Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Yes, I can have both US and German citizenship.b,121b,121b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121How does this work, my partner has always been told she cannot have this by the embassy!!!????? Please share the knowledge. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121i have german and us citizenship toob,121i have both these since my birth and i thinkb, 21the u s embassy does not know that i am German too,b, 21not sure though,
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Yes, I can have both US and German citizenship.b,121b,121b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121How does this work, my partner has always been told she cannot have this by the embassy!!!????? Please share the knowledge. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121First you grandfather/mother or father/mother needs to be a German Jew that was forced to flee Germany during the reign of the Nazis. Then you need to get a crap load of documents and apply for your passport.b, 21b, 21Other than that, you are SOL.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21I guess I don't see it as much. I suppose I could see riots in Madison, Wisconsin, Cambridge Mass., Bizerkeley etc... The university professors may lose it. But most Americans will move on. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21not true, if obama loses There Will Be Blood...or at least some serious destruction of property. and if ever there was a time in my lifetime where i thought civil disobedience could be warranted here in the states, that would be it.b, 21b, 21sheeiiiittttt, philadelphia has pretty much given a pass to fans turning over cars and bashing storefront windows based on a baseball game....in which their team won.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21I guess I don't see it as much. I suppose I could see riots in Madison, Wisconsin, Cambridge Mass., Bizerkeley etc... The university professors may lose it. But most Americans will move on. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21not true, if obama loses There Will Be Blood...or at least some serious destruction of property. and if ever there was a time in my lifetime where i thought civil disobedience could be warranted here in the states, that would be it.b, 21b, 21sheeiiiittttt, philadelphia has pretty much given a pass to fans turning over cars and bashing storefront windows based on a baseball game....in which their team won. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121you are like one of those pundits who is wrong about everything but keeps being put on the air
Quote:/font1h,121b,121I'm having a hard time understanding why the republicans allowed -no, not allowed this to become this low, they instigated this. Like demented children trying to start a forest fire. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Will everybody stop being offended (Oh my! How could they say such things?) andb,121tell me how the f**k "spreading the wealth" is not a socialist idea? Quit hatingb,121on the question and answer it.b, 21"shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwhich..." GTFOOHWTBb,121b,121oh, andb,121b,121d)________
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21b,121Will everybody stop being offended (Oh my! How could they say such things?) andb,121tell me how the graduated income tax system/b1 is not a socialist idea? Quit hatingb,121on the question and answer it.b, 21b, 21b, 21h,121
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121I'm having a hard time understanding why the republicans allowed -no, not allowed this to become this low, they instigated this. Like demented children trying to start a forest fire. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Will everybody stop being offended (Oh my! How could they say such things?) andb,121tell me how the f**k "spreading the wealth" is not a socialist idea? Quit hatingb,121on the question and answer it.b, 21"shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwhich..." GTFOOHWTBb,121b,121oh, andb,121b,121d)________ b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Because raising taxes on the more wealthy to contribute to the federal government's budget is not akin to...b, 21b, 21"...advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society."b,121b,121Asshat.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121I'm having a hard time understanding why the republicans allowed this -or better -instigated this campaign to reach such a low level. Like demented children trying to start a forest fire. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Will everybody stop being offended (Oh my! How could they say such things?) andb,121tell me how the f**k "spreading the wealth" is not a socialist idea? Quit hatingb,121on the question and answer it.b, 21"shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwhich..." GTFOOHWTBb,121b,121oh, andb,121b,121d)________ b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Why don't you go back to school and maybe at some point you'll understand the difference between humanism and socialism. The difference between a society that takes basic care of its weaker members and marxism.b, 21And as a side not: The reality in the Soviet Union actually had very little to do with the original concept of socialism. About as much as the political system in the US has to do with real democracy... greed and corruption will with time distort any political or social concept into something completely different.
I understand how graduated taxation works. That's just the method of breaking it down. Higher income = higher percentage in taxesb, 21Unfair. Un-American. Does b1not/b1 work.b, 21b, 21So...b, 21/font1
Quote:/font1h,121b,121Are you really asking?...b, 21b, 21h,121
Quote:/font1h,121b,121I understand how graduated taxation works. That's just the method of breaking it down. Higher income = higher percentage in taxesb, 21Unfair. Un-American. Does b1not/b1 work.b, 21b, 21So...b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Are you really asking?...b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Yes. Answer please. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21Who let Steve Forbes on the board?b,121b, 21How about we keep the graduated taxation until the wealthy of this country agree to eliminate ALL undeserved tax breaks, credits etc? Since that's never going to happen, F*ck'em and their deep pocketed whining.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21I guess I don't see it as much. I suppose I could see riots in Madison, Wisconsin, Cambridge Mass., Bizerkeley etc... The university professors may lose it. But most Americans will move on. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21not true, if obama loses There Will Be Blood...or at least some serious destruction of property. and if ever there was a time in my lifetime where i thought civil disobedience could be warranted here in the states, that would be it.b, 21b, 21sheeiiiittttt, philadelphia has pretty much given a pass to fans turning over cars and bashing storefront windows based on a baseball game....in which their team won. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121you are like one of those pundits who is wrong about everything but keeps being put on the air b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121hahaha totally.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121I understand how graduated taxation works. That's just the method of breaking it down. Higher income = higher percentage in taxesb, 21Unfair. Un-American. Does b1not/b1 work.b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Why should this not work?b,121Maybe it's un-American... but maybe there are Americans who don't like what America has become and want to try something un-old-American to build a better, new America?b,121b, 21Also, please explain how graduated taxation should be socialist?b,121b, 21Or don't even bother because you'd sound stupid trying to explain something that's simply not true.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121"From Each According to His Ability, to Each According to His Need ..." b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121What does this have to do with ANYTHING you've been talking about? Seriously. You're inability to distinguish between a turn of phrase and its true meaning is an insult to everyone's intelligence.b, 21b, 21How is a graduated income tax UNFAIR or UNAMERICAN? b, 21It's UNFAIR for the more wealthy to pay a higher percentage? You know in practice this increase will be avoided by those with the means anyway. Are you in this tax bracket? Or do you just empathize with the wealthy, like a Stockholm syndrome kinda thing? Entitlements for the rich are OK, just not for the needy, huh?b,121Speaking of UNAMERICAN, do you even understand the basis of American democracy? Well, last time I checked, it was taxation WITH representation. I fail to see how Obama's fiscal policies contradict this fact.
