...not sure if this has already been posted.
it is from a sociology professor's blog, but it is written by his friend, who manages assets for wealthy clients.. http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/investment_manager.html.
i sit in an interesting chair in the financial services industry.
James if it makes you feel better, payroll taxes are regressive, the more you make past 107k the less you pay (by percentage). Even better if you earn your money through stock sales or dividends you pay 0%. Roughly 33-36% of our nation’s tax revenue comes from payroll taxes.
Most states use sales taxes to create most of their revenue, these taxes are also regressive since those who make less pay more as a precentage of their income.
i was reading today about all these people who are upset at the big banks for charging more for accounts, to off-set cost for the change in regulations.
people were saying, "banks are greedy" and "banks are unfair.
" which is the common thought among society about several key industries.
"If we want to be socialism, be it. However, we are not SUPPOSED to be a socialism society."
I think you don’t understand the difference between Capitalism/Socialism v. Democracy/Undemocratic.
We can be whatever financial system we want to be, so long as we vote for it (or our elected leaders vote for it.) All of Western Europe is socialist by most American standards yet they are still democratic. There are valid arguments on both sides of the issue, but there is no directive that we must maintain pure/nearly pure capitalistic society.
As for the banks, in a free society we can move our money to smaller institutions if we want to. Moving to a credit union might be a great idea for many and the media has the right to mention that. You also have the ability to not move your money if you don’t want to.
My Face to Face went great when I met Magwitch and Quindi. They were both really nice to talk with. I hope to go to an apostafest soon.
I always stood for everything.
As for someone 'dying for my freedom' that has not happened since the war of 1812. I agree with the premise behind WWII and would have faught in that war, but the thought that someone is over in Iraq for me is a strech.
As for how people saulted the flags in the past, that was not an issue of how bad socialist contries did it, many countries saluted with thier hand out streched....Hitler stole it from Cesar.
like many of you i am fading and am trying to stay the course rather than be dfed due to family ties.
but i so badly want to simply write a letter and be rid of this giant weight on my back lately.
just like a bandaid that is easier to just tear off, i guess.. .
I want to, but I wont. I faded, so my family can still talk to me.
got my reply from the uk charities commission.
i'm not a happy bunny.
basically, they're saying that any crackpot organization can get charitable status as long as they're a religion.
Fake faiths can take you far.
This man got the right to wear religious headware in his drivers licenece picture.
So if he can keep himself safe from the Flying Spaghetti Monster, we can stay safe from the borg with MDA. (Please note that all female MDA members must wear a headscarf when mocking the borg in the presence of male members)
hope this isn't a repost.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl0ovepbox8.
Loved it.
in genesis jehovah tells abraham he's going to nuke sodom off the map, but the more reasonable then god abraham says "please jehovah do not get hot with anger with me, but what if three men who are good ae found in sodom....." etc etc.
so here we have a god being given good, merciful advice from his servant abraham.....personally i would rather worship abraham, praise his holy name...jehovah can burn in hell!!!!
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This story of Abraham is almost as good as the one about the boy who cried wolf. Storys by goat herders for goat herders...
i would like to know about the recent changes at the watch tower head quaters.. .
what branches or other things are the wt buying and shutting down.. .
i heard the gb is selling property and moving to canada and other places?
Read through this post. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/215141/1/2011-Annual-meeting-information-needed
bill o'reilly threatens to retire if his taxes are increased.
this is the best reason yet for increasing taxes..
Farkel Here is some BS from Bill O. It is late so I can't find something new but it works. Bill is not as bad as Haniety but he promotes a false story.
