Keith Wilson
Trying to be reasonable
Last Activity: 09-26-2023, 11:17 AM
Joined: 10-27-1999
Location: St. Paul, MN, USA
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I'd say the fundamental thing was the shift of the ex-Confederacy (almost all white, generally rural southerners, mostly conservative evangelical Protestants)...Last edited by Keith Wilson; 09-26-2023, 08:50 AM. -
Nah. Pretty much everybody who would be influenced by this either way is already convinced....Leave a comment:
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I actually knew about that. You exaggerate sometimes, but not in this case; not at all. I lived in Levittown when I was a kid, but in NJ, the only one...Last edited by Keith Wilson; 09-25-2023, 03:35 PM.Leave a comment:
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Ok, I know that much too well.
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You don't. You get one of these:
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True enough - but that's just better technology and organization applied to the same old thing. And then we have the anti-slavery movement, based on...Leave a comment:
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Not just Americans. Every scrap of land except Antarctica has been conquered and reconquered multiple times over the centuries. The European conquest...Leave a comment:
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Well, damn. Very sorry to hear it. He was a good guy.Leave a comment:
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2007 was a long time ago, and Wikipedia was fairly new then.Leave a comment:
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It is certainly possible to make taxes simpler and more rational without it being a covert way to cut taxes for the very rich. But EVERY tax proposal...Leave a comment:
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OK, another comparison: The Qualisports Volador (which I picked only because Bicycling magazine rates it the 'best lightweight' folding ebike). $1000...Last edited by Keith Wilson; 09-21-2023, 10:26 PM.Leave a comment:
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AVERAGE. John's been talking about the tax rate for the very wealthy.
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True. Effective tax rate is never as high as the top marginal rate, because not all income is taxed at that rate. But the data shows pretty clearly that...Leave a comment:
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One more time:
To a real human being, rather than Homo economicus, all dollars do not have the same value. The first ones are vastly more...Leave a comment:
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Not to defend the fellow at all, but may I point out that his kids did not create their own problems (not these, anyway; there'll be plenty of time for...Last edited by Keith Wilson; 09-21-2023, 09:12 AM.Leave a comment:
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In the US, I can absolutely guarantee you that any proposal for legal controls on fertility is inspired by this projection, and those who are terrified...Leave a comment:
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There were indeed quite a few free black folks in the pre-civil war south. And of course, there are a lot of recent immigrants from Africa (lots of Somalis...Leave a comment:
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Well, this one could get interesting.
The relevant passage, emphasis added:...Leave a comment:
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Here you go:
Federal Income taxes: (Source)
And a slightly different take on it, including a wider range of taxes....Leave a comment:
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