Good article, but you should really mention the worst effect of the estate tax (and why the criticism struck a cord with many people). The tax, as you mentioned applies to all assets. For small businesses, that means the entire business valuation, not simply cash on hand. In many cases (especially at the lower…

If you are interested, I found a brief synopsis of the Nazi’s efforts against those who refused to accept the Nazi worldview...

Tell that to the Social Democrats who opposed Hitler after his rise to the power.

I really assumed this was a joke when I saw the trailer. So it’s an actual ‘show’?

The Chinese and Indians better hope this thing doesn’t catch on there. Given their sex selective abortion created gender imbalance, they would be fucked...so to speak.

The big problem is giving government officials the power to prosecute people for the mere expression of unpopular ideas. Certainly a bigger problem than an inane YouTube video of a pug owned by an idiot.

Ok. And?

Oh and just so you understand the law (at least in countries following the English common law tradition)...

What crime? Making a dog stick out it’s paw? :honestly confused:

You know what government also prosecuted people for thought crimes?

I’m SHOCKED that a super-woke Sci-Fi convention didn’t draw massive crowds. Aren’t there huge numbers of people who want to be lectured to about microaggressions and unconscious bias?

Nothing says “Earth Day” like buying more crap. Well, other than murdering your ex-girlfriend and then composting her body.

Equivalent? Reviewing my credit card statement to make sure there are no fraudulent charges.

Based on the graphic accompanying the article, it appears that people will continue to demand more and more “basic” income. That is only “fair” after all. ;)

Trump’s “winging it” seems to be working a hell of lot better than all the “brilliance” Obama supposedly brought to the table. See, e.g.:

Look up the case of Justin Doyle - 15 years old at the time of the crime for which he received a felony murder conviction. TLDG (Too lazy, didn’t Google): He is white.

According to the article linked below, there was clear evidence (body cam footage) showing the kid shooting at the police officers (with an actual gun). Not sure on what basis the officer would be charged given those facts.

From that article: “When police responded to the scene, the two sides exchanged gunfire. Body camera footage played in court showed Washington running towards an officer pointing a gun at him. The officer then shot and killed Washington.” 

Then, for the sake of clarity if nothing else, he shouldn’t have referred to the story (he was changing) as “an ancient African proverb.” As it is written it comes across as him purporting to recount the proverb - not that he is making up a whole new story.

Obviously it’s not about YouTube. It’s the NRA!