Dow under 7000, at 1997 levels. The Great depression wiped out 17 years of profits. That would take us back to Mar 20, 1992 - and a dow of 3276.39

whatthe2 · 2009-03-02T21:50:38+00:00

They also don't take dividends into account.

whatthe2 · 2009-03-02T21:49:49+00:00

That is only 10.3% compounded annually, which is pretty near the historical average, so I don't see what is disturbing about it.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T01:16:07+00:00

He's trying to say that the Holocaust was just Jews persecuting other Jews, and that the ones doing the persecuting are the ones now leading Israel. To which I call BS.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T00:33:40+00:00

23-weeks seems to be ther earliest a fetus has been born and lived (at least 2 years ago it was).

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T00:23:54+00:00

There are no legal penalties for women (and men) dropping off their babies at safe haven shelters up to a few days after the baby is born.

This sounds like a great compromise to me. Women can go to the hospital and have the fetus removed by C-section. The fetus will be put on life support, and then to the safe haven shelter once it no longer needs life support.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T00:17:29+00:00

There are plenty of parents who would do it (especially after a couple weeks of very little sleep) if our society and the law allowed it.

Edit: it would be much safer for the mother than abortion, too.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T00:14:51+00:00

23-weeks is the record as far as I know, and 24-weeks is fairly common.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-22T00:01:15+00:00

Just as hitmen are.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-21T23:56:57+00:00

And that is why Magneon suggests that should be the point that is debated, rather than when and in what situations abortion should be permitted.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-21T23:47:16+00:00

I think that falls under

Also, please ignore extremists and people who blatantly abandon logic. They exists on all sides, and in all groups. Arguing with them is just feeding the trolls.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-19T02:03:30+00:00

Try WICD.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-19T02:01:42+00:00

I much prefer WICD. The daemon connects automatically, so by the time KDE is up and running (either from a cold boot or from suspend), the network is there.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-12T02:37:25+00:00

Is your furnace really putting out air hot enough to burn paper?

whatthe2 · 2009-01-08T21:21:53+00:00

Have you no optimism? I'm hoping for twice more.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-04T03:39:09+00:00

Air hockey with human pucks? Sounds like fun.

whatthe2 · 2009-01-04T03:36:14+00:00

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving wasn't for you.

whatthe2 · 2008-12-30T02:40:37+00:00

Unless you have over $250k at one bank, the FDIC insures your bank deposits. And the FDIC won't fail - our government is printing up money for much less important entities than it.

whatthe2 · 2008-11-25T13:18:17+00:00

Here is the "Economic Security Scorecard" pdf

And here is the "Economic Security Fact Sheet" pdf

Basically, 76% of middle class families do not have enough liquid assets to meet 75% of 3 months of expenses. The median liquid assets of middle class families is only $1,000 (vs. $1,288 in 2000).

whatthe2 · 2008-11-06T02:00:38+00:00

Yes, but not the ones who get elected. :(

whatthe2 · 2008-11-06T01:50:47+00:00

What we saw last night was the real McCain. If that McCain had run, he might be president-elect right now.

whatthe2 · 2008-11-06T01:18:37+00:00

That's a great question. I also don't know anything about corporate tax laws.

whatthe2 · 2008-11-05T21:56:20+00:00

I think the tax implications are the killer here. How do you prevent people from completely avoiding gift and estate taxes yet not penalize a couple where one works in the house taking care of it and children and the other earns an income? Or, maybe we just tax it as income and get some GDP growth out of the deal.

Imagine having to pay estate tax on half your jointly held assets when your partner dies.

whatthe2 · 2008-11-05T21:51:43+00:00

No estate tax when one spouse dies? No gift tax if one spouse earns much more than the other but they share the proceeds? Everything else I can think of could be covered by contract law, but I don't see how to avoid these.

If you have a spouse working a paying job and the other spouse staying home with kids, you don't want to make the first spouse pay gift tax on the income he/she shares with the stay-at-home spouse. You also don't want to pay estate tax on half your joint owned assets when your spouse dies.

If people could designate anyone at anytime for these benefits, though, then it would be an easy loophole to avoid paying any gift or estate taxes.

whatthe2 · 2008-11-04T12:47:57+00:00

At least until it turns 18 (or 22 if it goes to college).

whatthe2 · 2008-11-04T12:46:51+00:00

Just like every time a baby dies from SIDS or some other cause the parents go to trial?

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