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pixie, if you're around, yggm. - kelly Apr 13, 18:16 1
- received and answered -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 18:17
Well, Matusz pitched great for 7 1/3. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 18:15
Lost spoils - Jovian Apr 13, 18:14
The Power of Christ COMPELLS you to hire someone to do your taxes! -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 13, 18:12 1
- alot of people do invoke his name in vain whilst doing their taxes -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 18:14
I know absolutely nothing about Avengers. But I already know that (Joss Whedon spoiler) - Tim Apr 13, 18:10 1
- spoils - Beryllium Apr 13, 18:11
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- Hmm...today's game is on CSN. so no access except for radio. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 18:12
- Deadliest catch is on -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 18:09 1
  - *wonders when Canada will get the new season* -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 18:15
- why do you hate Canada. -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 18:08
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  - Would have been better if Jayson Nix had broken it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 18:12
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- ^ and don't hate either team ^ - nubby Apr 13, 18:03
Greetings from my cousin's ipad in San Francisco! -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 17:42 5
- don't sleep with him! -- nm - reflex Apr 13, 18:21
- Can someone explain to me in 20 words or less why I should care about the iPad? - Fuzzy Apr 13, 17:48 3
  - I don't even have an i Pod! screw i Pad. -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 17:52
  - It's ok, a fun toy, but I already want my laptop back. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 17:49 1
    - Is it just Apple's version of a netbook? -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 13, 17:51
After watching the first 20 minutes of Shoot �m Up, I must say it is the worst POS movie I have ever seen thus far. -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:42 1
- I thought it was hilarious the whole way through. Totally unrealistic and campy, and hilarious. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 18:09
I'm curious to know how long Granny had been walking around DC that day, before standing for 12 minutes became too much for her to handle. - kelly Apr 13, 17:40 5
- Ever sat after walking around for a long while? - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:48 4
  - Nope. Never. Not once. -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 18:01 3
    - It was the equivalent of wanting Girl ST and getting Guy ST -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 18:05 2
      - I figured it was the easiest way to end the conversation - kelly Apr 13, 18:07 1
        
        I guess I gave bad advice about the wedding flip-flops. -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 18:08
THR: HBO renews 'Treme' after one episode. I guess I should watch Sundays episode. -- (link) - H-Mogul Apr 13, 17:33 1
- good luck. I could not watch the whole ep. I was not impressed. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 17:45
AI spoiler - nubby Apr 13, 17:31 1
- also - nubby Apr 13, 17:37
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- "Pino? Congratulations, you watched Sideways." -- nm - nubby Apr 13, 17:40
- As opposed to the many Chilean wines grown in the US? -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 17:26
- name� -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:25 1
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You...aint...nothing...but...a hound dog. Crying...all...the...time. You...aint...nothing...but...a hound dog - Jovian Apr 13, 17:21
Looooooooooooooooooooooooong jacket 2! -- nm - David Apr 13, 17:12
So what you're saying on the BBs is that I should be worried about mistakenly being attacked by comic book freaks. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 17:04 3
- I wouldn't worry about the mistaken attacks -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 17:17
- oh, yeah. You definitely need to be treading carefully. -- nm - Callisto Apr 13, 17:12
- Especiallly May 1st. ;) -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:06
the yellow box has officially reached obnoxious size. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 17:04 6
- Yes, I know. The very next thing I work on is making it roll up, I swear! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 17:11 2
  - I'm assume some kind of [x] with a cookie that remembers you clicked it on that day? -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 17:34 1
    - basically, yes, but a tad more advanced (in that it will also save it for the next time the system sees you've signed in) - Beryllium Apr 13, 18:10
- But it's still tiny. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:09
- *clicks the lever forward to ludicrous size* -- nm - nubby Apr 13, 17:06 1
  - Slackertalk... it's gone to plaid! -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 17:33
AI spoiler - nubby Apr 13, 17:04 2
- the stupid 50 years ago theme weeks really kill this thing - stewie Apr 13, 17:24
- heh - Jovian Apr 13, 17:05
I'm am now officially a library bookstore volunteer. Took in a little over $10 and could have spent that and more :) - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 17:01 9
- Awesome! -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 17:24
- does anybody still list books on Half.com? or did ebay ruin that? but you could find saleable books to buy and resell -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 17:05 5
  - I really need to start thinning out my books at home. Either selling or donating. They add up over 40+ years :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 17:08 4
    - We drop off our books at the Senior Center...I think they sell them for a low price... -- nm - BAD Apr 13, 17:28 2
      - Drop off old books at BAD's house. He gives away a free bowl of Ice Cream with every donation. -- nm - H-Mogul Apr 13, 17:37 1
        
