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Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 01-30-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Whatever. It is a lot catchier than: "America, love it or take advantage of the fact that it is a democracy and attempt to form a grassroots organization to effect change and make it better from your perspective."

Damn it. I bought one of those t-shirts just the other day.

taxwonk · 01-30-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Who designed that fucking sensless tax? You pay 15%, then get a decuction for half of it? WTF? The morons couldn't just give you one fucking percentage to pay from the outset?

A free Colt 45 for the first asshole to tell me why it makes sense and I ought to be glad they stucture it that way.

Has anyone ever written a novel about a sector of the country just deciding not to pay their taxes one year? I was thinking about that today. If 10-20% of society just up and said "nope, I ain't paying," the IRS couldn't prosecute actions against all of them. You could apply Gahndi's teaching to tax protests and really get your voice heard. These waterheads protesting in DC are going about it all wrong. If you really want to end the war, don't file. Millions of people who make serious money doing that at once would make a mess of things in an awful hurry.

It's designed to be split between the employer and the employee. You pay half of it as FICA when you're a wage slave and your employer pays (and deducts from its income) the other half. The 50% deduction of SET is designed to level the playing field in its burden on the individual.

greatwhitenorthchick · 01-30-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Whatever. It is a lot catchier than: "America, love it or take advantage of the fact that it is a democracy and attempt to form a grassroots organization to effect change and make it better from your perspective."

It depends what you mean by "catchy." I am kind of drawn to it.

taxwonk · 01-30-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Mediocre in the 80s, sure, but that was before Sting learned to play the lute.

As for tix, I'm sure Str8 can hook you up!

Are they playing Yale?

tmdiva · 01-30-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy

* I do know why. Because I would rather do ANYTHING than write this memo, or, for that matter, any memo or contractual provision or any other work product, or anything made, sold, or processed, on or in relation to any aspect of my practice area or any other legal practice area.

So, have you sent your resume to my mil yet?

tm

pony_trekker · 01-30-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Can I have some?

Go apply for SSI disability and you'll get some.

Or walk around the smithsonian 200,000 times.

sebastian_dangerfield · 01-30-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
It's designed to be split between the employer and the employee. You pay half of it as FICA when you're a wage slave and your employer pays (and deducts from its income) the other half. The 50% deduction of SET is designed to level the playing field in its burden on the individual.

I'm out of Colts. Will a Mickey's Big Mouth suffice?*

*They fucking sued the company out of making the old school tear-away tops. I hate my ex-job.

sebastian_dangerfield · 01-30-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Go apply for SSI disability and you'll get some.

Or walk around the smithsonian 200,000 times.

Badminton wrist didn't get me over the threshhold... and I had the best whore in Phila submitting my report.

Penske_Account · 01-30-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Badminton wrist

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Is that what they are calling it now? I bet you have some good stories about your shuttlecock landing in the wrong court.......

Shape Shifter · 01-30-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Whatever. It is a lot catchier than: "America, love it or take advantage of the fact that it is a democracy and attempt to form a grassroots organization to effect change and make it better from your perspective."

Why does it have to be a choice?

Pretty Little Flower · 01-30-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Why does it have to be a choice?

I would have gone with "America, love it and/or take advantage of the fact that it is a democracy and attempt to form a grassroots organization to effect change and make it better from your perspective." But Bryan Garner told me that he is so over the whole "and/or" thing. He did not give me particularly persuasive reasons why when I asked him point blank about it at the CLE, but who am I to question the genius that is Bryan Garner?

Hank Chinaski · 01-30-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Badminton wrist didn't get me over the threshhold... and I had the best whore in Phila submitting my report.

Starting about 10 years ago I would get a chest infection in late Jan. early Feb. I hate going to the doctor- but the first time it really hit on a Friday in the middle of a trial.

so I went to a walk in clinic on Saturday. I explained my symptoms, which were apparently inconclusive- while I was sneezing it was clear. So the doc said she wouldn't give me meds and I should just see if I got better, and if I didn't feel better in a week i could come back for anti-biotics. I dug in and hit that one out with the plea "I'm going back into trial monday. i have to be better, I can risk it." she wrote me script.

For the next few years that "in trial" along with more advised symptoms- "I'm sneezing yellow-green!"- got me script ever year.

Then, we were going to Japan for a few weeks. a doctor friend gave us a bunch of Z-pack samples to have just in case. We didn't need them there, so I didn't even need go to the clinic the next few years.

Last year I was back. Story all lined up, "trial Monday- greenish/yellow snot- script please!" And she* tells me that they don't write script anymore until after a week- because it might be viral. So i came back a week later.

Last week my daughter had the same thing and 2 different docs refused to give her antibiotics until she was sick for a week. She didn't have trial Monday, but "2 big exams", but still no luck.

Anyway, today I went in for mine.

1) trial Monday
2) greenish snot
3) Been sick for at least a week, it got worse this Morning.

Lie 3 gets me the pills.

I don't get the crack down on anti biotics, but maybe they don't want everyone getting immune.

Here's the thing- my life is pretty great. I'm happy with my job/ my family/ my life generally. I make more money than i need.

There is one major missing piece and that is I can't get the meds I know I need when I need them. I'm thinking my daughter** needs to go to med school, or at least marry a doc.

* different docs most years
** if i ever need Viagra I won't ask daughter for that script

SlaveNoMore · 01-30-2007, 05:25 PM

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sebastian_dangerfield
*They fucking sued the company out of making the old school tear-away tops. I hate my ex-job.

Is that what happened to the Mickey's "grenade" tops?

Motherfuckers!

Penske_Account · 01-30-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski

** if i ever need Viagra I won't ask daughter for that script

[etd-sorry...me bad :blush:]

Adder · 01-30-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I would have gone with "America, love it and/or take advantage of the fact that it is a democracy and attempt to form a grassroots organization to effect change and make it better from your perspective." But Bryan Garner told me that he is so over the whole "and/or" thing. He did not give me particularly persuasive reasons why when I asked him point blank about it at the CLE, but who am I to question the genius that is Bryan Garner?

As long as you draft everything else that you may write pursuant to the letter of his lessons in order to appease his greatness.