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On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:20:14 AM UTC-7, Bob F wrote:
It must be nice to be so rich that you don't welcome policies designed to remove the burdensome shift of taxes from the ultra rich onto the average working American. Some of us are about fairness. I'm not rich. But I'm not so angry or jealous at those that have more than me that I expect them to give it to me. Reduce spending, waste, fraud. Get those able bodied, breeding cows, off of entitlements. Compare addresses of the welfare roles to cable tv, cell phone, luxuries like that and deduct those amounts from their benefits. Test for alcohol, drugs, tobacco. If you have money for those things, you don't need my money. Tax me for the military, roads, some for schools but not as extravagantly as currently. Collect al sharpton's $4.5 million in back taxes. Collect the billions owed by IRS workers. Make a show of doing the right first. |
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On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:07:14 AM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote:
On 02/12/2015 10:03 AM, wrote: I guess I know where I'm at. Think I should buy another Rolex? That would be stupid under any circumstances. Stupid people buy flash. I was looking at watches a few years ago and the Rolex's and Breitling's were just too large. Bezels a quarter inch high, and yes too flash. I settled on a Tag Link. A very comfortable band, simple black face, stainless case, sapphire crystal. Very understated. And a couple thousand less than the previously mentioned ones. I doubt that anyone ever notices it. But it makes me feel good. |
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On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:10:30 AM UTC-8, pigo wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:07:14 AM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote: On 02/12/2015 10:03 AM, wrote: I guess I know where I'm at. Think I should buy another Rolex? That would be stupid under any circumstances. Stupid people buy flash. I was looking at watches a few years ago and the Rolex's and Breitling's were just too large. Bezels a quarter inch high, and yes too flash. I settled on a Tag Link. A very comfortable band, simple black face, stainless case, sapphire crystal. Very understated. And a couple thousand less than the previously mentioned ones. I doubt that anyone ever notices it. But it makes me feel good. I haven't worn a watch for years. All it can tell me is how far off it is from the accurate time I get from my cell phone. |
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On 2/13/15 8:27 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
Those hours disappeared when I was terminated. My accumulated sick leave was payed to me at full salary equivalent when I retired. You should have worked at a honest company. |
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On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 2:00:23 PM UTC-7, Richard Henry wrote:
I haven't worn a watch for years. All it can tell me is how far off it is from the accurate time I get from my cell phone. I've had mine since 2011. Haven't lost 1 minute from cell phone time. But during the shopping process I was thinking the same thing. We were actually shopping for a watch for my wife. |
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On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 2:42:24 PM UTC-7, lal_truckee wrote:
On 2/12/15 10:03 AM, wrote: Think I should buy another Rolex? The little signs to wear around your neck that say "I have money and should be robbed" are cheaper - even the ones with blinking LEDs. Hee. I bought a cheap watch for my Thailand trip last year. Even though our stuff is insured and would be replaced. But after having been there, I'm not sure I'd do it again, except that now I have it. What to do???? |
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On 02/13/2015 09:20 AM, Bob F wrote:
The Real Bev wrote: If they are going to affect you negatively, then you really have enough not to have any real reason to be bothered by a little extra tax. From what you say here, I doubt that is the case. What the asshole says and what actually happens are two different things. Same with the rest of the governments. I resent the fact that we have saved and invested at least half of our lifetime income only to have it taxed away for the benefit of people who -- for one reason or another -- weren't willing or able to do that. I DEEPLY resent paying people to live better than I do. When I worked I took very few sick days. When I was canned I had accumulated over 700 hours that I could have spent on the slopes; I had access to the records and knew that some people took it as fast as they earned it and others spent it more judiciously, but NOBODY had as much as I did. Those hours disappeared when I was terminated. Yeah, I was ****ed about that too. It must be nice to be so rich that you don't welcome policies designed to remove the burdensome shift of taxes from the ultra rich onto the average working American. You read that somewhere, didn't you? Is it evil to think that average working people should have planned better when they had the chance? We earned what we have. We worked for it. We were working people. Weren't/aren't you? A flat tax would ensure that rich people paid more tax than poor people. As it is, 50% of the people pay NO income tax. Half of California's state tax take goes toward public education, and we spend the most per student and get the least. Do you actually believe a single word that government tells you? Have you ever bothered to do income tax several ways to see how much you would pay at various income levels? I haven't because I don't really care. They're taking what they want from me at gunpoint. What good does it do to worry about the morality? As long as they spend our tax money on stuff that they shouldn't -- fancy buildings, travel, projects to keep them getting elected -- they're thieves and there's nothing we can do about it. This is NOT the way it was supposed to be. -- Cheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Attention: All virgins report to Paradise immediately!! This is not a drill." --MWilliams |
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On 02/13/2015 10:10 AM, pigo wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:07:14 AM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote: On 02/12/2015 10:03 AM, wrote: I guess I know where I'm at. Think I should buy another Rolex? That would be stupid under any circumstances. Stupid people buy flash. I was looking at watches a few years ago and the Rolex's and Breitling's were just too large. Bezels a quarter inch high, and yes too flash. I settled on a Tag Link. A very comfortable band, simple black face, stainless case, sapphire crystal. Very understated. And a couple thousand less than the previously mentioned ones. I doubt that anyone ever notices it. But it makes me feel good. I bought an atomic solar water-resistant Casio G-Shock at Costco for ~$25 perhaps 10 years ago, but maybe a bit more recently. The battery never runs down, the time is always accurate to within hundredths of a second (or more or less, I only see seconds, which is good enough), the band is still good, and I see no reason to buy a different watch. It would be a sin to be buried with it. I hate waste. -- Cheers, Bev ================================================== ===== "We thought about one of those discount store caskets, but, frankly, we were worried about the quality." -- mortuary commercial |
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On 02/13/2015 01:00 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:10:30 AM UTC-8, pigo wrote: The Real Bev wrote: On 02/12/2015 10:03 AM, wrote: I guess I know where I'm at. Think I should buy another Rolex? That would be stupid under any circumstances. Stupid people buy flash. I was looking at watches a few years ago and the Rolex's and Breitling's were just too large. Bezels a quarter inch high, and yes too flash. I settled on a Tag Link. A very comfortable band, simple black face, stainless case, sapphire crystal. Very understated. And a couple thousand less than the previously mentioned ones. I doubt that anyone ever notices it. But it makes me feel good. I haven't worn a watch for years. All it can tell me is how far off it is from the accurate time I get from my cell phone. My cell phone has to be recharged, and I would have to carry it around with me. Both are a nuisance. The watch is just THERE and I don't need to actually DO anything to make it work. I can also push a button and make it light up when it's dark. It's a lot easier to read now that the cataract surgery has gotten rid of 2.5D of astigmatism and 4D of hyperopia. I'm having the other eye done after April 15th. 88F here today. Ski season is over. -- Cheers, Bev ================================================== ====== "We thought about one of those discount store caskets, but, frankly, we were worried about the quality." -- mortuary commercial |
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