Derch
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join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | Maryland...
This is typical of Maryland politicians: if you can't balance the budget, just add more taxes. It's a good thing I moved away from that area. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | Just wait
With VOIP and naked DSL gaining in popularity, your broadband bill is next!
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Anubis Prime
join:2001-06-01
Indianola, PA | ...and yokels will still vote for those people. Unfortunately we get the government that we deserve. |
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Derch
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join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | That's so true in so many ways. |
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Megladon13
join:2003-09-05
Minneapolis, MN
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How do you think bush got re-elected? Ok, before this turns into some really vocal polititical debate, anyone remember seeing comedy central the other week when they showed our country, with only people that loved bush in the crowd, then over to england where tony blair was doing a talk with anyone, and they were yelling at him calling him a liar. Pretty sad, shows how screwed up we are. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
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said by djrobx  :With VOIP and naked DSL gaining in popularity, your broadband bill is next! According to SpeakEasy, they already are taxing my broadband.
-tom
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lazsheriff
Laz
join:2005-01-03
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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said by Megladon13 :How do you think bush got re-elected? Ok, before this turns into some really vocal polititical debate, anyone remember seeing comedy central the other week when they showed our country, with only people that loved bush in the crowd, then over to england where tony blair was doing a talk with anyone, and they were yelling at him calling him a liar. Pretty sad, shows how screwed up we are. The daily show with Jon Stewart. I'm a frequent watcher. I thought that piece was great. |
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Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD | reply to Derch
Re: Maryland...
Yeah this state sucks. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
1 edit | Last hired first fired...
With these dumbass corrupt local gov'ts it's always the cops and firemen who are the last hired and first to be fired. How about these dumbasses setting priority and putting cops and fire at the top of their list and these hacks putting their own free car leases, bloated staff budgets, endless holidays and fat pensions at the bottom. Then ask the people if they're willing to pay $3.50 to cover the political hacks' joy ride.
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Jasper1970
join:2002-12-29
Finksburg, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| cell phone tax
Well its a Democrat City. And all democrats solve money problems by raising taxes. They always do it. I am suprised no one has noticed it. Democrats are suppose to be for the working man. This way of doing things does not sound like they are for the working man. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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Re: Last hired first fired...
said by oliphant :With these dumbass corrupt local gov'ts it's always the cops and firemen who are the last hired and first to be fired. Same thing is true in Philadelphia. They mayor decided to balance the budget by closing 8 fire stations. Schools are awful and crime is out control, and meanwhile the city is closing fire stations, building stadiums and now wants to implement a wireless network. Talk about not having your priorities straight.
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Anubis Prime
join:2001-06-01
Indianola, PA
·Comcast
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Re: Just wait
Yup...good idea. This should not be an 'eeeevil George Bush' vs. 'do no wrong Democrats' thread. Yes we are 'messed up', but it would be intellectually dishonest to say that it all happened in the last 5 years (since Nov 2000). We have to go back around 40 years ago to point to the root causes.
Anyway...
Point is jackass politiicans of whatever persuasion are raising the crap out of taxes and taxing every single activity of our lives--all because they are fiscally irresponsible and because WE let them get away with it.
Here in PA, our PennDOT workers were caught slacking on the job several times by local news reporters tailing them...working 1hr a day, sleeping, etc. That's poo-pooed and swept under the carpet. No big deal? Right? They claim to be "Good stewards of the tax dollar." No problem with raising taxes because of the pot holes.
As long as we-- the joe-blow drinkey-smokey-mullet-lottery-flannel-nascar people tolerate this nonsense, it will continue. We have dysfunctional people raising dysfunctional, over-medicated kids.
It's a social syndrome. We have good samaratins donating money and opening up wings of hospitals. Do you hear of those people? No...because we're too worried about who the next American Idol is going to be. We're obsessed with watching Anna Nicole Smith and Paris Hilton slosh around all lit up making jackasses of themselves. (this qualifies the above drinkey smokey mullet comment). We have a complicit media that ignores the good things and focuses on the trash. As a side note--I honestly believe that those radicals in the Middle East couldn't give a crap about our foreign policy. They worry more about the filth coming out of Hollywood. They don't want their daughters growing up like those aforementioned women. That represents what they hate about the Western world; that's WHY they hate, and that's what drives them to radical cells.
So yes, taxing cell phones is just par for the course in our society. Up is down, down is up, the boyscouts are scumbags, the molesters and perverts are celebrated and championed. The government deserves all of our money. Maybe we should put them in charge of our healthcare. What wonderful successes Medicare and public housing are! |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
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Re: cell phone tax
said by Jasper1970 :Well its a Democrat City. And all democrats solve money problems by raising taxes. They always do it. I am suprised no one has noticed it. Most cities today are populated with rich liberal types for whom an extra $3.50 a month is pocket change and with extremely poor people who probably can't afford a cell phone to begin with. Most middle class people fled cities years ago to escape the high crime rates and horrible government services. I guess you could say in this case they are taxing the rich lol.
said by Jasper1970 :Democrats are suppose to be for the working man. This way of doing things does not sound like they are for the working man. Amen, amen and amen.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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Re: Just wait
said by Anubis Prime :Point is jackass politiicans of whatever persuasion are raising the crap out of taxes and taxing every single activity of our lives--all because they are fiscally irresponsible and because WE let them get away with it. The only way to solve this problem is to require the government to put every single tax increase up for a vote. States which do this already have some of the lowest tax rates in the USA.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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said by Megladon13 :How do you think bush got re-elected? Yeah, those bad bad republicans. 
Maybe if you did a bit of research, you would now this was the handy-work of Mayor Martin O'Malley and the City Council of Baltimore which is all DEMOCRATIC!!
»www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/
You = owned by your blind hatred of Bush.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
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Re: cell phone tax
said by pnh102 :Most cities today are populated with rich liberal types for whom an extra $3.50 a month is pocket change and with extremely poor people who probably can't afford a cell phone to begin with. Most middle class people fled cities years ago to escape the high crime rates and horrible government services. I guess you could say in this case they are taxing the rich lol. What are you smoking?
If you knew anything, you would know that cell phones are not only for rich people. I see all classes of people with cell phones from filthy rich to ghetto poor. Can't afford decent clothes but sure as hell have that cell phone in their hand.
Plus, I know many people who live in the city BUT have their vehicles registered outside the city for the much cheaper insurance rate. You think they wouldn't do the same thing with their cell phones? |
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oldmike
join:2005-04-14
Latonia, KY
| Politicians and taxes
Hey guys and girls, wake up. There is no difference between Republican and Democrat politicians but the names. They are all power hungry, lying, scheming scumbags out to 1) get elected and 2) stay in power at any cost. Part of the oath of office is to "remove my backbone, morals and integrity and kiss the rear of anyone who made political contributions to me". They are aided and abetted in this by an ignorant, apathetic constituency who are more enthralled with the TV than in the real world around them.
Personally, I hope to live long enough to see the Second American Revolution start. Step 1 - Shoot all the lawyers. Step 2 - Law may never supplant reason. |
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Derch
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join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to pnh102
Re: Just wait
I'm afraid the politicians would never allow that. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
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Re: cell phone tax
said by moonpuppy :If you knew anything, you would know that cell phones are not only for rich people. Did you even bother to read my post before you mouthing off like that? I never said cell phones were only for rich people. I just said that for the rich people who live in the city, this tax won't hit them very hard.
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ricep5
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join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL | Feeling Patriotic are we?
Sounds like everyone has been watching "National Treasure" too much on DVD.
Perhaps someone can quote the Declaration to explain why over taxation is wrong. |
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