Before going any further, Ross Miller wants to get this straight:
Subscribe to these commentsReader Comments (Page 1 of 2) Neutral Superstition @ Jul 15th 2009 1:04AM I've dabbled in expensive headphones before (well, expensive to me... around the $300 range) and always end up with a $15 pair of behind the head earphones. Reply
Charlie Foxtrot brings a word of caution:
WaPo claims.- Between 1986 and 2006 the 'Average Household Income' of the Top 1% did rise from $880k to $1.75mil (a doubling), but the 'Share of Income' rose from 14% to 18.8%...a 34% increase vice the 100% that the WaPo suggests.
Charlie Foxtrot thinks that the problem is:
Since the WaPo seems to want to suggest that since the mid-80s that the rich have gotten richer and also paid less taxes at the same time, lets stick with that same time frame .
Mark G. Michaelsen explains:
Wisconsin: Alabama of the North? Wisconsin lags neighbors Illinois and Minnesota in jobs and personal income, wrote Thomas Hefty and John Torinus, Jr., in a guest column in the Opinion section of the Wisconsin State Journal on Sunday, July 12. Iowa s per capita income is less but job creation is three times ours.
Bob Franken remembers that:
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But dizzy says that's not all:
It seems to me that we should be dropping the moral arguments, be they the ones in favour of such breaks or those against, and instead be saying that those in legal unions should get a tax break to acknowledge the fact that they have lost elements of financial independence that those who are not in a legal union still have.
The Weakonomist sees it this way:
Less rules then also mean less government overhead and that means less taxes and more IRS employees to dig ditches, which is all they are good for if not employees by the IRS. Sorry, that was not nice, I am sure they are nice people. jwier92 s last blog .. Tuesday Twister 20090721
Still being unsure, Baron Bodissey asks:
Known as the ‘Tottenham Ayatollah’, Bakri is an Islamic firebrand who supports Al-Qaeda and is regarded as a threat to Western security.
Despite the previous arguments, CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart has many reasons to think otherwise:
eddieblue July 19th, 2009 1:17 pm ET Yeah, the obama-care proposal needs work. flush it down the toilet and throw the bums out!
Ross Miller considers that:
Neutral Jaws @ Jul 15th 2009 1:59AM you sir have not obviously priced out serious speaker / amp setups let alone room acoustic dampening materials... headphones are MUCH more affordable (yes... even at this price point).
For this purpose, nospam@example.com (Admin) suggests:
Budget measures will now see gross government debt peaking at a forecast 43 per cent of GDP in 2017 and then falling.
In contrast, Freakonomics replies:
15. July 22, 2009 6:23 pm Link This isn t responsive to your actual question, but getting a recommendation is apparently trivial in my pro-marijuana area of California.
While it may be true, Robert Reich thinks:
To Ellen K In reply to your address. http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/robert_reich/2009/07/the-house-tax-the-wealthy-to-k.php#comment-3528561
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Baron Bodissey considers that:
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But Something The Dog Said has a different opinion:
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Ians is not really sure about that:
India's telecom industry earns Rs.371 bn revenue in Q2 January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian telecom sector continued its robust growth with the wireless market growing at 9.91 percent and churning revenues worth Rs.371 billion (Rs.37,196 crore) for the second quarter ending September, an official agency said Tuesday. A total of 28.44 million subscribers was added in this quarter, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in a statement.
Similarly, Bernard Hickey adds:
Key told the Q&A programme a debate was going on in government over the issue of a capital gains tax, with Treasury in favour, but the IRD opposed. Key said countries with capital gains taxes had also experienced booms and it was not very effective.
Baron Bodissey is absolutely sure that:
Khalil tells of incidents of abduction he witnessed when the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Pope Shenouda intervened, and where the abducted girls were returned to their families within 24 hours. “What can we call this? And what about the poor ones whose voice could not be heard, or have no connections?†he said.
Robert Reich imagines that:
If you bothered to read my Parts 1-4 for an affordable-quality Public Health care option for ALL, you will see I fund the cost in another but equitable way among employers, employees and government. I appluad the House s courage to put another funding possibility on the table to help finance a "voluntary" Public standard health care package for ALL Americans.
Baron Bodissey considers that:
But his message, preached in mosques and private halls around Britain, is attracting an enthusiastic audience.In addition to ‘Salahuddin,’ Choudary claims to have converted 25 young men to his cause in the last six weeks alone. Many are former alcoholics and addicts, who now zealously promote Islam and want to see people publicly lashed for consuming alcohol.
While it may be true, myglesias thinks:
Hector Says: July 17th, 2009 at 4:43 pm Re: Also, the rentier class is not “successful†in the admirable sense of the word. Managers derive their own income from the efforts of the people they manage (how many cars does the chairman of Ford design or build?), and owners even more so. Precisely, Chris. You have hit the nail on the head, and the fatal flaw of all the conservative f*cktards is revealed right here.
Benedict Brogan notices:
Od ear oh Dear Morrie. My losing the artgument ! I set you a simple Arithmetical puzzle and you dance all around the place, defining the meaning of words, nit-picking but did you answer the question. Did you hell ! Not only did you forget to supply an answer (Why, I might ask, had I not known what that answer would be )you are totally forgetting that the English man s home is his castle which reflects the dynastic principles of the English. Extremely nice try. The swerve would have been something that George Best would have envied ! Now come on exactly what is the difference ? Cat got you tongue ?
Nicole Belle tells the real story:
Login or register to reply Sure it will Sun, 07/19/2009 - 08:13 â€" ConcernedCanuckOur healthcare system, though far superior to the US insurance scam, does nothing but cater to the retired and nursing home living elderly. Daily, sirens go off and you can watch ambulances, earning their livings by transporting the old from the nursing home in my town, to the hospital, and back again. It's a market more than anything. The longer they keep these barely alive elderly, alive, the more money the nursing home industry bleeds from their life savings. It's a sad reality here.
Freakonomics sees it this way:
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Philip Salter comes with the facts:
However, given the considerable and well-documented benefits for children of: Marriage over Living Together, and
Michael LaBossiere objects:
social services like education, roads, and such. In these cases, the rich do pay more for what they receive. For example, if a kid from a rich family and a kid from a poor family go to the same
But Benedict Brogan has a different opinion:
Phil McG: It’s best for you to avoid the cognitive dissonance of being proven wrong by such base things as facts and reason, and instead to continue ploughing your lonely furrow of internet trolling.
Before going any further, Economix wants to get this straight:
4. July 22, 2009 9:20 am Link here s an idea for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress: get rid of the cap on payroll tax, and use payroll tax income over $100k to finance healthcare. This is politically easier than raising the income tax on the rich, as you re simply asking them to pay the same share as everyone else. nirad
As a result of that, Allahpundit belives:
Why don t you ask you pal, Tapper, to ask Obama and any and all politicians to pledge to sign up for the public plan for themselves and their families? Blake on July 20, 2009 at 8:25 PM
While it may be true, nospam@example.com (Admin) thinks:
For all of that, a recession for ordinary New Zealanders is not about whether Gross Domestic Product is contracting or whether the Government is running budget deficits. It’s whether people have a job.
While it may be true, Benedict Brogan thinks:
Now forget the emotional pulling of heart strings like grave robber, stealing etc, put away the plough and stick to the facts.
But Robert Reich has a different opinion:
We all make a mistake in wording from time to time, corrections are allowed, and "no harm no foul". These mistakes have to not go un-answered or questioned, though!
