en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/336583 Comments by Belle_T http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment103103838 We defund them 'one lightbulb at a time.' Sat, 9 Oct 2010 03:12:19 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment103103838 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102948413 Free speech is just that, and should not entitle any agenda. However, free speech should also not aim slings or bullets. These are prohibited by our own common laws, and our freedom of speech is restricted as well. We can't say what we think anymore. And the more they prohiibit it, the louder we think it. Nobody can run the streets yelling the 'N' or G' or 'Z' word without being called a racist or some other piece of work. Apparently only racists can use letters. It's PC after all. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 07:26:39 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102948413 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102946397 So you would agree with the patriot gravesite trashers in your quest for free speech? Sorry, free speech is free speech, but ugly is ugly. There is never a need to condemn patriots. If you don't want to be an American, that's fine, go back to whatever country welcomes you with open arms. Hint: It won't be America anymore! Bon chance! Fri, 8 Oct 2010 07:03:16 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102946397 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102945194 Thanks, PE1, but I'm still confused. I don't understand why we pay taxes on every level. Suppose I buy a Trivial Pursuit game. Well, let's start with who makes that game. They will pay taxes to the feds. Then that will have to be added to the cost of that game naturally. The shipping and handling will double the cost, and if those employees report their income to the IRS the cost will necessarily go up accordingly. IRS taxation is the biggest scam we've known since government took the reins, and I suggest we quit funding this barfbag thief of a government administration. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 06:49:34 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102945194 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102876567 Where's the equity in taxing the baker but not allowing a tax deduction for the patron of that baker? I never could figure that one out. Same thing as taxing the gas dealership for their profits, but not the gasser-users. What's good for the goose should be good for the gander, too, or else the gander just might find himself hungry in the very near future. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 20:15:44 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102876567 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102865213 Can someone please clarify this? Does the First Amendment classify hate speech as free speech? If some white person walked into a black church and started using the 'N' word, would that be freedom of speech? Our founding fathers probably didn't anticipate the scum some have become. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:49:48 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102865213 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102863835 PE1, thirty years ago my father-in-law (who was a dentist) earned probably half his income by bartering. All of the medical professionals swapped their services in kind, the pharmacists all gave discounts, it was sort of like exchanging gifts at Christmas (and yes, those gifts were bartered for, too.) If you gave Joe's mother a ride home every day, Joe would paint your house for you. I understand that the IRS draws the line at $600, but who keeps records?? Suppose I declare the wedding cake I just baked for my neighbor to be worth $601? More paperwork and it's gonna cost me more? Surely my neighbor won't be writing it off. And speaking of tax deductions, I've never known of ANY wedding expense to be deductible, altbough anyone (caterers, bands, reception halls, etc) will have to report their income. Where's the equity in THAT??? Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:38:12 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102863835 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102862618 Thanks, PE1. I pay my cleaning lady by the job, which boils down to about $15/hr, and that's only when I need her. How on earth am I supposed to know how much other barter income she makes? ALL of her income is bartered. I haven't checked any documentation on her (although I realize she was born on a non-U.S. island) so I guess my next ramification will be not available for California governor? You know what? I'm tired of filling out meaningless paperwork. It's stupid, it's timeconsuming, just rearranges welfare recipients' schedules so they can misconstrue everything you've done in all honesty, it provides ridiculous jobs, and in the long run imprisonment is cheaper for me. Especially if I get free medical care. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:27:51 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102862618 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102825855 Maybe he went straight? not likely. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:41:33 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102825855 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102825424 Not to worry. ACORN, SEIU and New Black Panthers will make your decision for you, no need to get out of bed. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:38:30 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102825424 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102824835 If I give my car to a carpenter who builds me new kitchen cabinets and I don't report it to the IRS (and by the way neither does he,) do you think that would inspire an audit? If I give my cleaning lady nice clothes which no longer fit me, in exchange for cash, does that push the audit button? And speaking of housekeepers, please explain what Meg Whitman did wrong! The U.S. encourages illegal immigrants, and Meg kept up her end of the legal bargain. She even paid THREE TIMES minimum wage for nine years! Yes, somebody should be hung out to dry - probably Jerry Brown, Gloria Allred and Nicky Diaz, not Meg Whitman. The ambulance chaser needs to go after the employment agency who supposedly checked Nicky's credentials. (Wow, that sounds presidentially familiar!) Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:33:34 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102824835 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102823639 It speaks volumes when other countries feel wronged by the United States having immigration restrictions. Why can't these countries clean up their own acts??? Maybe then none of their citizens would ever want to leave. Here's a news flash for them, and for Nancy Pelosi as well: When your productive population goes to zero, so does your treasury. Your own paycheck is history, dawlins. And WHO are the geniuses telling Pelosi that welfare and food stamps increase productivity by 1.72%?? I would love to attend one of those meetings, at least there would be some common sense in the room. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:22:29 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102823639 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102823132 It's bad enough that the legacy (and debt) we'll leave our kids and grandkids is insufferable, but perhaps the worst will be a stupid nation. Our government has been intent on dumbing us down, then hiring the dumbest of us. A government paycheck is just a polite way of saying 'welfare.' They messeth up a lot. Get a REAL education while you can, before they make that illegal too. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:17:48 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102823132 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102822425 Love it, love it. The California welfare recipients have spent hundreds of millions of 'their' welfare 'free stash' money on cruises, trips to Hawaii, Orlando and Las Vegas. And CA wonders why it's broke? They don't need to legalize pot, they're apparently already doing heavy dope. Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:10:40 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102822425 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102679874 Innocent until proven guilty. And the beauty of bartering is that there are no receipts. We're just neighborly, and I seriously doubt they'll come worship at our church to find us. Suppose they do? They can't get blood out of turnips, but maybe some lime juice out of our bounty. Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:48:24 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102679874 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102673399 Yes, and the U.S. just keeps financially beefing up the U.N. Shouldn't the funders (we taxpayers) have a say in this? Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:02:20 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102673399 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102650029 The feds contend that they supercede States. They assert their 'right' to impose mandatory healthcare, decline to enforce their immigration laws, whatever. Question: What is the feds' position on marijuana? Can California just legalize it without federal sanction? That's whack. If CA can allow 'illegal' substances, why can't AZ enforce illegal immigrants? In my mind, pot is a gateway drug leading to more serious narcotics (you gotta figure most crackheads have dabbled in pot when they were younger,) and illegal immigration is an invitation to more crime. Which brings me to the real question: If illegal immigrants come to the U.S. for jobs, why is Meg Whitman being crucified? All she did was (and unknowingly at that) comply with the feds' policy of hiring illegals. And how many of us would like to be paid $23/hr? What is the illegal immigrant unemployment rate? (Count the number who aren't looking for work, too.) Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:27:01 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment102650029 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101608583 My very dear friend, born and raised in Iraq (she's now deceased after spending 20 years to gain her American citizenship,) told me years ago that all the weapons were hidden in Syria. I never doubted her for one second. She was spot on about everything else. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:23:48 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101608583 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101571799 It's not like the U.S. blames muslims for their sandstorms, either. (But then we are real, not fanatics.) North America had some pretty significant floods this week, and nobody blamed anybody for them. It happens. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:18:58 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101571799 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101527957 Who knew muslims were known for their brilliance? Now they're meteorologists! Seriously, the more they try to convince us that they are the Best People on Earth, the more we push back and wonder why they aren't renouncing the people who claim to be peaceful muslims but are all too frequently packing exposives. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:49:57 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-32#IDComment101527957