(04-10-2012 03:26 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  We're all rich compared to RobertN...

Damn it. CP has me beat by a few hundred dollars so I guess you might be right.

Age - 35
Race - White as snow
Class - Dirt poor until I finish school and reenter the work force. (until then, thanks everyone for the Post 9/11 GI Bill)
Selfish - Right now, you bet your ass I am. I am not giving my ramen noodles to anyone.
Boomer - Nope
Religious - Atheist
Politics - I tend to lean toward the left
Married-Well, technically. My wife and I have been separated for more than a year, but are still legally married and no paperwork has been filed.
Kids-1

Good day to all :)

I'm one pf the newest member of this site :)

I am Brian Tisdale :)

Hoping we can be friends :)

minimicro Wrote:Obviously the vast majority on here are ideologically conservative, and from what I gather, from the largest most reliable GOP demographic---old, white rich selfish Boomers who trust the GOP to keep their taxes low. Others have religious reasons, which again means arguing with them is pointless.

Why would that be the "vast majority" demographic of a college basketball message board.

I am conservative, old, white (might be mulatto, it's chic), rich, in more ways than money, BBoomer.

(04-10-2012 08:16 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Selfish - No, donate $$$ to St. Jude childrens hospital and time to serve legal needs of poor people and agitate to raise taxes on myself because I'm a liberhero

So stealing other people's money is now conisdiered "charity"?

41, white, conservative, Christian. Combined annual income with Mrs. NG about $75,000-$80,000. We both do a lot of pro-bono work. Me as a lawyer, Mrs. NG in the health care industry.

(04-11-2012 06:58 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 08:16 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Selfish - No, donate $$$ to St. Jude childrens hospital and time to serve legal needs of poor people and agitate to raise taxes on myself because I'm a liberhero

So stealing other people's money is now conisdiered "charity"?

Should be worth pointing out that Maxi Pad considers "agitating" to raise his taxes charity, yet he could actually stroke a check for the amount he feels he's being undertaxed and give it to the government.

How interesting he doesn't choose to do that.

Age: 39
Race: Fairly pinkish, more brown in the summer
Class: Very little... Solidly middle by income, living slightly more modestly by choice
Selfish: Donate a fair amount to local animal shelter, church, and other causes. Volunteer at animal shelter every Saturday and am a board member as well. Uncaring righty, I suppose...
Boomer: Nope
Religious: catholic, with a lower case c. Every Sunday.
Politics: Fiscally conservative, strict Constitutionalist. Socially, I have strong opinions on what I think is best, but I believe in live and let live and not forcing that on others. Strongly anti-abortion, and anti-death penalty though.
Married: Yes.
Kids: No. Two dogs (one Stafordshire Terrier and one Viszla mix) and two cats
If I were a tree, what tree would I be?: Box Elder (soft wood, fairly weedy, and not very useful :) )

(04-10-2012 10:09 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 03:23 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  So it appears we have 1 boomer and only one rich.

What do you know, Max was wrong again.

I'm shocked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias

Virtually everyone though here pays taxes and therefore benefits financially (at least directly) from the Norquist controlled antitax GOP. They may not consider that selfish and maybe it isn't but it does play into the bias I mentioned earlier.

Yes I think it's charitable to raise taxes ("steal") on the rich a few percentage points to distribute to the needy. As I've said on here, if the market and private giving could take care of them without gov't intervention I'd be all for it, but history shows that isn't the case.

Yes I am awesome.

So we have little or no diversity in race on this board...that's disappointing.

(04-11-2012 09:03 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Virtually everyone though here pays taxes and therefore benefits financially (at least directly) from the Norquist controlled antitax GOP. They may not consider that selfish and maybe it isn't but it does play into the bias I mentioned earlier.

You were very specific about the demographics of this board and what you said they were. You were wrong. I realize it's your MO to now try and deflect from being wrong. But let's not lose sight of the fact that you were, again, wrong.

Quote:Yes I think it's charitable to raise taxes ("steal") on the rich a few percentage points to distribute to the needy. As I've said on here, if the market and private giving could take care of them without gov't intervention I'd be all for it, but history shows that isn't the case.

Yes, we're well aware of your belief that people can't be trusted with their own money. It's funny to me that you want the government to compel everyone, including you, to pay more, but you won't pay more on your own. Hypocrite.

Quote:Yes I am an awesome d0uche.

FIFY.

(04-11-2012 09:04 AM)TampaKnight Wrote:  So we have little or no diversity in race on this board...that's disappointing.

