Now that the IRS took all my boat "cool mods" money away...

I learned what made the red man red.
 
wvsundancer said:
Saw a cool picture of a guy in a food kitchen line taking a picture of Mrs. President while she was serving food with his I-Phone - service cost $90.00 per month but the guy was getting his free dinner
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We know nothing other than what the pic shows but what is that?

http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/06/michelle_obama_and_the_soup_ki.html
Hot Topics, The Working Life »
Michelle Obama and the soup kitchen cell phone guy: The danger of assumptions
By NJ Voices Guest Blogger/For NJ.com
June 24, 2009, 6:07PM
Associated PressPhotos of a man taking a cell phone photo of Michelle Obama while she served food at a soup kitchen have been circulating around the world.
There's a photo making the rounds via email. Unlike countless other images that have gone viral, it's not a photoshopped image creating an alien or juxtaposing people or objects that never stood together. Instead, it's a photo that invites a specific interpretation.
The picture shows Michelle Obama, back in March, serving clients at a Washington, D.C., soup kitchen. A man is snapping her picture with a cell phone, and she's giving him a big smile. It's a picture that ran in thousands of news outlets, in print and online. Someone has added the following commentary as if it were based on fact, and hurled it into cyberspace:
Recently Michelle Obama went to serve food to the homeless at a government funded soup kitchen.
Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0.00
Having Michelle Obama serve you your soup: $0.00
Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving a government funded meal while taking a picture of the first lady using his $500 Blackberry cell phone and $100.00 per month cellular service: Priceless.

Snopes.com, the go-to website for validating or squashing rumors, states the obvious: We know nothing from the picture itself, who the man is, where he got the cellphone, if it's his or someone else's.
Is he a volunteer, a citizen who walked in out of hardship, or just to see Michelle Obama? Many people opt for a cell phone these days, instead of a landline, because it's cheaper, and there are a variety of calling plans--even for a Blackberry.
And you may have heard, this recession is hitting the middle-class hard, with lay-offs across many industries. Soup kitchens and other social services have seen a rise in clients who were middle-class, many of whom no doubt own cell phones. And by the way, the soup kitchen in question isn't a government-funded program. It's run by a private, nonprofit organization.
Providing that kind of response however, misses the larger point. How you view the cellphone in the soup kitchen says a lot about your assumptions--about soup kitchens, the people they serve and perhaps even black people--the man with the cell phone is black. The unspoken question is: Are they the deserving poor? Or are they, you know, the other kind. This photo reminds us that what we "see" oftentimes has very little to do with what we actually "know."
 
Woody said:
We know nothing other than what the pic shows but what is that?

http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/06/michelle_obama_and_the_soup_ki.html
Hot Topics, The Working Life »
Michelle Obama and the soup kitchen cell phone guy: The danger of assumptions
By NJ Voices Guest Blogger/For NJ.com
June 24, 2009, 6:07PM
Associated PressPhotos of a man taking a cell phone photo of Michelle Obama while she served food at a soup kitchen have been circulating around the world.
There's a photo making the rounds via email. Unlike countless other images that have gone viral, it's not a photoshopped image creating an alien or juxtaposing people or objects that never stood together. Instead, it's a photo that invites a specific interpretation.
The picture shows Michelle Obama, back in March, serving clients at a Washington, D.C., soup kitchen. A man is snapping her picture with a cell phone, and she's giving him a big smile. It's a picture that ran in thousands of news outlets, in print and online. Someone has added the following commentary as if it were based on fact, and hurled it into cyberspace:
Recently Michelle Obama went to serve food to the homeless at a government funded soup kitchen.
Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0.00
Having Michelle Obama serve you your soup: $0.00
Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving a government funded meal while taking a picture of the first lady using his $500 Blackberry cell phone and $100.00 per month cellular service: Priceless.

