The players on Jeopardy's Celebrity Tournaments who do the absolute worst are the TV journalists. I know many of these people have degrees, but their lack of knowledge of history, literature, geography and foreign countries absolutely amazes me.
Could the freepers please return to their regular forums? Go back and feed your conspiracy fantasies there.
BTW, no I don't buy into the mainstream media; I don't believe everything they tell me; I tend to ignore them most of the time. But I'm also not going to listen to a handful of psych patients with blogs.
I agree, Dave. People who fear their god may avoid certain behaviors to avoid punishment, but they are not morally superior. The study was small and canted toward the desired result.
Christian religions that believe in a punitive god often believe in regular corporal punishment, even to the level of abuse (and death), of children, and some extend this to women. Being brought up with this kind of fear does not improve your morals, it just makes you avoid any behavior that might result in punishment.
My religion doesn't require that. I'm sorry yours sucks.
According to the article, happiness starts to rise n the late 40's, so happiness starts to rise around the age most people's kids are moving out. That's pretty simple.
@Craig, there have been a number of recorded cases of food poisoning resulting from the reuse of improperly cleaned sponges (cloths are more likely to be washed and dried, reducing the chance of bacterial growth). So, while it may not kill you, it can make you very sick.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. This article is a numbers game.
The average income in California is higher than most places because it's so expensive to live here. Someone making $100,000 and living in the SF Bay Area is not rich, not even comfortable. Taxes should be up on people over about $400,000 in income, for they are at the level of easily paying in more.
Additionally, as pointed out, this study is limited to income taxes. Property taxes, sales taxes, motor vehicle fees, gasoline taxes, and many others, are not included. I pay the same amount in taxes on gasoline as everyone else.
Motor vehicle fees decline with the automobile's age, but they're not cheap.
Sales taxes can be claimed on income tax in lieu of certain other deducations, which definitely helps the wealthy.
Prop 13 limited taxes on property, which made it easier for those who held onto their property to pay very low rates (I agree with the ideal Prop 13 model wherein elderly people did not have their taxes raised at a rate that caused them to lose their homes, but the average person who has to sell their home and move for work gets totally screwed by rising property taxes, as opposed to the wealthy who can easily afford them).
Inheritance taxes are gotten around by living trusts, which most people don't know about.
California income taxes are not nearly as high as federal income taxes. I believe that the levels at which they tax people are fair and equitable, which the federal taxes are not.
There are many reasons for the falling state taxes (all taxes): the economic booms and busts, which hit California unusually hard, as we're often at the center of them; rising immigration, with lower salaries and increased draw on social services (it's estimated that over 30% of California residents are first generation); high cost of real property in economic centers, limiting home buying and business startups; mismanagement of and a short-sighted focus on government costs; and many other small, but significant reasons.
I put a bowl of water with dish detergent and bleach in it in the microwave and nuke it for about three minutes. Leave the door closed for a couple of more minutes. The water soaks in and softens anything dried in the microwave, the dish detergent cuts the grease and the bleach removes any stains and zaps the bacteria.
If you do it right, you can wipe it clean with just a paper towel.
Warning: the microwave surfaces will be HOT! Use a heavy duty cleaning glove or silicon oven glove while wiping the microwave clean.
I don't have the time to read another study. Do both of these studies focus on Latino immigrants, or just the second one? Cultural differences could affect the results.
I'm so over the whole reverse movie conceit. It's best in tiny amounts, on occasion, not four minutes of it. The story was lame, weak, and been done before, so I guess the filmmaker had to figure out some way to make it different, hoping for better.
BTW, no I don't buy into the mainstream media; I don't believe everything they tell me; I tend to ignore them most of the time. But I'm also not going to listen to a handful of psych patients with blogs.
Christian religions that believe in a punitive god often believe in regular corporal punishment, even to the level of abuse (and death), of children, and some extend this to women. Being brought up with this kind of fear does not improve your morals, it just makes you avoid any behavior that might result in punishment.
My religion doesn't require that. I'm sorry yours sucks.
According to the article, happiness starts to rise n the late 40's, so happiness starts to rise around the age most people's kids are moving out. That's pretty simple.
There are some other interesting statistics at the site.
The average income in California is higher than most places because it's so expensive to live here. Someone making $100,000 and living in the SF Bay Area is not rich, not even comfortable. Taxes should be up on people over about $400,000 in income, for they are at the level of easily paying in more.
Additionally, as pointed out, this study is limited to income taxes. Property taxes, sales taxes, motor vehicle fees, gasoline taxes, and many others, are not included. I pay the same amount in taxes on gasoline as everyone else.
Motor vehicle fees decline with the automobile's age, but they're not cheap.
Sales taxes can be claimed on income tax in lieu of certain other deducations, which definitely helps the wealthy.
Prop 13 limited taxes on property, which made it easier for those who held onto their property to pay very low rates (I agree with the ideal Prop 13 model wherein elderly people did not have their taxes raised at a rate that caused them to lose their homes, but the average person who has to sell their home and move for work gets totally screwed by rising property taxes, as opposed to the wealthy who can easily afford them).
Inheritance taxes are gotten around by living trusts, which most people don't know about.
California income taxes are not nearly as high as federal income taxes. I believe that the levels at which they tax people are fair and equitable, which the federal taxes are not.
There are many reasons for the falling state taxes (all taxes): the economic booms and busts, which hit California unusually hard, as we're often at the center of them; rising immigration, with lower salaries and increased draw on social services (it's estimated that over 30% of California residents are first generation); high cost of real property in economic centers, limiting home buying and business startups; mismanagement of and a short-sighted focus on government costs; and many other small, but significant reasons.
The article is fallacious and inflammatory.
If you do it right, you can wipe it clean with just a paper towel.
Warning: the microwave surfaces will be HOT! Use a heavy duty cleaning glove or silicon oven glove while wiping the microwave clean.