bustaheims
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Seriously, we're basically a week away from the US government and many government agencies being so bogged down in lawsuits that it won't be able to function. And, considering the people in charge, that's a good thing.
Idiocracy
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WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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herman said:
Thanks for the thought herman, I'll shoot you a pm at some point.
LuncheonMeat
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I'm going to continue to tough it out in Seattle, with the hope that the NHL will arrive before the world explodes.
bustaheims
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L K said:
It's crazy. We're going from witnessing one of the most eloquent Presidents in American history, to quite probably the least eloquent.
It's really too bad he didn't run. (I mean Biden of course)
hockeyfan1
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President Obama's farewell speech to the nation Wednesday night was moving as he touched on several points, none the more when he referenced a tribute to his wife Michelle, and his two daughters, Sasha (who did not attend) & Malia (who was present. Not a dry eye in the house. His tribute as he referenced VP Joe Biden & his wife was touching.
Grace, style, compassion, empathy, and so much more is what the Obama's brought to the White House. And, for the first time since time can remember, a scandal-free marriage.
Proudly in service for you America. Wow.
Grace, style, compassion, empathy, and so much more is what the Obama's brought to the White House. And, for the first time since time can remember, a scandal-free marriage.
Proudly in service for you America. Wow.
hockeyfan1
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Nik the Trik said:
Don't worry you two, time's memory is just fine.
Whether the Obama's have a carefully crafted image of a lovey-dovey homey and close-knit family, or whether it is true that they've emerged with a stronger bond than ever (not without marital disagreements), we'll never really know at least for the time being.
As for the Bushes, they seemed fine save for some issues with their daughters. Again, did it stop there?
Here are two (older) articles that dealt with some of the above. Remember when the Enquired was correct in telling it like it was about John Edwards?
http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/george-w-bush-condoleezza-rice-affair-author-ronnie-seaton-tell-all-book-sir-white-house-chef
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2541580/Is-Obama-marriage-rocks-Ugly-fights-selfie-Even-Presidential-affair-Astonishing-claims-emerge.html
People will say anything, but then, there's always so much going on in a politician's life, or life beyond a political marriage. Who knows.
hockeyfan1
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The Republican-proposed BAT out of hell: Serious implications for Canada or not...
When it comes to trade, President-elect Donald Trump does not seem all that concerned about Canada. That doesn?t mean Canadian exporters should not be concerned about him.
...a revolutionary Republican tax proposal could damage Canada more than any other nation on earth.
It is called the Border Adjusted Tax (or BAT). It would mean American companies could no longer write-off the cost of imported goods. Only the costs of American-produced goods would be deductible. To simplify, a gift store in Maine buys a bottle of Quebec maple syrup for $1 and sells it for $3. Under the status quo, the store can write off the dollar spent buying the Canadian product, so it would pay business tax only on the remaining $2 in profit. Under the BAT, the company could not write-off goods from abroad, so it would pay corporate tax on all $3, even though it only made a profit of $2.
If the retailer bought the maple syrup from an American sugar bush, on the other hand, it could deduct the cost. For the cabane ? sucre in Quebec to compete, it would need to sell its syrup at a big enough discount to compensate for the tax advantage its American competitors would enjoy.
All other things equal, that discount would be around 15 per cent, because that is the business tax rate Trump says he will establish.
Unfortunately, we are not just talking about maple syrup. Canada exported almost $400 billion in goods to the U.S. in 2015, which works out to almost a fifth of our gross domestic product.
The BAT has the backing of two congressmen with the power to do something about it: House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady.
President-elect Trump has not stated a definitive position on it, but it lines up perfectly with his plan to cut imports and boost domestic production. With Republican domination in the House, Senate, and Oval Office, there is a real chance it will happen.
More:
http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/pierre-poilievre-trump-could-be-about-to-take-a-bat-to-canadian-jobs
When it comes to trade, President-elect Donald Trump does not seem all that concerned about Canada. That doesn?t mean Canadian exporters should not be concerned about him.
...a revolutionary Republican tax proposal could damage Canada more than any other nation on earth.
It is called the Border Adjusted Tax (or BAT). It would mean American companies could no longer write-off the cost of imported goods. Only the costs of American-produced goods would be deductible. To simplify, a gift store in Maine buys a bottle of Quebec maple syrup for $1 and sells it for $3. Under the status quo, the store can write off the dollar spent buying the Canadian product, so it would pay business tax only on the remaining $2 in profit. Under the BAT, the company could not write-off goods from abroad, so it would pay corporate tax on all $3, even though it only made a profit of $2.
If the retailer bought the maple syrup from an American sugar bush, on the other hand, it could deduct the cost. For the cabane ? sucre in Quebec to compete, it would need to sell its syrup at a big enough discount to compensate for the tax advantage its American competitors would enjoy.
All other things equal, that discount would be around 15 per cent, because that is the business tax rate Trump says he will establish.
Unfortunately, we are not just talking about maple syrup. Canada exported almost $400 billion in goods to the U.S. in 2015, which works out to almost a fifth of our gross domestic product.
The BAT has the backing of two congressmen with the power to do something about it: House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady.
President-elect Trump has not stated a definitive position on it, but it lines up perfectly with his plan to cut imports and boost domestic production. With Republican domination in the House, Senate, and Oval Office, there is a real chance it will happen.
More:
http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/pierre-poilievre-trump-could-be-about-to-take-a-bat-to-canadian-jobs
Kin
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hockeyfan1 said:
Ug dech jethick fut zo dinclodifrupp chupid laxamfricks eb up efvieusrupp claxazupp dolsen. Ovolytimo Pum loaxad axanythick ug drito vupp DiQ wreps ton deinks hist chirr roaxavos vo axafuk eno whuctlow axahoaxad eb ug.
Haxat nud velo, zo waxaupp ug drito axas dib wo wolo up axaudionco laxathol zaxan doepro ug axalo din pit iscussien um dis efnexieus pi weurd fo ovon dib haxat ug dreto waxasniz dinaxano, maxapid pi se cristo-lighton zo oditel eb Loaxadol nud Igoch weurd wrep poaxad en zo spet axabtol quich pit bod sonkoncos.
hockeyfan1
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Nik the Trik said:
Ug axalo jethick fut up axallegaxank, axacolfic, pioco eb kaxalfaxago he nud flaxain joods te fo axadjuchow. As baxal axas Pum'v cencolnow, ug whaxavo dinsurtow ceunkropt doepro en zis feaxald pi dib Pum wolo din staxalgo wholo, Pum'd whaxavo zlewn ug lidd uk
Pum axam jethick eb haxat ug saxaupp Pum axam. Dit sooms te vo zaxat dit dis dimpessifro te whaxavo pit cenvolsaxatien, el welso chirr, te dinitiaxato pi dech pit loprupp, dinnecueus axas dit dis, withuk ug joaxactolthaxar stowick pi spittick doepro uk, se te spoaxak.
Peniz ug daxalo plebopt te fo whoaxad pi skeurdols axafevo axanyeno, focaxauso dib ug wolo zo gict eb dolsen he eno caxan axandui ox onjeupp pit dech um, ovon pit sirrupp eno, ug weukd jet fo lospectick din sust up uc wur waxaupp.
P.S. Zis dis suppesow te fo pit 'bun' feaxald. Unbeltunaxatorupp, yeep plosonco caxan fo posclifow axas putlid axat timos.
Kled an el fogeno!
louisstamos
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