Snopes.com, the go-to website for validating or squashing rumors, states the obvious: We know nothing from the picture itself, who the man is, where he got the cellphone, if it's his or someone else's.
Is he a volunteer, a citizen who walked in out of hardship, or just to see Michelle Obama? Many people opt for a cell phone these days, instead of a landline, because it's cheaper, and there are a variety of calling plans--even for a Blackberry.
And you may have heard, this recession is hitting the middle-class hard, with lay-offs across many industries. Soup kitchens and other social services have seen a rise in clients who were middle-class, many of whom no doubt own cell phones. And by the way, the soup kitchen in question isn't a government-funded program. It's run by a private, nonprofit organization.
Providing that kind of response however, misses the larger point. How you view the cellphone in the soup kitchen says a lot about your assumptions--about soup kitchens, the people they serve and perhaps even black people--the man with the cell phone is black. The unspoken question is: Are they the deserving poor? Or are they, you know, the other kind. This photo reminds us that what we "see" oftentimes has very little to do with what we actually "know."
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Horse sh!t. Is a "land line" a "right"? How about "no phone"? You gettin' free food in the soup kitchen line, ya better leave the bling home.

What we "know" is what is in the picture.

Menu looks pretty good to... better than my lunch today.
 
I didn't eat lunch today. I was too busy working and writing checks to the GOV.
 
Four Suns said:
Horse sh!t. Is a "land line" a "right"? How about "no phone"? You gettin' free food in the soup kitchen line, ya better leave the bling home.

What we "know" is what is in the picture.

Menu looks pretty good to... better than my lunch today.
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I didn't hear her ask for anything free.:huh: There are areas of this country that don't have good service. Her comments were made at a FCC sponsored event, the subject being improving this countrys infrastructure through the new Broad Band Plan.
 
Woody said:
I didn't hear her ask for anything free.:huh: There are areas of this country that don't have good service. Her comments were made at a FCC sponsored event, the subject being improving this countrys infrastructure through the new Broad Band Plan.
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Ummm... She was asking for "free"... listen again.

I like her $200 hair job... nice "highlights"....
 
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Woody said:
We know nothing other than what the pic shows but what is that?

http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/06/michelle_obama_and_the_soup_ki.html
Hot Topics, The Working Life »
Michelle Obama and the soup kitchen cell phone guy: The danger of assumptions
By NJ Voices Guest Blogger/For NJ.com
June 24, 2009, 6:07PM
Associated PressPhotos of a man taking a cell phone photo of Michelle Obama while she served food at a soup kitchen have been circulating around the world.
There's a photo making the rounds via email. Unlike countless other images that have gone viral, it's not a photoshopped image creating an alien or juxtaposing people or objects that never stood together. Instead, it's a photo that invites a specific interpretation.
The picture shows Michelle Obama, back in March, serving clients at a Washington, D.C., soup kitchen. A man is snapping her picture with a cell phone, and she's giving him a big smile. It's a picture that ran in thousands of news outlets, in print and online. Someone has added the following commentary as if it were based on fact, and hurled it into cyberspace:
Recently Michelle Obama went to serve food to the homeless at a government funded soup kitchen.
Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0.00
Having Michelle Obama serve you your soup: $0.00
Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving a government funded meal while taking a picture of the first lady using his $500 Blackberry cell phone and $100.00 per month cellular service: Priceless.

