17:38 AM EDT
Wait for the next one.
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beepster
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- April 3, 2009, 10:24:37 AM EDT
Put up or shut up
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drook
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- (45)
- April 3, 2009, 10:14:26 AM EDT
You are on crack, arent' you.
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beepster
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- (43)
- April 3, 2009, 10:23:17 AM EDT
You're putting up a proposition about taxes.
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Another Scott
)
- (36)
- April 3, 2009, 10:28:06 AM EDT
cap and trade will get everyone
-NT
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boxley
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- (35)
- April 3, 2009, 10:35:30 AM EDT
It's supposed to be impact neutral to family budgets.
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Another Scott
)
- (33)
- April 3, 2009, 10:43:36 AM EDT
Yep...and the government has never lied to you, have they?
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beepster
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- (31)
- April 3, 2009, 10:46:37 AM EDT
So you oppose this. What do you support?
-NT
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drook
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- (30)
- April 3, 2009, 10:48:35 AM EDT
Once again
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beepster
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- (29)
- April 3, 2009, 11:19:40 AM EDT
read obamas lips, he is lying like every other pol
-NT
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boxley
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- (2)
- April 3, 2009, 11:38:16 AM EDT
don't tell scott that
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beepster
)
- (1)
- April 3, 2009, 11:49:21 AM EDT
naw, he is desparate to believe in the dream
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boxley
)
- April 3, 2009, 12:08:50 PM EDT
Specifics would be nice.
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Another Scott
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- April 3, 2009, 12:42:33 PM EDT
Couple reminders
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drook
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- (24)
- April 3, 2009, 01:24:18 PM EDT
Reminders of what, exactly?
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beepster
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- (23)
- April 3, 2009, 02:49:22 PM EDT
A "bill of attainder" is unconstitutional. HTH.
-NT
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Another Scott
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- (5)
- April 3, 2009, 03:07:25 PM EDT
tell that to the congress re: aig bonus taxes :-)
-NT
- (
boxley
)
- (4)
- April 3, 2009, 03:14:09 PM EDT
Notice that talk of that died down in the Senate.
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Another Scott
)
- (3)
- April 3, 2009, 03:21:49 PM EDT
Key difference
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beepster
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- (2)
- April 3, 2009, 03:38:03 PM EDT
Back up.
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Another Scott
)
- (1)
- April 3, 2009, 03:43:14 PM EDT
read back
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beepster
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- April 3, 2009, 03:56:29 PM EDT
Wasn't my intention to focus on corporate taxes
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drook
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- (16)
- April 3, 2009, 03:13:18 PM EDT
what is this recently BS?
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boxley
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- (15)
- April 3, 2009, 03:17:05 PM EDT
The inheritance tax doesn't do that
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drook
)
- (14)
- April 3, 2009, 03:32:32 PM EDT
so the state only seizes 45% difference in degree only
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boxley
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- (13)
- April 3, 2009, 03:38:56 PM EDT
So 0.5% would *also* difference in degree only?
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drook
)
- (12)
- April 3, 2009, 04:24:01 PM EDT
so one only rents money from the state?
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boxley
)
- (11)
- April 3, 2009, 05:35:42 PM EDT
I'll take a page from Beep's playbook for this one
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drook
)
- (10)
- April 3, 2009, 05:47:18 PM EDT
:-) you said complaining about said tax was recent
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boxley
)
- (9)
- April 3, 2009, 06:05:12 PM EDT
bing bing bing
-NT
- (
beepster
)
- April 3, 2009, 07:09:08 PM EDT
No, I said calling it a "death tax" was recent
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drook
)
- (7)
- April 3, 2009, 07:26:02 PM EDT
Exactly.
-NT
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Ashton
)
- April 4, 2009, 04:52:15 AM EDT
sure it is
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boxley
)
- (5)
- April 4, 2009, 08:25:07 AM EDT
Don't be intentionally dense. It's unbecoming.
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Another Scott
)
- (4)
- April 4, 2009, 09:20:18 AM EDT
I have heard the term death tax since I was a kid
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boxley
)
- (3)
- April 4, 2009, 02:24:55 PM EDT
Ok.
-NT
- (
Another Scott
)
- April 4, 2009, 02:42:59 PM EDT
Waddaya 'spect in a place where Cholmondeley is pronounced
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Ashton
)
- (1)
- April 4, 2009, 05:35:38 PM EDT
we had "glagow" eddie burns, frank the hunky
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boxley
)
- April 4, 2009, 06:02:45 PM EDT
so is the fair tax
-NT
- (
boxley
)
- April 3, 2009, 11:06:26 AM EDT
darn it box...I was saving that one.
-NT
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beepster
)
- April 3, 2009, 10:44:15 AM EDT
Poison pills don't count
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drook
)
- (5)
- April 3, 2009, 10:36:59 AM EDT
Inventing my position doesn't either
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beepster
)
- (4)
- April 3, 2009, 10:42:42 AM EDT
Try speaking clearly then
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drook
)
- (3)
- April 3, 2009, 10:47:50 AM EDT
You're still asking me
- (
beepster
)
- (2)
- April 3, 2009, 10:54:09 AM EDT
No, I'm asking you to TAKE a position
- (
drook
)
- (1)
- April 3, 2009, 12:53:11 PM EDT
Stated above
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beepster
)
- April 3, 2009, 02:50:47 PM EDT
severl ways to even a playing field
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boxley
)
- April 3, 2009, 10:24:56 AM EDT
dont think nother gets that
-NT
- (
boxley
)
- April 3, 2009, 09:57:43 AM EDT
I'd also be interested in Beep's take.
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Another Scott
)
- (9)
- April 2, 2009, 10:38:53 PM EDT
For Pete's sake...how hard is it?
- (
beepster
)
- (4)
- April 3, 2009, 08:50:56 AM EDT
Let's play Reductio ad absurdum
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Another Scott
)
- (3)
- April 3, 2009, 10:09:30 AM EDT
And taxes are paid by consumers.
- (
beepster
)
- (2)
- April 3, 2009, 10:13:00 AM EDT
See my other post
- (
drook
)
- (1)
- April 3, 2009, 10:18:50 AM EDT
Thank you. You're much clearer than me.
-NT
- (
Another Scott
)
- April 3, 2009, 10:20:19 AM EDT
Just found this today
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drook
)
- (3)
- April 9, 2009, 12:05:39 AM EDT
Problem with this
- (
beepster
)
- April 9, 2009, 12:32:59 AM EDT
That reminds me....
- (
Another Scott
)
- (1)
- April 9, 2009, 12:41:20 AM EDT
Drucker is only applicable to commodities
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drook
)
- April 9, 2009, 01:53:10 AM EDT
It would suggest that that 40% ... making *20%* of the gross
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Ashton
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- April 2, 2009, 08:14:10 PM EDT
"Absolute" - well that's a risky bet.
- (
Another Scott
)
- (2)
- April 2, 2009, 09:03:39 PM EDT
only in america
- (
boxley
)
- (1)
- April 2, 2009, 09:21:34 PM EDT
There was a certain logic to it, at one time.
- (
Another Scott
)
- April 2, 2009, 09:59:58 PM EDT
since the expeditures under discussion is about to pass gdp
- (
boxley
)
- (1)
- April 2, 2009, 09:04:41 AM EDT
Most of that $xxT is guarantees.
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Another Scott
)
- April 2, 2009, 10:12:23 AM EDT
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