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Ians is not really sure about that:
India's telecom industry earns Rs.371 bn revenue in Q2 January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian telecom sector continued its robust growth with the wireless market growing at 9.91 percent and churning revenues worth Rs.371 billion (Rs.37,196 crore) for the second quarter ending September, an official agency said Tuesday. A total of 28.44 million subscribers was added in this quarter, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in a statement.
Similarly, Bernard Hickey adds:
Key told the Q&A programme a debate was going on in government over the issue of a capital gains tax, with Treasury in favour, but the IRD opposed. Key said countries with capital gains taxes had also experienced booms and it was not very effective.
Baron Bodissey is absolutely sure that:
Khalil tells of incidents of abduction he witnessed when the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Pope Shenouda intervened, and where the abducted girls were returned to their families within 24 hours. “What can we call this? And what about the poor ones whose voice could not be heard, or have no connections?†he said.
Robert Reich imagines that:
If you bothered to read my Parts 1-4 for an affordable-quality Public Health care option for ALL, you will see I fund the cost in another but equitable way among employers, employees and government. I appluad the House s courage to put another funding possibility on the table to help finance a "voluntary" Public standard health care package for ALL Americans.
Baron Bodissey considers that:
But his message, preached in mosques and private halls around Britain, is attracting an enthusiastic audience.In addition to ‘Salahuddin,’ Choudary claims to have converted 25 young men to his cause in the last six weeks alone. Many are former alcoholics and addicts, who now zealously promote Islam and want to see people publicly lashed for consuming alcohol.
While it may be true, myglesias thinks:
Hector Says: July 17th, 2009 at 4:43 pm Re: Also, the rentier class is not “successful†in the admirable sense of the word. Managers derive their own income from the efforts of the people they manage (how many cars does the chairman of Ford design or build?), and owners even more so. Precisely, Chris. You have hit the nail on the head, and the fatal flaw of all the conservative f*cktards is revealed right here.
Benedict Brogan notices:
Od ear oh Dear Morrie. My losing the artgument ! I set you a simple Arithmetical puzzle and you dance all around the place, defining the meaning of words, nit-picking but did you answer the question. Did you hell ! Not only did you forget to supply an answer (Why, I might ask, had I not known what that answer would be )you are totally forgetting that the English man s home is his castle which reflects the dynastic principles of the English. Extremely nice try. The swerve would have been something that George Best would have envied ! Now come on exactly what is the difference ? Cat got you tongue ?
Nicole Belle tells the real story:
Login or register to reply Sure it will Sun, 07/19/2009 - 08:13 â€" ConcernedCanuckOur healthcare system, though far superior to the US insurance scam, does nothing but cater to the retired and nursing home living elderly. Daily, sirens go off and you can watch ambulances, earning their livings by transporting the old from the nursing home in my town, to the hospital, and back again. It's a market more than anything. The longer they keep these barely alive elderly, alive, the more money the nursing home industry bleeds from their life savings. It's a sad reality here.
Freakonomics sees it this way:
September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 Recent Posts
Philip Salter comes with the facts:
However, given the considerable and well-documented benefits for children of: Marriage over Living Together, and
Michael LaBossiere objects:
social services like education, roads, and such. In these cases, the rich do pay more for what they receive. For example, if a kid from a rich family and a kid from a poor family go to the same
But Benedict Brogan has a different opinion:
Phil McG: It’s best for you to avoid the cognitive dissonance of being proven wrong by such base things as facts and reason, and instead to continue ploughing your lonely furrow of internet trolling.
Before going any further, Economix wants to get this straight:
4. July 22, 2009 9:20 am Link here s an idea for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress: get rid of the cap on payroll tax, and use payroll tax income over $100k to finance healthcare. This is politically easier than raising the income tax on the rich, as you re simply asking them to pay the same share as everyone else. nirad
As a result of that, Allahpundit belives:
Why don t you ask you pal, Tapper, to ask Obama and any and all politicians to pledge to sign up for the public plan for themselves and their families? Blake on July 20, 2009 at 8:25 PM
While it may be true, nospam@example.com (Admin) thinks:
For all of that, a recession for ordinary New Zealanders is not about whether Gross Domestic Product is contracting or whether the Government is running budget deficits. It’s whether people have a job.
While it may be true, Benedict Brogan thinks:
Now forget the emotional pulling of heart strings like grave robber, stealing etc, put away the plough and stick to the facts.
But Robert Reich has a different opinion:
We all make a mistake in wording from time to time, corrections are allowed, and "no harm no foul". These mistakes have to not go un-answered or questioned, though!
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Before going any further, Mark G. Michaelsen wants to get this straight:
High-technology jobs tend to be clustered around Huntsville, put on the map by Werner von Braun and led by the University of Alabama Huntsville. Huntsville is ironically located near Madison, Alabama. All of the four-year schools excel at technology transfer and many jobs are an easy Interstate drive to Atlanta and Nashville.
myglesias thinks about it:
The idea is that taxing height will not change behavior because there s nothing to be done about it, whereas people in high tax brackets face a disincentive to work/earn more at the margin. If the goal is to tax the rich, that would be ideally achieved in an indirect way that did not change anyone s incentive to work. You are right that the same logic would apply to taxing being white/attractive, which of course won t happen, but neither will taxing height.
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Similarly, Lou adds:
In this scenario, the key to any society-wide service is to preserve and even enhance what is available to the winners (the narrow class that thrives on globalization) while cramming down the benefits available to everyone else. This would include such things as "welfare reform" and new bankruptcy laws that make it much tougher for ordinary citizens to file.
Allahpundit does a quick recap:
HERE S A BETTER DONNER PARABLE ILLUSTRATING SOCIALISM: Every night ten men from distinctly different walks of life get together for dinner. The bill comes to $100. They decide to pay the bill the way we pay income taxes.
Baron Bodissey brings more details:
He moved to London after university, teaching English to foreign language students and, say colleagues, trying to sleep with as many of them as possible. In the Nineties, after qualifying as a lawyer, he became bitter and depressed when his application for a lucrative post at a City law firm was rejected.
Robert Reich considers that:
But there's no reason to suppose that taking a tiny sliver of the incomes of the top 1 percent will reduce all that much of their ardor to invest, innovate, and hire in the future. Yet if this tiny sliver means affordable health care for a far larger number of Americans, who will be able to get regular checkups and thereby stay healthy and productive, the positive effect on the American economy is likely to be far greater.
Meanwhile, Robert Reich came up with this idea:
Thursday, 16 July, 2009 anonymous said... for the record, I am financially comfortable, having chosen to work into my 70s. I am also a life-long Democrat and contribute to many Progressive organizations.... political, environmental, and social. having said that, there is a little intellectual honesty lacking here. we should call things by their proper name. Reich s "those who can afford to pay for those who cannot" is a transparent paraphrase of "from each according to his means; to each according to his needs". if you don t remember who said that, you d better read some history books and refresh yourself on the writings of one Karl Marx.
In other words, Eric Dondero puts it this way:
EU socialists have already learned that capitalist investors will NOT invest in government power busy strangling the life out of private industry. The more governments grab grasp and control over the economy, the more capitalists investors flee from that system.
Thinking that's not all, Eric Dondero adds:
Creation of government sponsored jobs is a double hit. It removes private sector jobs where taxpayers live and demands even higher taxes to meet the new payroll increases of government. California is a perfect example of how that turns out in the end.
admin thinks that the problem is:
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pjwalker911 is absolutely sure that:
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myglesias comes with a new idea:
- 1) That is utter bullshit class warfare is HOW our plutocrats gain great wealth. By electing a two-faced, lying puppet an alcoholic , bankrupt, spoiled rich kid who they rescued so he could lie through his teeth while advancing their agenda. A puppet who stole $3 TRILLION out of the Social Security accounts of the common workers , gave $2 Trillion to the richest 2 percent of the population, and spent another $Trillion and 4500+ lives grabbling the oil deposits of Iraq for his Big Oil patrons.
