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| Now you can make a donation to help pay off the national debt; they make it really simple | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 26 2010, 07:06 AM (831 Views) | |
| Axtremus | Apr 26 2010, 08:22 AM Post #26 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It's a good step, but insufficiently bold. They should provide incentives for people to donate, e.g., $100 to get a "I donated" T-shirt, $1000 to get a "I donated" certificate signed by your congress representative, $10K to get a room in a federal building named after you, $100K to get a federal court room names after you, $1m to get a lap dance from the House Speaker, $10m to get the President to sing Happy Birthday over the phone to any person you designate, $100m to get your face put on the POTUS seal for all POTUS appearances for a week, $1B to $99B to get your face on US Dollar bills (the more you donate, the larger the bill you face is on), $100B and up to get your face on Mount Rushmore, etc. |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 26 2010, 08:24 AM Post #27 |
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Cheers
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| Mark | Apr 26 2010, 08:26 AM Post #28 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That is foul. I refuse to recognize anything the government deems "my portion" of this debt. I protest every dollar stolen and every dollar spent above what they steal. I will never "give" them anything. Why should I give a thief anything? |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Apr 26 2010, 08:26 AM Post #29 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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I don't like the idea because I don't think our national debt is just "this thing that happened." At least part of the reason we're in this mess is because of horribly, horribly sloppy budgeting. And I'm not at all convinced we've improved. So why in the hell give somebody more money when they're in financial trouble for pissing the batch away that we already gave them? |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 26 2010, 08:33 AM Post #30 |
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Cheers
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If we passed a constitutional amendment requiring the middle class pay its share of taxes spending would get cut almost immediately. The problem is those who pay the bills are a small minority of voters. |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| Mark | Apr 26 2010, 08:54 AM Post #31 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Wrong headed thinking there jon. We have a government we cannot afford. Period. |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Apr 26 2010, 08:56 AM Post #32 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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How would spending get cut if who paid the taxes got adjusted? How can spending get cut any other way besides more proper budgeting? |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Dewey | Apr 26 2010, 09:10 AM Post #33 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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No, no, this is a great idea. Look at how well that Social Security "Lockbox" has been working. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 26 2010, 09:19 AM Post #34 |
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MAMIL
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1. It's your deficit, not mine. 2. I make jokes about everything. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Dewey | Apr 26 2010, 09:34 AM Post #35 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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No matter where the source or its promised use, the government takes every dollar given it, and spends it at least twice. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Mark | Apr 26 2010, 10:09 AM Post #36 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It's not my deficit! The people who are running this country should be arrested for fraud. |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| Steve Miller | Apr 26 2010, 10:38 AM Post #37 |
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Bull-Carp
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I'm a little short this How much for the tote bag?
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| Steve Miller | Apr 26 2010, 10:43 AM Post #38 |
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Bull-Carp
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What would be the advantage to doing so? |
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 26 2010, 10:43 AM Post #39 |
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MAMIL
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This might be more appropriate
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| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Free Rider | Apr 26 2010, 10:47 AM Post #40 |
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Fulla-Carp
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It seems like we (the FR Household) have to pay a lot of taxes. The estimated quarterly payments are a bummer, and I do not want to give any more of my $$ to the feds. Luckily between my wife's W2 and my quarterly payments we were just about spot on this time. But I did just write a frikkin' huge check this April. Edited by Free Rider, Apr 26 2010, 11:26 AM.
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| Steve Miller | Apr 26 2010, 11:01 AM Post #41 |
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Bull-Carp
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Damn. Haven't had to do that in a while. I miss it. |
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Apr 26 2010, 11:01 AM Post #42 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Now's your chance. |
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| Steve Miller | Apr 26 2010, 01:55 PM Post #43 |
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Bull-Carp
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Not unless I get a tote bag. |
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 26 2010, 04:30 PM Post #44 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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You send the check, I'll send you a tote bag.
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| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| Improviso | Apr 26 2010, 06:06 PM Post #45 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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But wait... Send the check in the next 10 minutes and we'll DOUBLE the offer. That's RIGHT! 2 tote bags.
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Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism. We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. | |
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| Horace | Apr 26 2010, 06:10 PM Post #46 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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In lieu of sending them money, I think I'll send them a video of me cashing my tax refund check, and then spending it all on hookers and blow. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Horace | Apr 26 2010, 06:11 PM Post #47 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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FR do you need to send in estimated taxes every quarter, or do you just need to make sure your taxes are paid by the end of the year? |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Steve Miller | Apr 26 2010, 06:15 PM Post #48 |
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Bull-Carp
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| RosemaryTwo | Apr 26 2010, 06:21 PM Post #49 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Heh. I wonder if they have a sustaining membership where I just give them my credit card and a hearty sum comes out each month? But srsly I think there is a group of multi-millionaires out there who have signed a petition stating that they feel they should pay more. I kind of think they should. Give them a free weekend trip to DC on a luxury motorcoach with a buffet breakfast and tickets to an a capella group performing on the Capital steps. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
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| Free Rider | Apr 26 2010, 06:52 PM Post #50 |
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Fulla-Carp
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If I pay at the end of the year, not only is it a horrific amount of money to cough up at one time, you also get penalized by the IRS. It's not a massive penalty, but I don't want to pay any more than I have to. I remember years ago trying to wait till the end of the year to pay my taxes and just sh!tting when I added everything up. Paying quarterly eases the pain a little. As a self-employed person there was/is always the temptation to try and report less income than you really made. The problem with that is you can't qualify for loans if you do that. I needed loans. So I always showed as much income as I could. Quarterly taxes are estimated on what you'll owe next year divided into payments, one of which is April 15th. |
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