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POPSTaxation: Our Rulers Carnival Of Theft And Plunder But there is a case to be made for a kind of windfall profits tax: A tax on windfall political profits is indeed desirable. Our rulers cannot legally take home personally more than a minor share (in salary and perks) of the income they steal from us through taxation. But they "profit" from taxes nevertheless by using billions and billions of dollars to buy votes from various political constituencies in order to perpetuate their political careers. Then, in many cases, after spending years in Congress giving away our hard-earned dollars to various undeserving individuals and groups, they retire to earn large salaries from those very groups or to become lobbyists for the groups and use their political connections to keep this carnival of theft and plunder going. That is how our rulers profit personally from tax revenue.
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POPSNo cash? Barter for services with "dibits"
In the First Great Depression, the use of local community currencies ("script") exploded across the United States. Roosevelt sent a senior member of his Cabinet (I think it was John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of the Interior) to tour the country to find out what was going on. After a few months research, the Secetrary returned to report that the local "script" currencies were thriving and were starting to turn things around. But then he told the President that if the Federal Government lost control of the money system, it would lose control of the country. Local currencies were then outlawed and the New Deal, according to which the Federal Government borrowed and dispersed all monies, was hatched. Obama is trying the same trick in his new New Deal. If it does not succeed -- and our findings indicated that success is unlikely -- then he might be open to letting people create and trade in their own local bartar currencies, as well as give each other interest-free credits. One lesso
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POPSonly the rich pay taxes never mind willhelm- i found your source- rush limbaugh....this piece also states that the rich earn their wealth- well all except for Ted Kennedy....whatever the heck that is supposed to mean......i am still looking for a better breakdown of itemized tax per earning chart......what percentage of americans carry the burden of paying what amounts of taxes.....
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POPSFree Or Fee? Since I just paid over 200 bucks, maybe I should be looking into alternatives.
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POPSSpin Removal for the Fair Tax Bill (HR 25) FactCheck.org does it again. In their analysis of the Fair Tax proposal they pay close attention to the numbers and the spin placed on those numbers by Huckabee, Tancredo and Hunter. Some of what they have to say is reprinted below:
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POPS United Kingdom Has Rediscovered Religion ~ Islam According to Murray, "what we are seeing is the state deferring to a seventh-century Arabian tradesman as a source for secular law". He was speaking on Christmas Eve. The next day, Ahmadinejad spoke to the nation. Yesterday it was reported that Baroness Butler-Sloss, one of Britain's most senior legal figures, wants Sharia divorces to be enshrined in law. For the first time in decades, religion is moulding public life in this country; but that religion is not Christianity.
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POPSFederal tax revenues plummeting No shit! Pretty simple math---> If A gets $$ from B, but many B have no work to earn $$, then they have nothing to pay to A. So as more B lose jobs, where does A get more $$, raise the tax of the B's who are employed? It is just a huge house of cards that keep tumbling......
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POPSWidgets Work! I would really appreciate your input on widgets. I am evaluating various weather widgets, so I can recommend them for school. I know I can't find all the sites, so I would appreciate any clips on the topic of widgets, especially for websites and blogs. So far, I found Weather Pixies that seems to be a great widget for elementary level.
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POPSBands as Brands | New Deals for New Times In an era of slipping record sales, free downloads and escalating tour costs, bands now have a new brand building strategy. Much like licensing deals used by big brands, these new 360 contracts earn bands a greater share of royalties on the back end - future sales, promotional merchandise, ringtones and VIP concert packages.
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POPS Comprehensive Economic Revitalization Plan Here are a few of the plan's basics: Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits. That money belongs to seniors, not the government. They paid into the system for a lifetime, and they should be free to spend every penny as they see fit. * Pass H.R. 192 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits. # Eliminate Taxes on Tips.The single parents and working students who earn their income chiefly through tips deserve to keep all of their money. This tax on "estimated income" is unfair and should be ended. * Pass H.R. 3664 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes. Reduce Overseas Military Commitments. Our bases and troops should be on our soil. * It's time to stop subsidizing our trading partners in Europe, Japan and South Korea.
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