As Keith Lehman says:
This three-party/ideolgoical classification was initiated by Luther Martin of Maryland and Robert Yates of New York.
Still not being convinced, Baron Bodissey replies:
In its 30 years of existence the Islamic Republic has learnt how to stay in power. The VEVAK is the equivalent of the Shah’s brutal SAVAK. One of the reasons for the collapse of the Pahlavi regime lies in the decision made by many SAVAK officials and agents to jump ship and join Khomeini and the regime he was setting up.
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High-technology jobs tend to be clustered around Huntsville, put on the map by Werner von Braun and led by the University of Alabama Huntsville. Huntsville is ironically located near Madison, Alabama. All of the four-year schools excel at technology transfer and many jobs are an easy Interstate drive to Atlanta and Nashville.
myglesias thinks about it:
The idea is that taxing height will not change behavior because there s nothing to be done about it, whereas people in high tax brackets face a disincentive to work/earn more at the margin. If the goal is to tax the rich, that would be ideally achieved in an indirect way that did not change anyone s incentive to work. You are right that the same logic would apply to taxing being white/attractive, which of course won t happen, but neither will taxing height.
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Similarly, Lou adds:
In this scenario, the key to any society-wide service is to preserve and even enhance what is available to the winners (the narrow class that thrives on globalization) while cramming down the benefits available to everyone else. This would include such things as "welfare reform" and new bankruptcy laws that make it much tougher for ordinary citizens to file.
Allahpundit does a quick recap:
HERE S A BETTER DONNER PARABLE ILLUSTRATING SOCIALISM: Every night ten men from distinctly different walks of life get together for dinner. The bill comes to $100. They decide to pay the bill the way we pay income taxes.
Baron Bodissey brings more details:
He moved to London after university, teaching English to foreign language students and, say colleagues, trying to sleep with as many of them as possible. In the Nineties, after qualifying as a lawyer, he became bitter and depressed when his application for a lucrative post at a City law firm was rejected.
Robert Reich considers that:
But there's no reason to suppose that taking a tiny sliver of the incomes of the top 1 percent will reduce all that much of their ardor to invest, innovate, and hire in the future. Yet if this tiny sliver means affordable health care for a far larger number of Americans, who will be able to get regular checkups and thereby stay healthy and productive, the positive effect on the American economy is likely to be far greater.
Meanwhile, Robert Reich came up with this idea:
Thursday, 16 July, 2009 anonymous said... for the record, I am financially comfortable, having chosen to work into my 70s. I am also a life-long Democrat and contribute to many Progressive organizations.... political, environmental, and social. having said that, there is a little intellectual honesty lacking here. we should call things by their proper name. Reich s "those who can afford to pay for those who cannot" is a transparent paraphrase of "from each according to his means; to each according to his needs". if you don t remember who said that, you d better read some history books and refresh yourself on the writings of one Karl Marx.
In other words, Eric Dondero puts it this way:
EU socialists have already learned that capitalist investors will NOT invest in government power busy strangling the life out of private industry. The more governments grab grasp and control over the economy, the more capitalists investors flee from that system.
Thinking that's not all, Eric Dondero adds:
Creation of government sponsored jobs is a double hit. It removes private sector jobs where taxpayers live and demands even higher taxes to meet the new payroll increases of government. California is a perfect example of how that turns out in the end.
admin thinks that the problem is:
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pjwalker911 is absolutely sure that:
Categories: Big Brother Surveillance Society · Social Engineering · Taxation
myglesias comes with a new idea:
- 1) That is utter bullshit class warfare is HOW our plutocrats gain great wealth. By electing a two-faced, lying puppet an alcoholic , bankrupt, spoiled rich kid who they rescued so he could lie through his teeth while advancing their agenda. A puppet who stole $3 TRILLION out of the Social Security accounts of the common workers , gave $2 Trillion to the richest 2 percent of the population, and spent another $Trillion and 4500+ lives grabbling the oil deposits of Iraq for his Big Oil patrons.
As Keith Lehman says:
This three-party/ideolgoical classification was initiated by Luther Martin of Maryland and Robert Yates of New York.
Still not being convinced, Baron Bodissey replies:
In its 30 years of existence the Islamic Republic has learnt how to stay in power. The VEVAK is the equivalent of the Shah’s brutal SAVAK. One of the reasons for the collapse of the Pahlavi regime lies in the decision made by many SAVAK officials and agents to jump ship and join Khomeini and the regime he was setting up.
Sources:
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
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In other words, Archbishop Cranmer puts it this way:
22 July 2009 17:35 Anonymous said... This post has been removed by a blog administrator. 22 July 2009 17:44
Lou notices:
- HEALTH CARE COMMENT From Beachwood reader "Pelham":Very much appreciate your observations on the health care debate, though I part from you somewhat in my belief that only a single-payer or French-style system makes any sense whatsoever, practically OR politically, for reasons I won't get into here.
admin comes with a new idea:
The FAAC meeting was attended by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; the Director of Home Finance in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Lexy Omoha; state commissioners for finance and accountants-general, and representatives of FCT Administration, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), CBN, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
Robert Reich brings a word of caution:
This country is governed by one principle: free contract. What you earn, what you make, what you pay, what you take, is all based upon one thing: your bargaining power. Tax the rich to feed the poor? Only if the poor have bargaining power. Posted by Tim July 16, 2009 1:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Louise is absolutely sure that:
You must enter a subject for your comment What??? And yes. 1. I was a liberal arts major in my undergraduate degree. I'm intimately familiar with both American Literature and the character of Horatio Alger. You'd have to live under a rock not to be familiar with the literary reference because it's still mentioned in the media and books today - the last time I think I came across it was a passing comment by Alice S. in her biography of Warren Buffett ("Snowball") who made a comparison between the billionaire's background and the novel's eponymous character.
However, Robert Reich thinks differently:
Expanding access, w/o true reform will not solve the 16-17% of GDP being spent on HC. There is very little in any of the proposals (HELP, Tri-Cmte) that actually lowers the cost curve.
Baron Bodissey also takes into account the following fact:
While energy is a key dimension of the Russo-German relationship, it’s not the only one. In June Moscow’s Sberbank acquired 35 percent of the automaker Opel in a deal orchestrated at the top levels of power. Opel has been racked by financial woes brought on by the economic crisis, which were only compounded since its parent company had been the now-bankrupt GM. German Chancellor Angela Merkel considered GM responsible for the mess and was angered by Washington’s refusal to take part in the clean up. Berlin was happy to accept Russian funding for Opel, while the Russians have gained access to advanced manufacturing technologies they can put to use for domestic production.
Meanwhile, Michele McGinty came up with this idea:
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Joel is rather skeptical:
And, the tax give a ways to the rich over the past 30 years, must come to and end with a payback for the social and economic needs of the country as a whole and working class people in particular.
But CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart says that's not all:
Charlie July 19th, 2009 2:55 pm ET Amanda. I would like to point out that if the government is controlling the rates then the providers are getting paid by the government. A better solution is to abandon the 23 poorly run programs already in place to include Medicare. Next, we simply give people who make less than 100,000 subsidies for their health insurance o0n a pro rated schedule. They can then use this subsidy to purchase the health care of their choice. The government would offer up the same plans that they offer to employees.
Michael Liedtke objects:
Twitter Denies Facebook on A $500 Million Takeover! November 25th, 2008 Facebook offered to buy Twitter for $500 million of overvalued Facebook stock, Kara Swisher says. Twitter rejected the offer for several reasons: And they can be, At Facebook's real valuation, $5 billion or so, the offer only amounted to $150 million (not bad for two-year old company with no revenue, but a far cry from the billion-dollar dream) Twitter has high hopes for its own secret revenue model which will be announced next year.
