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Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised. All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer’s medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance — now Joe gets it, too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry. In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor. Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer pays these standards because Joe’s employer doesn’t want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he’ll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn’t think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune. Its noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe’s money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression. Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime. Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers’ Home Administration because bankers didn’t want to make rural loans. The house didn’t have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn’t belong and demanded rural electrification. He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn’t have to. Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn’t mention that the beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don’t need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I’m a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have." http://www.allhatnocattle.net/9-8-04_whats_wrong_with_this_picture.htm
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his > morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging > liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow > of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take > because some stupid commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that > they work as advertised. > All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer’s medical plan > because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical > insurance — now Joe gets it, too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon > and eggs. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought > for laws to regulate the meat packing industry. > In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly > labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because > some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his > body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep > breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko > liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks > to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves > him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some > fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives > everyone the opportunity to be a contributor. > Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical > benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal > union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer > pays these standards because Joe’s employer doesn’t want his employees to > call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he’ll get a > worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn’t > think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune. > Its noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. > Joe’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal > wanted to protect Joe’s money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the > banking system before the Great Depression. > Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market > federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the > government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over > his lifetime. > Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm > home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the > safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car > safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third > generation to live in the house financed by Farmers’ Home Administration > because bankers didn’t want to make rural loans. The house didn’t have > electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn’t > belong and demanded rural electrification. > He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on > Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, > cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe > wouldn’t have to.
After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. So, why not. It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. Fuck you Liberals. Regards, Rich Koerner, Time Electronics. http://www.timeelect.com Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering, Music & Studio Production, Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers
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>After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. >So, why not. >It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. >Fuck you Liberals. >Regards, >Rich Koerner, >Time Electronics. >http://www.timeelect.com
You forgot to mention Joe plays a LIne 6 not Marshalls.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. >So, why not. >It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. >Fuck you Liberals. >Regards, >Rich Koerner, >Time Electronics. >http://www.timeelect.com > You forgot to mention > Joe plays a LIne 6 not Marshalls.
Hmmm, Looking in from outside. I keep getting this feeling liberals in general have higher IQ than their counter part which don’t even understand what true conservative or liberal is. I don’t see any true conservatism in today’s U.S. politics.
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Rich Koerner wrote… > After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, > for all this shit.
Actually, the USA is one of the lower taxed Western countries. Look at this: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/Edit/news/stories/news_042800.asp if you need to read more, but the US was not even in the top ten of most taxed.14th or 15th was the ranking in the article. Obviously, "taxed to death" is an individual judgment, but I thought I’d point out that comparison. > Fuck you Liberals.
Come on Rich. I think that’s beneath you… I think you are a much wiser and better spoken person than that statement indicates. I’d much rather look at pics of your guitar work anyway, it’s incredible! Jim McShane Need Tubes? Got a H-K Citation (Pre) Amp? Check http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane Repro knobs for Citation gear in stock!
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Joe gets up at 6 a.m., and tries not to wake his wife. She’ll have a long day ahead of her, too, what with home-schooling the children and her part-time realty job. Joe makes the coffee, and takes a look at the calendar to see if it’s time to change the water filter, again. The well he and his brother drilled four years ago still puts out clean, sweet water, but it’s safer to filter it, in case there is any residual MTBE in the ground water. The pinko commie liberals insisted on reformulated gasoline in his state, and it proved to be another environmentalist boondoggle. As Joe takes his medication, he wonders how his investments in the pharmaceuticals are doing. He’s earned almost enough in the past decade to pay off his mortgage. He’s still angered by the fact that medicines cost nearly 10 times as much as they should, because of governmental regulation and unnecessary testing, but he’s glad to reap the profits, just the same. Still, Joe’s glad that his employer decided that it’s more cost-effective to provide group health care coverage than to give the money to employees in wage increases. Most of the people he works with would just waste the money on wine and cheese, and still expect free health care. The health plan that was crammed down the employees’ throats offers some assistance with the cost of medications, and, were it otherwise, his secretary would have to pay full price for her birth control pills! She’s already got three kids, and hasn’t been married, yet! She still doesn’t know who the father of the last one is, but she’s hoping to make it on the Jerry Springer show to find out. As the skillet heats up, Joe reaches into the fridge for some of the sausage that his uncle made from the hog he killed last spring. No preservatives, no chemicals, and no steroids. Good stuff! Real man’s food. For a moment, he wonders what a "latte" is. Joe