My Opinion on the GOP Loss

Re: Senator Lincoln Chafee's take

Why should anyone listen to a loser?

 

It also makes the tax you pay extremely transparent. Does anyone really know exactly how much they paid in taxes last year? There is a number on your tax return, sure, but you've also paid imbeded taxes in the products and services you've purchased that you could never account for.

Also, when politicians would raise taxes, everyone would know it - even if they didn't pay attention to the news, they would see it at the checkout counter. There is no way to hide a tax that is completely visible. More as a side benefit, this would make increased spending more difficult - or at least there would be more accountability - as there would need to be a good reason for raising the tax.

The amount of power that would be taken from the government when the FairTax is passed would be monumental - like Stone Cold said, it would be revolutionary. Taxes should be collected for the sole purpose of running government - not as a tool to exert power.

No tax system is perfect, but, IMO - for what it's worth, the FairTax is far better than an income tax system could ever be.

 

Hey,

I thought this thread was about music. Well, anyway, here's 5 I thought of that I have played over and over and over back in the day, including a rather obscure selection or two:

Pink Floyd -- Dark Side of the Moon
Santana -- Moonflower
The Beatles -- Abbey Road
The Who -- Who's Next
The Alan Parson's Project -- Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Snuff

 

Good list (I would have chosen "Best of Santana", though).

 

For compilations here are my top 5
Billie Holiday - The Decca Collection
Taj Mahal - The best of
B52's - Nude on the moon
Talking Heads - Sand in the Vasciline
Santana - Dance of the Rainbow
and already mentioned but a fav - The Clash - London Calling

 

Actually the majority of mine are on vinyl (except Billie and the Clash) and purchased the best of's for car and iPod use. Found that I am just to lazy to go into my office and spin the vinyl and have not went through the effort to rip the vinyl yet (don't even want to think of how many Gigs that would take). :wink:

 

Actually "Best of..." albums are a lazy man's way of creating mix tapes.

 

Did not consider it a negative comment at all. Just that my 6am flight has been pushed back to 11:15 and the Gulfport-Biloxi airport is nothing but drywall right now. If it wasn't for the free wireless I would be climbing that drywall.

 

Actually, I was leaving off "best of.." albums, but I still would have picked Moonflower. Double set, with about 1/2 being live recordings. Carlos goes up about 3 or 4 notches when he performs live. And the studio tracks on that one, wow. Send me off to a deserted island with Moonflower and something to play it on, and I'll be happy until i starve to death.

 

I thought we were doing rock & roll. I have another list if you want to do jazz:

Miles Davis -- Kind of Blue
Dave Brubeck Quartet --25th Anniversary Reunion
Weather Report -- Heavy Weather
Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia, John McGlaughlin -- Friday Night in San Francisco
Chik Corea -- Friends

BTW, I liked your list
Snuff

 

Not bad, sneak a little Miles in there and I would be set for a long time.

 

If we are talking rock my 5 favs are:

1 Back In Black, AC/DC...The Best R&R record, EVER!

2. Metallica, Master of Puppets

3. Judas Priest, British Steel

4. Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast

5. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath