[Rhodes22-list] politics- Stan ought to tell Steve why
Michael Meltzer
mjm at michaelmeltzer.com
Tue Oct 26 00:15:35 EDT 2004
I can do better than that, If I had to go to court I could not prove
that the midwest exists, it all hearsay to me, going west you have nj,
pa lost vages and la. going south de ma, Virginia, nc and south of the
boarder and what ever else you pass going to FA. what is that stuff you
are talking about????
MJM
brad haslett wrote:
>MJM,
>
>Were you here for the candle-light vigil on Elvis's
>birthday? Did you make the Church of God in Christ
>(COGIC) convention? Did you cook ribs during the
>Memphis in May Festival? When is the last time you
>attended a WWF Smackdown match? Did you even watch it
>on pay per view?
>
>I've been to NYC several times in the last two years.
>Have you sat by the Mississippi riverside and watched
>2/3 of the nation drain because Memphis is such a suck
>place?
>
>I rest my case!
>
>Brad Haslett
>"CoraShen"
>
>
>--- Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>ha, I in the city right now, was he for 911 and the
>>blackout, and very
>>mush have the "bulleye" on the back feeling for
>>everything else, for
>>what it worth, what pisses me off, the the same "fly
>>over" people who do
>>not come to nyc because they worth that they are a
>>traget.
>>
>>MJM
>>
>>brad haslett wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>MJM.
>>>
>>>Fan and I are among the stupid people with combined
>>>W2's exceeding 200K. There is not a damn thing we
>>>
>>>
>>can
>>
>>
>>>do about it. We qualify for nothing, don't get the
>>>full deduction for anything, and fully expect our
>>>Social Security benefits to be cut because we won't
>>>pass the "means" test. However, let me repeat,
>>>however, we do invest in tax free muni's and
>>>
>>>
>>overseas.
>>
>>
>>>Capital flows to the highest return, period.
>>>Economics 101. Most folks didn't take the course
>>>
>>>
>>much
>>
>>
>>>less pass it.
>>>
>>>Second issue - This business that some people are
>>>closer to 9/11 than others because of physical
>>>proximity really pisses me off. Kiss us people in
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>"flyover states" off at your own peril. Do you
>>>remember the Electoral College from 8th grade
>>>
>>>
>>civics
>>
>>
>>>class? It was an attack on the nation. NYC is not
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>center of the universe nor the great United States
>>>
>>>
>>of
>>
>>
>>>America!
>>>
>>>Brad Haslett
>>>"CoraShen"
>>>
>>>
>>>--- Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I waiting for someone to point out the obvious
>>>>
>>>>
>>here,
>>
>>
>>>>the people who make
>>>>more that 200,000 will never pay more, they just
>>>>reconfigure their
>>>>income so it not taxable(small bisques anyone), or
>>>>move it offshore, or
>>>>pay an account. Income tax these days is a w2 tax,
>>>>at 200,000 is not w2
>>>>so much any more and is most cases bright people.
>>>>BTW that is what
>>>>pisses me off for some of kerry subpart, they
>>>>
>>>>
>>claim
>>
>>
>>>>they are happy to
>>>>pay higher taxes when they know how to avoid them.
>>>>
>>>>MJM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>ed kroposki wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Stan,
>>>>>
>>>>>Obviously, Steve has not read your past emails
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>about General Boats not being
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>a moneymaking business. Just tell Steve that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>since
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>you do not make any
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>money you do not pay any taxes, so taxes are not
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>a
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>concern to you. If Kerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>raises taxes and you pay nothing they are only
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>going to increase to nothing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Surely, Steve has been on this list long enough
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>to
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>know that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I believe that Rummy was grousing the last time
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>you
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>brought this up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ed K
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>>>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Behalf Of stan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:42 PM
>>>>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] politics- why should
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>small business
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>ownersvotefor Kerry ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Phyllis,
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve knows how to get me going - stand by.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tomorrow you will have just one of many lines of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>reasoning that will give
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>you some solid ammo. for your crusade.
>>>>>
>>>>>stan/gbi
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve, here I was waiting for your response to my
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>stem cell piece and all I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>get is a whimper riding on Phyllis's train.
>>>>>
>>>>>stan/gbi
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
>>>>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:01 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] politics- why should
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>small business owners
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>votefor Kerry ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Yeah, Stan. Tell us how you are for more taxes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>are
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>so deperatly wanting to pay more under Kerry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>Tell us
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>how you don't know the best way to spend your
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>own
>>
>>
>>>>>>money and how Uncle Sam can do a better job than
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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