showers, and wonders why the hell his shampoo contains "human placenta", and why the list of ingredients contains more acronyms than a federal departmental directory. No wonder the stuff burns his eyes, he thinks. Joe dresses, walks outside, and takes a deep breath. He notices that his grass is getting brown, because the city has rationed water use, again. This is the third summer in a row, and the environmentalists still won’t let the Army COE dam that creek that contains what is possibly the last of the native brown darters. Although the environmentalists freely admit that the minnow exists in several other states in exactly the same form, its status as a "native" species precludes damming the creek, and creating a reservoir to store water for the taxpaying citizens of the state and much-needed jobs for the region. Joe climbs into his pickup truck, and notices that his registration is about to expire. "That’ll cost", he thinks. The fees for registration and inspection have risen nearly every year since the Democrats took over the state house, and now they want to fine drivers for license plate frames that cover any portion of the lettering on the plate, citing a "public safety" issue. Ha! Joe wonders if he’d be happier taking the bus to work, but he realizes that it doesn’t come to his suburban neighborhood, even though he subsidizes the bus and light rail service through municipal sales taxes. Besides, since the city decided to deny access to concealed carry permit holders, Joe knows it’s just a silly idea. As Joe passes the bus stop, four blocks from his home, he notices his cleaning lady getting off the bus. "Well, I suppose it does serve some purpose", he rationalizes. Joe arrives at work, parks his truck, and holds his breath as he tries to evade the throng of smokers heaped around the entrance. He chuckles to himself and pats the pistol in his pocket as he reads the sign on the door denying access to anyone carrying a weapon. Joe knows, as does everyone else, that those who intend to commit crimes are not deterred by signs on doors. Still, a company’s gotta cover its ass. Joe logs into his computer (made by a large, multi-national corporation) and notices a pop-up reminder that tells him his vacation begins next Monday. Joe remembers negotiating his salary and benefits when he was first hired, and recalls the speed with which his employer accepted his offer to take an additional two weeks’ vacation in lieu of a higher salary. In addition, Joe’s employer performs regular industry surveys to determine the best ways to keep employees satisfied, knowing that a satisfied employee is more likely to remain in his job and be more productive. To that end, Joe’s employer recently instituted a policy that permits employees to purchase additional vacation time, and Joe is really looking forward to the extra two weeks he’ll get to spend at home, with his family, next year. Among the many benefits offered by Joe’s corporation is the ability for Joe to purchase very expensive additional insurance coverage from a heavily-regulated non-governmental insurer that will pay his full salary, were he to be injured or otherwise incapacitated. Although Joe is unlikely to need the coverage, he realizes that his contribution helps lower the costs to his fellow employees, and reduces worker’s compensation costs for his employer. Since Joe’s retirement accounts are partially invested in his employer’s publicly-held stock, he figures it makes good business sense to reduce expenses where he can. Joe also purchased PMI to help defray expenses were he to find himself unable to work, so that he can protect his most valuable investment. It’s noontime, and Joe logs into his bank’s web site to confirm his direct deposit, and pay some bills. Joe notices that the bank charges higher and higher fees for less service than he used to get for free, and wonders if the cost of federal insurance is part of the problem. Joe recalls reading that the founding fathers decried the idea of a centralized banking system, and can’t for the life of him recall how we ever got mired in this federal financial mess. While Joe is still logged in through the circuit hosted by a large, multinational telecomm corporation, he checks the current price of gold and notices that his investment in gold coins has earned nearly enough to buy those four-wheelers he and the kids have been talking about. Deer season is gonna be like Christmas, this year! Joe gets a call from his mortgage company confirming that his refinancing package has gone through, and that he can close while he’s off on vacation, next week. He’s glad that the timing worked out, and he’s told that he’ll be saving over four hundred dollars a month on his mortgage payments. It’s a good thing, too, because his public school and property taxes have gone up so much in the past several years that Joe was starting to wonder whether buying a house was a good idea, after all. While Joe is taking it easy during lunch, he reads the local paper online. One of the front page articles relates a story about tuition increases at state schools, and the total cost of educating a child through four years of college. The article prompts Joe to check on his 529 savings plan, and confirms that he’s right on track to cover the cost of tuition for his kids. On his way home from work, Joe’s wife calls on the cell network, which is developed and maintained by a giant telecomm corporation, and suggests that they take the kids out to see his father at the farm. Joe thinks it’s a good idea, but reminds her that he has to be at his second job, this particular evening. Even with the recent tax breaks offered by President Bush, Joe and his wife still haven’t recovered from the suffocating taxation under the prior administration, and Joe has had to work two jobs just to make ends meet. Besides, the kids don’t enjoy the farm, anymore, since dad was forced to sell most of his acreage to HUD for that public housing development and the make-work, pork-barrel highway-to-nowhere project that won’t ever be completed. Dad’s was the last farm to sell out to the housing administration, and was still feeding the county until the day the bulldozers moved in. Production was down over the past several years, since the environmentalists discovered that nearly half of dad’s land flooded in a heavy rain, and they were able to convince a federal judge to condemn the land and hold it as a public asset, without compensation, because a few non-game animals enjoyed the mud for the few weeks out of the year that it was there. Dad fought it in the courts, but there’s nothing you can do about an activist judge with the full resources of the taxpayers and a lifetime appointment. Now, dad’s hoping that his house and the few measly acres he has left will fetch enough to buy him a halfway decent home in the suburbs, but, without a steady income, it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to afford the ever-rising property taxes on a modest home in a nice neighborhood. The home will be an easier sell now that it electricity and city water, but it’s unlikely that dad will recoup the thousands of dollars he paid out of his own pocket to have it installed and connected. The county insisted on it, when they discovered that dad’s land sits on an aquifer that had been almost completely drained by a local municipality to supply water for a tourist attraction. Joe’s father is nearing retirement age, and is proud to have saved and invested wisely throughout his lifetime, so that he and his wife can live comfortably into their old age. Joe knows that mom and dad will reach a point where they can no longer take care of themselves, but they’ve done well, and Joe and his wife will welcome them into their home when that time comes. Joe knows that it’s what families do. As Joe drives to his second job, he realizes that almost all of the income from this work … read more »
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. >>So, why not. >>It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. >>Fuck you Liberals. >>Regards, >>Rich Koerner, >>Time Electronics. >>http://www.timeelect.com > You forgot to mention > Joe plays a LIne 6 not Marshalls. >Hmmm, >Looking in from outside. >I keep getting this feeling liberals in general have higher IQ than >their counter part which don’t even understand what true conservative or >liberal is. >I don’t see any true conservatism in today’s U.S. politics.