Robert Reich tells the real story:
May I ask why your stunned? "This proclivity by ""many"" to either ignore or selectively use Facts, then You and I, differ here. They( the many) are not rushing to conclusions --"on serious subjects"( more to "serious subjects" in a bit), as this would be saying they ( the many) have "thought" about the facts, and reached their conclusion on their own.
TJN does a quick recap:
Embassy Row July 17 (Washington Times) - Bahamas' Ambassador Cornelius A. Smithis worried that the "twin pillars" of his country's economy - tourism and offshore banking - are cracking under the global economic crisis and U.S. efforts to close foreign tax shelters.
Furthermore, The Huffington Post News Team claims:
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, sees the status quo as a road to fiscal disaster. "We have to do something about health care costs; it's really not an option," he said in an interview with the Huffington Post. "If we do nothing, the deficit goes through the roof and the economy is going to melt down."
The Huffington Post News Editors notices:
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Meanwhile, Baron Bodissey came up with this idea:
They were on an official mission to train the forces of the interim government, which has recently appealed for foreign help to tackle Islamist insurgents.
Louise sees it this way:
You must enter a subject for your comment No. Sorry. Gift taxes are paid by the giver, not the receiver. Granted, I didn't know this until I took my MBA accounting class this summer, so you're forgiven your ignorance provided you don't do like so many of the libertarians/neo-cons and actually lie about stuff you know isn't true. It would actually be possible to maneuver things by setting up a charitable foundation rather than as a "gift" given to the tenants. Not very hard. # Duty, duty -- honor is, is -- Honor, Creideiki -- alertly # Shared, is -- Honor # by: MileHighDawg @ Mon Jul 20, 2009 at 17:36:01 PM CDT [ Parent ]
Robert Reich gives a bit of an idea about it:
Anonymous said... This tax will hit the middle class the hardest. I have seen these games before, and the pattern is clear. At first it was tax the millionaries then that included a couples combined income. Now 350k is being talked about. Congress will come up with a dollar figure, which the gorilla in the room (FED inflation) will eat apart, and soon after, the middle class will be hit once again. The rich control the government, do you really think for a minute this tax will never affect you? Didn t you learn from your mistake of believing Paulson and his bailout baloney?
Nicole Belle considers that:
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Lou notices:
- HEALTH CARE COMMENT From Beachwood reader "Pelham":Very much appreciate your observations on the health care debate, though I part from you somewhat in my belief that only a single-payer or French-style system makes any sense whatsoever, practically OR politically, for reasons I won't get into here.
admin comes with a new idea:
The FAAC meeting was attended by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; the Director of Home Finance in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Lexy Omoha; state commissioners for finance and accountants-general, and representatives of FCT Administration, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), CBN, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
Robert Reich brings a word of caution:
This country is governed by one principle: free contract. What you earn, what you make, what you pay, what you take, is all based upon one thing: your bargaining power. Tax the rich to feed the poor? Only if the poor have bargaining power. Posted by Tim July 16, 2009 1:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Louise is absolutely sure that:
You must enter a subject for your comment What??? And yes. 1. I was a liberal arts major in my undergraduate degree. I'm intimately familiar with both American Literature and the character of Horatio Alger. You'd have to live under a rock not to be familiar with the literary reference because it's still mentioned in the media and books today - the last time I think I came across it was a passing comment by Alice S. in her biography of Warren Buffett ("Snowball") who made a comparison between the billionaire's background and the novel's eponymous character.
However, Robert Reich thinks differently:
Expanding access, w/o true reform will not solve the 16-17% of GDP being spent on HC. There is very little in any of the proposals (HELP, Tri-Cmte) that actually lowers the cost curve.
Baron Bodissey also takes into account the following fact:
While energy is a key dimension of the Russo-German relationship, it’s not the only one. In June Moscow’s Sberbank acquired 35 percent of the automaker Opel in a deal orchestrated at the top levels of power. Opel has been racked by financial woes brought on by the economic crisis, which were only compounded since its parent company had been the now-bankrupt GM. German Chancellor Angela Merkel considered GM responsible for the mess and was angered by Washington’s refusal to take part in the clean up. Berlin was happy to accept Russian funding for Opel, while the Russians have gained access to advanced manufacturing technologies they can put to use for domestic production.
Meanwhile, Michele McGinty came up with this idea:
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Joel is rather skeptical:
And, the tax give a ways to the rich over the past 30 years, must come to and end with a payback for the social and economic needs of the country as a whole and working class people in particular.
But CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart says that's not all:
Charlie July 19th, 2009 2:55 pm ET Amanda. I would like to point out that if the government is controlling the rates then the providers are getting paid by the government. A better solution is to abandon the 23 poorly run programs already in place to include Medicare. Next, we simply give people who make less than 100,000 subsidies for their health insurance o0n a pro rated schedule. They can then use this subsidy to purchase the health care of their choice. The government would offer up the same plans that they offer to employees.
Michael Liedtke objects:
Twitter Denies Facebook on A $500 Million Takeover! November 25th, 2008 Facebook offered to buy Twitter for $500 million of overvalued Facebook stock, Kara Swisher says. Twitter rejected the offer for several reasons: And they can be, At Facebook's real valuation, $5 billion or so, the offer only amounted to $150 million (not bad for two-year old company with no revenue, but a far cry from the billion-dollar dream) Twitter has high hopes for its own secret revenue model which will be announced next year.
Robert Reich tells the real story:
May I ask why your stunned? "This proclivity by ""many"" to either ignore or selectively use Facts, then You and I, differ here. They( the many) are not rushing to conclusions --"on serious subjects"( more to "serious subjects" in a bit), as this would be saying they ( the many) have "thought" about the facts, and reached their conclusion on their own.
TJN does a quick recap:
Embassy Row July 17 (Washington Times) - Bahamas' Ambassador Cornelius A. Smithis worried that the "twin pillars" of his country's economy - tourism and offshore banking - are cracking under the global economic crisis and U.S. efforts to close foreign tax shelters.
Furthermore, The Huffington Post News Team claims:
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, sees the status quo as a road to fiscal disaster. "We have to do something about health care costs; it's really not an option," he said in an interview with the Huffington Post. "If we do nothing, the deficit goes through the roof and the economy is going to melt down."
The Huffington Post News Editors notices:
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Meanwhile, Baron Bodissey came up with this idea:
They were on an official mission to train the forces of the interim government, which has recently appealed for foreign help to tackle Islamist insurgents.
Louise sees it this way:
You must enter a subject for your comment No. Sorry. Gift taxes are paid by the giver, not the receiver. Granted, I didn't know this until I took my MBA accounting class this summer, so you're forgiven your ignorance provided you don't do like so many of the libertarians/neo-cons and actually lie about stuff you know isn't true. It would actually be possible to maneuver things by setting up a charitable foundation rather than as a "gift" given to the tenants. Not very hard. # Duty, duty -- honor is, is -- Honor, Creideiki -- alertly # Shared, is -- Honor # by: MileHighDawg @ Mon Jul 20, 2009 at 17:36:01 PM CDT [ Parent ]
Robert Reich gives a bit of an idea about it:
Anonymous said... This tax will hit the middle class the hardest. I have seen these games before, and the pattern is clear. At first it was tax the millionaries then that included a couples combined income. Now 350k is being talked about. Congress will come up with a dollar figure, which the gorilla in the room (FED inflation) will eat apart, and soon after, the middle class will be hit once again. The rich control the government, do you really think for a minute this tax will never affect you? Didn t you learn from your mistake of believing Paulson and his bailout baloney?
