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Region: Libertatem
A communist in texas? Ah man, CE it must be rough for you ;P
I know. :P
I prefer no communism
Is anyone here a fan of 30 Seconds to Mars?
True but I am germanic ancestry wise and even culturally in some regards. I am learning german and I learn german history.
Absolute hell here. But I am seeing a degree of social liberalism in the works here.
Really? Never would have thought. Must be in Dallas, heheheh.
Damn, I'm pretty proud of the APPEAL act. Thanks for the support yall.
Y'know, I bet Israel would jump on the chance to help us in Iraq if we just went to them about it instead of all the enemies we have there. They're undoubtedly in the most trouble if Isis takes Baghdad.
You know what else I bet? We'd probably get something done if our leaders were actually in their offices.
I think Israel has enough of its own problems.. lol
Israel joining hands with the "Safavid Kuffar" to fight the Sunni uprising in Iraq would only lead to increased attacks against them, on the part of ISIS-sympathizers in Gaza, not to mention the fact that any support Israel could provide would be negligible.
Besides, Iran, Assad and HizbAllah have much more to lose in Iraq, from the Sunni uprising, than Israel does. Iran needs a Shi'i ruled Baghdad, in order to maintain the already hampered supply lines to Assad and Nasrallah.
Even then, the Sunnis won't take Baghdad.
Like we need to be involved at all.
No, let's remove our presence from the middle east. This goes for you too, Britain! There is no reason to be there.
Only reason why we are there is because of money.
We trade with nations like Qatar. We get money, yet do not have a presence in that region.
How is it hard for the US gov to understand that military action won't secure resources the most efficiently?
This is, of course, the optimal solution.
We don't have a military presence in Qatar? That's, umm... inaccurate. And we most certainly have a presence in "the region," given that it borders the Saudis and is just a tiny bit south, down the Persian Gulf from Bahrain, which hosts the United States' Fifth Fleet.
I think we can all agree to bring all the troops back home.
Trick question, there is only one freedom
Got to get me some of that petro-dollar, cant ever get enough of that feisty fiat
Look at this guy, he just agreed with a bunch of libtards on a serious policy point
pretty much sums it up
Yeah, it's about high time we take ourselves out of the middle east
fixed it for you
What exactly are you? And it isn't a super specific viewpoint. Many people feel that way.
*begins to realize that he may be the most interventionist individual in the region*
Thanks Lack
I am a simple man of simple means, and I think someone is just afraid to come out of the libertarian closet. Its ok, dont be afraid, we'll accept you for who you are
Come on Communal, you can do it
Yes you can! Yes you can!
I think you have the wrong idea. I simply agreed that the military should be pulled out of all regions of the world. I very much disagree with the classical liberal notions of economic policy and social policy.
I think you are trying to get something out of me. Not happening.
It's only a matter of time
Greetings, almost hopped on the independent boat.
Welcome to Libertatem, I am Amarican but you can call be chris The Messiah of the region :)
Call him Amarican.
I'm Conservative Idealism, long-time resident and Manager of the State. Welcome to Libertatem; I hope you enjoy your stay.
Not apart of the region here, but I am a Marxist that came in here to debate. I like to be called communal.
I'm lack and it's none of your damn business what I'm doing. Am I being detained?
Hello, I am Minerva, consequentalist, classical liberal, and artist. Howdoyoudo?
O lack we love you. Um you too miv.........:)
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http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=300668&start=125
Utter insanity. Halp plz
Try this quiz
http://www.eemec.med.ed.ac.uk/wiki/wikinode.asp?id=13086&wiki=1265
Anarcho-communism, because it is unsustainable.
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So, have you guys heard about Starbucks' program to help its employees complete their own college degrees for free? I think it's fantastic.
No but that is very cool! Of course, McDonald's has a scholarship program too.. but they never get credit. Lol
I'm liking the look of these updates.
Max is finally doing stuff that we don't need but make the game seem more like actual whatever. Yay.
Me as well :)
Anyone want to draft a welcome telegram? We desperately need one.
"Heeeeeeeeeeeey girlfriend,
Hows about you drop in and join us in Libertaaaaaatem?
Coolio! So click the button below so we can get rollingggggggg!"
Love it
It definetly shows the flamboyance of Libertatem.
The amount of lols produced by this image is wholly unprecedented
https://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-0/10457824_329997580485897_867940266449177422_n.jpg?oh=9279efdc4a1bc98c970ef91855700ac6&oe=5412B3CD&__gda__=1410577676_03066365fd30fb9b864b7e8f13a5783e
BAHAHAHAHA
Flawless economic logic from Being Liberal: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10426569_10152233195526275_7270341336993536626_n.jpg
For those of you who don't like following links:
"In the 1950s and 1960s when the top tax rate was 70-92%, we laid the interstate system, built the Internet, put a man on the moon, defeated Communism, our education system was the envy of the world, our middle class was thriving, our economy unparalleled.
You want that back?
Raise taxes on the rich."
The amount of stupid in this statement... burns.
