gwalchmai Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 So I'm on our little county vent page and a lady asked if school lunches were free to all kids. Someone asked who pays for them and I offered "the taxpayers". I was immediately corrected by not one but two posters (who worked in "the system") who explained that the lunch program is NOT paid for by the taxpayers but rather by a federal grant. 3 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 "Who pays for your free phone?" "Obama." "Where does he get the money?" "I don't know." (I actually heard that once) 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I think there is a YouTube video of that. Obama phones and free Obama money. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 an actual conversation i had with someone. Her: you don't pay for the potholes being fixed. Me: my Property taxes are supposed to pay for that. Her: no they don't! Me: no,apparently they don't thats why theres a huge hole still there. Her: no,the city pays for that to be fixed! Me: 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 You did ask both posters were the federal grants came from, right? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 These are the same stupid people that say that Socialized Medicine is free. Too many idiots in this world. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Any guesses as to which party they might vote for? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, janice6 said: These are the same stupid people that say that Socialized Medicine is free. Too many idiots in this world. If you think college is expensive now, wait until it's free! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Huaco Kid said: If you think college is expensive now, wait until it's free! Yes. That too. It's like when a prescription is expensive. No one cares if it is paid for by insurance. When something is paid for by the government or an insurance company the money comes straight out of our pockets in premiums. Besides the fact that "we" are paying for it, many still don't understand that as long as the price is not negotiated, it will continue to increase since both sources are seen to have bottomless pockets and there is no interest in containing prices. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 So I'm on our little county vent page and a lady asked if school lunches were free to all kids. Someone asked who pays for them and I offered "the taxpayers". I was immediately corrected by not one but two posters (who worked in "the system") who explained that the lunch program is NOT paid for by the taxpayers but rather by a federal grant. Well... with the Feds spending four dollars for every three they collect in taxes they are somewhat correct. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 These are the same stupid people that say that Socialized Medicine is free. Too many idiots in this world.Products of the highly successful federalized education system where they got all those “free” lunches. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 1:54 PM, Huaco Kid said: "Who pays for your free phone?" "Obama." "Where does he get the money?" "I don't know." (I actually heard that once) I heard that with excitement for free Obama money. What they failed to realized is Obama meant himself through cartels and their/his connection to Iran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 A science fiction writer, whose name I can’t recall at the moment, suggested that voting booths be self locking/unlocking. The prospective voter enters, the door locks, and a basic quadratic equation submitted for solution. Solve it, a ballot appears. Vote as desired, press the finished button, the ballot is saved and the door unlocks. Fail to solve the equation, the prospective voter is vaporized and the door opens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, railfancwb said: A science fiction writer, whose name I can’t recall at the moment, suggested that voting booths be self locking/unlocking. The prospective voter enters, the door locks, and a basic quadratic equation submitted for solution. Solve it, a ballot appears. Vote as desired, press the finished button, the ballot is saved and the door unlocks. Fail to solve the equation, the prospective voter is vaporized and the door opens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Doesn't everyone know the general solution to a quadratic equation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 They'll just raise that danged device grafted to their hand and ask Alexa. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, railfancwb said: A science fiction writer, whose name I can’t recall at the moment, suggested that voting booths be self locking/unlocking. The prospective voter enters, the door locks, and a basic quadratic equation submitted for solution. Solve it, a ballot appears. Vote as desired, press the finished button, the ballot is saved and the door unlocks. Fail to solve the equation, the prospective voter is vaporized and the door opens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I can't say for sure, but if it wasn't Bob Heinlein it sure missed a good chance to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I can't say for sure, but if it wasn't Bob Heinlein it sure missed a good chance to be. I think it was Heinlein...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 That's like the floor debate I listened to about raising property taxes and it was pointed out that landlords would pass the increase to the tenants. One elected super genius proposed that to offset the increase the state would allocate half of the money raised to more rent aid for tenants. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Just now, Fog said: That's like the floor debate I listened to about raising property taxes and it was pointed out that landlords would pass the increase to the tenants. One elected super genius proposed that to offset the increase the state would allocate half of the money raised to more rent aid for tenants. Many times you wonder how politicians find their own butt with only two hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Many times you wonder how politicians find their own butt with only two hands.They have assistants for that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Big debate locally this spring about increasing the impact tax - collected to increase school space, sewer processing capacity, etc - to reflect the impact construction of new residential space WILL have on the need to increase those facilities. Not surprisingly, real estate and construction firms opposed it and were successful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Big debate locally this spring about increasing the impact tax - collected to increase school space, sewer processing capacity, etc - to reflect the impact construction of new residential space WILL have on the need to increase those facilities. Not surprisingly, real estate and construction firms opposed it and were successful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Well. many people involved will find out the *hit floats when it effects them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 For a good number of years the county politicians tried to get a wheel tax in place. A referendum was required to add one, and it has been consistently defeated. Alternate was a property tax increase which could be done by the politicians acting alone. This is a rural county. So not surprising that the large land owners pushed for the wheel tax. Didn’t matter to me from a cost standpoint, as my tax increase would be about the same. I did not want a wheel tax though, as I didn’t want another hand in my pocket. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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