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Topic: Can we do fractional voting next time?
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AcidWarp
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posted 06-12-2005 05:40 PM
    
You're surprised?-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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WillyTrombone
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posted 06-14-2005 11:02 AM
I thought the whole liberal/"Blue State" approach to taxation is redistribution of wealth. The idea is that those who make more money ought to pay a higher percentage of their worth for projects to improve the quality of life of those who make less. And as much as people like to complain abou the tax cuts going to the most affluent earners in America, the fact is, it was tax cut across the board. That is, it was truly a tax cut. And just where were did those fund go, geographically speaking? What I'm getting at is: Given that huge companies will be housed in skyscrapers in the country's major cities and NOT in a barn in East Bumblefuck, Ohio, hence drawing significant portions of the GDP to those areas, it is absolutely no surprise that, say, for instance, the property taxes in LA and SF pay for the roads across pretty much all of the state of California. Or, on a national level, that the federal money deposited toward the improvement of education is going to where education is pretty lousy.The way I see, neither of the groups for which the terms "Blue State" and "Red State" were coined have any right to complain about this. The "Red States" have obvious reasons to enjoy the trend (which is not new, btw) and the "Blue States" get to see progressive taxation at work and can sneer about how they're drawing all kinds of tax money from the eeeeevil corporations to spend on the common American workers. -------------------- signature
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AcidWarp
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posted 06-15-2005 02:17 AM
Of course they occupy most of the welfare states. They have nothing better to do than bitch and spy on their neighbours.*adds more wood to fire* -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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WillyTrombone
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posted 06-16-2005 12:46 PM
I have 3 cars now, myself. The nova, the duster, and f150.The F150 is completely out of commission with a blown engine. It'll be the first project I tackle with the money I'll hopefully soon be making (figuring on about 2-3 grand for a crate motor. I'm planning to upgrade to a 5.4L from its current 4.6L. I don't mind spending the money because the truck was simply given to me.) The Nova needs new rear brake lines and some adjustment to the cooling system. I'm going to switch over to a flex fan from the POS electric in there now, and build a shroud probably out of PVC sheets or something similar. And as long as I have it mothballed, I think I'll build a hand lever for the e-brake since the pedals that fit are built for the lower tension from drums. And then the duster... still on the road, but with a damaged front suspension. Replaced the rack about 3 months ago after killing it against a curb and about a week later, I raced a yellow only to notice too late that there was a huge dip on the other side of the intersection. So now my strut tower is making all kinds of noise. I'm hoping it's just the shock but there might be deeper damage. I just hope it stays roadworthy for another 2-3 months. Once I get the truck back into service, it'll be time to fix the duster again. Anyway, yeah, I hate cars. Sorry for the digression. We now return you to the thread at hand. -------------------- signature
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