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projected surpluses was Less than 2 days
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So you're on the dole, and it's paid for by us. If you doubt it, several people here can point you to the tax facts. I don't mind this so much until I hear one of you guys start to bitch that you're entitled to more. That gets my hackles up. And it makes me wonder, sometimes, if it was smart to grant you full statehood, and to just give you all of that federal land, in the first place. And I'm only half-joking about that. d8-) Yeah, and he's a damned top-poster, too. ------------------------------------------- Jack Kevorkian for Congressional physician! =========================================== |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. Do you think that the fact that they are all working under the table, and therefore not getting TAXED could have an effect on this? I know I pay way more in taxes than I use in schools or hospitals, since I haven't been in either one of those in several years. Perhaps we need to look at ways to get these people on the tax roles? Or, we could spend billions more of tax dollars to try to keep them out, 'cuz Larry wants to pick lettuce in the California heat. Set up a system to tax even Illegal wages, and start running stings on all the drywall guys who grab their cheap labor at the Home Depot parking lot every morning. Make it very expensive to employ and not tax an Illegal and the demand will dry up. they will leave or they will pay taxes, either way is a win. Stuart |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? Didn't we just go through this a month or so ago? Anyway, here's one tally. Look at Table 4: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Pu...e-in-2005.html They base their measures on the Consolidated Federal Funds Report from the Census Bureau, so they're probably the most consistent, state-to-state. In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So, what's North Dakota's excuse? Montana's? Idaho's? As for California, let's confine this to the United States of America. g They don't do that well with federal tax dollars in the first place. They can't seem to get any of it right. So you're on the dole, and it's paid for by us. If you doubt it, several people here can point you to the tax facts. I don't mind this so much until I hear one of you guys start to bitch that you're entitled to more. That gets my hackles up. And it makes me wonder, sometimes, if it was smart to grant you full statehood, and to just give you all of that federal land, in the first place. And I'm only half-joking about that. d8-) Yeah, and he's a damned top-poster, too. ------------------------------------------- Jack Kevorkian for Congressional physician! =========================================== -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:51:49 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? Didn't we just go through this a month or so ago? Anyway, here's one tally. Look at Table 4: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Pu...e-in-2005.html They base their measures on the Consolidated Federal Funds Report from the Census Bureau, so they're probably the most consistent, state-to-state. Yeah, we out in the west get a lot of return. My state got less than yours, 35 cents on the dollar. We get/pay $0.35/$1.16, Joisey comes in at $0.39/$0.57. (or am I reading Table 1 vs. 4 wrong after 5 minutes of research?) In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So, what's North Dakota's excuse? Montana's? Idaho's? Excuse for what? ND is $1.39 after paying out $2.26. As for California, let's confine this to the United States of America. g They don't do that well with federal tax dollars in the first place. They can't seem to get any of it right. Too many liberals. (Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, Grey "Brownout" Davis, Nancy Pelotas, Fiendstein, et al.) That said, don't be dissin' my old state. -- Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys. -- Gail Pool |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:51:49 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? Didn't we just go through this a month or so ago? Anyway, here's one tally. Look at Table 4: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Pu...e-in-2005.html They base their measures on the Consolidated Federal Funds Report from the Census Bureau, so they're probably the most consistent, state-to-state. Yeah, we out in the west get a lot of return. My state got less than yours, 35 cents on the dollar. We get/pay $0.35/$1.16, Joisey comes in at $0.39/$0.57. (or am I reading Table 1 vs. 4 wrong after 5 minutes of research?) Yike, you're reading it backwards. For every dollar in federal taxes you pay, you get $1.16 of federal money is spent in Oregon. That's what the table says. New Jersey gets $0.57 back for every dollar we pay. We're supporting half the country. g Take your time, as math teachers used to say, so you don't make silly mistakes. In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So, what's North Dakota's excuse? Montana's? Idaho's? Excuse for what? ND is $1.39 after paying out $2.26. sigh Hey, Larry, read the column headings -- the second column, particularly. ND gets $2.26 back for every dollar they put in. Not bad, eh? As for California, let's confine this to the United States of America. g They don't do that well with federal tax dollars in the first place. They can't seem to get any of it right. Too many liberals. (Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, Grey "Brownout" Davis, Nancy Pelotas, Fiendstein, et al.) That said, don't be dissin' my old state. -- Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys. -- Gail Pool Just try charting your journey through Table 4. