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poker · 02-27-2009, 10:57 AM

Opinion: Toms butt itches
Fact: Toms butt itches

Mugen910 · 02-27-2009, 11:01 AM

OP: Dude what kind of spider is that?
Poker: The kind that makes Kelly go "eww eww eww"

Sorry Kelly this just makes me die laughing everytime!!

poker · 02-27-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mugen910

OP: Dude what kind of spider is that?
Poker: The kind that makes Kelly go "eww eww eww"

Sorry Kelly this just makes me die laughing everytime!!

Spiders suck

Mugen910 · 02-27-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by poker

Spiders suck

I know but this is one of those things that just makes me smile every time I recall it.

Just like when my friend who was playing in left fielder for my softball team was jump around all motivated screaming. We all stopped in the middle of the game and look out there at the same time to ask...WTF did you just say? His response was...I have no idea either.

floydp · 02-27-2009, 11:12 AM

Its a quote and lets leave it at that folks. If you choose to believe it to be fact that's fine. If you have differring opinions that's fine as well. I just hate to see threads closed because folks can't accept others opinions. This is a cigar forum and not a showcase to present a persons side of the aisle. So lets not ok. Read it and move on. If this post offends anyone? You can pm me. I only work four days a week and I have time.

02-27-2009, 11:26 AM

Can I throw this out there for discussion? This info comes from Wikipedia and I have not checked the sources.

Since the late 1960s, Sweden has had the highest tax quota (as percentage of GDP) in the industrialized world, although today the gap has narrowed and Denmark has surpassed Sweden as the most heavily taxed country among developed countries. Sweden has a two step progressive tax scale with a municipal income tax of about 30% and an additional high-income state tax of 20–25% when a salary exceeds roughly 320,000 SEK per year.

Sweden has one of the best education systems in the world.

The health care is governed by the 21 landsting of Sweden and is mainly funded by taxes, with nominal fees for patients.

Me again. This last paragraph indicates that Sweden is lowering taxes.

A September 29, 2008 editorial in the Wall St. Journal quoted Jan Björklund, leader of Sweden's Liberal Party, as saying, "The corporate tax is one of the taxes which large companies really study when they plan to set up business somewhere." The editorial goes on to say, "The corporate tax reduction will bring the Swedish rate down to 26.3% from 28%, continuing its fall from a high of 57% in 1987... entrepreneurship had become such an alien concept that more than half of Sweden's 50 largest companies were founded before World War I and only two after 1970—the period when taxes and social welfare programs proliferated... Three years ago Sweden eliminated its inheritance tax."

jkim05 · 02-27-2009, 11:29 AM

Positive vs Normative statements. That will give you the distinction your looking for.

Mugen910 · 02-27-2009, 11:37 AM

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.
Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985

The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.
Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997

pretty much anything from this site is a fav to me

02-27-2009, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugen910

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.
Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985

The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.
Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997

pretty much anything from this site is a fav to me

Those are great quotes man

02-27-2009, 10:57 AM	#21
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Great Quote Opinion: Toms butt itches Fact: Toms butt itches __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

02-27-2009, 11:01 AM	#22
Mugen910 I <3 Huy Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Location Location: First Name Posts: 8,387 Trading: (106)	Re: Great Quote OP: Dude what kind of spider is that? Poker: The kind that makes Kelly go "eww eww eww" Sorry Kelly this just makes me die laughing everytime!! __________________ I'm not antisocial, I just think people are stupid.

02-27-2009, 11:12 AM	#25
floydp Team of 11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Frank Location: Here behind my wall Posts: 939 Trading: (0)	Re: Great Quote Its a quote and lets leave it at that folks. If you choose to believe it to be fact that's fine. If you have differring opinions that's fine as well. I just hate to see threads closed because folks can't accept others opinions. This is a cigar forum and not a showcase to present a persons side of the aisle. So lets not ok. Read it and move on. If this post offends anyone? You can pm me. I only work four days a week and I have time. __________________ Waiting for the Worms to come.

02-27-2009, 11:26 AM	#26
kayaker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Great Quote Can I throw this out there for discussion? This info comes from Wikipedia and I have not checked the sources. Since the late 1960s, Sweden has had the highest tax quota (as percentage of GDP) in the industrialized world, although today the gap has narrowed and Denmark has surpassed Sweden as the most heavily taxed country among developed countries. Sweden has a two step progressive tax scale with a municipal income tax of about 30% and an additional high-income state tax of 20–25% when a salary exceeds roughly 320,000 SEK per year. Sweden has one of the best education systems in the world. The health care is governed by the 21 landsting of Sweden and is mainly funded by taxes, with nominal fees for patients. Me again. This last paragraph indicates that Sweden is lowering taxes. A September 29, 2008 editorial in the Wall St. Journal quoted Jan Björklund, leader of Sweden's Liberal Party, as saying, "The corporate tax is one of the taxes which large companies really study when they plan to set up business somewhere." The editorial goes on to say, "The corporate tax reduction will bring the Swedish rate down to 26.3% from 28%, continuing its fall from a high of 57% in 1987... entrepreneurship had become such an alien concept that more than half of Sweden's 50 largest companies were founded before World War I and only two after 1970—the period when taxes and social welfare programs proliferated... Three years ago Sweden eliminated its inheritance tax."

02-27-2009, 11:29 AM	#27
jkim05 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeremy Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 519 Trading: (17)	Re: Great Quote Positive vs Normative statements. That will give you the distinction your looking for.

02-27-2009, 11:37 AM	#28
Mugen910 I <3 Huy Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Location Location: First Name Posts: 8,387 Trading: (106)	Re: Great Quote Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem. Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985 The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997 pretty much anything from this site is a fav to me __________________ I'm not antisocial, I just think people are stupid.