swalkergibson

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by swalkergibson 13y ago
> What do "income gaps" produce? If my neighbor makes $10 million a year and I make $100,000, how does that affect my life? Well, for one thing, you are probably not neighbors if the income disparity is that wide. Secondly, you
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
You are right about the macro/micro point. That occurred to me during the writing of that post, but I decided to leave it in there because I was wrong and I did not want to confuse anyone else interested in the discussion. You are corr
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
You are right. They are acting economically rationally, but that does not mean that they are playing fair. That is why I am so viscerally opposed to the Byzantine nature of the US tax code and the inability of our lawmakers to level the pla
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Oh, I thought you meant that inheriting the money did not impede their ability to create more wealth. I understand now. However, I still disagree with you. On a micro level, that is absolutely true, there is absolutely enough wealth to be c
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Warren Buffet has frequently said that he is perfectly willing to pay more taxes, and that his secretary pays a higher percentage of her income than he does. There are numerous reasons for government inefficiency, but how could you run effi
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
That is the beauty of our democratic system! I believe that 5-10 million is enough, so I can vote for a candidate that believes that 5-10 million is enough. Hopefully, I can get enough people who believe that 5-10 million is enough and we c
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
The government has the same claim on their wealth as any other level of income, as part of the social contract of living in the US. I am a little confused on what your point is. Should people making $50k/year be exempt from the governm
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
I disagree that it doesn't actually do anything to impede peoples' ability to earn more for themselves. If someone handed you $50 million of tax-free money, you wouldn't go volunteer somewhere or travel or whatever instead of
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Option D - Sign the giving pledge and stop being concerned that your children can't live on less than 8 billion dollars.
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
What if you earned the money through a company using the Double Irish Dutch Sandwich tax shelter and didn't pay your fair share when you earned it? That is why wealth inequality is a problem. Our government is owned by the people that
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
It is exempt up to 5.25 million for individuals and 10.5 million for couples. Is between 5 and 10 million not enough? For hitting the sperm lottery? Large amounts of generational wealth is a net negative in a democratic society as it furthe
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
<rant> How much fucking money does someone need? Seriously. What is the difference between 7.9 billion (what he wants to leave) and 5.1 billion (less the existing estate tax of 2.8 billion)? Clearly, his ego is huge given that he watc
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Two Students Injured, One Dead at High School Shooting in Littleton, CO.(abcnews.go.com)
3 points by swalkergibson 13y ago|0 comments
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Hearing bad news is a part of being an entrepreneur. Speaking only for myself, I would prefer to hear no directly from the horse's mouth.
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
I tend to agree with you here. In the scenario proposed by the article, the busy person is still essentially doing the same amount of work. Having to consider the intro, reading up on the subject and the requester, etc, etc. If the answer i
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
From the article, "Given that the threat is growing, I believe that is an unacceptable risk to our country." Citation needed, Mr. Alexander. How is the threat measured? Sounds like FUD to me.
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Good to see some people doing cool things in Tempe, AZ! Best of luck to you and your team, it seems like you have a really great product going!
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Sounds like a perfect opportunity to shop locally! Check it out, http://localfirstaz.com/studies/index.php .
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What You Get When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into an Ant Hill(digg.com)
5 points by swalkergibson 13y ago|1 comments
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Did you read the article? The defense presented is a bullshit justification called affluenza. Not "boys will be boys." I can absolutely guarantee there are teenagers serving lengthy drug sentences in Texas. This punk killed four p
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Four people are dead. Why should he get any second chances? He made his bed, he should lie in it.
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
So what you are really saying is that you are a shallow misogynist?
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Affluenza? Seems like a huge teaching moment just slipped by. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. An unimaginable tragedy compounded by no justice.
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Is this satire?
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
> Trials and due process are protections that Americans are entitled to when they are accused of crimes. Trials and due process are protections that everyone, regardless of citizenship status, are afforded in this country. If you disagre
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
> You have absolutely no way of measuring how much security a set of laws has given us. Sure we do. Do you really think they wouldn't plaster the news of a thwarted terrorist attack everywhere? Whenever verifiable potential incident
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Whether or not somebody is a terrorist is largely a matter of perception. Consider the case of Shaker Aamer. "The Northern Alliance took him into custody in Jalalabad on 24 November 2001, and passed him to the Americans. The US routine
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
Because it went horribly in Vietnam? Because we have tens of millions of willing, ready, and able volunteers? If you ask me, compulsory duty is just a bad idea, period. Especially in a country the size of the United States. It all sounds fi
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
What good would weapons' system training do, exactly? Are you suggesting that if more people knew how to operate this equipment that local police departments would be less likely to say yes to a free MRAP? What point are you making her
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by swalkergibson 13y ago
> Poor treatment of prisoners of war They are not prisoners of war. Treatment of POWs is covered by all sorts of international treaties. Guess what? Waterboarding is not exactly sanctioned by any of those. Nope, our government has defi

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