Nicole Belle considers that:
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Stax System From: C/T Freakonomics Tina Renna Lee Lane John Carney Louise Myglesias Robert Cruickshank Keith Lehman Ross Miller Robert Reich Archbishop Cranmer Admin The Huffington Post News Editors /26696637
Still not being convinced, C/T replies:
Sebelius: that makes no senseGregory: If Obama doesn t have the government take over the market it will destroy the free market
Freakonomics gives a bit of an idea about it:
E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink marijuana , taxes Related Posts From Freakonomics Taxes I Can t Complain About Your Tax Dollars at Work (Seriously) Track Your Taxes What Would Happen if Marijuana Were Decriminalized? A Freakonomics Quorum Look Who s Paying for Low Tuition
Before going any further, Tina Renna wants to get this straight:
The employees that can now with ease, plan their ski trips, order lunch from the road and find their way to the county administration building from anywhere in the contiguous U.S. or regional sections of Europe while listening to commercial free music and/or watching their favorite movies on DVD are:
Lee Lane considers that:
The carbon tax is free from these defects. With it, businesses know the current and future price for emitting a ton of GHG at least until Congress changes the tax rate. Since the tax rate is set in advance, there will be no punishing cost spikes just because technology changed too slowly or the economy grew too fast. And since the tax rate will change slowly and predictably, hedging costs will be minimized.
Furthermore, John Carney claims:
RJM said: Jul. 14, 11:27 AM It's against Swiss law for a company (ie, UBS) to divulge the names of clients. Even if UBS wants to cooperate with the US, the Swiss government will step in and say no. So the 'interested parties' here are not only US citizens, US Government, but also UBS, and the Swiss Government... If I were Switzerland, I'd politely tell the US Government where to put it....
Louise comes with the facts:
Yes! You hit it on the head. Some friends and I have had that same discussion - it is in the very self-interest of the ruling class to make thing tenable enough for the masses to have a great, quality life and still want to work. They get what they want (family, a good job, health insurance, a big screen television) and we get what we want (private jet, couple of houses, big charitable donations, art collections or whatever floats your boat personally).
myglesias can't forget that:
chrismealy Says: July 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm Basketball would be more entertaining if the average height on the court was limited to 6 . Instead of having a bunch of slow-moving uncoordinated giant freaks standing under the basket you d get weird combinations like having one 7-footer and four speedy 5 9 guys. Or two tall guys and three below average height guys.
Robert Cruickshank considers that:
California News All CA Papers Around the Capitol Beyond Chron California Chronicle CA Political Daily CalBuzz California Report Capital Notes Capitol Alert Capitol Basement Capitol Weekly Contra Costa Times CQ Politics - CA East Bay Express El Observador El Tecolote KRON4 LA Daily News LA Times LA Indymedia LA Weekly Marin Independent Mercury News New America Media Oakland Tribune OC Register Political Blotter Random Lengths News Riverside P-E Rough Tumble SacBee Politics Sacramento Bee San Diego Union-Trib SF Bay Guardian Stockton Record SF Chronicle SF Indymedia SF Weekly Sta Rosa Press Dem StateLine (CA) The Examiner (CA) Voice of San Diego YubaNet
However, Keith Lehman states that:
by Kevin R.C. Guzman, Regnery, 2007. America’s Three Regimes: A New Political History by Morton Keller, Oxford University, 2007.
However, Louise states that:
Most Americans aren't opposed to their taxes going up to fund health care for everyone. I personally would love a single payer health care system. I just don't think we should raise taxes on one segment of the population.
Ross Miller points out another thing aside from that:
Neutral Tim @ Jul 15th 2009 1:48AM @ sacapuntos I've used most of Grado's lineup, and own a few sets of my own. the iGrados sound fine, but Its worth it to step up to the sr-60s. As with any audiophile setup, you'll be chasing diminishing returns as you pay more, but you won't get more bang for your buck than with Grados.
Robert Reich comes with a new idea:
If the solutions any one puts forth are different words, yet say the above they are children!! When adults decide what is to be done, then much of the time adults take the responsibility for their actions. Children don t, they live in the fantasy world, and that s Ok, ever met a 50 year old child? or 40 or 60 --if they live in a fantasy world they are a child!
Archbishop Cranmer is not really sure about that:
For Blair to align himself to catholicism in the process, is to use and damage religion in the pursuit of political aims.
Still being unsure, Lee Lane asks:
Under this system, hard-to-predict forces such as technology trends, economic growth rates, fuel prices, and even weather will determine GHG permit prices. As a result, a GHG cap can easily cost more than the price of the harm that it avoids. Former Vice President Al Gore, for example, has proposed a cap that has been calculated to cost $17 trillion more than the expected future damages from unchecked climate change. The current plan is also very likely to overshoot that mark. Further, with cap-and-trade, permit prices will fluctuate widely, and businesses will have to incur unnecessary costs to hedge against these price swings.
Robert Reich is absolutely sure that:
But I am reminded by what Winston Churchill said: "America will always do the right thing, but only after everything else fails."
admin is not really sure about that:
Another measure approved by the Council to ensure the decongestion of the nation s ports includes the increase utilisation of idle ports in the country such as the Calabar and Warri ports and the encouragement of the use of hinterland container terminals. The proposals are now awaiting the president’s approval.
The Huffington Post News Editors can't forget that:
Taxes The anemic economy decimated state tax collections during the first three months of the year, according to a report released Friday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The drop in revenues was... The anemic economy decimated state tax collections during the first three months of the year, according to a report released Friday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The drop in revenues was...
As Ross Miller says:
Neutral richb93 @ Jul 15th 2009 12:52PM GBeatzRecrds Ha. Seriously? What do you use that is better than LAME then? The WMP MP3 encoder? Hahaaha P.S: If you're serious about audio you'd know that FLAC is where its at. P.P.S: Try AAC or Vorbis if you still insist on lossy audio.
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Sebelius: that makes no senseGregory: If Obama doesn t have the government take over the market it will destroy the free market
Freakonomics gives a bit of an idea about it:
E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink marijuana , taxes Related Posts From Freakonomics Taxes I Can t Complain About Your Tax Dollars at Work (Seriously) Track Your Taxes What Would Happen if Marijuana Were Decriminalized? A Freakonomics Quorum Look Who s Paying for Low Tuition
Before going any further, Tina Renna wants to get this straight:
The employees that can now with ease, plan their ski trips, order lunch from the road and find their way to the county administration building from anywhere in the contiguous U.S. or regional sections of Europe while listening to commercial free music and/or watching their favorite movies on DVD are:
Lee Lane considers that:
The carbon tax is free from these defects. With it, businesses know the current and future price for emitting a ton of GHG at least until Congress changes the tax rate. Since the tax rate is set in advance, there will be no punishing cost spikes just because technology changed too slowly or the economy grew too fast. And since the tax rate will change slowly and predictably, hedging costs will be minimized.
Furthermore, John Carney claims:
RJM said: Jul. 14, 11:27 AM It's against Swiss law for a company (ie, UBS) to divulge the names of clients. Even if UBS wants to cooperate with the US, the Swiss government will step in and say no. So the 'interested parties' here are not only US citizens, US Government, but also UBS, and the Swiss Government... If I were Switzerland, I'd politely tell the US Government where to put it....
Louise comes with the facts:
Yes! You hit it on the head. Some friends and I have had that same discussion - it is in the very self-interest of the ruling class to make thing tenable enough for the masses to have a great, quality life and still want to work. They get what they want (family, a good job, health insurance, a big screen television) and we get what we want (private jet, couple of houses, big charitable donations, art collections or whatever floats your boat personally).
myglesias can't forget that:
chrismealy Says: July 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm Basketball would be more entertaining if the average height on the court was limited to 6 . Instead of having a bunch of slow-moving uncoordinated giant freaks standing under the basket you d get weird combinations like having one 7-footer and four speedy 5 9 guys. Or two tall guys and three below average height guys.
Robert Cruickshank considers that:
California News All CA Papers Around the Capitol Beyond Chron California Chronicle CA Political Daily CalBuzz California Report Capital Notes Capitol Alert Capitol Basement Capitol Weekly Contra Costa Times CQ Politics - CA East Bay Express El Observador El Tecolote KRON4 LA Daily News LA Times LA Indymedia LA Weekly Marin Independent Mercury News New America Media Oakland Tribune OC Register Political Blotter Random Lengths News Riverside P-E Rough Tumble SacBee Politics Sacramento Bee San Diego Union-Trib SF Bay Guardian Stockton Record SF Chronicle SF Indymedia SF Weekly Sta Rosa Press Dem StateLine (CA) The Examiner (CA) Voice of San Diego YubaNet
However, Keith Lehman states that:
by Kevin R.C. Guzman, Regnery, 2007. America’s Three Regimes: A New Political History by Morton Keller, Oxford University, 2007.
However, Louise states that:
Most Americans aren't opposed to their taxes going up to fund health care for everyone. I personally would love a single payer health care system. I just don't think we should raise taxes on one segment of the population.
Ross Miller points out another thing aside from that:
Neutral Tim @ Jul 15th 2009 1:48AM @ sacapuntos I've used most of Grado's lineup, and own a few sets of my own. the iGrados sound fine, but Its worth it to step up to the sr-60s. As with any audiophile setup, you'll be chasing diminishing returns as you pay more, but you won't get more bang for your buck than with Grados.
Robert Reich comes with a new idea:
If the solutions any one puts forth are different words, yet say the above they are children!! When adults decide what is to be done, then much of the time adults take the responsibility for their actions. Children don t, they live in the fantasy world, and that s Ok, ever met a 50 year old child? or 40 or 60 --if they live in a fantasy world they are a child!
Archbishop Cranmer is not really sure about that:
For Blair to align himself to catholicism in the process, is to use and damage religion in the pursuit of political aims.
Still being unsure, Lee Lane asks:
Under this system, hard-to-predict forces such as technology trends, economic growth rates, fuel prices, and even weather will determine GHG permit prices. As a result, a GHG cap can easily cost more than the price of the harm that it avoids. Former Vice President Al Gore, for example, has proposed a cap that has been calculated to cost $17 trillion more than the expected future damages from unchecked climate change. The current plan is also very likely to overshoot that mark. Further, with cap-and-trade, permit prices will fluctuate widely, and businesses will have to incur unnecessary costs to hedge against these price swings.
Robert Reich is absolutely sure that:
But I am reminded by what Winston Churchill said: "America will always do the right thing, but only after everything else fails."
admin is not really sure about that:
Another measure approved by the Council to ensure the decongestion of the nation s ports includes the increase utilisation of idle ports in the country such as the Calabar and Warri ports and the encouragement of the use of hinterland container terminals. The proposals are now awaiting the president’s approval.
The Huffington Post News Editors can't forget that:
Taxes The anemic economy decimated state tax collections during the first three months of the year, according to a report released Friday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The drop in revenues was... The anemic economy decimated state tax collections during the first three months of the year, according to a report released Friday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The drop in revenues was...
As Ross Miller says:
Neutral richb93 @ Jul 15th 2009 12:52PM GBeatzRecrds Ha. Seriously? What do you use that is better than LAME then? The WMP MP3 encoder? Hahaaha P.S: If you're serious about audio you'd know that FLAC is where its at. P.P.S: Try AAC or Vorbis if you still insist on lossy audio.
Sources:
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Stax System From: Robert Reich CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart Robert Reich Ians Baron Bodissey Freakonomics Robert Cruickshank HughS Darleen Bob Franken Kathleen Myglesias Something The Dog Said Nicole Belle Louise Freakonomics Geoffm Keith Lehman /26696635
However, Robert Reich states that:
Thursday, 16 July, 2009 Anonymous said... "Besides, only the profits of a small business would be taxed." Wrong. What about the Payroll tax penalty they would have to pay?
Similarly, CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart adds:
disgusted July 19th, 2009 11:17 am ET Get off it Susie. The hysterics for our poor wealthy is getting old. Look at tax rates for the wealthy in the past look at them now. I think they will be fine. And Gary You sound paranoid. Get some help. Read some facts from an unbiased source. They are out there if you care to look. Or you can just bleat.
Robert Reich comes with the facts:
The percentage of people you claim pay no taxes at all also have very little. And I don't believe, even for a minute, that half of our voters pay no taxes at all.(Unless you're also counting millionaires who are sheltering much of their income..)
Ians explains:
Slowdown-hit DTH industry seeks government intervention March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hit by the global slowdown and slow growth in subscriber base, the country's direct-to-home (DTH) service providers Tuesday asked the government to bail them out and take a relook at the four-level tax system imposed on them. 'With the dollar appreciating against the rupee, the hardware cost has gone up by 10-15 percent,' Dish TV chief operating officer Salil Kapoor told reporters on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa).
For this purpose, Baron Bodissey suggests:
But he claims his concerns were ignored because she wanted to maintain the school’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating.
In other words, Freakonomics puts it this way:
July 16 (28) Reducing Traffic by Closing Roads The city of Vancouver has turned one lane of traffic on the busy Burrard Bridge into a bicycle route. Critics predicted chaos, but the first day of the experiment found traffic moving smoothly. This seems to be in line with recent studies suggesting that road closures actually lead to fewer traffic jams.
As a result of that, Robert Cruickshank belives:
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As HughS says:
It's worth recalling tha... (Below threshold) 11 . Posted by SShiell | July 16, 2009 1:56 PM | Score: 2 ( 2 votes cast)
Darleen points out another thing aside from that:
Comment by AlexinCT on 7/18 @ 9:26 pm # Collectivism survives because of the mentally challenged idiots, life s losers - the kind of people that when given a goose that lays golden eggs, even when told so, are stupid enough to kill it and eat instead - feel justice has been done when everyone else, but especially those that unlike them don t settle for medicority, has been dragged down to their level of misery. J. Bynumm is my exhibit A .
Bob Franken notices:
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Kathleen is not really sure about that:
In Brief Follow NPI on Twitter Catch NPI announcements and highlights on our Twitter feed. Twitter is also where we publish emergency status reports if the NPI network goes down.
myglesias might have an idea about it:
As I noted , the Government has had to spend almost $10 Trillion of our money to keep our sabotaged economy from collapsing. Anyone been indicted for that? Anyone even under investigation?
Something The Dog Said shows how it is done:
Tags: taxes , Deficit Spending , Debt , health care , Policy , ( All Tags ) Print Friendly View Send As Email
Nicole Belle is rather skeptical:
Under an NHS system they will provide the minimum/medium necessary to sustain and recover that person and get them back on their feet, or live out their remaining weeks/months in a ward, all to do with the survivability longevity statistics. A NHS system will not spend a million dollars on somebody who is killing themselves quickly and willfully wont change their behaviour.
In addition to this, Louise states:
This is a little different from gluttony, which is taking more resources than necessary to live a comfortable life. (Certain theologians might say more than to live an ascetic life, but I think it is reasonable to say that most people have no interest in the spiritual development of an ascetic life.)
