Liberty Is Overrated--Safety Should Be Our First Concern*

Ever Vigilant ^ | 06-19-2002 | Lee R. Shelton IV

[A CA Guy]

Just proves that YOU pay for what you DON’T know. The only case you rest on is the need for a better education of how to legally avoid paying that much tax.

I honestly suggest you get to a good tax lawyer for some over-due advise.
Being you must be in the big time, I am sure you can unlock the home-vault and buy some desperately needed advice on your finances.

Knowledge is power.

[NittanyLion]

Just proves that YOU pay for what you DON’T know. The only case you rest on is the need for a better education of how to legally avoid paying that much tax.

I suggest you post how to avoid paying sales tax and Social Security taxes here. I'm sure it'll make a fortune for you. Dolt.

[Temple Owl]

Liberty is overrated. Safety is what counts during times of crisis. After all, how can liberty be enjoyed if one cannot feel safe?   *NOTE: This is a satirical piece designed to expose the twisted logic of the "win at all costs" crowd, and the views expressed herein should not be confused with the actual beliefs of the author.

--Lee R. Shelton IV

Did you leave this important ending off on purpose?

[dead]

Knowledge is power.

Judging from your posts, that California power crisis is much worse than I thought.

[pyx]

*NOTE: This is a satirical piece designed to expose the twisted logic of the "win at all costs" crowd, and the views expressed herein should not be confused with the actual beliefs of the author.--Lee R. Shelton IV"

Thanks for jerking us around. I know I was amused. < /sarcasm>

[A CA Guy]

Your comments are foolish to me as shown in the cute one about anyone in California must be stupid for living there. You must be VERY YOUNG.

Corporations are just tools for the people who run it. They are not there to pay taxes if run properly.

[mhking]

*NOTE: This is a satirical piece designed to expose the twisted logic of the "win at all costs" crowd, and the views expressed herein should not be confused with the actual beliefs of the author.

D'oh!

[max61]

Liberty is overrated. Safety is what counts during times of crisis. After all, how can liberty be enjoyed if one cannot feel safe?

The author is a coward and a traitor.

---max

[headsonpikes]

"I know I was amused."

Lots of us were!

I still am, for that matter.

Tee-hee!!

[A CA Guy]

California has a lot of people on the take (money from welfare or a job related to the state).
We get Democrats in control here because they all give away the state treasury.
It is getting to be a national problem.

Davis is an empty suit. We are looking forward to his being run out of office.
Even with that you have a Democrat state run system here.

Any state with big cities and high populations suffer the same problem with Democrat controlled state governments.
High populations in cities all seem to have their hands out as a habit.

[dead]

You must be VERY YOUNG.

Thanks, but I’m older than I look.

I try to eat right and exercise.

Plus goofing on morons like yourself reminds me of high school and keeps me young at heart.

Thanks again.

[sheltonmac]

I think you felt jerked around because you, too, have seen many posters here on FR use those very arguments. There is nothing in this essay that hasn't been previously uttered by post-9/11 "conservatives."

[sheltonmac]

"Did you leave this important ending off on purpose?"

Yup. See post #120.

[A CA Guy]

To start with, self-employed people or people who employ are able to reduce what qualifies as income if they use the law correctly.
Someone who is only an employee has less protection. Though even an employee can go start a business on the side and start reducing his earned income against the costs of starting and running the side business.
It would NOT require a corporation at all, but you would be getting well informed about keeping good records and a scheduel C.

"Directly" calling me names (dolt) though, I would suggest you cease since in the last half hour alone you have broken the rules twice here regarding personal attacks and could be getting yourself banned.
An accidental mistake only happens once.

You can get the point across or not agree without being nasty.

[A CA Guy]

Stop the personal attacks, you are going to get yourself banned.
We can disagree, but no sense in getting yourself banned over you losing control for a moment.
Turn it down in that area a bit for your own benefit.

[dead]

With all due respect, bite me.

On this thread alone, you asked one guy if his mother tried to gas him as a lad.
You called another a “dolt”
And you called me “VERY YOUNG,” complete with all caps, and that hurt my widdle feelings.
On other threads, I’ve seen you accuse people of being drug dealers and liars without a shred of evidence.
I believe you were even the guy who suggested that one guy was pimping his mom and his sister.

Spare me your hypocritical lectures, jerky.

And go ahead and “report me for abuse” you little narc. It’s soooo your style.

[sandmanbr]

"According to a national poll taken recently by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, seven out of 10 Americans said that they would give up at least some of their civil liberties to improve security.

That just proves my suspicion that 7 out of 10 Americans are fools.

[tonycavanagh]

Not a bad ironic essey

[don-o]

Lee,

That is one fine and well crafted essay. In these days, satire is almost impossible, because reality is just too weird.

Wonderful work.

Don

[don-o]

It was kinda vague in spots. Needed more overt satire.

I disagree.

I think the tone was just right. As I said in a previous post, satire is almost impossible in this weird and media saturated world.

The writer tuned his instument right on pitch for my ear.