5% Carry 60% of Fed Income Tax; 5% Carry 100% of Free Republic Expense

Vanity ^ | 26 May 14 | Xzins

[xzins]

Free Republic gets about 40,000 unique hits a day. Going to the state donor numbers, we get about 2300 donors. That is about a 5.5% rate of readers to donors.

My testimony is that Free Republic is the best website on the internet. Notice that I didn't say, "the best conservative, small government, pro-God, pro-Life, pro-Gun, etc." website. That is true, but Free Republic is more.

I just had a near real time discussion with a FRiend on freepmail.

I've had zero pop-ups, ads, thefts, etc. since 1998. It was all discussion all the time. Where else do you get that? I’ve used my credit card in our secure system also since 1998 and I’ve never had a problem. Target, Michaels, and Neiman Marcus should be so good.

This is the best discussion software ever created. Bar none. I can track every comment I've made, every response to it, and I can reply and reply again and again and again. All of that without the dreaded outline gradually indenting until all that remains is the right side of the screen page.

There are links back to previous comments, there are links that bring up all responses to a comment.

It amazes me how much like a conversation Free Republic is.

AND, we have a moderator staff dedicated both to free expression AND to maintaining the conservative identity of Free Republic and to banging heads when necessary. They get their marching orders from our main man, Big Jim Thompson, who, with his brother Matt Dillon, keeps the riffraff liberal troll deadbeats away from our town.

So, if you're part of the 94%, then Mitt Romney was talking about you. It got him in trouble.

It'll probably get me in trouble.

Brother, can you spare even a dime?

[Fast Moving Angel]

My love for California remains unshaken even with all her faults.

I see what you did there ;-)

Thank you all ... just pointing out the obvious ...

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

Good bite. You are from Tenn. and knew the state capitol of KY. I am impressed you must be in the top 1% in intelligence in Tenn. and obviously never played football.

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

Let’s keep that between me and you. I do like Tenn. because of the King’s Mountain battle when Kentuckians and Volunteers kicked the crap out of the Brits.
They were men in those days.

[who knows what evil?]

To be fair; I moved to Tennessee (of my own free will)...I am not native.

However, I have never, ever played football. :-)

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Utilizer!! Got ‘er done.

[onyx]

My love for California remains unshaken even with all her faults.

Amen, dearest, Jim! San Diego/Coronado, CA will always be my hometown! And CA is beautiful!!

We fled when DrO retired from his medical practice for financial reasons and his own sanity and mine....lol. We'd had enough of CA's demonic-rats and high costs and he longed for his Southern roots which was A-OKay with me. Hardest part was leaving grandchildren (and children), but air travel is easy and not all that expensive. My cherished Mom and Dad, along with my grandparents, aunts and uncles are all buried there and my cherish husband's ashes along with mine are going home there, too...eventually.

[Fast Moving Angel]

San Diego/Coronado, CA will always be my hometown! And CA is beautiful!!

Yup. Love Coronado ... used to hang out there in high school :-) ... but the last time I was there, the traffic was absolutely horrendous in town -- ditto with just about everywhere else in SD. You're probably much happier in the South. I'd escape there too, if I could.

[samiam1972]

You’re welcome!

[scripter]

I don't know if anybody else received a freepmail from wagglebee. He said:

I’ve been incredibly busy (and I needed a break from FR), but I PROMISE that I will be back either this week or next week..

Pretty much what samiam1972 said as well.

[trisham]

Thanks, scripter. :)

[scripter]

He also said: "P.S. Feel free to let others know that I’m alive and well." so I did. :-)

[trisham]

:)

[onyx]

Coronado has always had my heart. My Dad’s side goes back to the 1800’s when it was Tent City. I so wanted to own my grandparents’ home, but that tiny house last sold for nearly a million and the same goes for the Coronado houses of my aunts and uncles. It’s insane and you’re right about the horrid traffic, not to mention the beach, which was once pristine and never crowded.

God bless.

[onyx]

God bless you.
I’m looking forward to his return!!!

[xzins]

Thanks, scripter. It’s good to know he’s alive.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

BTTT

[xzins]

As Freepers in good standing, known for your fight against big government, climate lies, and obamacare, this is a thread you should read. We need the warriors to stand and be counted. For most of us, Free Republic is our only voice.

[FatherofFive]

I contribute every month.

[xzins]

Awesome!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Great thread!