That’s because you’re on the outside looking in … how can a peeping Tom see the whole picture when he is only looking through a single window of the house? Lostpup198 "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There’s a knob called "brightness", but it doesn’t work." — Gallagher Comedian
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My man, that is fuckin’ EXCELLENT. LV – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Joe gets up at 6 a.m., and tries not to wake his wife. She’ll have a long > day ahead of her, too, what with home-schooling the children and her > part-time realty job. Joe makes the coffee, and takes a look at the > calendar to see if it’s time to change the water filter, again. The well he > and his brother drilled four years ago still puts out clean, sweet water, > but it’s safer to filter it, in case there is any residual MTBE in the > ground water. The pinko commie liberals insisted on reformulated gasoline > in his state, and it proved to be another environmentalist boondoggle. As > Joe takes his medication, he wonders how his investments in the > pharmaceuticals are doing. He’s earned almost enough in the past decade to > pay off his mortgage. He’s still angered by the fact that medicines cost > nearly 10 times as much as they should, because of governmental regulation > and unnecessary testing, but he’s glad to reap the profits, just the same. > Still, Joe’s glad that his employer decided that it’s more cost-effective to > provide group health care coverage than to give the money to employees in > wage increases. Most of the people he works with would just waste the money > on wine and cheese, and still expect free health care. The health plan that > was crammed down the employees’ throats offers some assistance with the cost > of medications, and, were it otherwise, his secretary would have to pay full > price for her birth control pills! She’s already got three kids, and hasn’t > been married, yet! She still doesn’t know who the father of the last one > is, but she’s hoping to make it on the Jerry Springer show to find out. As > the skillet heats up, Joe reaches into the fridge for some of the sausage > that his uncle made from the hog he killed last spring. No preservatives, > no chemicals, and no steroids. Good stuff! Real man’s food. For a moment, > he wonders what a "latte" is. > Joe showers, and wonders why the hell his shampoo contains "human placenta", > and why the list of ingredients contains more acronyms than a federal > departmental directory. No wonder the stuff burns his eyes, he thinks. Joe > dresses, walks outside, and takes a deep breath. He notices that his grass > is getting brown, because the city has rationed water use, again. This is > the third summer in a row, and the environmentalists still won’t let the > Army COE dam that creek that contains what is possibly the last of the > native brown darters. Although the environmentalists freely admit that the > minnow exists in several other states in exactly the same form, its status > as a "native" species precludes damming the creek, and creating a reservoir > to store water for the taxpaying citizens of the state and much-needed jobs > for the region. Joe climbs into his pickup truck, and notices that his > registration is about to expire. "That’ll cost", he thinks. The fees for > registration and inspection have risen nearly every year since the Democrats > took over the state house, and now they want to fine drivers for license > plate frames that cover any portion of the lettering on the plate, citing a > "public safety" issue. Ha! Joe wonders if he’d be happier taking the bus > to work, but he realizes that it doesn’t come to his suburban neighborhood, > even though he subsidizes the bus and light rail service through municipal > sales taxes. Besides, since the city decided to deny access to concealed > carry permit holders, Joe knows it’s just a silly idea. As Joe passes the > bus stop, four blocks from his home, he notices his cleaning lady getting > off the bus. "Well, I suppose it does serve some purpose", he rationalizes. > Joe arrives at work, parks his truck, and holds his breath as he tries to > evade the throng of smokers heaped around the entrance. He chuckles to > himself and pats the pistol in his pocket as he reads the sign on the door > denying access to anyone carrying a weapon. Joe knows, as does everyone > else, that those who intend to commit crimes are not deterred by signs on > doors. Still, a company’s gotta cover its ass. Joe logs into his computer > (made by a large, multi-national corporation) and notices a pop-up reminder > that tells him his vacation begins next Monday. Joe remembers negotiating > his salary and benefits when he was first hired, and recalls the speed with > which his employer accepted his offer to take an additional two weeks’ > vacation in lieu of a higher salary. In addition, Joe’s employer performs > regular industry surveys to determine the best ways to keep employees > satisfied, knowing that a satisfied employee is more likely to remain in his > job and be more productive. To that end, Joe’s employer recently instituted > a policy that permits employees to purchase additional vacation time, and > Joe is really looking forward to the extra two weeks he’ll get to spend at > home, with his family, next year. Among the many benefits offered by Joe’s > corporation is the ability for Joe to purchase very expensive additional > insurance coverage from a heavily-regulated non-governmental insurer that > will pay his full salary, were he to be injured or otherwise incapacitated. > Although Joe is unlikely to need the coverage, he realizes that his > contribution helps lower the costs to his fellow employees, and reduces > worker’s compensation costs for his employer. Since Joe’s retirement > accounts are partially invested in his employer’s publicly-held stock, he > figures it makes good business sense to reduce expenses where he can. Joe > also purchased PMI to help defray expenses were he to find himself unable to > work, so that he can protect his most valuable investment. > It’s noontime, and Joe logs into his bank’s web site to confirm his direct > deposit, and pay some bills. Joe notices that the bank charges higher and > higher fees for less service than he used to get for free, and wonders if > the cost of federal insurance is part of the problem. Joe recalls reading > that the founding fathers decried the idea of a centralized banking system, > and can’t for the life of him recall how we ever got mired in this federal > financial mess. While Joe is still logged in through the circuit hosted by > a large, multinational telecomm corporation, he checks the current price of > gold and notices that his investment in gold coins has earned nearly enough > to buy those four-wheelers he and the kids have been talking about. Deer > season is gonna be like Christmas, this year! > Joe gets a call from his mortgage company confirming that his refinancing > package has gone through, and that he can close while he’s off on vacation, > next week. He’s glad that the timing worked out, and he’s told that he’ll > be saving over four hundred dollars a month on his mortgage payments. It’s > a good thing, too, because his public school and property taxes have gone up > so much in the past several years that Joe was starting to wonder whether > buying a house was a good idea, after all. While Joe is taking it easy > during lunch, he reads the local paper online. One of the front page > articles relates a story about tuition increases at state schools, and the > total cost of educating a child through four years of college. The article > prompts Joe to check on his 529 savings plan, and confirms that he’s right > on track to cover the cost of tuition for his kids. > On his way home from work, Joe’s wife calls on the cell network, which is > developed and maintained by a giant telecomm corporation, and suggests that > they take the kids out to see his father at the farm. Joe thinks it’s a > good idea, but reminds her that he has to be at his second job, this > particular evening. Even with the recent tax breaks offered by President > Bush, Joe and his wife still haven’t recovered from the suffocating taxation > under the prior administration, and Joe has had to work two jobs just to > make ends meet. Besides, the kids don’t enjoy the farm, anymore, since dad > was forced to sell most of his acreage to HUD for that public housing > development and the make-work, pork-barrel highway-to-nowhere project that > won’t ever be completed. Dad’s was the last farm to sell out to the housing > administration, and was still feeding the county until the day the > bulldozers moved in. Production was down over the past several years, since > the environmentalists discovered that nearly half of dad’s land flooded in a > heavy rain, and they were able to convince a federal judge to condemn the > land and hold it as a public asset, without compensation, because a few > non-game animals enjoyed the mud for the few weeks out of the year that it > was there. Dad fought it in the courts, but there’s nothing you can do > about an activist judge with the full resources of the taxpayers and a > lifetime appointment. Now, dad’s hoping that his house and the few measly > acres he has left will fetch enough to buy him a halfway decent home in the > suburbs, but, without a steady income, it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to > afford the ever-rising property taxes on a modest home in a nice > neighborhood. The home will be an easier sell now that it electricity and > city water, but it’s unlikely that dad will recoup the thousands of dollars > he paid out of his own pocket to have it installed and connected. The > county insisted on it, when they discovered that dad’s land sits on an > aquifer that had been almost completely drained by a local municipality to > supply water for a tourist attraction. > Joe’s father is nearing retirement age, and is proud to have saved and > invested wisely throughout his lifetime, so that he and his wife can live > comfortably into their old age. Joe knows that mom and dad will reach a > point where they can no longer take care of themselves, but they’ve done
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Rich Koerner wrote… > After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, > for all this shit. > Actually, the USA is one of the lower taxed Western > countries. Look at this: > http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/Edit/news/stories/news_042800.asp > if you need to read more, but the US was not even > in the top ten of most taxed.14th or 15th was the > ranking in the article. Obviously, "taxed to death" > is an individual judgment, but I thought I’d point > out that comparison. > Fuck you Liberals. > Come on Rich. I think that’s beneath you… I think > you are a much wiser and better spoken person > than that statement indicates.
