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That's awesome that you sub that many days. I understand that finding qualified subs can be difficult in many districts (one of my closest friends is a principal). Since it sounds like you really do miss the students and the job, can you not return to teaching full-time? Assuming you wanted to do so?

Cool. Thanks for clarifying.

Where did you come to the conclusion that cops abuse their power quite often? I would agree that it happens, but I don't think I would agree with quite often.

Well played. :thumb:

Fair enough. I actually consider myself an optimist in many areas. However, government efficiency is not really one of those areas.

Because they have done such an efficient job so far, right?

Do you think they are describing legal or illegal immigrants in that description?

I think that would depend largely on what type of business you are running. I can think of a couple examples where 20% profit would not seem that great. JMO

Would you care to enlighten me on the bolded?

I'm am not talking about income tax, I am referring to the wealth tax reference you made in post #12. In my hypothetical scenario, the money is producing no income. It is simply sitting in a retirement or checking account. If that is the case, should I owe more in taxes than the other person since I have more wealth? I am not suggesting that a business should not pay taxes, I am merely looking for an answer to the hypothetical scenario I posed. Two guys make the same amount of money over their lives, and one ends up with more wealth than the other. Should the wealthier person pay more in taxes because he has more wealth even though their incomes have been identical their entire lives?

Okay, let's say the person that ended up with less money blew all of his money gambling or drugs or something along that nature. Would I still owe more in taxes in your opinion since I would have a greater net worth? Just trying to clarify.

So, if myself and another person work the exact same job for the same pay over 30 years, but I save a decent percentage of my money and invest it and it grows, and the other person blows all of his money and I end up with more wealth than him I should pay more in taxes in your opinion? Simply because I have more wealth? Just trying to clarify your stance. Thanks.

I can absolutely agree with that. I am just saying that over the years prior to the 2008 primaries, I would consider McCain a moderate (based on his voting record which is what should be considered when categorizing a candidate imo). Would you consider anyone else in the 2008 primary (on either side) more moderate than McCain other than maybe Giuliani (sp?)?

I can agree with the Palin selection as not moderate, but outside of that I would have to say that McCain has been very moderate over the years. Do you disagree with that?

So should we feel lucky to have such fine politicians as Mr. Williams to protect us from ourselves?

Just to clarify, how much profit can my company make before we are considered greedy?

I would think that labor cost is the main reason behind the sending of jobs overseas. Jmo.

Thanks!

What is the average teacher salary in KY and how many days do they work? Not trying to start anything negative just wondering?

I don't follow state politics very closely, but I have never heard anyone saying anything good about David Williams. Surely he has to have some positive aspects that allow him to be re-elected year after year, and in a position of power in the Senate? Can anyone enlighten me?

I think I see where you are coming from. However, I would take a stalemate over the amount of spending and borrowing that has gone on over the past 10 years. Maybe the federal government doing less versus more could be a good thing?

What exactly is so sad about that?

After a quick search, it appears that the first quote was from August of 2009 and the 2nd and 3rd quotes were from last month. FYI.

Kudos to you for even thinking about investing at such a young age. I would first make sure you have a firm safety net (at least 3-6 months worth of income) set up before beginning to invest, especially if you are planning on getting into individual stocks. This can even be kept in a money market account where it will at least draw some interest. I started sleeping a lot easier with my investments after I put this in place. JMO After that, I would speak with several people about your investment options. I have had great experiences when I have called 5 or more different brokers/managers to discuss my options. You can usually pick up pretty quickly on who is going to have an active role in your investments, and who will simply plug in your purchases and collect fees. I would also highly recommend reading as many personal finance books and articles that you can get your hands on. Good luck.

You are surely not serious on this are you?