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Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Gudanov - Feb 18, 2010 9:41:51 am PST #9201 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

It's so much easier to say "This person/government program/tax SUCKS!"

They don't even seemed to get that specific. About the only message I've heard is that government spends too much and taxes are too high. Well, what is the government spending too much money on and which taxes are too high?


Scrappy - Feb 18, 2010 9:43:17 am PST #9202 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

The government is spending too much on anything which doesn't directly benefit ME. Taxes on ME are too high.


JZ - Feb 18, 2010 9:45:37 am PST #9203 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Gud, I don't suppose you'd be willing to do our taxes for us, would you?


sarameg - Feb 18, 2010 9:46:05 am PST #9204 of 30001

My parents are in a IRS loop from taxes from a few years ago. They've fixed it and paid (it was a crazy error,) and then the IRS figured out it owed them some money, but it got tangled up and everyone is being as helpful as they can, but it is this whole byzantine mess where the right can't figure out it has a left and keeps coming after them. Because of it, they've been audited every year since.

But they aren't flying planes into buildings.

Which reminds me, need to do my taxes soon.


javachik - Feb 18, 2010 9:46:32 am PST #9205 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Right, Scrappy.

I'm not sure what to make of the Tea Party movement. They seem to be anti-Obama, but not really pro anything.

I think that's why I didn't get a particularly Tea Party (it irks me to call them that because it disrespects those original Bostonians) vibe; it lacked any anti-Obama angle.


Gudanov - Feb 18, 2010 9:46:40 am PST #9206 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

The government is spending too much on anything which doesn't directly benefit ME. Taxes on ME are too high.

Yeah, I think you've nailed it.


megan walker - Feb 18, 2010 9:48:48 am PST #9207 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

My NYS thing was ridiculous in that they audited me at the very end of the time limit, so I had done the same "error" for four years in a row. Problem was, it wasn't an error according to their instructions. When I pointed this out, they came back with "You should have known about Rule ABC in publication XYZ" when it wasn't mentioned or referenced at all in the pretty detailed intruction booklet. Every audit I ended up owing about $600-700.

My only satisfaction came from the fact that the instructions for NYS now mysteriously include information addressing the very same issue. Coincidence? I think not.


Gudanov - Feb 18, 2010 9:48:55 am PST #9208 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Gud, I don't suppose you'd be willing to do our taxes for us, would you?

I'm not sure you want someone who has paid too much taxes doing yours. If the IRS hadn't contacted me, I'd be out that $90.


meara - Feb 18, 2010 9:49:26 am PST #9209 of 30001

Dang, I tried to click on that link, and it's now been taken down by the request of the FBI.


javachik - Feb 18, 2010 9:49:50 am PST #9210 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Meara, it's probably cached somewheres...