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TT Poll: in terms of INITIAL outrage - which $700+ billion bill received more? the bank bailout or this stimulus? - Guy Jan 30, 12:00 14
- Bank bailout. The new stimulus has something for amost everyone. People don't complain much when the gov't gives them a check. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 12:05
- All I know is that if it doesn't pass the world will be plunged into darkness the likes of which we haven't seen in a millennium. -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 12:04 1
  - Do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to? -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 12:05
- The whole eff-up pisses me off, really. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:03 1
  - I was talking to a really nice woman today who was worried about the whole thing, her mortgage etc and I just go to her "Don't be afraid, you'll get - Loyola Jan 30, 12:07
- This one. Mostly because the initial bank bailout was poorly handled -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 12:02
- Bank bailout because they still have never answered where the money actually went. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 12:02 2
  - Oh wait, initial, this one. Bank bailout nobody knew what was going on. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 12:03 1
    - Still don't -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 12:03
- yup, this one is an easier target because it tells you where the money is going. - znufrii Jan 30, 12:02
- The bank bailout, definitely. Among other reasons, the recent one is Obama's (at least initially) and many people are willing to go along with him - Don Homer Jan 30, 12:02
- I think people were way more pissed last time. Now they're just broken, and clueless what the hell else might fix it. - TFox Jan 30, 12:02 1
  - (In fact, I'd say that there is a bigger percentage of people who don't even know the latest one is happening yet.) -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 12:02
- I'm sure this one. When you're already down $700bil... - Jim Jan 30, 12:02
Looks like if I use the standard deduction, I get a refund (but I'll wind up itemizing, yay). Question: - ty97 Jan 30, 12:00 4
- no, but you have to say how much you received in your 2008 tax return. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 12:05
- No. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 12:04
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- I think so, but I'm not 100% sure. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 12:01
Tax filing bitchin': Why do you have to pay to file electronically? Doesn't it save the gov't money to review something electronically? -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 11:55 8
- You don't necessarily have to "pay". At the IRS's website they have an entire list of companies that do your federal taxes for free. - Trish Jan 30, 12:01
- I buy TaxAct Deluxe every year for $9.95 and that includes a free filling. Easy-peasy. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 12:00
- You don't. You pay for Turbo Tax to do it. If you use the gov't website it's free. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 11:58
- Fyi, federal e-filing is free for all now, though state is still about $15. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:57 2
  - It's free in Maryland if you use iFile. -- (link) - landbeck Jan 30, 12:01 1
    - Well, that's good, but I already use TaxCut and I'm not about to enter all the info a second time. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 12:03
- the fee doesn't go to the gov, the fee is for the tax service company - tRuMaN Jan 30, 11:57
- most people don't (for federal anyway). states vary -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:56
ST Poll: What is your favorite song from the 60's? - amoxy Jan 30, 11:55 38
- Revolution (the single). -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 12:07
- God Only Knows, maybe? -- nm - Callisto Jan 30, 12:05
- Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze or Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 30, 12:04
- With Elvis, The Beatles, the Stones, Simon and Garfunkle, the Beach Boys, Zeppelin and Hendrix...who could choose just 1? -- nm - Jim Jan 30, 12:03 6
  - Of those artists: Suspicious Minds, Oh Darling (today anyway), Sympathy for the Devil, The Boxer, Sloop John B, Whole Lotta Love - Jim Jan 30, 12:10
  - and Marvin Gaye... not to mention how much more singles-based music was back then. -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 12:05 1
    - Oh hell...yep. And The Who and tons of Motown stuff. -- nm - Jim Jan 30, 12:11
  - You are trying too hard -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 12:04
  - Elivs did most of his best work in the 50's -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 12:04 1
    - My 2 very favorite Elvis songs were both in the 60s. Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto. In fact, today...Suspicious Minds might be my answer to - Jim Jan 30, 12:11
- 2000 Man, probably. nm - Dignan Jan 30, 12:01
- Hmm. Possibly "Get Together" by The Youngbloods. Or maybe "She's a Rainbow". -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:59 1
  - She's a Rainbow, nice choice -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 12:00
- My two favorite songs of all time are from the 60's. - Chicken Little Jan 30, 11:59 1
  - Not Hey Joe ? -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 30, 12:05
- Dazed and Confused, Led Zeppelin. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 11:59
- probably In My Life - The Beatles -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 11:59 1
  - good one -- nm - Guy Jan 30, 12:01
- Maybe "Watchtower", or "Sounds of Silence" or "Homeward Bound". -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 11:58 1
  - (So many good Beach Boys songs though. So maybe them.) -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 12:01
- First off the top of my head: Her Majesty, from the end of Abbey Road. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, casts no shadow Jan 30, 11:58 1
  - Someday I'm gonna make her mine. Oh yeah... nm - Jim Jan 30, 12:00
- For What It's Worth, hands down. -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 11:58
- No way I could answer that. I couldn't pick my favorite song off of Rubber Soul, much less of the whole decade. -- nm - Jim Jan 30, 11:57 5
  - Me too. Elvis and the Beatles would both make my top 5 though. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 11:59
  - this is my answer as well -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 11:58 3
    - Well, what is your first thought? - amoxy Jan 30, 11:59 2
      - my first thought would be Sounds Of Silence -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 12:00 1
        