Well Jim, I sorry is it’s a little strong. But, I don’t hold back. I watched in my life time the quality of what this state of New Jersey, go down the tubes. This place is a freaking mess, and ever since Florio, New Jersey is out of control. Now, the McGreevy mess is here big time. New Jersey is a CASE STUDY, for what the Nation goes through. This is the GIVE ME state. There are more hand out lines in this state than you shake a stick at. Taxes are through the roof over here. Property taxes are killing me big time. Car insurance and property taxes are the highest in the country. Our state is responsible for that. Not to mention what a pack of smokes costs with the BS taxes to BALANCE the the state’s book. Corruption, what’s that. McGreevey and the long shore men is well known. Every time the republicans get in and start to clean up the mess, like rolling back Florio’s sales tax increases, the democrats play to the handout lines for votes, and fire up more give aways I can’t qualify for. I work hard to make a buck here, and every time I turn around, there is something else that kills my profit line. My town is controlled by the democrats now for over 10 years now, and they have over developed this town till there is almost no trees left standing. The republicans held back the land developers, and tried to save something green for what is left of any animal life in my area. There was Silver and Red Fox in the woods where I live in my town when I was a kid. Now, there are only stray cats and dogs. The Democrats have not been good for my town, nor the state of New Jersey. The gangs have taken over the towns around my location. What else, would you like me to say about the reality that is around me. It’s just how it IS, in the state of New Jersey!!!!! I’m just fed up to my eyeballs. When the Democrats get in because of the voting base are minorities and immigrants now, they don’t get voted out easy. They own the store, and do as they please. Corruption is alive, and doing well in New Jersey!!!!!! It would take the FBI, to come in here and clean house, because no change in the voting booth for a Republican, has a chance of getting rid of this mess. That’s it!!!!!! When there was at least a balance between Republicans and Democrats, there was a chance. That ain’t going to happen again any time soon. Till the democrats do something to improve the quality of my life here in New Jersey, I have no use for any of them. The Democrats don’t represent the hard working tax paying slobs in this state like me. They play to there voting block, and hang out with their rich buddies doing their money deals. So, send in the Feds to clean up this mess. Makes ya really wonder what the REAL reason, NJ have the toughest gun control laws in the USA. Regards, Rich Koerner, Time Electronics. http://www.timeelect.com Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering, Music & Studio Production, Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. >>So, why not. >>It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. >>Fuck you Liberals. >>Regards, >>Rich Koerner, >>Time Electronics. >>http://www.timeelect.com > You forgot to mention > Joe plays a LIne 6 not Marshalls. > Hmmm, > Looking in from outside. > I keep getting this feeling liberals in general have higher IQ than > their counter part which don’t even understand what true conservative or > liberal is. > I don’t see any true conservatism in today’s U.S. politics.
I agree…..completely Mr. Hwang.
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I think the millions who don’t pay taxes skew the averages way down, Jim. — Kevin -=#=-
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Here’s a surprise for you. I’ve home schooled. I’ve had two children at home. My mother-in-law died at home after suffering from Lou Gehrigs disease for a year. I think best case scenario is that we should be born at home and we should die at home. I think everyone should be so lucky as to even have a home. I’ve experimented with off-grid living. I’ve fought city hall, started a business from nothing. Watched my enitre industry go off shore. etc. etc. But I am not you nor you me.I think one of the problems is that you and I do not play well with others. We are too independant to fit into a "scheme". Doesn’t matter what the scheme. We see many of the same problems but we have different solutions and we use terminology with different meanings and that makes it hard to communicate. This war, these lies, the idea that my city council would give a sales tax break to a billion dollar company to come to town to take away business from all the little hardware stores in all the small towns around here who are the ones who built the schools, the churches, who do the real work of our society….etc. etc. etc., will destroy their tax base. What gets to me is a sense of powerlessness. Even at a local level it is very difficult to have any kind of effect on the political scene. Corruption is rampant in all political systems that have lost their checks and balances or didn’t have say in the first place, or where the citizens have lost their courage. Democratic New Jersey or Repubican Texas. Democratic Chicago or Republican Mobile. I remember Mike Royko used to say that the motto of Chicago was (in latin) "Where’s Mine?" but not in the welfare sense but the greasin the skids sense. It’s the same here. who do you know? How much did you donate to the campaign? Are you a member of the "xxxxx mafia" (actual name of so called civic group but not THE Mafia). Are you an insider and not an outlander? This is why an independant and highly critical press is so important to our system. Some of you say that the press is liberal. I say that the press is owned by about 8 corporations. Corporations are a political system unto themselves. 7 or 8 or even 10 are too few to provide the kind of checks and balances we need. I think critical volume and real debate – not the bullshit infotainment passed off as debate on these "news shows" needs to cranked up. I suspect that many of you think so as well. That’s why the political chatter is so high on this here amp group.
