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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: chartseer who wrote (69589)	7/29/2009 1:34:32 PM
From: tbancroft	Respond to of 224749

... Every April 15 th you will be required to bring your income tax form in in person and be weighed. And you have to maintain that weight for seven years in case you're audited.

To: chartseer who wrote (69589)	7/29/2009 9:37:52 PM
From: Little Joe	Respond to of 224749

I wonder why the liberals work to repeal laws against promiscous sex and so called deviant sexual practices which contribute to added health costs, but want to focus on others like food. By the less some of the loonie lefties start calling me names, I do not advocate penalizing people for any kind of sex, but it seems inconsistent to me to condemn people who are overweight for haming their health and not condemn those who harm their health by their sexual choices. lj

To: chartseer who wrote (69589)	8/5/2009 5:29:15 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

'Chairman Max Baucus told reporters he had heard some "interesting," "creative," and "kind of fun" ideas.' I saw this article on Drudge this morning that one of these "creative ideas" is to tax plastic surgery. Thinking of all the ways to give away other people's money is "fun and creative" to Baucus? It reminds me of a study I read that showed how there are some people who enjoy giving away other people's money for the "fun" of doing it. It strikes me that the people in the current administration are no different. drhelen.blogspot.com Dave Cornutt said... I'm sure the first person who has to pay a tax on their reconstructive surgery after a bad accident will, while going through their physical therapy, reflect on how much fun paying a 10% tax on a $100K surgery bill is. drhelen.blogspot.com DADvocate said... This will give rise to an industry in which psychologists/psychiatrists will declare plastic surgery medically necessary for the sake of the person's self-esteem thereby raising health care costs more because of the needed consultation to avoid the taxes. 10:53 AM, July 28, 2009 drhelen.blogspot.com Blogger Larry J said... Several years ago, Colorado voters passed an amendment to the state constitution called the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR), also known as Amendment One. Basically, TABOR restricts state, county and local governments from increasing revenue collection faster than the combined rate of inflation and population growth. If they collect more money, they have to ask the voters if they get to keep it. If they want to raise tax rates, voters must approve. A year or so after TABOR passed, I saw a woman with a bumper sticker that read, "Life was more fun before Amendment One." I guess some people's idea of fun is being able to raise taxes on others at will to pay for their pet projects. I'm not sorry about spoiling her fun, though. If she wants to have fun, let her do it with her own money for a change. drhelen.blogspot.com