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Question: Would you be happier if you were richer? by Jody January 28, 2012 1:16 pm
  • Nothing would change for me if I had money...everything is relative. by Jody 2012-01-28 21:12:55
    • Bet a dollar you'd hire some help. by TB 2012-01-28 22:14:19
      • Care to elaborate? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-28 21:41:17
        • I would love to, and thank you for probing my statement further. I just took an ambien, and I have ... by Jody 2012-01-28 22:16:06
          • TB is right...in a way..I would hire help. However, I could do that now. I would just have to cut ... by Jody 2012-01-29 10:21:26
            • √ by RobVG 2012-01-28 22:33:44
        • Oh Hell Yes by RobVG 2012-01-28 20:38:00
          • Of course. A no-brainer. by TB 2012-01-28 16:59:25
            • Here's the deal... by FrankC 2012-01-28 14:26:30
              • Most healthy, sane people don't want unlimited riches or power any more than they want fame. It does not automatically ... by ER 2012-01-28 13:43:34
                • A completely true story. This happened last year. A wealthy friend of mine had included me in his new will ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:29:31
                  • I would welcome the opportunity to deal with those problems. I would surely experience the same from any relatives that learned ... by FrankC 2012-01-28 14:43:26
                  1960: America's "golden age." by TB January 25, 2012 6:35 pm
                  • It was, indeed, America's "golden age". As a country there was no realistic threat to us, the "American ... by bowser 2012-01-28 12:55:22
                    • Yeah, nothing much happened between the Soviet Union and the Free World between WWII and the Vietnam War. by TB 2012-01-28 13:10:04
                      • A real problem with conservatives is that they already know history without ever learning history. TB, the headlines of ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:18:35
                    • Federal transportation spending: by TB 2012-01-28 12:43:30
                      • Yeah TB, if it was a golden age it was because all our people were finally getting their freedom, and ... by ER 2012-01-28 12:29:11
                        • Do me a favor. Read the associated posts first. by TB 2012-01-28 12:41:58
                          • I'm not disputing your facts, Tom. It's your priorities I have a problem with. by ER 2012-01-28 12:46:20
                            • Okay. by TB 2012-01-28 12:58:33
                              • They're irrelevant to you, and that's precisely the point. To people who are denied their rights, who are economically ... by ER 2012-01-28 13:13:57
                        • You can keep your "golden age" by ER 2012-01-28 10:05:50
                          • It wasn't my premise, was it? by TB 2012-01-28 12:16:51
                          "Obamacare" by bowser January 27, 2012 3:46 am
                          • Got a few comments but no time now. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:28:51
                            Why does Gingrich want audiences to be able to disrupt debates? by bowser January 26, 2012 8:55 pm
                            • Gingrich is a bully, and bullies need an audience. And don't forget, his audience sees themselves as victimized and abused, disrespected ... by ER 2012-01-27 07:56:40
                              • The phrase "Are you not entertained?" comes to mind. without the crowd, he can't rise to the occasion. and without the ... by Tony 2012-01-27 05:47:57
                                Add the ghost of Lee Atwater, the reality of Karl Rove, and $3 billion. by bowser January 26, 2012 8:35 pm
                                  So Romney's paying... by alcaray January 24, 2012 12:04 am
                                  • Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years. by TB 2012-01-24 09:27:22
                                    • Amazing. by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:06:11
                                      • Just for fun by RobVG 2012-01-24 09:54:22
                                        • Be careful of the terminology. (EDITED FOR CORRECTION) by TB 2012-01-24 10:56:30
                                          • One more time if you don’t mind by RobVG 2012-01-24 17:54:46
                                            • define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate by Robert 2012-01-24 18:37:27
                                              • What? by RobVG 2012-01-24 21:39:52
                                                • "Regressive" is not a perjorative. It is just a word that economists defined to have a certain meaning. ... by alcaray 2012-01-25 21:29:48
                                                  • Those are standard definitions, and I had to look them up. I hope you don't expect me to defend them; I'm no economist. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:00:54
                                                    • Regressivity by RobVG 2012-01-26 10:22:55
                                                      • Seems a reasonable example. by Robert 2012-01-26 12:33:21
                                                        • A flat tax is a proportional tax. by TB 2012-01-26 10:50:30
                                                          • There is indeed an upper limit imposed on all flavors of payroll taxes: you need to earn a salary to ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 16:58:02
                                                            • Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't. by TB 2012-01-26 17:39:44
                                                              • You seemed to repeat back some of what I said, expanded, added some touches of rudeness. You did ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 18:56:27
                                                    • Go here. Look at the charts and tables. Maybe just once something will stick. by TB 2012-01-24 19:13:18
                                                      • You do love that red herring, don't you? by Robert 2012-01-24 20:34:59
                                                        • About the definitions, you were right and I was wrong. by TB 2012-01-24 20:41:08
                                                          • And I spoke too soon by Robert 2012-01-24 21:10:24
                                                            • I was primarily concerned about the tax brackets everyone's arguing about, not the "wealth gap," so inflation didn't really come ... by TB 2012-01-24 21:48:42
