The fact is, people should remember that Harry Truman dropped the bomb in Japan. It isn't a stretch to see Obama doing a similar attempt at terror to FDR with investigations into communism or Truman trumping the rights of socialists.
I think the argument should be in how we get or government back from those that look to spread terror instead of stopping it.
Because the two schemes are not synonymous. It's a falsehood to equate them as if they carry the same weight. I've only seen conservative ideologies that believe "taxation is theft" so use moral arguments that justify their viewpoints.
Taxpayer money hours to a number of investments such as technology, communication, and education where it greatly benefits the public. That's my point here. There is some benefit to good government.
Wrong idea here. You pay taxes for public goods and public infrastructure. I know that I want good roads, good internet, and good libraries that come from my tax dollars at work.
I don't like a government that rewards the rich and successful because that is indeed a plutocratic society. I want a government concerned with education of its citizens, investment in new technology, and equality of opportunity. If I have to pay taxes to create such a world, then so be it. But to say that people look to avoid taxes ignores exactly what a government does with those taxes in a democracy. It creates a public infrastructure that gives a far greater return on investment than the initial "cost" that most people look at.
I do know that "Tax credits" used to simulate the economy come in the shape of pell grants, construction, and more schools and libraries.
I also know that the people incentivized to avoid taxes would never look to taxes too help out their state or their nation. Not everyone avoiding taxes is committing evasion but everyone looking to commit tax evasion avoids taxes.
Um... I have to say that Adam Smith's "invisible hand" theory has been horribly mangled by laissez-fair capitalism. We should remember that during his time, the governments were dualistic societies that exploited the worker to no end while making money on their labors. That is the essence of a capitalist system.
Smith, at the time, was speaking out against the means of production being owned by third parties. The monarchs and lords of the feudalist system of his time were the ones he was critical of. So his argument discussing "the invisible hand" was an argument critical of these type of systems of government. The man even stated that merchants who saw too much prosperity for the people would do everything in their power to muck it up. Now, people have to deal with the new mercantilist threat which is copyright. The "merchants" are the labels using their very own police force in the trade industry and their hand picked servants in the government (the Mortons who confuse infringement and theft and the lobbyists who now run the Library of Congresses) to try to pass rules in their favor.
In the end, Smith did NOT advocate a "no government" policy. He was mainly critical of someone else owning the means of production.
So when does this game go into the public domain? Obviously, Sega can't figure out how to compete with their past offerings since they're much better than what they do now.
Georgia is rotten in a number of areas. The inner city could use that money for education since it's pretty high on the unemployment scale and needs more public housing along with less right-to-work laws.
If you reapply think Atlanta is doing well, please find evidence. I'll be sure to fact check that considerably given my experience in that state.
Libertarians are mainly conservatives that advocate a gunboat diplomacy society. They're still authoritarian, the subject just changes to make them "socially liberal".
Mike, you would really look into Shapiro's background...
She started as a special judge for corporations (arbitration) who took a $9 million "gift" in accepting the job of being an SEC regulator. Since being in the position her rules have been very lax on corporations which allowed the excesses of Wall Street to kill the economy.
You've talked about arbitration before and she wasn't suicidal. She only tilted against the people paying her 2% of the time.
Given this background, do you really think she was going to change into someone that was going to be fair to the public?
Her reign is merely mired in scandal and corporate cronyism. Nothing more can be said.
I'm not sure if I agree that governments can't create jobs... The government is the largest employer of teachers, police, and fire fighters is the government.
There are good employment options but it's time to recognize that the USG can employ people quite well but we need the government to work for the people over corporate interests.
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http://socialistworker.org/2012/12/06/dead-end-of-liberalism
The fact is, people should remember that Harry Truman dropped the bomb in Japan. It isn't a stretch to see Obama doing a similar attempt at terror to FDR with investigations into communism or Truman trumping the rights of socialists.
I think the argument should be in how we get or government back from those that look to spread terror instead of stopping it.
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Taxpayer money hours to a number of investments such as technology, communication, and education where it greatly benefits the public. That's my point here. There is some benefit to good government.
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Because the song is damn appropriate right now.
Na na na na...
Hey, hey, yeah...
Goodbye!
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I don't like a government that rewards the rich and successful because that is indeed a plutocratic society. I want a government concerned with education of its citizens, investment in new technology, and equality of opportunity. If I have to pay taxes to create such a world, then so be it. But to say that people look to avoid taxes ignores exactly what a government does with those taxes in a democracy. It creates a public infrastructure that gives a far greater return on investment than the initial "cost" that most people look at.
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I also know that the people incentivized to avoid taxes would never look to taxes too help out their state or their nation. Not everyone avoiding taxes is committing evasion but everyone looking to commit tax evasion avoids taxes.
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I agree worth Karl but...
Smith, at the time, was speaking out against the means of production being owned by third parties. The monarchs and lords of the feudalist system of his time were the ones he was critical of. So his argument discussing "the invisible hand" was an argument critical of these type of systems of government. The man even stated that merchants who saw too much prosperity for the people would do everything in their power to muck it up. Now, people have to deal with the new mercantilist threat which is copyright. The "merchants" are the labels using their very own police force in the trade industry and their hand picked servants in the government (the Mortons who confuse infringement and theft and the lobbyists who now run the Library of Congresses) to try to pass rules in their favor.
In the end, Smith did NOT advocate a "no government" policy. He was mainly critical of someone else owning the means of production.
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You're shooting the forest for the trees by focusing on a small aspect of my argument.
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If you reapply think Atlanta is doing well, please find evidence. I'll be sure to fact check that considerably given my experience in that state.
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She started as a special judge for corporations (arbitration) who took a $9 million "gift" in accepting the job of being an SEC regulator. Since being in the position her rules have been very lax on corporations which allowed the excesses of Wall Street to kill the economy.
You've talked about arbitration before and she wasn't suicidal. She only tilted against the people paying her 2% of the time.
Given this background, do you really think she was going to change into someone that was going to be fair to the public?
Her reign is merely mired in scandal and corporate cronyism. Nothing more can be said.
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Re: ITU - the defacto communist.
Communism is all about the absolution of private property.
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You put out more foot stomping when people explain the concept of copyright than anyone who argues against you.
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These people are parasites that need to be stopped. That won't Halloween so long as they are protected by corporate interests.
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There are good employment options but it's time to recognize that the USG can employ people quite well but we need the government to work for the people over corporate interests.
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