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The stinking meat flap hid warm cheese. LV’s love life continued… http://poetry.rotten.com/tummy-tuck/0002/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My man, that is fuckin’ EXCELLENT. > LV
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Only problem with this version is it isn’t a better picture as the first version.
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> Joe gets up at 6 a.m., and tries not to wake his wife. She’ll have a long > day ahead of her, too, what with home-schooling the children and her > part-time realty job. Joe makes the coffee, and takes a look at the > calendar to see if it’s time to change the water filter, again. The well he > and his brother drilled four years ago still puts out clean, sweet water, > but it’s safer to filter it, in case there is any residual MTBE in the > ground water. The pinko commie liberals insisted on
reformulated gasoline > in his state, and it proved to be another environmentalist boondoggle. As > Joe takes his medication, he wonders how his investments in the > pharmaceuticals are doing. He’s earned almost enough in the past decade to > pay off his mortgage. He’s still angered by the fact that medicines cost > nearly 10 times as much as they should, because of
governmental regulation > and unnecessary testing, but he’s glad to reap the
profits, just the same. > Still, Joe’s glad that his employer decided that it’s more cost-effective to > provide group health care coverage than to give the money to employees in > wage increases. Most of the people he works with would
just waste the money > on wine and cheese, and still expect free health care.
The health plan that > was crammed down the employees’ throats offers some
assistance with the cost > of medications, and, were it otherwise, his secretary
would have to pay full > price for her birth control pills! She’s already got
three kids, and hasn’t > been married, yet! She still doesn’t know who the father of the last one > is, but she’s hoping to make it on the Jerry Springer show to find out. As > the skillet heats up, Joe reaches into the fridge for some of the sausage > that his uncle made from the hog he killed last spring. No preservatives, > no chemicals, and no steroids. Good stuff! Real man’s
food. For a moment, > he wonders what a "latte" is. > Joe showers, and wonders why the hell his shampoo contains "human placenta", > and why the list of ingredients contains more acronyms than a federal > departmental directory. No wonder the stuff burns his
eyes, he thinks. Joe > dresses, walks outside, and takes a deep breath. He
notices that his grass > is getting brown, because the city has rationed water use, again. This is > the third summer in a row, and the environmentalists still won’t let the > Army COE dam that creek that contains what is possibly the last of the > native brown darters. Although the environmentalists
freely admit that the > minnow exists in several other states in exactly the same form, its status > as a "native" species precludes damming the creek, and
creating a reservoir > to store water for the taxpaying citizens of the state and much-needed jobs > for the region. Joe climbs into his pickup truck, and notices that his > registration is about to expire. "That’ll cost", he
thinks. The fees for > registration and inspection have risen nearly every year since the Democrats > took over the state house, and now they want to fine drivers for license > plate frames that cover any portion of the lettering on the plate, citing a > "public safety" issue. Ha! Joe wonders if he’d be
happier taking the bus > to work, but he realizes that it doesn’t come to his
suburban neighborhood, > even though he subsidizes the bus and light rail service through municipal > sales taxes. Besides, since the city decided to deny access to concealed > carry permit holders, Joe knows it’s just a silly idea. As Joe passes the > bus stop, four blocks from his home, he notices his
cleaning lady getting > off the bus. "Well, I suppose it does serve some
purpose", he rationalizes. > Joe arrives at work, parks his truck, and holds his breath as he tries to > evade the throng of smokers heaped around the entrance. He chuckles to > himself and pats the pistol in his pocket as he reads the sign on the door > denying access to anyone carrying a weapon. Joe knows, as does everyone > else, that those who intend to commit crimes are not
deterred by signs on > doors. Still, a company’s gotta cover its ass. Joe logs into his computer > (made by a large, multi-national corporation) and notices a pop-up reminder > that tells him his vacation begins next Monday. Joe
remembers negotiating > his salary and benefits when he was first hired, and
recalls the speed with > which his employer accepted his offer to take an
additional two weeks’ > vacation in lieu of a higher salary. In addition, Joe’s employer performs > regular industry surveys to determine the best ways to keep employees > satisfied, knowing that a satisfied employee is more
likely to remain in his > job and be more productive. To that end, Joe’s employer recently instituted > a policy that permits employees to purchase additional vacation time, and > Joe is really looking forward to the extra two weeks he’ll get to spend at > home, with his family, next year. Among the many benefits offered by Joe’s > corporation is the ability for Joe to purchase very
expensive additional > insurance coverage from a heavily-regulated
non-governmental insurer that > will pay his full salary, were he to be injured or
otherwise incapacitated. > Although Joe is unlikely to need the coverage, he realizes that his > contribution helps lower the costs to his fellow
employees, and reduces > worker’s compensation costs for his employer. Since Joe’s retirement > accounts are partially invested in his employer’s
publicly-held stock, he > figures it makes good business sense to reduce expenses where he can. Joe > also purchased PMI to help defray expenses were he to find himself unable to > work, so that he can protect his most valuable investment. > It’s noontime, and Joe logs into his bank’s web site to confirm his direct > deposit, and pay some bills. Joe notices that the bank charges higher and > higher fees for less service than he used to get for free, and wonders if > the cost of federal insurance is part of the problem. Joe recalls reading > that the founding fathers decried the idea of a
centralized banking system, > and can’t for the life of him recall how we ever got mired in this federal > financial mess. While Joe is still logged in through the circuit hosted by > a large, multinational telecomm corporation, he checks the current price of > gold and notices that his investment in gold coins has
earned nearly enough > to buy those four-wheelers he and the kids have been
talking about. Deer > season is gonna be like Christmas, this year! > Joe gets a call from his mortgage company confirming that his refinancing > package has gone through, and that he can close while he’s off on vacation, > next week. He’s glad that the timing worked out, and he’s told that he’ll > be saving over four hundred dollars a month on his
mortgage payments. It’s > a good thing, too, because his public school and property taxes have gone up > so much in the past several years that Joe was starting to wonder whether > buying a house was a good idea, after all. While Joe is taking it easy > during lunch, he reads the local paper online. One of the front page > articles relates a story about tuition increases at state schools, and the > total cost of educating a child through four years of
