The very existence of the cartoon suggests that crepe-hanging of this sort must have been a thing back then, but it is still hard to believe that anyone ever needed to be told that movie (not-so-special) effects were "fake," or that acting was done by actors, and that not everything was shot on location.
Almost all tax-policy nerds have long favored broad-based, low-rate income taxation -- to the extent that we rely on income taxation rather than, say, a VAT* -- with few deductions and treatment of various types of income similarly. Almost no actual taxpayer favors this, generally for self-regarding reasons. (My mortgage will be paid off by spring, but I still lose out on SALT and business expense deductions I used to get, though my accountant's rough estimate from last year is that my overall tax bill will come to about about the same this year anyway.)
* For reasons I don't pretend to understand, economists and tax policy wonks tell us that, ultimately, all forms of taxation ultimately work out as disguised consumption taxes anyway. I used to think that we'd eventually go to a VAT because Democrats would realize that it's a money machine for funding the social safety net and Republicans would realize that it's regressive. Instead, it appears that the opposite has happened: we don't have a VAT because Democrats realize that it's regressive and Republicans realize that it's a money machine for funding the social safety net.
Watching the Golden Globes, I was reminded that Kirk Douglas is still alive (though quite incapacitated, apparently) at 102. Michael Douglas is a huge star, and deservedly so, but will never come anywhere close to his father's achievements.
I've always thought that if I ever had the money, I'd collect art forgeries. But then I might end up overpaying for a Van Meegren that was forged by someone else.
Am I missing a bad joke? The link is to some dude singing a song. I'm involved in a project that involves RBG being alive and well and my latest information, as of yesterday, is that she's doing fine and will be in NYC on 2/7.
If this is a bad joke, can someone explain it to me?
Roman authorities in general gave little thought to early Christians. Persecution under most emperors was a transient, local phenomenon. Mormons will gladly tell you about the persecution the first few generations of Mormons suffered. Christianity grew faster rate than other religions at the time because there was room for it to grow, much like a developing world economy.
From what I've read, early Christianity, starting from a very small base, grew roughly as fast on a percentage basis, as Mormonism did. It was still very much a minority religion until Constantine legalized it and showed it favor. From then on, until Theodosius made it the official religion, it continued to grow rapidly.
LF17 The argument that this proposal would get around the Article V prohibition on depriving states of equal representation without their consent seems to be that the Supreme Court has accepted stupid arguments before, so why not this one? True, but weak. But there is a work-around. Let each state keep its two Senators and add about 100 at-large seats, 25 of which would be elected each two years. (Initial terms would have to be staggered to do this.) Since they wouldn't represent states at all, they wouldn't deprive states of their equal representation. Since they would be elected at-large, they would, in effect, be national popular vote winners, and the voters in large states would have a more nearly proportionate say, even if the two Dakotas or MontanaHo vote as overwhelmingly one way as they often do.
True, it wasn't an anti-discrimination law, but it was a government program, which just happened to make it possible to sell to anyone who had money without bigoted customer pushback. . So which of these other government programs would propertarians, er, libertarians, have endorsed?
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On “Ordinary World: Education”
I'm old enough to remember nuclear attack drills in school. You don't want me to get started on them.
On “Tenshot: Mozart’s 40th Symphony”
One of my favorites.
On “Feller Needs a Friend: Spanking”
I'm not touching this one.
On “Rise and Clean Your Own House, Starting with Eric Porterfield”
What, no inbreeding jokes?
On “Ivanka Trump, Everywoman”
Once someone plays the Hypothetical Hypocrisy card, there's no point in engaging.
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I’ll never be a thin, willowy billionaire heiress
Most likely, neither will Ivanka. Trump probably isn't anywhere near as rich as he says, and I very much doubt that her share will go to ten digits.
On “Taking The Joy Out: Movie Crepehanger”
The very existence of the cartoon suggests that crepe-hanging of this sort must have been a thing back then, but it is still hard to believe that anyone ever needed to be told that movie (not-so-special) effects were "fake," or that acting was done by actors, and that not everything was shot on location.
On “Grand and Glorious: Contraband”
Booze, no doubt.
