archenemy

I feel serious.

the whales they are killing are supposedly on the rebound / not endangered. and shit we're wiping out fish stocks in the oceans these days. Whales cannot be managed like a herd of elk due to their large travel distances. So if killing them is allowed anywhere in the world, the whale numbers could not be controlled. Also, I don't think we know enough about the ocean and its balances to wipe out anything in it. But maybe I am mostly speaking for myself here as I do not know much about the waters.

I'm arguing against property taxes period, not just after you've paid off your loan. at least for a primary residence that is. as for an inheritence tax - different topic. So technically, if everyone who owned land right now didn't sell it and only passed it on, then there would be no state income from land taxes. That would show em.

Hell, I even catch and release trout--but I am not against fishing for food. But I don't think anyone should be allowed to take anything that is suffering dwindling numbers and is not able to be managed.

I am against killing whales.

And what about non-native folk who've been displaced by development or whatever? Do they qualify for special rights? No. I only agree with one exception: Americans With Disabilities have the right to use motorized assistance in those areas. Anyone who can walk gets to walk.

whether native americans owned the land or not, they lived next to hunting grounds. now they don't, and not necessarily by choice. WTF does that have to do with driving four wheelers to a kill? I don't give a shit where anyone used to live. We all share the limited hunting grounds now. Sorry about what happened in our past--it is shameful. But that doesn't mean you get to drive wherever the fuck you want.

are they using the .557 to make it easier for them or to assuage the people who think it is inhumane and cruel to kill an animal the size of a whale in the "traditional" way? And you can tell in the article that using a .557 didn't end up quickening the animal's death. Hunting is a skill. It has to be learned. The first large game I shot didn't die right away either. For people to expect that every kill is going to measure up to their ideals (which are usually not grounded in reality as they have never been hunting) is ignorant. A little education around this might be helpful.

I have no interest in assuaging anyone's "sensibilities" who doesn't hunt but isn't vegan. As for the 'driven from their land" thing: didn't someone just post on the other thread that Native Amer.s didn't own land anyway? Just trying to rile you up on that one. I don't think there is any excuse for allowing unfair advantage to one group which ends up harming the land and ruining the experience for everyone else. Ever try to hunt where there are a bunch of 4x4s zinging around? Sucks.

once you pay for your property (e.g. a loan if you have one), you are free and clear. you are not taxed for your property, and you can not be evicted for any reason. it's yours until you die. And when you die, do the folks who inherit your land have to pay taxes on that as a one time thing, or do they have to pay over a schedule like you originally did?

I read in the hunting regs that in some GMUs where no wheeled access is allowed, Native Americans are allowed to use 4-runners in order to "preserve their traditional hunting lifestyle". I call bullshit on that. And I feel the same way about the whaling argument. If your argument is that you get to whale b/c it is part of your heritage, then you should have to do it the spirit of the way it was done during that time you are saying you honor.

I went to jail for that once. It was called "conspiracy" I think.

Of course corporations don't respect our personal privacy. But they sure love to invade it, don't they? Not only to they insist on their "right" to examine every nook and cranny of your life, they often get you to piss in a cup before hiring you (for a job that no one's life depends on you) without thinking twice about your right to privacy.

Bummer to hear that. Don't lose hope--remember the guy who found his stuff at a yard sale in Ballard earlier this year and made a follow-up police report (if I remember the story right). I think he even posted a maplink to the house...

All you spell check fuckers ought to just have your own running thread where you can correct others' spelling to your hearts' content.

inane

So this is tongue in cheek? Or is this an effort to change my opinion? Or am I not supposed to care about this post? Help me out here, my "intellect" is failing me.

I am curious why you have such a strong need to come off as superior to folks here.

OMG That's so smart! The person in the pic must be "big bird"

Correcting my spelling is very intellectual.

But what happens before that magical "price sanity" point--assuming that medical costs could somehow be lowered in a country where a person can sue medical providers for millions of dollars for just about anything? And what do you consider "utterly catastrophic"? Personally, I would consider losing everything I own to pay for medical bills catastrophic. I think besides Feck and Porter, not a lot of folks have been in this position. Five years ago I was in their position too. There is nothing like having a doctor tell you that you better put your paperwork in order. That will change your life unlike anything else. And just getting the testing done to find out what the fuck is wrong with you can empty your bank account--forget paying for the tx. I think folks don't honestly realize how expensive medical care is and how difficult it is to deal with it on top of all the emotional crap that comes with fighting for your life. It is easy to say that people should pay their own way, but it just can't realistically be done here in the US. And what about people in accidents that aren't able to pay? We just let them die? I'm not even a nice person and I wouldn't let that happen. Imagine how outraged people with a well-developed sense of humanity would be?

Help me with the bags. Ok, you take the brunette and I'll take the blonde

it's not a penalty but a privelege to be rich, Ok, the penalty is the tax, not the lifestyle. And it is NOT a privelege. It was/is earned. So why the penalty? Needless to say, I am a proponant of the flat tax and a strong believer in donating time/money to what one finds worthy.

frightening question

Only if I get to make up for the difference in my own.