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My judgment was blinded !!
Hey it's making the news in the UK..
Peter Gleick on leave from Pacific Institute over Heartland leak Climate scientist on temporary leave of absence while investigated over leak of Heartland Institute documents Peter Gleick on leave from Pacific Institute over Heartland leak | Environment | guardian.co.uk Peter Gleick said: 'My judgment was blinded by my frustration with the ongoing efforts to attack climate science'. Photograph: Paul Chinn/The Chronicle Maybe he needs new glasses??
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02-25-12, 03:28 PM | #112 |
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that's cryosphere today data! why dont you read it, hmm probably because youve formed your opinion without studying the topic?
Polar Sea Ice Cap and Snow - Cryosphere Today even with clear data IN YOUR FACE you must not deny your republican lie. very sheeple cult of you.
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We have billionaires like Warren Buffet asking for tax increases because as successful investors they understand that too much money and power in the hands of too few isn't good for an economy in the long run. Quote:
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The spending problems the US faces ARE fixable by the same tax measures that our grandparents used. The US could simply implement the same tax code that was present in the past a greatly increase revenue. The US has a revenue shortfall problem - the tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is about twenty five percent less than it was with Ronald Regan. Granted, the U.S. also has a defense spending problem, but that doesn't someone invalidate it's revenue problem. |
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"The spending problems the US faces ARE fixable by the same tax measures that
our grandparents used. The US could simply implement the same tax code that was present in the past a greatly increase revenue. " Since it appears that it will soon be possible to be long-term unemployed, and receive 'free' cash & befits that are almost equal to what the average worker receives (for his labor), (Excluding government workers). Won't extra high taxes drop the worker's paychecks to a level, where they can no longer afford not to go on the dole?? Why work, when you can make more money by being long-term unemployed??
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If you increase the tax rate on an activity you will get less of that activity. This applies to income taxes as well. Here is data from the 1950s to present. Observe what happens to federal income tax revenue as a share of the economy: Secondly, part of the tax reform legislation back in the 1980s was a quid pro quo - cuts tax rates BUT ALSO CUT ALLOWABLE DEDUCTIONS. NO ONE paid a full 90% marginal tax rate. No one. Anyone who was earning enough to fall into the top category reduced his marginal tax rate down to the 20%-40% range by selecting from a cafeteria chock full of applicable tax deductions. Quote:
The same thing with Buffet. His secretary pays a higher tax rate than Warren himself because his Secretary EARNS MORE INCOME AS SALARY than does Warren Buffett. Warren pays her about $200,000 per year in salary. Warren pays himself only $100,000 per year in salary. He purposely keeps his salary low and keeps growing his wealth either tax free or when he does incur a tax liability that liability is taxed at capital gains rates. If Warren really wanted to play "fair" there is NOTHING stopping him from tallying up the wealth he creates every year and taking that wealth in the form of salary income and then paying the full tax rate plus the full social security and medicare taxes on that income. You do realize that there are regular working people who pay more in FICA taxes than Warren for the income cap is set at $110,100 in 2012. Warren's salary income of $100,000 per year means that he could be paying more into social security but he choose not to. When Warren speaks he does it to benefit himself, not the nation. If Warren was concerned about the nation's finances he wouldn't be taking advantage of "loopholes" to defer paying $37 billion in taxes already owed to the IRS. |
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hell even the crazies on disability, like a friend of mine, should be given SOME work to do, before he gets that check every month, 2, 8 hour days of landscaping, anything, though what is a few hundred dollars a month when you gave giant corporations huge tax breaks? that makes that check look like pennies. honestly all this money talk makes me just want to be a commie! heres a joke read? How do you ruin a neighborhood? Build a 711!
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Hey, I hear that North Korea is heaven on earth. Buy a plane ticket, pack up your solar gear, and go and evangelize over there. You'll be happier living in a communist heaven and they'll get all the benefit of your enlightened beliefs about solar energy.
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02-29-12, 05:49 PM | #119 |
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"When you're in need because the government has failed you, such as my case,
by causing the recession, I see no problem collecting money from them." If you have been working for a few years and paid state + federal + FICA + unemployment bucks have been going into the state, then you should be able to collect some of that money back during hard times. At least as much as you put into the system.. + interest.. I'm collecting SS checks, because I paid into SS starting in 1963.. I'm 66 and 95% retired, but I still pay fed&state taxes, FICA/SS & etc every time I earn a buck.. Or take a buck out of my IRA or 401K. Heck I have to pay taxes on the lowly interest that I make on my savings account.. I have a problem with 50% of the population not paying any taxes at all.. I also have a problem with state 'workers' faking injuries and getting free cash for the rest of their life.. I think it would be a real good idea to pay rewards to people who ratted out the scammers..
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No! It's much warmer in Cuba this time of year..
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