college. The article > prompts Joe to check on his 529 savings plan, and confirms that he’s right > on track to cover the cost of tuition for his kids. > On his way home from work, Joe’s wife calls on the cell network, which is > developed and maintained by a giant telecomm corporation, and suggests that > they take the kids out to see his father at the farm. Joe thinks it’s a > good idea, but reminds her that he has to be at his second job, this > particular evening. Even with the recent tax breaks
offered by President > Bush, Joe and his wife still haven’t recovered from the
suffocating taxation > under the prior administration, and Joe has had to work two jobs just to > make ends meet. Besides, the kids don’t enjoy the farm, anymore, since dad > was forced to sell most of his acreage to HUD for that public housing > development and the make-work, pork-barrel
highway-to-nowhere project that > won’t ever be completed. Dad’s was the last farm to sell out to the housing > administration, and was still feeding the county until the day the > bulldozers moved in. Production was down over the past
several years, since – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> the environmentalists discovered that nearly half of dad’s land flooded in a > heavy rain, and they were able to convince a federal judge to condemn the > land and hold it as a public asset, without compensation, because a few > non-game animals enjoyed the mud for the few weeks out of the year that it > was there. Dad fought it in the courts, but there’s nothing you can do > about an activist judge with the full resources of the taxpayers and a > lifetime appointment. Now, dad’s hoping that his house and the few measly > acres he has left will fetch enough to buy him a halfway decent home in the > suburbs, but, without a steady income, it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to > afford the ever-rising property taxes on a modest home in a nice > neighborhood. The home will be an easier sell now that it electricity and > city water, but it’s unlikely that dad will recoup the
thousands of dollars – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> he paid out of his own pocket to have it installed and connected. The > county insisted on it, when they discovered that dad’s land sits on an > aquifer that had been almost completely drained by a local municipality to > supply water for a tourist attraction. > Joe’s father is nearing retirement age, and is proud to have saved and > invested wisely throughout his lifetime, so that he and his wife can live > comfortably into their old age. Joe knows that mom and dad will reach a > point where they can no longer take care of themselves, but they’ve done > well, and Joe
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How about the part where Odin snaps, climbs a water tower with his scoped 30.06, hits his backback for another swig of Jack Daniels and between chomps of jerky, starts popping off heat rounds at random pedestrians and cars?! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > You almost got it right, except I didn’t buy PMI. And my > second job is as a musician. Other than that it’s pretty > damn close.
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Oh, I get it. Repugs are perfect uncorruptible beings who would *never ever* raise taxes ("read my lips") or car insurance cook the books to make it *seem* like there are less taxes to pay. Oh, they’d never do that. AND, they would *never* engage in over-development of land by chopping down forests and native wildlife inhabitation. Ooweee, the repugs are *sooooo* honest and ethical and totally incapable of being corrupted, "Yessirr, that price is too fucking high," tehy say. And I have some property on Venus for sale. Want some?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Rich Koerner wrote… > > After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, > > for all this shit. > Actually, the USA is one of the lower taxed Western > countries. Look at this: > http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/Edit/news/stories/news_042800.asp > if you need to read more, but the US was not even > in the top ten of most taxed.14th or 15th was the > ranking in the article. Obviously, "taxed to death" > is an individual judgment, but I thought I’d point > out that comparison. > > Fuck you Liberals. > Come on Rich. I think that’s beneath you… I think > you are a much wiser and better spoken person > than that statement indicates. > Well Jim, I sorry is it’s a little strong. > But, I don’t hold back. > I watched in my life time the quality of what this state of New Jersey, go down the tubes. > This place is a freaking mess, and ever since Florio, New Jersey is out of control. > Now, the McGreevy mess is here big time. > New Jersey is a CASE STUDY, for what the Nation goes through. > This is the GIVE ME state. > There are more hand out lines in this state than you shake a stick at. > Taxes are through the roof over here. > Property taxes are killing me big time. > Car insurance and property taxes are the highest in the country. > Our state is responsible for that. > Not to mention what a pack of smokes costs with the BS taxes to BALANCE
the the state’s book. > Corruption, what’s that. McGreevey and the long shore men is well known. > Every time the republicans get in and start to clean up the mess, like
rolling back Florio’s sales > tax increases, the democrats play to the handout lines for votes, and fire
up more give aways I > can’t qualify for. > I work hard to make a buck here, and every time I turn around, there is
something else that kills my > profit line. > My town is controlled by the democrats now for over 10 years now, and they
have over developed this > town till there is almost no trees left standing. The republicans held
back the land developers, > and tried to save something green for what is left of any animal life in my area. > There was Silver and Red Fox in the woods where I live in my town when I
was a kid. Now, there are > only stray cats and dogs. > The Democrats have not been good for my town, nor the state of New Jersey. > The gangs have taken over the towns around my location. > What else, would you like me to say about the reality that is around me. > It’s just how it IS, in the state of New Jersey!!!!! > I’m just fed up to my eyeballs. > When the Democrats get in because of the voting base are minorities and
immigrants now, they don’t > get voted out easy. > They own the store, and do as they please. > Corruption is alive, and doing well in New Jersey!!!!!! > It would take the FBI, to come in here and clean house, because no change
in the voting booth for a > Republican, has a chance of getting rid of this mess. > That’s it!!!!!! > When there was at least a balance between Republicans and Democrats, there was a chance. > That ain’t going to happen again any time soon. > Till the democrats do something to improve the quality of my life here in
New Jersey, I have no use > for any of them. > The Democrats don’t represent the hard working tax paying slobs in this state like me. > They play to there voting block, and hang out with their rich buddies
doing their money deals. > So, send in the Feds to clean up this mess. > Makes ya really wonder what the REAL reason, NJ have the toughest gun
control laws in the USA. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Regards, > Rich Koerner, > Time Electronics. > http://www.timeelect.com > Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering, > Music & Studio Production, > Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers
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(SNIP) > It would take the FBI, to come in here and clean house, because no change
in the voting booth for a > Republican, has a chance of getting rid of this mess.