                                                              • Yeah, those look like "my" numbers. by Robert 2012-01-25 11:30:39
                                                                • The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box. by TB 2012-01-25 16:59:11
                                                                  • Ah gee, and you were doing so well up to this point. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:52:33
                                                                    • In other words, you've got nothing. by TB 2012-01-26 09:01:33
                                                                    • posts shortening width/ in death star trash compactor/ best answer haiku by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:36:20
                                                                      • Burma Shave. by Robert 2012-01-25 19:36:06
                                                      • I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did. by TB 2012-01-24 18:27:29
                                                        • Good answer- Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-01-24 22:56:31
                                                  • Tax rates of presidential candidates by TB 2012-01-24 09:41:25
                                                    • I see you misunderstood the point: the wealthy pay at a lower rate than many of us in the lower ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 15:39:59
                                                      • I understood the point. You didn't understand the response. by TB 2012-01-24 16:48:54
                                                        • TB, either you are stupid or you consistently and deliberately spin your responses away from the point of the poster. ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:42:30
                                                          • I understood your response perfectly: "How many Democrats here were up in arms about Kerry’s tax “rates” back then?" ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 17:38:42
                                                            • "Rates" was in quotes. It's your bugaboo and the Post's, not mine. by TB 2012-01-24 17:55:59
                                                    Should, but doesn't, belong on Space. Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020 by bowser January 26, 2012 12:04 am
                                                    • That certainly does sound a lot more "big government project" than the low-key "prize" based concept I linked in an earlier post. by TB 2012-01-26 08:54:47
                                                      • "One of Gingrich’s downsides is that he’s a bit too spontaneous." In other words, he'll say anything to get votes. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-26 10:46:04
                                                        • "He'll say anything to get votes" is one of those comments where everyone who throws that rock is living in ... by TB 2012-01-26 11:10:19
                                                          • Well, that was my impression by RobVG 2012-01-26 17:52:50
                                                      • Nah. It's because he was making a speech in Florida before the fla primary. He will probably do ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 00:49:20
                                                        Catholic blog notes the media's selectivity on coverage by TB January 24, 2012 11:51 pm
                                                        • My line above the topic line says Home >> Space/Science. I'm sure that's not right, but if this ... by bowser 2012-01-25 00:20:07
                                                          • Me: Hey, look at how the biased media ignores major events liberals don't think should be covered. by TB 2012-01-25 10:13:24
                                                            • It's a bug by RobVG 2012-01-25 09:58:04
                                                              • I've been struggling with that for months. You summed it up nicely with the description of the header being "carried" ... by Robert 2012-01-25 11:33:53
                                                            What The Top U.S. Companies Pay In Taxes by TB January 24, 2012 7:54 pm
                                                              Newt Gingrich and the high cost of government. by bowser January 23, 2012 8:56 pm
                                                              • Romney reports 42.5 million income in 2010 and 2011. A worthy Republican President. Now someone tell me how he 'earned' ... by bowser 2012-01-23 22:59:57
                                                                • I'm with you on that one....I was appalled at the stance of Gingrich, Romney and Santorum pounding their chests all ... by Lindy 2012-01-24 11:39:59
                                                                  • As with "family values," Democratic concern with wealthy political candidates seems to be a relatively recent phenomenon. by TB 2012-01-24 08:58:06
                                                                    • Again, you avoid the point and try to divert. The observation was that it was impossible to "earn" that ... by bowser 2012-01-24 10:55:21
                                                                      • I don't think the guys with the masks and guns get to decide what's "earned" or not. by TB 2012-01-24 11:07:26
                                                                        • I'm done, TB. For this election, anyway. You cannot and will not stick to a point. For ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:48:33
                                                                          • No, I said the people whose objective is looting that income are not qualified to decide "earned." by TB 2012-01-24 19:04:22
                                                                  • The "historian" will release his contracts just prior to the next debate. Let's see how well they bear out ... by bowser 2012-01-23 21:28:32
                                                                    The 6 Killer Apps of prosperity by TB January 23, 2012 7:36 pm
                                                                    • The Six Killer Apps. that he speaks of is common sense. Interesting to note that East Germany and North Korea ... by Jody 2012-01-24 18:55:50
                                                                      Marine to serve no time in Iraq killings case. by bowser January 24, 2012 6:53 pm
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