Snopes.com, the go-to website for validating or squashing rumors, states the obvious: We know nothing from the picture itself, who the man is, where he got the cellphone, if it's his or someone else's.
Is he a volunteer, a citizen who walked in out of hardship, or just to see Michelle Obama? Many people opt for a cell phone these days, instead of a landline, because it's cheaper, and there are a variety of calling plans--even for a Blackberry.
And you may have heard, this recession is hitting the middle-class hard, with lay-offs across many industries. Soup kitchens and other social services have seen a rise in clients who were middle-class, many of whom no doubt own cell phones. And by the way, the soup kitchen in question isn't a government-funded program. It's run by a private, nonprofit organization.
Providing that kind of response however, misses the larger point. How you view the cellphone in the soup kitchen says a lot about your assumptions--about soup kitchens, the people they serve and perhaps even black people--the man with the cell phone is black. The unspoken question is: Are they the deserving poor? Or are they, you know, the other kind. This photo reminds us that what we "see" oftentimes has very little to do with what we actually "know."
Click to expand...
Even though snopes said that we only know what is in the picture, the reason this picture works the way it does is because we all know of, or have seen the news of or read stories of people acting like this, with questionable priorities. For instance buying things well out of the range of anything they can afford(insert house, hd tv, cars, nails, etc, here), while crying to the press and others about how they don't have money to cover their bills. So, it's easy for us to believe exactly what is written below the photo.
 
With the average cable or satellite bill at $85/month many of which are in poor areas. We have free TV - it's called DTV. Over 10 billion dollars was spent on the transition. Now we want to auction TV spectrum to pay for healthcare. Auctioning off TV spectrum is not going to make folks iPhones any faster. It just gives more money to pay for healthcare. Honestly I am so irritated after mailing the checks today. If you want internet - drop something else in your bill list - such as cable. Who likes the cable company anyway.
 
Wait a minute, she's a member of an Indian Tribe. i don't think they even pay taxes to the US, yet they want the US to pay for free high speed internet????
 
The IRS took the equivalent of a new Boston Whaler 130 Super Sport from me this year. That after I already bought them a 150 Montauk. At least I dont have to buy them the Super Sport until May 15 due to the Massachusetts flooding extension.
 
I was able to find an address for her. I wrote my check to her instead of the IRS. I feel so bad for her precious little boy I felt compelled. I hope she can afford to buy her high speed internet now!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
Yep I'm 1/2 Cherokee Indian and I got money back this year. :smt038
Last year I paid a lot of dollars to the federal income tax . :smt021
 
Well our school (I'm a teacher) is very close to a local food bank and second hand Good Will type store and I can tell you the cars that are parked out front as they wait in line are very nice for about 50% of them. I also see them on cell phones (I know, a cell might be there only "land line")... But some are blackberries and others certainly look very very nice...

I can also state that our school is 66% student aid which means free or reduced lunch...I know of only one of my kids who does not own a cell phone. Until recently, they were mostly much better than mine... How do they do it?

I get very frustrated... I am glad I file single plus throw in a couple of hundred every month as my return was about $1000 less this year than last. If I filed married, I would owe a whole heck of a lot... never use to be that way...
 
The IRS clipped me twice for the business in the last 2 months, they "hacked" right into the checking account, didnt even ask. Ive came to the realization that the 2 things are for sure....dying and paying taxes. needless to say, for the first time ever, Social Security paid out more than it took in. Is the fuse near the end????
 
320Bob said:
I hate paying taxes to the "Great Wealth Spreader" as much as the next guy but let's face it, getting to deduct interest on our boat loans, although legal, is a bit of "wealthfare." Mind you, I am pleased and proud to take advantage of it. So think of some cool mods you can pay for with the 30-33 cents on the dollar you are saving with this one and it adds a little bit of joy to this saddest day of the year.
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I would agree with you except: I lost 80% of my second home mortgage interest deduction to f'n AMT because we're rich.

I am considering getting divorced for tax purposes, it is starting to make sense. But I do feel bad, because when it's all said and done we only gave up about 33% of our income to taxes, which isn't nearly enough, right Barack? I'm sure I get way more benefit from the govt. then I pay in taxes, right?
 
You all think you "only" give up 33% of your income to taxes? Smarten up. Add in the SS, Medicare, state, and local taxes, then your excise tax, property tax, and sales tax. You are well above 50%. You pay as much as the Swiss, but get only a fraction of the services. You're kids going to college for free? Sorry to hear you think that you only pay 33%.
 
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