ESPNSucks2k5
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Post by ESPNSucks2k5 on Sept 6, 2004 16:23:08 GMT -5
The RNC/DNC all boring. The Conventions really don't matter anymore and their not good for the cities that hold them.
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Sept 6, 2004 16:40:51 GMT -5
I actually fell asleep during Bush's speech. Add up the security costs and traffic and these conventions are not worth it.
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 6, 2004 17:48:20 GMT -5
Their born into a home without a father. I think the stat is skewed a bit because it makes it appear as if all the kids are being raised by the mother alone. It doesn't take into account that a lot of folks lived together, had kids, and never got married. Also, a lot of parents were never married, but the fathers are still part of the child-rearing process. But that percentage that I mentioned is not enough. The percentage of kids in the Black community whose father don't play a role in the kid's life is still way too high...
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Post by ESPNSucks2k5 on Sept 6, 2004 17:52:13 GMT -5
When I lived in Miami you better believe that stat. The only black guys I saw were the Dolphins.
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Post by tigerbait99 on Sept 6, 2004 18:06:58 GMT -5
That's a muthaphuckin lie!!! We're talking about No Child Left Behind!!! What other topic were we talking about? I talked about how shitty the Republican party has been to Black people, but that's nothing new. The question is, "Is the Republican party directly responsible for the increase in minority test scores?" That's a simple question...Michael Steele and the President claim that they are...is that the truth? The republican party freed the slaves, and we innitiated the civil rights movement. Now you say we have done nothing for african americans. Come on DeeCee at least make some truthful statements instead of bashing the republicans.
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ESPNSucks2k5
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Post by ESPNSucks2k5 on Sept 6, 2004 18:09:29 GMT -5
How, going back to Ab to find Minority support....
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Post by wordjockey on Sept 6, 2004 19:29:19 GMT -5
The republican party freed the slaves, and we innitiated the civil rights movement. Just wondering, when and who in the GOP started the Civil Rights movement? I want to read up on that. Give me some books or articles where I can catch up.
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Sept 6, 2004 19:32:47 GMT -5
Jockey Just Kicked Ass.
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 8, 2004 15:27:35 GMT -5
The republican party freed the slaves, and we innitiated the civil rights movement. Now you say we have done nothing for african americans. Come on DeeCee at least make some truthful statements instead of bashing the republicans. Why did the Republicans free the slaves?
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Post by Bill4KU on Sept 8, 2004 15:36:35 GMT -5
Hi deecee. Don't know why they freed the slaves, but it was a pretty good idea. How ya been?? I don't know if you can give one party credit more than the other as over the years both parties have changed what they once stood for.
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Post by txheel98 on Sept 8, 2004 16:43:02 GMT -5
Know what else the republicans did? Impose the income tax
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Post by Bill4KU on Sept 8, 2004 16:52:44 GMT -5
Know what else the republicans did? Impose the income tax see below: income tax law: an overview In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It empowered Congress to tax "incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration." The Internal Revenue Code is today embodied as Title 26 of the United States Code (26 U.S.C.) and is a lineal descendant of the income tax act passed in 1913, following ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment. While some states do not have an income tax (Nevada), all residents and all citizens of the United States are subject to the federal income tax. Not everyone, however, must file a return. The requirements for filing are found in 26 U.S.C. 6011. As the largest contributor, its purpose is to generate revenue for the federal budget. In 1985 for example, the government collected over $450 billion in income tax from a total of $742 billion in total internal revenue receipts. The funds collected are essential for the shaping and preservation of a free market economy. Some terms are essential in understanding income tax law. "Gross income" can be generaly defined as "all income from whatever source derived;" a more complete definition is found in 26 U.S.C. 61. Other important definitions like "taxable income" and "adjusted gross income" can also be found in Chapter I of Title 26. These terms are not fixed nor should anyone be confident in understanding their true meaning after a cursory reading because their imputed definitions change with time. The Supreme Court, through case law, demonstrates the changing meaning of taxable income. Individuals are not the only ones required to file income tax returns. Corporations do as well. While they are subject to may of the same rles as are individual taxpayers, they are also covered by an intricate body of rules addressed to the peculiar problems of corporations. " Now, I understand that an amendment has to be ratified by states and it happens over time. Don't see how you can hang this on the republicans. It appears we were all in it togather.
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Sept 8, 2004 16:53:16 GMT -5
The two parties have both changed a lot.
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Post by txheel98 on Sept 8, 2004 17:01:04 GMT -5
I was trying to point out that Republicans did things that were unpopular. I realize the Lincoln used the income tax as a means to finance the expenses needed to fight the civil war. Duties on imports were hurting the merchantilists in the NE. I just find it ironic that the party that opposes tax increases actually authored the amendment to originally impose it! It's odd how things come full circle! I was also using a little hyperbole to demonstrate how preposterous it was to think that Republicans actually freed the slaves it was the abolitionists that freed them!
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Post by txheel98 on Sept 8, 2004 17:04:04 GMT -5
Couple of more cyclical ironies. In the 1860s, one could argue that the more liberal party were the Republicans while the more conservative party was the democrats. The Republicans popular base was in the NE while the democrats base was in the south. My how times have totally changed things!
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