regardless of your political...[views:5750][posts:60]__________________________________________ [Jun 15,2005 2:54pm - BestialOnslaught ""] Progressive taxation is most definitely a 20th century idea, I'm sure the founders didn't consider the idea, as they equated income tax with theft. |
| _______________________________ [Jun 15,2005 2:56pm - dan. ""] i dont see how apathetic action, like waving a flag is the desire to stifle dissent. for the most part, i dont think people really give a shit or are even aware of real dissent, nevermind are actively participating in the dismantling of subversive groups. the whole "american" and "unamerican" thing doesnt really make sense to me either... |
| _______________________________ [Jun 15,2005 3:01pm - dan. ""] ok, maybe i worded that wrong. what i meant was one of the main reasons leading to the revolution was a need for a change in tax laws...which i guess would be progressive ideas beyond what they were dealing with, taxation without representation... |
| _________________________________ [Jun 15,2005 3:10pm - soloman ""] Denzel Washington? |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 15,2005 3:55pm - __THeMoor__ ""] BestialOnslaught said:Progressive taxation is most definitely a 20th century idea, I'm sure the founders didn't consider the idea, as they equated income tax with theft. i was gonna point that out, but i'm sorta done arguing about this. progressive tax is the idea of taxing those who make more a larger percentage of their wage, as opposed to regressive taxes which put a larger burden on the lower classes. whatever. can't we all just get along? :::group hug::: |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 15,2005 8:58pm - Hung_To_Bleed ""] __THeMoor__ said:our country was founded on the ideas of protest and free speech, and to inhibit your speech simply because it's unpatriotic is about as un-american as communism itself. Theres a difference between free speech and sedition. Those in the mainstream media who focus only the negative aspects of the war just to make a president they don't like look bad, are in effect undermining those who signed up to be called to a job you and I have not the testicular fortitude to carry out. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 16,2005 12:57am - __THeMoor__ ""] Hung_To_Bleed said:Theres a difference between free speech and sedition. theres really not. hence why the sedition part of the "alien and sedition" acts was ruled unconstitutional BASED ON the free speech part of the constitution. bam. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 16,2005 6:30am - Messerschmitt ""] fart smellers |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 16,2005 7:58am - joe/notcommon ""] Eyes Wide Shut still sucks, not even Denzel Washington could have saved it. Pauly Shore maybe. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 16,2005 8:48am - __THeMoor__ ""] joe/notcommon said:Eyes Wide Shut still sucks, not even Denzel Washington could have saved it. Pauly Shore maybe. hahahahaha. i wish pauly shore would make a cameo in every movie just to remind me what i'm NOT watching |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 16,2005 8:51am - joe/notcommon ""] Hey Buuuuuddeee |