On “Movie of a Man With An Unfastened Garter”
I like wearing garters -- and stockings -- but my wife doesn't approve.
On “The Case Against the Charitable Deduction”
Almost all tax-policy nerds have long favored broad-based, low-rate income taxation -- to the extent that we rely on income taxation rather than, say, a VAT* -- with few deductions and treatment of various types of income similarly. Almost no actual taxpayer favors this, generally for self-regarding reasons. (My mortgage will be paid off by spring, but I still lose out on SALT and business expense deductions I used to get, though my accountant's rough estimate from last year is that my overall tax bill will come to about about the same this year anyway.)
* For reasons I don't pretend to understand, economists and tax policy wonks tell us that, ultimately, all forms of taxation ultimately work out as disguised consumption taxes anyway. I used to think that we'd eventually go to a VAT because Democrats would realize that it's a money machine for funding the social safety net and Republicans would realize that it's regressive. Instead, it appears that the opposite has happened: we don't have a VAT because Democrats realize that it's regressive and Republicans realize that it's a money machine for funding the social safety net.
On “Report: President Donald Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress”
Why not both?
On “John Engler Cannot Get Enough Feet Into His Own Mouth”
Maybe they should give the job to Tom Izzo, though that might be a demotion.
On “Is The Lambda School Model The Future of Higher Education?”
"Perdue University?" The jokes tell themselves.
On “Rep Steve King Removed From Committee Assignments”
I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to learn that ..... Oh, the hell with it. The cynicism is just too obvious.
On “The Death of Stalin and the Life of Comedy”
Watching the Golden Globes, I was reminded that Kirk Douglas is still alive (though quite incapacitated, apparently) at 102. Michael Douglas is a huge star, and deservedly so, but will never come anywhere close to his father's achievements.
On “Grand and Glorious: Running Late”
Another cartoon that makes no sense to anyone who was born after the cell phone.
On “The Death of Stalin and the Life of Comedy”
I've always thought that if I ever had the money, I'd collect art forgeries. But then I might end up overpaying for a Van Meegren that was forged by someone else.
On “Wednesday Writs for 1/9”
Am I missing a bad joke? The link is to some dude singing a song. I'm involved in a project that involves RBG being alive and well and my latest information, as of yesterday, is that she's doing fine and will be in NYC on 2/7.
If this is a bad joke, can someone explain it to me?
On “The Story After the Story Tells the Story”
Yes, it was. Because then it was.
On “A Tale of Two Falwells”
Roman authorities in general gave little thought to early Christians. Persecution under most emperors was a transient, local phenomenon. Mormons will gladly tell you about the persecution the first few generations of Mormons suffered. Christianity grew faster rate than other religions at the time because there was room for it to grow, much like a developing world economy.
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From what I've read, early Christianity, starting from a very small base, grew roughly as fast on a percentage basis, as Mormonism did. It was still very much a minority religion until Constantine legalized it and showed it favor. From then on, until Theodosius made it the official religion, it continued to grow rapidly.
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I hadn't thought about Mo Udall, whom I supported in '76, in years. The late John McCain used to visit him in a care facility during his last years.
On “Congresswoman Says Bad Word, Conservatives Feign Outrage”
But is there a dance video?
On “Linky Friday: Those Folks on the Hill”
LF17 The argument that this proposal would get around the Article V prohibition on depriving states of equal representation without their consent seems to be that the Supreme Court has accepted stupid arguments before, so why not this one? True, but weak. But there is a work-around. Let each state keep its two Senators and add about 100 at-large seats, 25 of which would be elected each two years. (Initial terms would have to be staggered to do this.) Since they wouldn't represent states at all, they wouldn't deprive states of their equal representation. Since they would be elected at-large, they would, in effect, be national popular vote winners, and the voters in large states would have a more nearly proportionate say, even if the two Dakotas or MontanaHo vote as overwhelmingly one way as they often do.
On “Ordinary World for 1/3”
True, it wasn't an anti-discrimination law, but it was a government program, which just happened to make it possible to sell to anyone who had money without bigoted customer pushback. . So which of these other government programs would propertarians, er, libertarians, have endorsed?
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