        *high five* -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 12:03
- to sing on Rock Band? Gimme Shelter -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 11:57
- I always like your answers - yours is mine -- nm - Epiphany Jan 30, 11:56
- probably Voodoo Chile. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 11:56 1
  - hahah -- nm - Guy Jan 30, 12:01
- Oy! Way to narrow it down. I'll go with "Here Comes The Sun" -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:56 3
  - I just went with my first thought - amoxy Jan 30, 11:56 2
    - my first thought has been contaminated by these answers! -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 12:04
    - Me too :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:57
- Philip Glass -- Music in Contrary Motion -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 11:55
boston.com saying the Tek deal is the $5M in '09, mutual option in '10 thing previously rumored. - TFox Jan 30, 11:53 4
- (only change being, where the old player option in '10 was $3M, now it is $3M base with $2M in incentives likes games started.) - TFox Jan 30, 11:55 3
  - Waht would the expected average been for him had he gone to arbitration. Was there a number bandied about? -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 11:57 2
    - Generally, the wisdom was that the Sox would have entered around $8M, and Tek would have asked for $11-12M. - TFox Jan 30, 12:00 1
      - I knew you'd know. : ) -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 12:02
Turbo Tax question: Can it only be used once, or can I use my brother's copy after he's done with it? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 11:50 11
- You could certainly use the disc again, but you'd have to pay. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:52 4
  - Pay if I want to file online but still print and mail for free? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 11:57 3
    - My brother and I have always used my dad's copy of Turbo Tax to file, we've just had to print the return out and mail it. -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 12:02
    - That I don't know. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:59 1
      - Though I think you would still pay to use the software itself. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 12:00
- you can use it more than once, but the discounts/free filing stuff will no longer be valid, so you will have to pay for that stuff. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 11:52
- iinm, you can use it for as many times as you need to, but you'll have to pay each time you file - znufrii Jan 30, 11:52 1
  - I seem to recall something about 5 free federal e-files being free this year.(You can always of course do the taxes and then print and mail them.) -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 12:00
- (I figure it's fine to use since I never plan to be Secretary of the Treasury.) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 11:51
- don't they have online versions that you just do it on the website now? -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:51 1
  - I've been using the online version for almost a decade now. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 30, 11:52
We are so worried about the billions and billions, I just wish I could find the ten dollars my bank rec is off - amoxy Jan 30, 11:50
I suck at CC. Went from Corporal 1st class to Private in a couple of days -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 11:47 2
- ive been on an awful tear of luck lately. put me at 4-10 in my College Basketball tournament -- nm - Guy Jan 30, 11:56
- I do too. Useless. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 11:50
As long as I get a big fat refund this year and keep my job, the rest of the economy can go screw itself. (nm) - Chicken Little Jan 30, 11:45 2
- Looks like we'll owe money for federal taxes, around $1k (stupid sexy money) but refund for state (about $2k). -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:48 1
  - *pats his pockets* will you take an IOU? -- nm - Martin O'Malley Jan 30, 11:49
Hands on with Halo Wars RTS -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 11:44 4
- They had me at "Killzone 2". That may be the first game I will buy for the PS3. - Mop Jan 30, 11:51 2
  - you should give resistance 1 and 2 a try. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 11:53 1
    - Your Resistance boner has already bee duly noted. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 11:57
- I have a big issue with playing a RTS with a controller. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 11:46
hard wood, ceramic tile, carpet -- nm - Jim Jan 30, 11:43
bonus hax chat question: can another miserable marriage be saved? - pigby Jan 30, 11:43 18
- Work as a team--it's the only way. It's never going to be even, but at least be on the same side. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 11:49 1
  - mommy & Logan versus daddy -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:52
- Welcome to married life. Get used to it, and enjoy the time with your kid. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 11:46 1
  - *wonk wooooonk* -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 11:47
- ~Leading lives of quiet desparation is the English way~ -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:45
- Oh, the horror of there being "almost a vibe". - Dr.Vermin Jan 30, 11:45
- Sounds like they both need a break...Give the kid to gramma - amoxy Jan 30, 11:45
- sell the kid into slavery and then have more 'me' time available -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 11:44 10
  - obvs. bonus: extra cash! -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 11:45
  - seriously, it's not like she's got 14 kids like the Octo Lady -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:45 8
    - The term "Octo Lady" makes me think (gross) - Chicken Little Jan 30, 11:46 4
      - When I was in college we used to call this one girl "Worm Girl" because - Don Homer Jan 30, 11:49
      - a fringe benefit to fertility drugs -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:47 2
        
