Oh the mention of taxes reminds of Zell Miller last night. He thinks a consumption tax will get rid of the IRS-- yeah, right. A consumption tax is just an income tax - savings.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - May 03, 2005 11:10:36 am PDT #983 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Emily - May 03, 2005 11:11:36 am PDT #984 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
So you remember how Princess Leia walked while in disguise, but you don't remember the Death Star's big laser of planetary doom?
I'm bad. Very, very bad.
You know, I just couldn't watch Zell Miller. Was he any good?
Tom Scola - May 03, 2005 11:13:04 am PDT #985 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
A consumption tax is just an income tax - savings.
It can also be a sales tax or a VAT.
sarameg - May 03, 2005 11:13:41 am PDT #986 of 10001
msbelle!
Finally looked this up: 2003 estimate 628,670 people in the city. That's not for the whole metro area, obviously, but I told you! (er except I'm seeing estimates of 2.5 for the metro area not including DC. But whatever!) The state has 5.5 million all told.
shrift - May 03, 2005 11:16:29 am PDT #987 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I think Tuesday just kicked my ass and took its name back.
Stupid Tuesday. I like my name better, anyway.
Gudanov - May 03, 2005 11:18:57 am PDT #988 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
It can also be a sales tax or a VAT.
That seems to be coming up a bit lately. I don't know that you can really make it work without really putting it to the lower and middle class. You can exempt things like food, clothing, and medicine but then you need like a 30-40% tax. That would be kinda tough. Sure, you aren't paying income taxes but people with lower incomes don't pay all that much income tax as it is.
Fred Pete - May 03, 2005 11:21:16 am PDT #989 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Am I the only one who heard this at conventions back in the '80s?
One thing remaining that needs no explaining,
There's less where there once was more.
I'm looking over a small gray boulder
That was Alderaan before!
Calli - May 03, 2005 11:23:45 am PDT #990 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yes, that's it!
Hayden - May 03, 2005 11:27:18 am PDT #991 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Citizens for Tax Justice on the proposed national sales tax: [link]
msbelle - May 03, 2005 11:27:21 am PDT #992 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tiny little wee town.