Open Thread

pears and granny smith apples…yum

Pears.

I loooove fruit (and fruity people).

In no particular order:
Papaya
Blueberries
Grapes, the really dark ones, I forget what they’re called.
Honeydew
Watermelon
Figs
Pineapple
Plums (all varieties)

“I heard a number recently which is very scary.
The report was that approximately 41,000 families in NYC actually pay federal income taxes.”

Would you actually cite the reference for the report?

Otherwise I think we can chalk this up to someone pulling another number out of his asshole.

For those of you who pay taxes, something to think about.

I heard a number recently which is very scary.
The report was that approximately 41,000 families in NYC actually pay federal income taxes.

The rest do not.

In other words, we are so far into an entitlement society that soon the very idea of paying your way will become alien to our society.

Before too many of you shoot back with the knee jerk liberal reaction, keep in mind that, at some level, somebody will have to pay.

It could be your kids or grandkids. someone will have to pay the bill. And that doesn’t necessarily mean in terms of money. It could be in terms of a low standard of living, less freedom or less hope.

Think about it. for real.

Also keep in mind that the idea of taxes was originally to maintain national defense and roads to facilitate interstate commerce. People left Europe for a reason.