im down with a flat tax, but only if the price of consumer goods are controlled as a percentage in order to match; i'll pay 2$ for a loaf of bread and bill gates can pay thousands of dollars for the same
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21I guess I don't see it as much. I suppose I could see riots in Madison, Wisconsin, Cambridge Mass., Bizerkeley etc... The university professors may lose it. But most Americans will move on. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21not true, if obama loses There Will Be Blood...or at least some serious destruction of property. and if ever there was a time in my lifetime where i thought civil disobedience could be warranted here in the states, that would be it.b, 21b, 21sheeiiiittttt, philadelphia has pretty much given a pass to fans turning over cars and bashing storefront windows based on a baseball game....in which their team won. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121you are like one of those pundits who is wrong about everything but keeps being put on the air b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121hahaha totally. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21rootless and deej: please pm me your addresses so that i know where to start destroying property if obama loses.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Will everybody stop being offended (Oh my! How could they say such things?) andb,121tell me how the f**k "spreading the wealth" is not a socialist idea? b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21and what if it is? please to explain how capitalism has resulted in a utopia, next explain how any single social welfare program that we have not a socialist idea? its called having a humane society. we have a tiny percentage of the country owning a vast majority of the wealth. since bush been in office, this disparity has only increased. now we have a candidate who dares to suggest that there be a 3% tax increase on 5% of the country.
D) win 100 euros.b, 21b, 21Not that i want the fucker to win, but based on Americans' recent voting track record, nothing would surprise me.b, 21b, 21So: if the bastard wins, at least i get 100 bucks.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121I understand how graduated taxation works. That's just the method of breaking it down. Higher income = higher percentage in taxesb, 21Unfair. Un-American. Does b1not/b1 work.b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121We've had a progressive tax system for how long? And it's been not working all that time? Really? b, 21b, 21Seemed to me that during the last eight years, trying to narrow the gap hasn't done wonders. And seems like the economy did fine with it the eight years prior to that.b, 21b, 21Now if we're talking about government control of the means of production, seems to me that bailouts are a far more compatible example of such a policy and last I looked, that bailout had the support of the current, supposedly free market GOP leadership.
The federal government's job is to protect our life, liberty, and pursuit b,121of happiness - not to be a charitable organization. Who the hell are you to b,121say that because I earn more than most (I don't, by the way), I am legally b,121required to help the less fortunate more than anyone else.b, 21b, 21Though we should be charitable, if we are truly free then we have the freedom b,121to not give s**t to anybody and say f**k'em. It should be of our own volition.b, 21b, 21KeithVH. I never said anything about a Utopian society being a goal. b, 21Unless everybody has the same idea of what Utopia is, which they never will, b, 21that's ridiculous. The only fair solution to a problem with no solution is to b, 21give everyone as much freedom as possible to do their best and make the best possible life for themselves.b, 21b, 21b, 21Higher taxes on the rich, giving houes to people who can't afford them to meet a quota, affirmative action...b, 21You can keep your handouts. They're an insult to me as an individual. If I can't have something that the guy down the block has because I can't afford it based on what I earn for my hard work then I just learn to do without it. For those of you that are going to bring up healthcare on that point, I trust the free market. If government would stop interfering, competition will bring the prices down.b,121If you have that Scarface the-world-is-mine attitude, u1you[/u] need to make it happen. It's nobody else's responsibility.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121The federal government's job is to protect our life, liberty, and pursuit b,121of happiness - not to be a charitable organization. Who the hell are you to b,121say that because I earn more than most (I don't, by the way), I am legally b,121required to help the less fortunate more than anyone else.b, 21b, 21Though we should be charitable, if we are truly free then we have the freedom b,121to not give s**t to anybody and say f**k'em. It should be of our own volition.b, 21b, 21KeithVH. I never said anything about a Utopian society being a goal. b, 21Unless everybody has the same idea of what Utopia is, which they never will, b, 21that's ridiculous. The only fair solution to a problem with no solution is to b, 21give everyone as much freedom as possible to do their best and make the best possible life for themselves.b, 21b, 21b, 21Higher taxes on the rich, giving houes to people who can't afford them to meet a quota, affirmative action...b, 21You can keep your handouts. They're an insult to me as an individual. If I can't have something that the guy down the block has because I can't afford it based on what I earn for my hard work then I just learn to do without it. For those of you that are going to bring up healthcare on that point, I trust the free market. If government would stop interfering, competition will bring the prices down.b,121If you have that Scarface the-world-is-mine attitude, u1you[/u] need to make it happen. It's nobody else's responsibility. b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121If you are going to spout some jingoistic crap, at least steal from a better source...b, 21b,121Who's the leader of the clubb, 21That's made for you and meb,121M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-Eb, 21Hey! there, Hi! there, Ho! thereb, 21You're as welcome as can beb,121M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Comments