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Old November 11, 2006, 10:42 PM
Don Alm
 
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Default Maybe it was "Downers Grove"

Whatever....there IS a Western Suburb of Chgo that made the ordinance that every home MUST have a firearm.

DA
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Old November 12, 2006, 07:49 AM
mtran2000
 
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Default Re: Come to Oregon

And how was this MADATORY law enforced and what was the penalty if a household did NOT have firearms?


As an aside...a small town near where I grew up in the suburbs of Chgo called "Morton Grove, Illinois"....a few years ago...MADE IT MANDATORY THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAVE A FIREARM!
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Old November 12, 2006, 03:19 PM
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Default Re: Scary Political Prediction of 2004 Now Coming True

thanks michael..

yep ..I do see the difference ....only point I waas trying to make...not ACCUSE you ...was that the gummit will just ake any additional step it needs to take to be able to follow YOUR money ...

changing the currency design....forcing retailers to record sales of items over 100 bux...eliminating larger denominations of currency ...all steps to follow you ..and me...

know this is NOT happending at the moment but just wait and see ...

the CASH underground economy is a definite target of the govt.

thanks again ...
bob
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Old November 13, 2006, 04:29 AM
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Default Re: Scary Political Prediction of 2004 Now Coming True

Bob,

Thanks for adding some more.

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the CASH underground economy is a definite target of the govt

Our govt created a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 10%. So an item that Used to sell for $100 would now sell for $110. And to figure out how much GST is on any item you buy, divide the sale price by 11.

Anyway. This GST ALSO applied to Services - lawn guys, plumbers, electricians, etc. So a $400 job would now be a $440 job.

Well, instead of Capturing More Tax from service people, it drove them underground more. So now they are More Willing to do a deal - as long as you do Not require paperwork.

That $400 plumbing job is now $380 without a receipt of work done. And so on. The gummit created this "Black Economy". And they are also the ones to Name it as if it is something Bad. Interesting.

Michael Ross
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Old November 13, 2006, 06:11 AM
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Default Re: Scary Political Prediction of 2004 Now Coming True

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You ain't seen me bein uncivil yet. It's the perfect attitude. It's our fought for and died for right to stand up and tell anyone if you don't like our nation, then we have every right to tell you to get out and don't come back.

Hmm... actually - as far as I know - you can't kick anyone out of USA just for holding an opinion.

Oh sure - you have the right to tell people to get out. But they don't actually have to listen to you. Even if you've served as a soldier.

That might sound unfair to you. But there is a very good reason behind it. Woody - as you've owned so many different businesses, you might be able to recognize the reason. Its quite simple: one can't improve if one shuts their ears to any criticism.

(I'm sure you don't throw your customers out when they complain - do you?)

The perfect attitude would be: "How can I make America best." Not "Oh they don't think America is best? They can go to hell."

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Btw, just to set records straight - I do love America. I've lived there myself and loved living there. Its a great country with some great people.
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Old November 13, 2006, 01:25 PM
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Default It's strange...

A while back I posted something like the following:

"Both Conservatives and Liberals are pretty much alike. They both see with one eye and only think with half a brain. Left and right respectively."

The thing is, it was quickly removed and I got repremanded for posting political views.

But now we've got this complete thead full of mostly Conservative ideas and rants about Liberals and it stays. Hummmm, I guess the determining factor is whether your post conforms to the belief system of the monitors of this site.
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Old November 13, 2006, 05:17 PM
Dien Rice Dien Rice is offline
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Default Re: It's strange...

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A while back I posted something like the following:

"Both Conservatives and Liberals are pretty much alike. They both see with one eye and only think with half a brain. Left and right respectively."

The thing is, it was quickly removed and I got repremanded for posting political views.

But now we've got this complete thead full of mostly Conservative ideas and rants about Liberals and it stays. Hummmm, I guess the determining factor is whether your post conforms to the belief system of the monitors of this site.
Hi Shane,

I don't remember your post, so it's possible it wasn't me who removed it (as I'm not the only moderator)...

However, it sounds like your post may have been part of a political discussion, where the whole discussion was removed. If that was the case, then it wasn't just your post but the whole thread which may have been the issue.

In any case, nobody should take any removal of their posts (in the course of moderating) personally!

For the record, I leave up a lot of posts regarding political views I may not agree with. (I don't see how anyone could agree with all the views posted in this thread, for example!) As the saying goes... "Opinions are like a**holes - everyone's got one, but nobody wants to look at the other guy's."

Having said that, people should remember this is not primarily a political board... (I personally get my own occasional dose of politics from http://www.strategytalk.org .)

- Dien
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