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[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by sgtclub
why for me?

Think Howard Dean and busboys.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Think Howard Dean and busboys.

Oh, I get it. I thought his comments were funny, but that's kind of the point . . . he's a comedian.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Oh, I get it. I thought his comments were funny, but that's kind of the point . . . he's a comedian.

So it's okay to be a racist and homophobic fuck only if you're a comedian?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Think Howard Dean and busboys.

and thank you for bringing some normallacy back to this board.

100 posts about "How I would build a tax structure if I was starting a country?" Guess what? We ain't getting rid of income tax and we ain't changing it in any meaningful way anytime soon. GGG says it's a politics board Hank- we talk about stuff like that- Bullshit. You should talk about stuff that could or is happening. You want to re-design the revenue stream go to nationstates.net and build your own country.

what you guys did the past few days is equal to me and SS arguing about whether it would be right for the US to claim Saturn for the supposed Uranium deposits- it is only "politics" in the "I'm a geek" sense. Sorry.

And thank you to the Twin sock for removing my Avatar- and from "online at the same time" observations yesterday the Sock is either GGG or Sidd- it doesn't seem like Sidd though- so it is either GGG or some lurker.

That is all.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
and thank you for bringing some normallacy back to this board.

100 posts about "How I would build a tax structure if I was starting a country?" Guess what? We ain't getting rid of income tax and we ain't changing it in any meaningful way anytime soon. GGG says it's a politics board Hank- we talk about stuff like that- Bullshit. You should talk about stuff that could or is happening. You want to re-design the revenue stream go to nationstates.net and build your own country.

what you guys did the past few days is equal to me and SS arguing about whether it would be right for the US to claim Saturn for the supposed Uranium deposits- it is only "politics" in the "I'm a geek" sense. Sorry.

And thank you to the Twin sock for removing my Avatar- and from "online at the same time" observations yesterday the Sock is either GGG or Sidd- it doesn't seem like Sidd though- so it is either GGG or some lurker.

That is all.

There's a limited pool of people who tell me "none of your business, old man." In fact, it's more of a small, one-person hot tub than a pool.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by bilmore
There's a limited pool of people who tell me "none of your business, old man." In fact, it's more of a small, one-person hot tub than a pool.

that was BT, not me, and it is a line from Pulp Fiction geez bilmore get over yourself.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
what you guys did the past few days is equal to me and SS arguing about whether it would be right for the US to claim Saturn for the supposed Uranium deposits- it is only "politics" in the "I'm a geek" sense. Sorry.

Just because they may have Uranium deposits doesn't mean they're manufacturing nukes or that they associate with terrorists.


Bush Lied!

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
So it's okay to be a racist and homophobic fuck only if you're a comedian?

It's never OK to be a racist or a homophobe, but comedy based on difference among people can be funny if done properly.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by sgtclub
It's never OK to be a racist or a homophobe, but comedy based on difference among people can be funny if done properly.

So, what? Dean's timing was off? You didn't like his delivery?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
it is only "politics" in the "I'm a geek" sense

There's another sense?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
100 posts about "How I would build a tax structure if I was starting a country?" Guess what? We ain't getting rid of income tax and we ain't changing it in any meaningful way anytime soon.

Thank you. I keep saying "let's discussing something that's actually possible" but keep getting sucked into responding to this stupidity, so I share the guilt. OTOH, it makes some marginal sense to talk about the goals any revision to the tax system should seek, and sometimes talking about the extremes illuminates that.

Not the discussion we've been having, of course. But in theory.

And thank you to the Twin sock for removing my Avatar- and from "online at the same time" observations yesterday the Sock is either GGG or Sidd- it doesn't seem like Sidd though- so it is either GGG or some lurker.

As a general rule I don't do socks. It's not me (or Not Me).

That is all.

Promises, promises.

[andViolins]

Originally posted by sgtclub
It's never OK to be a racist or a homophobe, but comedy based on difference among people can be funny if done properly.

Interesting. I now picture you as looking exactly like 2nd Lt. Steven Hauk (the Bruno Kirby character) from "Good Morning Vietnam."

aV

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Thank you. I keep saying "let's discussing something that's actually possible" but keep getting sucked into responding to this stupidity, so I share the guilt. OTOH, it makes some marginal sense to talk about the goals any revision to the tax system should seek, and sometimes talking about the extremes illuminates that.

I'd prefer the consumption tax (structured as discussed) to either a VAT or a flat tax, both of which are being floated. And, in terms of my primary goal (progressivity) it's immensely preferable to either of those.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
So, what? Dean's timing was off? You didn't like his delivery?

Yea, something like that. Perhaps it would have gone over better had he been wearing a jet black leather suit.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I'd prefer the consumption tax (structured as discussed) to either a VAT or a flat tax, both of which are being floated. And, in terms of my primary goal (progressivity) it's immensely preferable to either of those.

What if we tax each use of your vibrator- some per orgasm amount- rather than just the initial purchase. Or better let the vibrator be relatively tax free but heavily tax batteries. I believe if we did this sort of thing, some of the geekier guys in your part of the country might get more dates.


mmmm floats*


*midwest term for pop with ice cream- not sure if regional