I think your faith in the FBI is misplaced. ;-
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>>After all, Joe’s ass was taxed to death all his life, for all this shit. >>>So, why not. >>>It’s his turn to be on the receiving end, of the social services line. >>>Fuck you Liberals. >>>Regards, >>>Rich Koerner, >>>Time Electronics. >>>http://www.timeelect.com >>You forgot to mention >>Joe plays a LIne 6 not Marshalls. >Hmmm, >Looking in from outside. >I keep getting this feeling liberals in general have higher IQ than >their counter part which don’t even understand what true conservative or >liberal is. >I don’t see any true conservatism in today’s U.S. politics. > That’s because you’re on the outside looking in … how can a peeping Tom see > the whole picture when he is only looking through a single window of the house? > Lostpup198 > "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. > There’s a knob called "brightness", but it doesn’t work." > — Gallagher > Comedian
Yup, Size of tip of ice berg tells how big the real thing is.
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>(SNIP) > It would take the FBI, to come in here and clean house, because no change >in the voting booth for a > Republican, has a chance of getting rid of this mess. >I think your faith in the FBI is misplaced. >;-
Today’s FBI is *WAY* different than the Hostage Roasting Team of the ’90’s … Lostpup198 "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There’s a knob called "brightness", but it doesn’t work." — Gallagher Comedian
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Joe gets up at 6 a.m., and tries not to wake his wife. She’ll have a long > day ahead of her, too, what with home-schooling the children and her > part-time realty job. Joe makes the coffee, and takes a look at the > calendar to see if it’s time to change the water filter, again. The well he > and his brother drilled four years ago still puts out clean, sweet water, > but it’s safer to filter it, in case there is any residual MTBE in the > ground water. The pinko commie liberals insisted on reformulated gasoline > in his state, and it proved to be another environmentalist boondoggle. As > Joe takes his medication, he wonders how his investments in the > pharmaceuticals are doing. He’s earned almost enough in the past decade to > pay off his mortgage. He’s still angered by the fact that medicines cost > nearly 10 times as much as they should, because of governmental regulation > and unnecessary testing, but he’s glad to reap the profits, just the same. > Still, Joe’s glad that his employer decided that it’s more cost-effective to > provide group health care coverage than to give the money to employees in > wage increases. Most of the people he works with would just waste the money > on wine and cheese, and still expect free health care. The health plan that > was crammed down the employees’ throats offers some assistance with the cost > of medications, and, were it otherwise, his secretary would have to pay full > price for her birth control pills! She’s already got three kids, and hasn’t > been married, yet! She still doesn’t know who the father of the last one > is, but she’s hoping to make it on the Jerry Springer show to find out. As > the skillet heats up, Joe reaches into the fridge for some of the sausage > that his uncle made from the hog he killed last spring. No preservatives, > no chemicals, and no steroids. Good stuff! Real man’s food. For a moment, > he wonders what a "latte" is. > Joe showers, and wonders why the hell his shampoo contains "human placenta", > and why the list of ingredients contains more acronyms than a federal > departmental directory. No wonder the stuff burns his eyes, he thinks. Joe > dresses, walks outside, and takes a deep breath. He notices that his grass > is getting brown, because the city has rationed water use, again. This is > the third summer in a row, and the environmentalists still won’t let the > Army COE dam that creek that contains what is possibly the last of the > native brown darters. Although the environmentalists freely admit that the > minnow exists in several other states in exactly the same form, its status > as a "native" species precludes damming the creek, and creating a reservoir > to store water for the taxpaying citizens of the state and much-needed jobs > for the region. Joe climbs into his pickup truck, and notices that his > registration is about to expire. "That’ll cost", he thinks. The fees for > registration and inspection have risen nearly every year since the Democrats > took over the state house, and now they want to fine drivers for license > plate frames that cover any portion of the lettering on the plate, citing a > "public safety" issue. Ha! Joe wonders if he’d be happier taking the bus > to work, but he realizes that it doesn’t come to his suburban neighborhood, > even though he subsidizes the bus and light rail service through municipal > sales taxes. Besides, since the city decided to deny access to concealed > carry permit holders, Joe knows it’s just a silly idea. As Joe passes the > bus stop, four blocks from his home, he notices his cleaning lady getting > off the bus. "Well, I suppose it does serve some purpose", he rationalizes. > Joe arrives at work, parks his truck, and holds his breath as he tries to > evade the throng of smokers heaped around the entrance. He chuckles to > himself and pats the pistol in his pocket as he reads the sign on the door > denying access to anyone carrying a weapon. Joe knows, as does everyone > else, that those who intend to commit crimes are not deterred by signs on > doors. Still, a company’s gotta cover its ass. Joe logs into his computer > (made by a large, multi-national corporation) and notices a pop-up reminder > that tells him his vacation begins next Monday. Joe remembers negotiating > his salary and benefits when he was first hired, and recalls the speed with > which his employer accepted his offer to take an additional two weeks’ > vacation in lieu of a higher salary. In addition, Joe’s employer performs > regular industry surveys to determine the best ways to keep employees > satisfied, knowing that a satisfied employee is more likely to remain in his > job and be more productive. To that end, Joe’s employer recently instituted > a policy that permits employees to purchase additional vacation time, and > Joe is really looking forward to the extra two weeks he’ll get to spend at > home, with his family, next year. Among the many benefits offered by Joe’s > corporation is the ability for Joe to purchase very expensive additional > insurance coverage from a heavily-regulated non-governmental insurer that > will pay his full salary, were he to be injured or otherwise incapacitated. > Although Joe is unlikely to need the coverage, he realizes that his > contribution helps lower the costs to his fellow employees, and reduces > worker’s compensation costs for his employer. Since Joe’s retirement > accounts are partially invested in his employer’s publicly-held stock, he > figures it makes good business sense to reduce expenses where he can. Joe > also purchased PMI to help defray expenses were he to find himself unable to > work, so that he can protect his most valuable