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[Buck Ninety-Nine]

WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.

Homeland security officials said the grants were a result of a more sophisticated evaluation process

[stephenjohnbanker]

""A sexy tax would be one that combines the function of taxation and something like the lottery into a single economic function.""

A splendid idea!!

[tuliptree76]

My vacation time will consist of going garage-saling tomorrow morning. I've been trying to get a lot of work done on my "big paper." I've made a lot of progress, but there is a lot more work to do on it.

[stephenjohnbanker]

""There may be an exemption for the "clinically ugly." Check with your local preparer.""

So THAT is how Helen Thomas got a 1.5 million dollar refund!

[stephenjohnbanker]

""garage-saling ""

expainez vous!

[Das Outsider]

A sexy tax would be one that combines the function of taxation and something like the lottery into a single economic function.

So if one pays taxes and picks the right five numbers, they win a beautiful Hollywood starlet? Oh, the burden of taxation!

Here in Maryland, at about three dollars for milk, and five percent tax, the reward would be a hundred and fifty dollars, minus the cost of the milk.

You aren't in Montgomery County, are you?

[rzeznikj at stout]

shouldn't that be "explainez-vous!"

8^)

[tuliptree76]

Your dog definitely is spoiled. LOL! But I can't say much because I have a spoiled fish and cat. :-)

[NicknamedBob]

It makes the paying of sales tax a little less burdensome.

A sexy concept, for taxation.

By the way, it isn't gambling. It's an instant, random, refund, to promote business activity.

Think of the surprise, and delight, as the store clerk explains, and then hands out the change.

It could be a good gimmick for grocery store chains. They would have to absorb the loss, but it would bring in shoppers.

[tuliptree76]

Hehehe... I sometimes tend to make up words. Garage-saling = going to garage sales around the neighborhood.

[Das Outsider]

My mind has been on tax overload lately.

Easy to understand--it's what you do. You could say the same about, uh, whatever it is that I do.

[NicknamedBob]

"... they win a beautiful Hollywood starlet?"

You can't own people. I should know. I wrote a book about it.

[Das Outsider]

I think anyone posting her picture should do 30 days!!

Dude, I'd be doing five years in the state pen--no parole!

[A CA Guy]

The dog right now is behind me on a cushy couch watching the sci-fi channel.

The humidity and heat have been awful. I have had the fans going almost always with AC off and on.

[Das Outsider]

I wrote a book about it.

Was it called "You Can't Own People?"

[Das Outsider]

The humidity and heat have been awful. I have had the fans going almost always with AC off and on.

Huh. What part of the state are you in?

[NicknamedBob]

It was called "Outlandish!"

Because it's about a place far away from here, (the Outlands), and because it is an outlandish tale.

[A CA Guy]

Near Knotts Berry Farm about 20 miles south east of Los Angeles (God's Country).

About 95 today 101 yesterday.

[Das Outsider]

Because it's about a place far away from here, (the Outlands), and because it is an outlandish tale.

Oh, good--because "You Can't Own People" is going to print in October. ;)

So you did write "Outlandish." Well then, I may have to buy it after all.

[Das Outsider]

Near Knotts Berry Farm about 20 miles south east of Los Angeles (God's Country).

Oh, so you're still in the Northland (Southland joke). Sorry, the inland desert does that to you.

[tuliptree76]

Here's an interesting tax proposal - the pimp tax:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656965/posts