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Then why is your libtard el presidente so pissed off about the delay?

Rand Paul is right. http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/senate-usa-freedom-act-patriot-act-rand-paul/

It's a long list: Hands off our..... ...and a list of Democrats: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f4c_1254342072

Fixed it. Fry him if he's guilty.

As usual, Jim, you're just making shit up and tailoring it to fit your worldview. The (ridiculous) $10,000 cash fed notification originates from the RICO Act of 1970, and money laundering statutes passed in the mid-1980s. Both KK and I know this, of course, because we are one-percenters who regularly carry fat stacks around in our leather satchels.

Jim, misquoting is poor form. Of course, it's not much worse than your fabrication of personal anecdotes. Carry on.

The ownership of private property is a cornerstone of modernism. If a growth-addicted bureaucracy can, for all intents and purposes, charge you rent to live on your own land--then take it away or even put you in prison if you don't pay--well, do you really own it at all? Similarly, the right to sell one's skills and labor to the highest bidder represents economic freedom. No, Gene, respectfully, there is a distinct difference. Again, this is all part of the divide that American liberals are creating. A so-called "progressive" movement that wants to take us all backward to feudalistic or neo-Confucianistic place circa 1400.

you may have a point when it comes to hidden taxes like gas tax. But our biggest state tax source (sales and property) may not be as big as one thinks. sales tax is around 8% but only on things you buy in state and non groceries. sales tax is also tax deductible so one can lop off about 20% from the 8% tax rate due to federal tax refund. I didn't keep track of everything spent but there is a estimator in the fed tax code. don't remember the exact numbers but I recollect that the amount spent on sales tax was not that great, maybe around $1,000. And of course I got back 1/5th of that so I gave about $800 to sales tax. property tax was around $4000 but once again I got back 1/5th of that so I paid about $3,200 to property tax total is about $4000 to the state for those two sources of revenue. (after fed tax deductions accounted for) this is about 3% tax on income. not that much but I live outside of the city so my property tax is much lower than some. maybe you should move? I don't want to move. And neither do a lot of older people who have not realized one penny of capital gain from the home they've lived in for decades--and yet are paying oppressive property taxes. My mother pays close to $12,000 annually on a fixed income. She doesn't want to just move. This is outrageous. And this rather flippant liberal attitude of "just move," as it related to property taxes, really epitomizes the larger sectionalism that is developing between two visions of America. It reveals differing attitudes about the very notion of private property as well, IMO. I have no problem with the concept of taxing income--wages, profits, rents--at reasonable, limited rates. But taxing property and/or "wealth" is bullshit. As for capital gains on securities, etc., well even Obama understands that raising to 20% on top earners--as he and the 111th Congress did--was not about providing revenue. His own words, it was about "fairness." Finally, KK hits on a great point re the AMT. It is beginning to creep well into the middle income brackets. Needs to be addressed. [video:youtube]gJimLZRC9N8

Here's the problem: http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/employment/default_neogov.asp

Capital gains? In any event, I don;t hear too many folks complain about federal taxes. State and local, however, are a joke.

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You mean the same CBO that scored ObmamaCare "revenue neutral" during the rubber-stamp 111th Congress of 2009-2011? I guess this answers premise #2 as well. Of course, as Ivan confirmed above, this is the type of government you libtards seem to crave nowadays--a subservient legislature and judiciary that bows to the will of a benevolent, populist autocrat.

I always thought tax and spend was better than borrow and spend anyway. Well, your pres has been pretty darn good at the latter. In fact, historically, I think he gets the blue ribbon.

And, of course, who could forget Jay Inslee's "no new taxes" pledge? Why, Jay, of course!

WTF does that mean? Libtards promise a load of bigger government and increased spending, and they usually deliver. What exactly do they lie about to get elected? Well, "if you like your doctor, you can keep him," and "if you like the insurance you have you can keep it" come to mind.

fine by me, i actually like my odds there doesn't matter much of course if neither pairing don't have the congress too - fucking separation of powers.... Typical libtard lament. I'll take that match any day. When Democrats don't lie to get elected...they lose.

Paul/Walker vs Warren/Sanders. Let's have a real debate and not the bullshit lies we'll get with Hillary v Jeb.

Sorry Jim, but your credibility is shot on this one. Misrepresenting facts about your wife's pension to bolster your point puts you down there with the late ttk. If you recall, he was the naval academy grad, veteran, MBA, Berkley engineer, JD law, ACLU attorney (did I miss anything?) who wasn't. Well done. Dude.

This is total bullshit, Jim. You admitted your wife entered the teaching system after coming over from another career. Do you really expect your wife would receive a full pension for slightly more than half tenure? As you know, pensions typically follow a geometric curve that heavily favors the later years. It is safe to assume this too was part of your wife's calculus when she changed careers. Why complain about it now? Will she collect a pension from her former career? Again, if so, your complaint is even more disingenuous. Dude chill. This isn't a complaint. We're happy as larks. You set up the strawmen, we knock 'em down. Maybe you would find more life fulfillment with a new career...............maybe teaching? I'm seeing a pattern here. 1.) Lie about wife's salary and pension. 2.) Lie about the lies. 3.) Use the words "Dude" and "chill" repeatedly to minimize the blush factor. Actually looked into teaching a while back. It turns out that surrounding myself with 2.9 and under folks who push the play button on a VCR five or six times a day was a fantasy I just could not abide.

Jim, what's wrong with these two quotes? Answer? They're both yours--and one of them is a lie. Please, Jim, if you could abstain from just making shit up to defend your ideas, well, that would be great. Very poor form.

This is total bullshit, Jim. You admitted your wife entered the teaching system after coming over from another career. Do you really expect your wife would receive a full pension for slightly more than half tenure? As you know, pensions typically follow a geometric curve that heavily favors the later years. It is safe to assume this too was part of your wife's calculus when she changed careers. Why complain about it now? Will she collect a pension from her former career? Again, if so, your complaint is even more disingenuous.

After work, home at 6pm, staying up until 1am, driving, lectures, library time, driving, reading, writing, and getting back up for work at 6am--like those of us in the private sector do. Like I did. Again, why do teachers think they are above the rest of us? It's truly an insulated world they have created for themselves.