investment. > It’s noontime, and Joe logs into his bank’s web site to confirm his direct > deposit, and pay some bills. Joe notices that the bank charges higher and > higher fees for less service than he used to get for free, and wonders if > the cost of federal insurance is part of the problem. Joe recalls reading > that the founding fathers decried the idea of a centralized banking system, > and can’t for the life of him recall how we ever got mired in this federal > financial mess. While Joe is still logged in through the circuit hosted by > a large, multinational telecomm corporation, he checks the current price of > gold and notices that his investment in gold coins has earned nearly enough > to buy those four-wheelers he and the kids have been talking about. Deer > season is gonna be like Christmas, this year! > Joe gets a call from his mortgage company confirming that his refinancing > package has gone through, and that he can close while he’s off on vacation, > next week. He’s glad that the timing worked out, and he’s told that he’ll > be saving over four hundred dollars a month on his mortgage payments. It’s > a good thing, too, because his public school and property taxes have gone up > so much in the past several years that Joe was starting to wonder whether > buying a house was a good idea, after all. While Joe is taking it easy > during lunch, he reads the local paper online. One of the front page > articles relates a story about tuition increases at state schools, and the > total cost of educating a child through four years of college. The article > prompts Joe to check on his 529 savings plan, and confirms that he’s right > on track to cover the cost of tuition for his kids. > On his way home from work, Joe’s wife calls on the cell network, which is > developed and maintained by a giant telecomm corporation, and suggests that > they take the kids out to see his father at the farm. Joe thinks it’s a > good idea, but reminds her that he has to be at his second job, this > particular evening. Even with the recent tax breaks offered by President > Bush, Joe and his wife still haven’t recovered from the suffocating taxation > under the prior administration, and Joe has had to work two jobs just to > make ends meet. Besides, the kids don’t enjoy the farm, anymore, since dad > was forced to sell most of his acreage to HUD for that public housing > development and the make-work, pork-barrel highway-to-nowhere project that > won’t ever be completed. Dad’s was the last farm to sell out to the housing > administration, and was still feeding the county until the day the > bulldozers moved in. Production was down over the past several years, since > the environmentalists discovered that nearly half of dad’s land flooded in a > heavy rain, and they were able to convince a federal judge to condemn the > land and hold it as a public asset, without compensation, because a few > non-game animals enjoyed the mud for the few weeks out of the year that it > was there. Dad fought it in the courts, but there’s nothing you can do > about an activist judge with the full resources of the taxpayers and a > lifetime appointment. Now, dad’s hoping that his house and the few measly > acres he has left will fetch enough to buy him a halfway decent home in the > suburbs, but, without a steady income, it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to > afford the ever-rising property taxes on a modest home in a nice > neighborhood. The home will be an easier sell now that it electricity and > city water, but it’s unlikely that dad will recoup the thousands of dollars > he paid out of his own pocket to have it installed and connected. The > county insisted on it, when they discovered that dad’s land sits on an > aquifer that had been almost completely drained by a local municipality to > supply water for a tourist attraction. > Joe’s father is nearing retirement age, and is proud to have saved and > invested wisely throughout his lifetime, so that he and his wife can live > comfortably into their old age. Joe knows that mom and dad will reach a > point where they can no longer take care of themselves, but they’ve done > well, and Joe and his wife will
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Another memo to drooling Cretin: re; the FBI…Their forensic laboratory has been busted as grossly negligent and the entire organization was the butt boy for 9/11 in hearings. The CIA came away relatively unscathed compared to the inefficient, self-serving, CYA obsessed, parochial FBI. It’s a disaster on the U.S. tax roles. My God you are an idiot. Regards, Marc Mulay – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->(SNIP) >>It would take the FBI, to come in here and clean house, because no change >in the voting booth for a >>Republican, has a chance of getting rid of this mess. >I think your faith in the FBI is misplaced. >;- > Today’s FBI is *WAY* different than the Hostage Roasting Team of the ’90’s … > Lostpup198 > "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. > There’s a knob called "brightness", but it doesn’t work." > — Gallagher > Comedian
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Sounds like *you* spring to life when Joe parks his wad in your turd cutter 
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>I watched in my life time the quality of what this state of New Jersey, go
down the tubes. You can thank Christie Whitman for that.
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Please– Jersey has a history of corruption on par with Louisiana (especially North). Kornhole has all the perspective / frame of reference of a newborn maggot in a 100 year old septic tank. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I watched in my life time the quality of what this state of New Jersey, go > down the tubes. > You can thank Christie Whitman for that.
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I am very well aware of the danger of getting into too much debt. Just wanted to know what are the options and implications of various choices so that I can make a good decision when needed. I talked to the loan agent. I did not detect any catch in the offer. She was explaining that she is going to pay for all the refinancing expenses and still make money from the commission. But she refused to do any cash out because of the low equity. -Dipu – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> AFAIK, you can get cash out and use it as you please, as long as the > loan-to-value is less than 100%. > Again, you may get stuck with excessive interest rate and/or credit insurance > premiums if you take out an excessive loan-to-value mortgage/package. Make sure > you know what you’re getting into, and that you can afford it now and in the > foreseeable future! > John Weiss > Seattle, WA > Remove NOSPAM from reply address > Another question: In the few months since we bought the house, the > real estate value has gone up a little. Let us assume that the new > appraisal comes out 20,000 more than the purchase price. Is it > possible to get that 20,000 ( say for home improvement ) as cash out > of the refinancing keeping the same 80-15-5 equity status? Can that > extra be used for expenses not related to home improvement? 
Tom J 