Robert Reich says it all comes down to this:
You asked if I would accept a requirement to spend 4 extra hours a week as my share of a societal arrangement. The answer is I would gladly do it, if society urgently needed to impose a similar level of imposition on everyone else. Four hours per week is not intolerable, but it would noticeably affect my life pattern. What would be a comparable imposition for a billionaire with six yachts, three villas, a private jet, and a private helicopter? My guess would be something of the order of giving up four of the yachts, two of the villas, and probably the helicopter. Even then, it might not be a comparable imposition despite its dollar value running into the hundreds of millions.
In other words, Freakonomics puts it this way:
Claremont 21. July 22, 2009 10:29 pm Link From an economic perspective, would this new tax be Pareto efficient? Presumably, all parties gain from the new tax - the city gains tax revenues, the business gains legitamacy, and the consumers also gain from a legitimate consumption. Yoni D
While it may be true, Robert Reich thinks:
You all see this as some coming Utopia. The problem with the system you all are salivating over is that eventually you run out of other people s money.
Furthermore, geoffm claims:
English translation: Electrostatic speakers and headphones can produce vastly lower levels of distortion. That low distortion is heard as greater clarity.
Keith Lehman brings some great news:
I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its constitution; I mean an additional article, taking from the federal government the power of borrowing .
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Thursday, 16 July, 2009 Anonymous said... "Besides, only the profits of a small business would be taxed." Wrong. What about the Payroll tax penalty they would have to pay?
Similarly, CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart adds:
disgusted July 19th, 2009 11:17 am ET Get off it Susie. The hysterics for our poor wealthy is getting old. Look at tax rates for the wealthy in the past look at them now. I think they will be fine. And Gary You sound paranoid. Get some help. Read some facts from an unbiased source. They are out there if you care to look. Or you can just bleat.
Robert Reich comes with the facts:
The percentage of people you claim pay no taxes at all also have very little. And I don't believe, even for a minute, that half of our voters pay no taxes at all.(Unless you're also counting millionaires who are sheltering much of their income..)
Ians explains:
Slowdown-hit DTH industry seeks government intervention March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hit by the global slowdown and slow growth in subscriber base, the country's direct-to-home (DTH) service providers Tuesday asked the government to bail them out and take a relook at the four-level tax system imposed on them. 'With the dollar appreciating against the rupee, the hardware cost has gone up by 10-15 percent,' Dish TV chief operating officer Salil Kapoor told reporters on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa).
For this purpose, Baron Bodissey suggests:
But he claims his concerns were ignored because she wanted to maintain the school’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating.
In other words, Freakonomics puts it this way:
July 16 (28) Reducing Traffic by Closing Roads The city of Vancouver has turned one lane of traffic on the busy Burrard Bridge into a bicycle route. Critics predicted chaos, but the first day of the experiment found traffic moving smoothly. This seems to be in line with recent studies suggesting that road closures actually lead to fewer traffic jams.
As a result of that, Robert Cruickshank belives:
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As HughS says:
It's worth recalling tha... (Below threshold) 11 . Posted by SShiell | July 16, 2009 1:56 PM | Score: 2 ( 2 votes cast)
Darleen points out another thing aside from that:
Comment by AlexinCT on 7/18 @ 9:26 pm # Collectivism survives because of the mentally challenged idiots, life s losers - the kind of people that when given a goose that lays golden eggs, even when told so, are stupid enough to kill it and eat instead - feel justice has been done when everyone else, but especially those that unlike them don t settle for medicority, has been dragged down to their level of misery. J. Bynumm is my exhibit A .
Bob Franken notices:
SHARE: PRINT IM E-mail 122 comments + add your own Bob Franken Contact Bob Franken subscribe to: RSS email: Bob Franken
Kathleen is not really sure about that:
In Brief Follow NPI on Twitter Catch NPI announcements and highlights on our Twitter feed. Twitter is also where we publish emergency status reports if the NPI network goes down.
myglesias might have an idea about it:
As I noted , the Government has had to spend almost $10 Trillion of our money to keep our sabotaged economy from collapsing. Anyone been indicted for that? Anyone even under investigation?
Something The Dog Said shows how it is done:
Tags: taxes , Deficit Spending , Debt , health care , Policy , ( All Tags ) Print Friendly View Send As Email
Nicole Belle is rather skeptical:
Under an NHS system they will provide the minimum/medium necessary to sustain and recover that person and get them back on their feet, or live out their remaining weeks/months in a ward, all to do with the survivability longevity statistics. A NHS system will not spend a million dollars on somebody who is killing themselves quickly and willfully wont change their behaviour.
In addition to this, Louise states:
This is a little different from gluttony, which is taking more resources than necessary to live a comfortable life. (Certain theologians might say more than to live an ascetic life, but I think it is reasonable to say that most people have no interest in the spiritual development of an ascetic life.)
Robert Reich says it all comes down to this:
You asked if I would accept a requirement to spend 4 extra hours a week as my share of a societal arrangement. The answer is I would gladly do it, if society urgently needed to impose a similar level of imposition on everyone else. Four hours per week is not intolerable, but it would noticeably affect my life pattern. What would be a comparable imposition for a billionaire with six yachts, three villas, a private jet, and a private helicopter? My guess would be something of the order of giving up four of the yachts, two of the villas, and probably the helicopter. Even then, it might not be a comparable imposition despite its dollar value running into the hundreds of millions.
In other words, Freakonomics puts it this way:
Claremont 21. July 22, 2009 10:29 pm Link From an economic perspective, would this new tax be Pareto efficient? Presumably, all parties gain from the new tax - the city gains tax revenues, the business gains legitamacy, and the consumers also gain from a legitimate consumption. Yoni D
While it may be true, Robert Reich thinks:
You all see this as some coming Utopia. The problem with the system you all are salivating over is that eventually you run out of other people s money.
Furthermore, geoffm claims:
English translation: Electrostatic speakers and headphones can produce vastly lower levels of distortion. That low distortion is heard as greater clarity.
Keith Lehman brings some great news:
I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its constitution; I mean an additional article, taking from the federal government the power of borrowing .
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Stax System From: Derek Thompson Myglesias Charlie Foxtrot Philip Salter Joshua Gans Allahpundit Archbishop Cranmer Admin HughS Baron Bodissey Robert Reich Kathleen The Weakonomist Darleen Robert Cruickshank /26696636
Derek Thompson imagines that:
Any effect of rates going up or down over the last fifteen years has been swamped by changes in the pretax income distribution. Thus, one can also point out that if tax rates go up, then if the rich hide their income from the government, then effective tax rates will go up and inequality "look" better even as the rich's share of tax could fall.
myglesias notices:
andy Says: July 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm #26 - no, not a strawman - if you can’t get the money, it really doesn’t much matter why.
Similarly, Charlie Foxtrot adds:
doubled from 11% to 22%.However, these numbers do not match up with those recently published by the Congressional Budget Office (Hat Tip:
Philip Salter might have an idea about it:
As I've said before, before anybody even thinks about overtly subsidising marriage, let's level the playing field between single, cohabiting and married first (click link I referred to above!) and see how it goes.
However, Joshua Gans thinks differently:
Once again, a government-owned institution, to the extent that, despite potential commercial flaws, could compete for and attract deposits, suggests that there is demand to be satisfied. Providing that option is, therefore, socially valuable and not something any government should shy away from. In New Zealand, KiwiBank attracts 3 percent of deposits in competition with the same major banks we have here.
