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yellojktFound this Rage Comic over at Ace of Spades HQ, and had to share:
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In these days of Michele Bachmanns, Herman Cains, Joe Bidens and Howard Deans, Ace of Spades reflects on what it means to be Reaganesque.
Also from Ace, the Obama Administration is taxing Christmas Trees. As soon as they can figure out how to tax joy, fellowship, and Christmas spirit, they’ll start levying those fines–I mean, taxes–too.
— KW
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Apparently Christmas spirit won out over Grinch Obama. I do like how this tax was spun as an industry taxing itself.
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I really enjoyed the comic. Thanks, KW
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Looks like Perry blew it tonight. From Amanda Terkel:Texas Gov. Rick Perry forgot the three agencies he would like to eliminate if he becomes president, in what will no doubt be one of the most memorable moments of the debate and will likely secure Perry's reputation as a weak, erratic debater. He received some assistance from Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) — who helpfully tried to give him some suggestions — and when he was just totally unable to come up with the names of the agencies, he ended with a simple, "Oops": PERRY: I will tell you, it is three agencies of government when I get there that are gone. Commerce, Education, and the — What's the third one there? Let's see. (LAUGHTER) PAUL: Five. PERRY: Five. Okay. Commerce, Education, and the — [UNKNOWN]: EPA? PERRY: EPA. There you go. Q: Seriously — is EPA one you are talking about? PERRY: No, sir, no, sir. We are talking about the — agencies of government — EPA needs to be rebuilt. Q: You can't — you can't name the third one? PERRY: The third agency of government I would — I would do away with Education, the — Q: Commerce. PERRY: Commerce and, let's see. I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops.About 15 minutes later in the debate, Perry said he meant to say that the Department of Energy is the third agency he wanted to eliminate.
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Here's another one from tonight but I haven't found Huntsman's exact quote yet. This is from Jason Linkins:Jon Huntsman is not going to go over well with the GOP base, as per usual. Tonight, he's calling for what amounts to a transaction tax on the big Wall Street banks. It's an idea that would win you plenty of support from both Bill Gates and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators. As it happens, it was going to be a part of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform bill, until Huntsman's party led the effort to kill it. Here's Cyrus Sanati, at CNNMoney: "A financial transaction tax is not a novel idea. Actually, the U.S. had such a tax from 1914 to 1966, when the tax forced investors to pay a small fee every time they executed a trade. It was intended not only to raise revenue for the government, but also to deter excessive speculation. Congress has flirted with the idea of resurrecting the tax in some shape or form ever since it went away back in the 60s, but there has never been enough support for one. The damage such a tax could bring to Wall Street profits is pretty clear. The tax would undoubtedly decrease trading volume, which would hurt the bottom lines of broker dealers. It would also deliver a whack to the exchanges, which depend on high trading volumes to deliver profits for their investors. A financial transaction tax has been proposed twice in the last five years. Such a tax almost made it into the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill but there wasn't enough bi-partisan support to get it through committee."As Sanati notes, one week ago, "Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced legislation that would impose a tax on equities and bonds at 3 basis points per transaction." Huntsman may be in favor of such a thing, but he'll find little support for it among GOP primary voters.
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Perry's performance was stellar. Texas must be so proud.
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Sounds like a gotcha question to me.
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Sounds like Perry won't be the designated Republican sacrificial lamb. That's gonna really screw up his career.
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Awesome comic, Kevin, thanks!I can see I missed another fun day–darn work! Tomorrow promises to be another whirlwind (I'm already planning on being in at 0600, so will be heading off to bed after this), but Friday is Veterans' Day so I'll be off. You guys rock, and I was so happy to see that John came by. Yea!!!
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McWing: Sounds like Perry won't be the designated Republican sacrificial lamb. If there was a year where the challenger could defeat an incumbent unbattered by primary challenges, this would be it. However, I don't think there is anybody in the Republican field up to the challenge (and I'm dubious that Paul Ryan, coming from congress, would have been the fellow to unseat Obama). I think Zombie Reagan would take him, tho, had he chosen to run.
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That comic was very sincere and touching. I like how it gives lie to the whole Geezers Don't Understand Technology thing. This guy is more linked in than I am.
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How many times has Metropolis been rereleased? I saw a version in about 1985…
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ashot: I only hope that one day we can figure out how to tax joy, goodwill towards men, and Christmas spirit. This would be a great alternative to sales taxes, and is Christmas sales are always disappointing, according to economic analysis in the news. 🙂
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totally agree, Kevin. We should also find a way to incentivise and reward bah-humbuging.
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