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:56:37 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:51:49 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? Didn't we just go through this a month or so ago? Anyway, here's one tally. Look at Table 4: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Pu...e-in-2005.html They base their measures on the Consolidated Federal Funds Report from the Census Bureau, so they're probably the most consistent, state-to-state. Yeah, we out in the west get a lot of return. My state got less than yours, 35 cents on the dollar. We get/pay $0.35/$1.16, Joisey comes in at $0.39/$0.57. (or am I reading Table 1 vs. 4 wrong after 5 minutes of research?) Yike, you're reading it backwards. For every dollar in federal taxes you pay, you get $1.16 of federal money is spent in Oregon. That's what the table says. New Jersey gets $0.57 back for every dollar we pay. We're supporting half the country. g Take your time, as math teachers used to say, so you don't make silly mistakes. Um, Ed, I just looked at table 1 again and under the column titled "Amount Returned to State per Dollar Paid in Taxes", Oregon is $0.35 and we're ranked 47th. I'd call that low return, wouldn't you? OK, it was table 4 where I made the mistake. I misread the column title "Expenditures in State per Dollar Paid by State Taxpayers" as "expenditures by state". Mea culpa. In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So, what's North Dakota's excuse? Montana's? Idaho's? Excuse for what? ND is $1.39 after paying out $2.26. sigh Hey, Larry, read the column headings -- the second column, particularly. ND gets $2.26 back for every dollar they put in. Not bad, eh? New Mexico is tops at $3.10! -- Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys. -- Gail Pool |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:56:37 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:51:49 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message m... On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:15 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following: And westerners, who complain about all that federal land that they can't use as they see fit, ignore the fact that it's MY tax money that's paying for THEIR federal recreation areas, and fire protection, and grazing subsidies, and so on. Western states get MUCH more money back in federal taxes than they pay out. And we get the opposite. Cites for that, please? Didn't we just go through this a month or so ago? Anyway, here's one tally. Look at Table 4: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Pu...e-in-2005.html They base their measures on the Consolidated Federal Funds Report from the Census Bureau, so they're probably the most consistent, state-to-state. Yeah, we out in the west get a lot of return. My state got less than yours, 35 cents on the dollar. We get/pay $0.35/$1.16, Joisey comes in at $0.39/$0.57. (or am I reading Table 1 vs. 4 wrong after 5 minutes of research?) Yike, you're reading it backwards. For every dollar in federal taxes you pay, you get $1.16 of federal money is spent in Oregon. That's what the table says. New Jersey gets $0.57 back for every dollar we pay. We're supporting half the country. g Take your time, as math teachers used to say, so you don't make silly mistakes. Um, Ed, I just looked at table 1 again and under the column titled "Amount Returned to State per Dollar Paid in Taxes", Oregon is $0.35 and we're ranked 47th. I'd call that low return, wouldn't you? g They didn't do a very good job of labelling things, but take a look at the title for that table you're reading. The title is "Table 1: Taxes for the Military and Expenditures by State." They should have said "Taxes for the Military and Military Expenditures by State." They were a little sloppy. You're looking at taxes and expenditures for the military only. You want "Table 4: Total Expenditures by State." If you still question this, take a look at the "IRS Total Collection" figure a couple of columns across in Table 4. You may recognize that as the total tax revenue of the US. All together now...and a vun, and a twoa, and a three... OK, it was table 4 where I made the mistake. I misread the column title "Expenditures in State per Dollar Paid by State Taxpayers" as "expenditures by state". Mea culpa. Darn, when you do this as a running commentary, I often find I just wrote something that was a complete waste...like now. Not complaining, not complaining.... It's actually their culpa. As I said, they were sloppy in writing the headings for the columns. In just _1_ instance in _1_ state, CA, illegals suck up more money (schools, emergency room, etc.) than the feds return to them, Ed. So, what's North Dakota's excuse? Montana's? Idaho's? Excuse for what? ND is $1.39 after paying out $2.26. sigh Hey, Larry, read the column headings -- the second column, particularly. ND gets $2.26 back for every dollar they put in. Not bad, eh? New Mexico is tops at $3.10! I didn't do New Mexico because of all the illegals there. I figured you'd complain, so I passed it by. Now, having said all that, let me point out that someone might argue with you about these numbers because the Tax Foundation or whatever has a slightly different set of numbers. It's safe to ignore them. They aren't sticking to original-source data and they have an ax to grind. And the relationships are still pretty much the same. At least, NJ comes out sucking hind tit, as usual. There are three situations that will get a state in the positive column. One is to have a lot of very poor people. The second is to have a lot of federal land or military facilities. The third is to have an extra helping of defense contractors. In general, the deep South and the mountain West make out the best. In past years, California has (IIRC) made out a lot better. And Alaska, of course. These tend to be the same places that have the greatest number of people who bitch and moan about how they're getting raped with taxes. In fact, as you can see, they be the rapists, not the rapees. PV is right: NY state is taking it in the rear almost as badly as NJ. New Jersey and Connecticut usually have the two highest per-capita incomes in the US. Thus, we get screwed. -- Ed Huntress |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... Yeah, we out in the west get a lot of return. My state got less than yours, 35 cents on the dollar. We get/pay $0.35/$1.16, Joisey comes in at $0.39/$0.57. (or am I reading Table 1 vs. 4 wrong after 5 minutes of research?) Ah, I see what you're doing. You're combining Table 1 with Table 4. Table 1 is just military expenditures. You want the whole thing -- Table 4, column two. -- Ed Huntress |
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