Is America Heading Towards Another Civil War?

[Tex62]

Think about it for a minute.
Every time you purchase a legal firearm the transaction is recorded. All those 4473's eventually end up at the ATF.
They know when and where the gun was made, where it was shipped, and who purchased it. Background checks also tell them you bought one.
Think long game.
You aren't going to have the problem keeping your guns.
Your descendants will. There is already encroaching law about ammo purchasing. Your grandkids will feel the squeeze.
You can't honestly believe the .gov isn't monitoring this very website taking notes on who owns what?

Hmmm. Sold that one to some dude. Problem solved.


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[Sublime]

Swedes are so happy, their suicide rate is 12% higher than the US, not including euthanasia (physician-assisted) which is legal there.

We can cherry pick any number of stats to present facts that support our arguments.


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Those socialists make a fine automobile. The seats on my S60 are the best I Have ever sat in

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[RoadRunner]

 

[Southpaw]

Hmmm. Sold that one to some dude. Problem solved.


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Sure, but did you get a BOS?

 

[oldag]

Sure, but did you get a BOS?

Along with a certified copy of his birth certificate and a copy of his third grade report card?

 

[Byrd666]

Didn't you get the memo?

Only Sixth grade report cards are valid now.

 

[easy rider]

Didn't you get the memo?

Only Sixth grade report cards are valid now.

CRAP! I have no idea how to get my grade school report cards.

 

[Wildcat Diva]

I have a copy of one of my husband’s. It says that he is a sweet child and is considerate of others.

 

[Wildcat Diva]

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Teachers are smart enough not to tell the truth...

 

[avvidclif]

Terrible handwriting for a teacher.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

Ok. I’ll bite. There’s a lot of info widely available on marginal and effective tax rates. Show me hard data on deductions, write-offs, etc., prior to 1986 when the tax code was re-written and the majority of easy deductions were eliminated (to include the most often used real estate depreciation deduction.

From 1942 to 1981, the marginal and effective tax rates for my adjusted gross income and filing status have been as high as 32%, and never lower than 23.5%.

Here’s a nifty calculator that will show your inflation adjusted, historical effective tax rate going back to 1913.

https://qz.com/74271/income-tax-rates-since-1913/

Exactly....and I agree with your numbers and the chart. But we're comparing to a 61% rate in Sweden, which some want to adopt here. As stated earlier in the thread, someone in Sweden who earns $60K takes home $24K. Here the same person takes home $54K.

Add to that state, local, sales, fuel, property and other taxes and you'll have Americans paying upwards of 80% of their earned income in some for of tax and totally unable to support themselves and their families, therefore becoming 100% reliant on DC for just about every need they have, which is exactly the plan.

 

[easy rider]

Terrible handwriting for a teacher.

At least I can read it, you should see some of the writing on the papers I have to grade.

 

[C_Hallbert]

Teachers are smart enough not to tell the truth...

Failure to confront a problem that’s within one’s scope of authority and power to eliminate is both dereliction of duty and cowardly, as well.....


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[easy rider]

Failure to confront a problem that’s within one’s scope of authority and power to eliminate is both dereliction of duty and cowardly, as well.....


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You do realize that 4th grade is mainly 9 and 10 year old kids, right?

 

[Moonpie]

You do realize that 4th grade is mainly 9 and 10 year old kids, right?

That isn’t true.
Txstetson was 16 when he reached 4th grade.

 

[C_Hallbert]

You do realize that 4th grade is mainly 9 and 10 year old kids, right?

What I’m referring to is: children with significant emotional, psychological and,or behavioral problems need to receive the appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Passing them on to the next grade without taking action is unethical and perpetuates the problem.

I understand that parents are often in denial about their own children’s faults and School District Policies may discourage confrontations that can lead to litigation (even worse when there are ‘racial’ factors involved). The prospect of potentially negative career consequences for a teacher that’s trying to do the right thing is a character challenge; but a real professional is driven by their own ethical principles despite potential consequences.....and those consequences may also result in saving a child.


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[easy rider]

You're assuming he didn't pass, might those comments not have been used towards a "C" student's accomplishments? And those comments were aimed towards the parents to work on assertiveness with a child.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

What I’m referring to is: children with significant emotional, psychological and,or behavioral problems need to receive the appropriate interventions in a timely manner. Passing them on to the next grade without taking action is unethical and perpetuates the problem.

I understand that parents are often in denial about their own children’s faults and School District Policies may discourage confrontations that can lead to litigation (even worse when there are ‘racial’ factors involved). The prospect of potentially negative career consequences for a teacher that’s trying to do the right thing is a character challenge; but a real professional is driven by their own ethical principles despite potential consequences.....and those consequences may also result in saving a child.


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[Southpaw]

Teachers are smart enough not to tell the truth...

I remember a teacher or two using the term "ringleader" in their comments about me.