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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#52676: Apr 5th 2013 at 12:29:27 PM

[up]Really?

[up][up]That reminds me. Now that Brown is no longer running in Massachusetts, who is going to take his place?

RTaco Since: Jul, 2009
#52677: Apr 5th 2013 at 12:30:01 PM

@ Starship: I mentioned this in the economics thread, but (to give an example) a 60% income tax rate on income over $1 million would not mean that the government takes $600,000 for every million you make.

It means that they take 60% of every dollar you make past $1 million. If we pretend that there are only two income brackets (0% for income under $1 million and 60% for income above $1 million), a person making $1,000,100 would only pay $60.

Closing tax loopholes, as mentioned, would hurt more than help, as said loopholes are designed to help the poor and to reward spending that benefits society. There are some harmful ones, but they're a drop in the bucket compared to the harm that would come from removing them all.

Going after offshore accounts, as mentioned, would require acts of aggression against other nations.

Eliminating all wasteful spending would be nice, but at the moment the Democrats are the lesser of two evils on that front.

edited 5th Apr '13 12:36:53 PM by RTaco

Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
Long Live the King
#52678: Apr 5th 2013 at 12:32:13 PM

5 out of 100?

Technically it would be 6 out of 100...

Further down in the article it says:

An aide to Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said he has never accepted a Senate salary and instead gives his pay to the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, which distributes it to local charities. Corker is worth at least $19.6 million, according to financial reports from 2011.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#52679: Apr 5th 2013 at 12:45:37 PM

Now that Brown is no longer running in Massachusetts, who is going to take his place?

Either State Representative Daniel B. Winslow, businessman Gabriel Gomez, or former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan.

FAA delays air tower closures until June

edited 5th Apr '13 1:45:01 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Enkufka Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ from Bay of White fish Since: Dec, 2009
Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ
#52680: Apr 5th 2013 at 2:13:57 PM

What about the Carried Interest loophole? that's the one that tends to get a lot of blame in terms of how it allows rich folk to really rake in the cash.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#52681: Apr 5th 2013 at 2:17:49 PM

Veterans Affairs seeks budget increase in 2014 budget

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#52682: Apr 5th 2013 at 2:17:54 PM

You know how that could be fixed? By making capital gains tax equal to income tax or all capital gains a part of income.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
DrTentacles Cephalopod Lothario from Land of the Deep Ones Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Cephalopod Lothario
#52684: Apr 5th 2013 at 2:37:19 PM

I love Bernie. I really do.

terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#52685: Apr 5th 2013 at 4:49:11 PM

Ooooh a Sanders filibuster,...that'll be interesting

And yeah,there's a reason I voted Peace And Freedom on the Senate ticket,Feinstein really is just an empty headed weasel with no idea of what she's talking about,...sadly since most of Congress you have to question if they even have heads,well Feinstein looks better.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#52687: Apr 5th 2013 at 10:34:12 PM

Oh, I like the Peace and Freedom party. I mean, they're way too moderate for me, but still, they're pretty cool.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#52688: Apr 5th 2013 at 10:38:46 PM

I don't like it. It needs to do better at getting anyone elected before I can really respect it.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#52689: Apr 5th 2013 at 10:53:31 PM

[up]

'Third Parties and Pragmatism' go about as well together as 'Oil and Water' do.

Vice President Joe Biden offered a positive spin Friday on the March jobs numbers, saying he's glad that the economy is still adding jobs.

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#52690: Apr 5th 2013 at 11:02:02 PM

I have some recognition of Libertarian and Green and Reform parties because they have some sense of getting together locally and making a difference.

There are way too many parties in US that are purely a joke. And I'm going to lump Prohibition in that group, despite its long history.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#52692: Apr 5th 2013 at 11:45:55 PM

Are you posting abortion links just as a service for us to read? Because when you link those, I just wonder what happens when we start talking about it.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#52693: Apr 5th 2013 at 11:50:50 PM

I just want to keep everyone informed and up to date.

Obama-backed green automaker lays off 75% of staff in 'strategic' step

This looks like another Solyndra in the making.

UN human rights chief says US should close Guantánamo prison

No argument here.

edited 5th Apr '13 11:54:05 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#52694: Apr 6th 2013 at 12:06:28 AM

Basically... I guess I appreciate your efforts to make it convenient to read up on all the news. The issue is that, this is not just a news dump, but a discussion. So when a link is posted, the expected response is to talk about its contents unless otherwise specified.

So a red flag is raised whenever I see an abortion link. Sure someone might say "Oh look at those guys trying to restrict abortion again" But what if I or someone disagrees with that, and thinks it's a good thing? Why should that someone be allowed to post self-standing "remarks" like they're a given?

If the other, anti-abortion "side" proceeds to make its own such remarks, then that's not a conversation at all. That's just two groups of posters being opinionated. If they try to reply to one another, it starts off an unwanted abortion derail for a short while before it's stopped again.

That could be a problem.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#52696: Apr 6th 2013 at 10:53:25 AM

Okay then. It looks like Obama is not out to dismantle the social safety net.

Karkadinn Karkadinn from New Orleans, Louisiana Since: Jul, 2009
Karkadinn
#52697: Apr 6th 2013 at 12:05:46 PM

And, where consent is necessary, ICE officers will now have to, when feasible, obtain permission to enter a home in a language the resident understands.

It amazes me that this wasn't the law BEFORE NOW, apparently.

Come on, memorizing a few select legalese phrases in Spanish should not be that hard.

Furthermore, I think Guantanamo must be destroyed.
TheGirlWithPointyEars Never Ask Me the Odds from Outer Space Since: Dec, 2009
Never Ask Me the Odds
#52698: Apr 6th 2013 at 12:18:56 PM

[up] Immigrants come from all over, Spanish ain't the only necessary language there. And some of the languages could be rather obscure and hard to obtain a translator for. But, yeah, if you need consent, that means they've got to understand what they're agreeing to.

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