        although "Octo Dude" would be awesome. -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 11:49 1
        
        yup -- nm - Dr Octopus Jan 30, 11:52
    - or alternatively, she could stop initiating the fights if she is tired of them -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 11:46 2
      - but Crash she can't just let him *get away with it* - Epiphany Jan 30, 11:55 1
        
        you rock -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 11:56
Jack: Sounds like Kucinich voted for (see link). Poe would have voted against, as all Republicans did, right? -- (link) - ty97 Jan 30, 11:42 1
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My Prediction: Within 50 years, Capitalism will be dead -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 11:41 17
- well, honestly, it's been a while since it's existed, if ever, in its pure form. -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 11:49 4
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    - Then how would i be able to give you headaches on a regular basis? -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 11:55 2
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        you know, you're not the first person to tell me that - znufrii Jan 30, 12:03
- If so, it'll be because we dismantled the free market. -- nm - mara Jan 30, 11:48 5
  - spoiler - pigby Jan 30, 11:50 4
    - The Partridge Family were neither Partridges nor a family. Discuss! -- nm - L.Richman Jan 30, 11:55
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    - And in a free market, those companies would have failed. -- nm - mara Jan 30, 11:53
    - Somalia! -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 11:51
- Capitalism isn't going anywhere. It isn't the ideal format for providing all products and services, but it is ideal for most. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 11:47 2
  - agreed. There's a story that when Gorbachev visited London, he asked who was responsible for ensuring that everyone in the city could buy bread and - Roger More Jan 30, 11:48 1
    - There is no pencil czar! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 30, 11:50
- nah, it will be going strong in whatever country has the cheapest labor and loosest tax laws. - ty97 Jan 30, 11:43
- Well, of course. We'll all be underwater by then. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 30, 11:42
- Nice try, Ghost of Karl Marx. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 11:42
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- Stimulus is easier to describe - Strongbad Jan 30, 11:53 9
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    - See below explanation to Guy. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 12:04 1
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    - The Reagan years showed that they did not work? -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 30, 12:01 1
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  - so - even if we're facing a national unemployment rate in the double digits, you don't think the government should try to create some job opportunity? -- nm - Guy Jan 30, 11:57 2
    - Absolutely. The best way? Cut business taxes. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 30, 12:00
    - The government can provide an healthy environment for job growth to naturally occur - Strongbad Jan 30, 11:59
LIR - CQ is trying to score brownie ( for lack of a better word) points with the missus - Epiphany Jan 30, 11:41 2
- More importantly: what's for dinner :-) -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:43
- there's beer in the fridge! Have fun all this weekend. I'm out -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 11:42
m -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 11:40
I need to get my laundry together to leave town but I'm feeling so lazy. blarg. -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 11:40 4
- Mandy needs a whipping! *whipSSHHH* -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:42
- where you going? -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 11:40 2
  - SashaMart! -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 11:43 1
    - wash smart - pigby Jan 30, 11:44
stimulus! -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 11:39

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