However, Allahpundit states that:
Even the Marxists are getting disillusioned by Obama .. USA: Lack of “Change†Leads to Discontent There is a material reason why Obama is no longer wooing many of his previous allies. From his campaign promise to fundamentally revamp the health care system, to his promise to shut down the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, very little has actually been done. Take health care for example. Despite the majority of Americans wanting a universal, socialized system similar to those in other industrialized countries, Obama has ruled out any such proposal. Recently, while speaking to the American Medical Association, Obama made it clear that the “public option†in his unnecessarily complex health care plan is not a “Trojan horse†for a single-payer system. In other words, forget about it.
Still not being convinced, Archbishop Cranmer replies:
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Sir Winston Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can). (Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955)
Having that in mind, admin wonders:
Legendary global investor and chairman of Singapore- based Rogers Holdings, Jim Rogers said on Wednesday the US government’s interventionist economic policy verges on communism.
Thinking that's not all, HughS adds:
HughS,About your t... (Below threshold) 9 . Posted by Matt | July 16, 2009 11:42 AM | Score: 3 ( 3 votes cast)
However, Baron Bodissey states that:
Since 2000, 284 claims have been secretly tracked and monitored, less than 1% of all claims, the MoD says.
Robert Reich remembers that:
Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 Frank Thomas said... Michael, You can see my frustration when I say "difficult to RETIRE them (pilots)" ... instead of: "difficult to REHIRE them (pilots)." !!! It s stunning to me the proclivity by many to either ignore or selectively use Facts while rushing into general conclusions or accusations on such serious subjects. Best.
As a result of that, Kathleen belives:
Thursday, July 16, 2009 Real transformation in education still elusive: How do we get to where we need to be? Editor's Note (Kathleen):
Baron Bodissey imagines that:
â€" Hat tip: C. Cantoni [ Return to headlines] Saudi Arabia: New Rules for the Religious Police Riyadh, 17 July (AKI) â€" Saudi Arabia’s religious police, also known as the committee for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice, must have long beards, Islamic attire, and a degree in Islamic Sharia law in order to serve in the corps, local media reported.
The Weakonomist objects:
There s been a lot of talk around the blogosphere lately about taxes (like there s more than usual or something). Â Specifically, the talk is about such proposals as taxing healthcare benefits in order to support a government insurance program. Â Other talk is about increased income taxes on the rich, Obama s commitment to not raise taxes on the middle class, and the fact that at some point we re all going to be paying more taxes due to an ever-increasing national debt.
While it may be true, Darleen thinks:
Comment by royf on 7/18 @ 1:51 pm # Well J. Bynum when Europe, Russia and Japan were in ruins, China was in ruins as well as being consumed by a communist take over. The only manufacturing base in the world was the USA. Are you saying those conditions exist today? The reason that very few things are manufactured in the USA today is because of the cost. Those include tax rates and government regulations. So what in the hell does your stupid comparison have to do with today?
Still not being convinced, Robert Cruickshank replies:
These times call for bold solutions. The regressives have once again seized the initiative, and they're pushing their ultra regressive solution; as is typical, progressives and Dems are playing defense.
For this purpose, Robert Reich suggests:
Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 Richard from Chicago said... Let s stay with your first remark:It s the most blatant form of Robin-Hood economics ever proposed.
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Any effect of rates going up or down over the last fifteen years has been swamped by changes in the pretax income distribution. Thus, one can also point out that if tax rates go up, then if the rich hide their income from the government, then effective tax rates will go up and inequality "look" better even as the rich's share of tax could fall.
myglesias notices:
andy Says: July 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm #26 - no, not a strawman - if you can’t get the money, it really doesn’t much matter why.
Similarly, Charlie Foxtrot adds:
doubled from 11% to 22%.However, these numbers do not match up with those recently published by the Congressional Budget Office (Hat Tip:
Philip Salter might have an idea about it:
As I've said before, before anybody even thinks about overtly subsidising marriage, let's level the playing field between single, cohabiting and married first (click link I referred to above!) and see how it goes.
However, Joshua Gans thinks differently:
Once again, a government-owned institution, to the extent that, despite potential commercial flaws, could compete for and attract deposits, suggests that there is demand to be satisfied. Providing that option is, therefore, socially valuable and not something any government should shy away from. In New Zealand, KiwiBank attracts 3 percent of deposits in competition with the same major banks we have here.
However, Allahpundit states that:
Even the Marxists are getting disillusioned by Obama .. USA: Lack of “Change†Leads to Discontent There is a material reason why Obama is no longer wooing many of his previous allies. From his campaign promise to fundamentally revamp the health care system, to his promise to shut down the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, very little has actually been done. Take health care for example. Despite the majority of Americans wanting a universal, socialized system similar to those in other industrialized countries, Obama has ruled out any such proposal. Recently, while speaking to the American Medical Association, Obama made it clear that the “public option†in his unnecessarily complex health care plan is not a “Trojan horse†for a single-payer system. In other words, forget about it.
Still not being convinced, Archbishop Cranmer replies:
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Sir Winston Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can). (Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955)
Having that in mind, admin wonders:
Legendary global investor and chairman of Singapore- based Rogers Holdings, Jim Rogers said on Wednesday the US government’s interventionist economic policy verges on communism.
Thinking that's not all, HughS adds:
HughS,About your t... (Below threshold) 9 . Posted by Matt | July 16, 2009 11:42 AM | Score: 3 ( 3 votes cast)
However, Baron Bodissey states that:
Since 2000, 284 claims have been secretly tracked and monitored, less than 1% of all claims, the MoD says.
Robert Reich remembers that:
Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 Frank Thomas said... Michael, You can see my frustration when I say "difficult to RETIRE them (pilots)" ... instead of: "difficult to REHIRE them (pilots)." !!! It s stunning to me the proclivity by many to either ignore or selectively use Facts while rushing into general conclusions or accusations on such serious subjects. Best.
As a result of that, Kathleen belives:
Thursday, July 16, 2009 Real transformation in education still elusive: How do we get to where we need to be? Editor's Note (Kathleen):
Baron Bodissey imagines that:
â€" Hat tip: C. Cantoni [ Return to headlines] Saudi Arabia: New Rules for the Religious Police Riyadh, 17 July (AKI) â€" Saudi Arabia’s religious police, also known as the committee for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice, must have long beards, Islamic attire, and a degree in Islamic Sharia law in order to serve in the corps, local media reported.
The Weakonomist objects:
There s been a lot of talk around the blogosphere lately about taxes (like there s more than usual or something). Â Specifically, the talk is about such proposals as taxing healthcare benefits in order to support a government insurance program. Â Other talk is about increased income taxes on the rich, Obama s commitment to not raise taxes on the middle class, and the fact that at some point we re all going to be paying more taxes due to an ever-increasing national debt.
While it may be true, Darleen thinks:
Comment by royf on 7/18 @ 1:51 pm # Well J. Bynum when Europe, Russia and Japan were in ruins, China was in ruins as well as being consumed by a communist take over. The only manufacturing base in the world was the USA. Are you saying those conditions exist today? The reason that very few things are manufactured in the USA today is because of the cost. Those include tax rates and government regulations. So what in the hell does your stupid comparison have to do with today?
Still not being convinced, Robert Cruickshank replies:
These times call for bold solutions. The regressives have once again seized the initiative, and they're pushing their ultra regressive solution; as is typical, progressives and Dems are playing defense.
For this purpose, Robert Reich suggests:
Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 Richard from Chicago said... Let s stay with your first remark:It s the most blatant form of Robin-Hood economics ever proposed.
Sources:
Derek Thompson myglesias Charlie Foxtrot Philip Salter Joshua Gans Allahpundit Archbishop Cranmer admin HughS Baron Bodissey Robert Reich Kathleen The Weakonomist Darleen Robert Cruickshank
Disclaimer:
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