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Europe’s Richer Regions Want Out
The New York Times ^
| October 6, 2012
| STEVEN ERLANGER
Posted on 10/06/2012 1:51:04 PM PDT by presidio9
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To: Lysandru
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:05:17 PM PDT
by
Reily
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To: Voice of Reason1
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:09:22 PM PDT
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: presidio9; All
What does “paralyzed in amber” mean on the page 2 reference to Berlin? Anybody?
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:11:30 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
To: Vanders9
Scotland's imput on Financial services is very small, certainly in comparison to City of London. I should certainly HOPE so! Population of Scotland: 5mm. Population of England: 50mm.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:16:16 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Moltke
No, that would be "gof." Without the "L."
I'm told the president is a fan.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:19:48 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Carry_Okie
In my lifetime, there has not been a year in which California has not supplied much more to the Federal treasury than has been allocated here. So could you please explain what you mean by California "leaching off others"? Same thing the tinfoil hat crew in flyover country is talking about when the suggest that NY is doing the same.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:21:41 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Paladin2; Vanders9
Have either of you two goofballs ever actually tried haggis?
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:23:25 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Nik Naym
For starters, wikipedia never qualifies as a reliable primary resource.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:25:01 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Nik Naym
So basically youre trying to put forth a false narrative because you know that the Wikipedia ISNT a reliable source.
Try again.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:40:56 PM PDT
by
Voice of Reason1
(Absolute power corrupts absolutely Lord Acton 1887)
To: Carry_Okie
Sorry to be so cryptic - Show me the stats on that means show me recent data from a reliable source instead of tying the Wild Goose Chase Gambit. Since YOU are the one making the claim, it is up to YOU to find the information from an accredited information source (i.e. NOT the wiki) and quote it here for everyone to see. Can you do that?
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:52:06 PM PDT
by
Voice of Reason1
(Absolute power corrupts absolutely Lord Acton 1887)
To: Voice of Reason1
Since YOU are the one making the claim, it is up to YOU to find the information from an accredited information source (i.e. NOT the wiki) and quote it here for everyone to see. Can you do that? No, it's up to me to provide an irrefutable rationale, with supporting data from an irrefutable source, which I did.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:54:03 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
To: BeauBo
As time goes on and the productive leave the vampire state that is bound to change.
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posted on
10/06/2012 7:55:32 PM PDT
by
Voice of Reason1
(Absolute power corrupts absolutely Lord Acton 1887)
To: prairiebreeze
I believe Charlie Scheen was “paralyzed in Amber” for a few years back in the late 90’s...
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posted on
10/06/2012 8:01:49 PM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: Carry_Okie
Okay, so according to you I could make up any manner of claims and it would be up to others to prove it wrong.
I could say that I heard that Obama is a felon now YOU have to prove he isnt.
You can begin your research here: www.britannica.com and I hear goggle is pretty good.
There, I provided the irrefutable rationale and a irrefutable source Now, off you go and dont come back until you proven the Dear Liar doesnt belong in jail.
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posted on
10/06/2012 8:05:39 PM PDT
by
Voice of Reason1
(Absolute power corrupts absolutely Lord Acton 1887)
To: Voice of Reason1
I gave you a Google scan of a US Census Bureau document. If that’s not good enough for you, stick it.
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posted on
10/06/2012 8:46:07 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
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posted on
10/06/2012 9:22:36 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SaraJohnson
To: Carry_Okie
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posted on
10/06/2012 10:21:12 PM PDT
by
MARTIAL MONK
(I'm waiting for the POP!)
To: MARTIAL MONK
Thanks. I've dug up similar data before. The last time I looked for that data it was $0.74 on the dollar, but it depends upon the interval. What is most important is to realize that for most States, Federal spending wildly exceeds tax receipts, because FedGov operates at a deficit. To be at or near 1:1 is unusual, and hardly a parasite on the rest of the States. So the case for California being a disproportionate source of revenue and not a sink, is understated in terms of "fairness" among the States.
The biggie is to get people understanding the principal reasons for California's positive balance of Federal payments v. tax receipts, having to do with high costs of living driving away retirees and more people earning high incomes paying higher marginal rates. If they whine for more after that, it's gamesmanship I'm not going to coddle any more.
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posted on
10/07/2012 12:31:22 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
To: presidio9
Congrats - decided I had already used up my share some 24 years ago.
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posted on
10/07/2012 2:11:19 AM PDT
by
trebb
("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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