        Quick, someone add it to the Yellow Box. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 17:46
    - with some bookselling sites, amazon, half.com etc you can enter the bar code numbers and the listing with all info auto generated, list some books and - zeitgeist Apr 13, 17:12
- I found one I'd been looking for ages in my local library bookstore. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:05
- Close down the Kissing Booth, hussy. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 13, 17:04
ft Lottery on TSN right now. -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:00 3
- NHL Draft -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:01 2
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    - Way to go, Spock! -- nm - David Apr 13, 17:40
some news on Green Hornet and the Lobo movies...Jonah Hex as well. -- (link) - Remlik Apr 13, 16:54
*bets a dollar that the Astros won't lose today* -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 16:41
Seen earlier on Glann Beck (I was channel surfing only) that 28% of the population paid zero fed taxes in 1950 and now it's 50%. They quoted the IRS. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 13, 16:40 67
- We should raise taxes. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 17:36
- There are a LOT more social security numbers now because kids going to school have to have one, something that didn't exist in the 50's and that right - zeitgeist Apr 13, 17:09 1
  - Plus, it's not just kids going to school. It's all kids (assuming their parents want to claim them as a deduction). nm - ralph wiggum Apr 13, 17:12
- That tells me that far too many people aren't earning enough. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 16:52 6
  - Exactly. I planned my withholding assuming I'd be working a full year. When that didn't happen I got back everything except $70. - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 17:10
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  - this would be true if it was Canada, but I think the US handles it differently. I could be wrong, though. You might know more than I do about it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 16:54 3
    - The US Real Wage has declined dramatically since the 1970s. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 16:56 2
      - the more you pay for your house in the US, the more you can deduct, thus, you won't have to pay as much tax ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 17:03 1
        
        See those trees? It's a forest. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 17:22
- The con in this one is that there is a big difference between "federal taxes" and total taxes paid - stewie Apr 13, 16:46
- The article from last weeks sources the independent Tax Policy Center as the source of the 47% number - ty97 Apr 13, 16:46 50
  - Tax simplification is supported by all sectors of the political spectrum; I'm surprised it never gets anywhere. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 16:48 49
    - Tax simplification has two major barriers that I see. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:51 48
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        Well sure. When I say "everybody" I mean "human beings", not the IRS - ty97 Apr 13, 17:15 24
        
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        I don't for a second believe it's goign to happen. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:20 22
        
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        US taxes seem a bit more complicated from how they get described here, but that seems like a red herring - Reagen Apr 13, 17:25 20
        
        This is true to an extent, but prosecution is not the sole risk. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:28 1
        
        And unlike underpayment, the IRS won't tell you you did it. -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:29
        
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        Is that the number who "qualify for" or number who "claim"? - ty97 Apr 13, 17:30 10
        
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        I've of the opinion that people shouldn't be *required* to use a tax preparer in order to properly file taxes. -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 17:36 8
        
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        I don't buy the analogy. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:46 6
        
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        Again, you're wrong. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:53 3
        
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        It's not mandatory, or a law. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:55
        
        Some tax preparers do their own taxes, some hire other preparers to do it. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:50
        
        401ks aren't deductable? -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 17:30 5
        
        you don't have to itemize for that. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:32
        
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        Oh, I see - Reagen Apr 13, 17:35 1
        
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        No, they just aren't taxable unless you take money out of them. -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 17:31
        
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        and law firms (tax lawyers especially) -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:09 5
        
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        ummm don;t tax lawyers make their living based on how complicated tax returns are� -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:12 3
        
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        see the post right below. Took a second but I got it on my own :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:24
        
        ahh, I got where you were going with it. -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:13
      - What was the total take last year in federal income tax? - Fuzzy Apr 13, 17:06
      - they can't touch the mortgage interest exemption... it'd be crushing -- nm - stewie Apr 13, 16:53 13
        
        That's one of the last ones I'd consider removing, It think. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:55 12
        
        FWIW most other countries don't have this exemption. Also, the taxpayers that benefit most are the ones with the most expensive houses -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 16:58 11
        
        Though there is a difference between not having it and taking it away. Even if a good idea in the long run, it would have to be done very gradually. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 17:03 2
        
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        Oh sure - it'd be political suicide. -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 17:09
        
        Thanks for adding this. I don't think it's all that sacrosanct. If you can't afford to buy, don't buy. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 17:02
        
        There are limits on it. -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 17:01 6
        
        On interest up to $1 million of debt, according to wiki. I wonder how many people have more than $1 million of debt on their house -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 17:07 5
        
        I don't know that I disagree with the $1 million number. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:10 4
        
        Yeah - maybe it could be linked to a % of the average house price in the area or something -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 17:25
        
        Exactly, When a three bedroom, 2 bath house built in the 50's goes for close to 700k in the bay area (albeit this was 6 years ago) you realize - Stephen Apr 13, 17:23 2
        
        Ideally, numbers like this and the AMT should be localized. - ty97 Apr 13, 17:25 1
        
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- Just curious... is there any polling about the voting habits of those 50%? -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 16:44
- He's not helping his cause with stuff like that. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 16:41 3
  - Why would you say that? - Drill Sergeant Stephen Apr 13, 16:46 2
    - It might imply that ordinary Americans should be taxed more -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 16:55 1
      - Uh-huh. -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:57
"The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar." Nobody else will think -- (link) - mara Apr 13, 16:39
Life is Goo -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 16:33 4
- Well, at the very beginning I guess. -- nm - nubby Apr 13, 16:37 3
  - And the very end, perhaps. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 16:37 2
    - What a world. What a world. -- nm - nubby Apr 13, 16:40 1
      - Melting! Meeellllting!!! -- nm - mara Apr 13, 16:40

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