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02-19-2018 , 02:25 PM

#201

Bloobird

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guys, let luckbox get to what he thinks the key, most conclusive bits of evidence are

I am sure it will all make sense then

02-19-2018 , 02:37 PM

#202

ihcjay

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Quote:

Originally Posted by soah

Can someone tell me if that picture needs to be deleted for privacy reasons?

I wouldn't worry about it since it's likely to be incorrect or inaccurate anyways

02-19-2018 , 02:56 PM

#203

CrimsonFox

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Bloobird why are you wasting time in here when you could be running another walrus?

02-19-2018 , 02:57 PM

#204

CrimsonFox

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ZOMG! History has been erased!!!! THE MAN doesn't want us to know history! ZOMG!
Only 9 pages of history remains. (I hope it's a good 9 pages)

02-19-2018 , 03:13 PM

#205

iamnotawerewolf

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloobird

this still seems like an absurd annual burden to put on people, and massively open to fraud

much the same could be said for the status quo

the first year would be the hardest - the initial cataloguing

afterwards, it would be relatively simple to keep a log of major purchases

Quote:

a lot of wealth is land-related, would you have to hire a professional valuer every year?

real property values are already determined annually by the county tax offices, with procedures in place for contests

Quote:

and it would, if anything, exacerbate the issue of wealth holdings through complex corporate structures to obscure true ownership

I don't follow, here. The corporation would still be taxed on its holdings, and the shareholders would still taxed on their respective share prices.

02-19-2018 , 03:22 PM

#206

Bloobird

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What about assets held in other jurisdictions?

02-19-2018 , 04:56 PM

#207

iamnotawerewolf

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international assets do present an issue...

how is international income policed presently?

02-19-2018 , 05:08 PM

#208

Bloobird

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badly

02-19-2018 , 05:26 PM

#209

Aksdal

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I'm enjoying the conspiracy confrontation much more than the cap gains tax discussion ftr

02-19-2018 , 05:30 PM

#210

Aksdal

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For fun I watched that superbowl video. Looks like the 2nd girl they say was actually a victim is nearsighted in the superbowl pic, but very farsighted in the picture of the actual victim.

Spoiler:

02-19-2018 , 05:50 PM

#211

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aksdal

I'm enjoying the conspiracy confrontation much more than the cap gains tax discussion ftr

I'll grant that tappo's involvement was pretty great

02-19-2018 , 05:53 PM

#212

iamnotawerewolf

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Trump is now pivoting onto "Obama is to blame for Russia meddling in elections"

02-19-2018 , 05:56 PM

#213

iamnotawerewolf

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it didn't happen

okay, it happened, but it wasn't me

okay, it was me, but it wasn't bad

okay, it was bad, but there was no way to avoid it

okay, it could have been avoided, but it's too late to do anything about it now

02-19-2018 , 08:36 PM

#214

biggerboat

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Can't quote from the old politics thread. I guess that's a good thing.

Just wanted to give everyone an update. I sent an email to my fine senator bemoaning his and the Republican party's refusal to do anything about the biggest problems in our country, specifically healthcare, gun violence, and our president.

He sent me a very nice long reply letting me know how great the tax cut bill was. He must have missed the parts of my original email where I didn't mention this, like all of them.

02-19-2018 , 09:09 PM

#215

biggerboat

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Apparently, the UK has its own problems. Chicken shortage.

02-19-2018 , 09:27 PM

#216

master3004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by biggerboat

you should try writing to whoever his opponent is in 2018 or 2020 and see what kind of response you get, then possibly base your vote on said responses.

02-19-2018 , 09:30 PM

#217

master3004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Luckbox Inc

But if your concern is actual gun violence, then you should focus on restricting handguns and don't worry about assault rifles so much.

02-19-2018 , 10:07 PM

#218

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Quote:

Originally Posted by biggerboat

Can't quote from the old politics thread. I guess that's a good thing.

Just wanted to give everyone an update. I sent an email to my fine senator bemoaning his and the Republican party's refusal to do anything about the biggest problems in our country, specifically healthcare, gun violence, and our president.

He sent me a very nice long reply letting me know how great the tax cut bill was. He must have missed the parts of my original email where I didn't mention this, like all of them.

Which one?

02-19-2018 , 10:24 PM

#219

biggerboat

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Rubio

02-20-2018 , 01:32 AM

#220

chuckleslovakian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

I tried to come up with some conspiracies i sorta believe and the best I could come up with is new Coke.

My current conspiracy theory is that Luckbox is just doing a test to see how long he can get people to respond to him if he keeps being a conspiracy theorist.

I'm just saying Luckbox started this thread with a winky face emoji.

But I guess the heart of being a conspiracy theorist, is that believing the conspiracy is just less upsetting than believing the truth.

02-20-2018 , 02:30 AM

#221

chuckleslovakian

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just to test my theory...this is the last time I acknowledge Luckbox as long as he peddling conspiracies, just hope others follow suit

02-20-2018 , 04:53 AM

#222

DiggertheDog

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Yeah I have had enough of conspiracy theories.

02-20-2018 , 08:11 AM

#223

Luckbox Inc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckleslovakian

But I guess the heart of being a conspiracy theorist, is that believing the conspiracy is just less upsetting than believing the truth.

Or not

The heart of being a conspiracy theorist is using inductive logic to derive at the truth. It isn't less upsetting than the truth. It is the truth.

It's the media created bubbles that we live in which shield us from the truth and stripping those away is where the upsetting happens.

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02-20-2018 , 09:10 AM

#224

Luckbox Inc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckleslovakian

just to test my theory...this is the last time I acknowledge Luckbox as long as he peddling conspiracies, just hope others follow suit

Ftr most of what you do in this thread is either 1) acknowledge me or 2) post about Mitch McConnell.

I do not however need your acknowledgement although Mitch might.