No that makes a lot of since actually. If we could just tax the rich 100% we would all have flying cars by now
Fun fact: Exactly a week ago was the precise date Back to the Future is set in. Therefore, we're supposed to have flying cars next year.
If only we could tax the rich a little bit more
I don't think that was true entirely, but it did help.
The thing is, nobody ever paid those extortionate rates. The effective top marginal income tax rate has remained relatively constant over the past century at 20-30%.
Don't you dare question, being liberal. That's a highly respectable page
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Easily the most weird hours of RMB to read...
Ok then. Classically.
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There definitely needs to be a graduated income tax, or progressive tax.
Ok then.
Or in layman terms, "I hate the idea that some have made better use of the means available to them and feel it is my right to use a arbitrary authority to take their wealth and use it how i see fit"
Yep, and Liberosias got it too.
Yay, i changed my flag a tad. Looks better now.
High taxes actually hurt the poor a lot, as the BCL article I cited yesterday proved (link - http://being-classical-liberal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/wealth-redistribution-and-poverty.html)
The income tax system needs to be dismantled from the bottom up.
Or, now this might sound crazy, but maybe the government shouldn't steal our hard earned money at all? Just a thought
You and Lack would click ^ XP
But, I totally agree.( Speaking for the small business here..)
It actually allows more extensive purchasing power and benefits to the middle class. Someone doesn't need millions of dollars to live or to succeed in life.
Are not millions of dollars the result of success?
Why should those who work hard to succeed end up with nothing to show for it?
These millions actually keep the economy going. They do not sit idle. They're stored either in productive investments that employ people or in normal banks. Those banks turn the capital into loans to business start-ups and expansions and young people who want to buy a house or a car, amongst others. So the greedy Rockefeller who puts all of his money in the bank is probably helping the poor even more than charitable investments ever could have.
I don't even want that large sum of money in my pocket. I find being rich a very bad and unhealthy life style.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner...
I am not saying take it all. I am saying they should be expected to pay more income taxes than people who make substantially less than they do.
My argument would be that the money that would create jobs and provide other charitable services would be in the hands of the public.
I say a national sales tax that varies between product.
Cigerets taxed more than food.
Good for you, but don't force that on other people. If other people want to keep their hard-earned money, don't take that away from them because you think it's somehow unhealthy.
Banks are rather public.
Matter of fact, you don't actually keep any of your own money when you put it into a bank unless you get a SDB. You make a withdrawal, that's someone else's money.
That only makes sense. Like the necessity rule already here, if its food, water, things you NEED, they shouldn't be taxed or should so very little. The luxuries in life, whether they damage your lungs or not, but if they are not needed for survival, and are not even good for you, they should be taxed more. BUT, I still think taxes should be significantly cut or removed for small businesses.
Its not hurting anyone. People get that choice. We live in America, free country.....where you're free to succeed, (and make money doing it..)
Mhmm.
Yup. ^
1. It's a reasonable idea, but one that is ultimately ineffectual. Progressive tax systems nearly always fall on the poor the hardest, a) because these codes are inevitably filled with loopholes that are easily exploitable by anyone with an expensive accountant. Legal tax avoidance is much more prevalent than tax evasion. I already cited the fact that the effective marginal top tax rate has remained constant in the US. Lower-income groups don't have as much access to accounting services, b) this deters investment, making the populace generally less wealthy than they could have been and reducing the number of employment opportunities. As an example, workers' wages could rise by an astonishing 12% if the US federal corporation tax was abolished. (Source - http://being-classical-liberal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/corporate-taxation-is-horrible-idea.html)
2. The problem with this is that "the public" are bad central planners, as is everyone. Without price signals, resources are allocated extremely inefficiently and would lead to economic collapse. All capital spent by the state is capital taken away from the market, millions of individual human actions that allocate resources in the places they are supposed to be at. Sure, a welfare program might help some people, but the money for that is being taken away from a company that's on the brink of collapse, and by extension the hundreds of its employees that will soon be out of a job and sitting unproductively on welfare.
I'm quite uncomfortable with the idea of a national sales tax. Economic studies have been unquestionably in favour of one, but it is fundamentally a regressive tax. And here in Europe, I know from our revenue systems that sales taxes are much more politically intractable than income taxes. They're hidden from the public, essentially, so they're much harder to get rid of than direct income seizures. It's one of the reasons why the American welfare state is so much smaller than European models.
Like others have said, the money doesn't just sit there.
You don't need millions of dollars to succeed, but having that money (even if it's just in a bank somewhere) helps others succeed. It is not immoral to act in your own self-interest especially if that, in turn, helps others.
You're happy with modesty. Join the club. Just don't ruin it for the rest of us, considering its our contributions to the economy that make your lifestyle livable in the first place.
Thats about the nicest way to put it.
Black & White: Whether you like it or not, we get to make that choice.
My friends, I am royally pissed today. With the situation in Iraq and with the ridiculous ruling on the Washington Redskins, I am pissed. Does anyone else share my anger, because I legitametly want to smash something right now.
The redskins issue is repulsive and preposterous.
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