My wife is a minority (sort of) and my kids are "other" until lord forbid they do something wrong then they are white-other

(04-10-2012 11:38 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 11:17 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 11:03 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 10:48 PM)RaiderATO Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 08:01 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  What do you play the music after you're done?

Not sure what you're asking, but I teach mostly 5-12th graders music production basics (music theory wrapped in hip-hop tracks) along with recording them. I record anything from violin audition tapes, rap mix tapes, guitar performances, and poetry readings. I also run the sound for their live performances.

Can a 5th grader grasp theory?

There are parts of the world where 10 yo's help feed the family...

I guess it would be possible but I would think that the cognitive level would need to be at least on Algebra II levels.



Dang, I just looked at what could count as theory. Very, very basic stuff isn't hard.

I was just going to point that out...

I could explain particle wave theory to my 6yo daughter, enough for her to grasp the basics of how it works.

Now I cant teach her how to do the complex math to *prove* it's correct.

Complex theory is like walking, you have to crawl first...

(04-11-2012 09:03 AM)Max Power Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 10:09 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 03:23 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  So it appears we have 1 boomer and only one rich.

What do you know, Max was wrong again.

I'm shocked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias

Virtually everyone though here pays taxes and therefore benefits financially (at least directly) from the Norquist controlled antitax GOP. They may not consider that selfish and maybe it isn't but it does play into the bias I mentioned earlier.

By that logic everyone who does not pay federal taxes (47% of the pop) yet gets the benefit of those taxes is also selfish right?

(04-11-2012 09:03 AM)Max Power Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 10:09 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(04-10-2012 03:23 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  So it appears we have 1 boomer and only one rich.

What do you know, Max was wrong again.

I'm shocked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias

Virtually everyone though here pays taxes and therefore benefits financially (at least directly) from the Norquist controlled antitax GOP. They may not consider that selfish and maybe it isn't but it does play into the bias I mentioned earlier.

1.) You're still wrong.

2.) The conservatives on this board still provide less demonstration of "selfishness" than the liberals.

3.) You haven't defined selfishness, so you're just dottering around trying to make it mean whatever happens to be convenient

Quote:Yes I think it's charitable to raise taxes ("steal") on the rich a few percentage points to distribute to the needy.

No you don't. Because those words are antithetical. Therefore you don't even have a grasp of the English language, let alone logic and more profound philosophical capabilities.

Quote: As I've said on here, if the market and private giving could take care of them without gov't intervention I'd be all for it, but history shows that isn't the case.

Once again, you're wrong.

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/ener...-ohio.html

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/powe...arket.html

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/wome...ellus.html

Quote:Yes I am awesome.

See the above point that you don't understand the English language.

(04-11-2012 07:12 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  41, white, conservative, Christian. Combined annual income with Mrs. NG about $75,000-$80,000. We both do a lot of pro-bono work. Me as a lawyer, Mrs. NG in the health care industry.

If I were you, I wouldn't let your righty friends know you are a lawyer.

(04-11-2012 09:48 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  By that logic everyone who does not pay federal taxes (47% of the pop) yet gets the benefit of those taxes is also selfish right?

If that's their only motivation, sure. But I have less of a problem of people who vote to keep food on the table, medical care and housing for them and their kids than the rich guy who votes to keep his taxes low so he can buy a couple more Rolls Royces this year or throw it on the pile.

And I don't think everyone who pays taxes and votes GOP is selfish. They may have other motivations.

(04-11-2012 10:26 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(04-11-2012 07:12 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  41, white, conservative, Christian. Combined annual income with Mrs. NG about $75,000-$80,000. We both do a lot of pro-bono work. Me as a lawyer, Mrs. NG in the health care industry.

If I were you, I wouldn't let your righty friends know you are a lawyer.

Righties like the lawyers who work for corporations and rich clients, to help the rich get richer.

Age - 67
Race - Caucasian female
Class - comfortable in retirement thanks to excellent planning
Selfish - give generously to those truly in need who cannot help themselves
Religion - agnostic Catholic
Politics - libertarian (please note the small "l")
"Those are governed best who are governed least." T. Jefferson
Family - married 41 years 1 daughter

(04-11-2012 09:54 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  1.) You're still wrong.

2.) The conservatives on this board still provide less demonstration of "selfishness" than the liberals.

3.) You haven't defined selfishness, so you're just dottering around trying to make it mean whatever happens to be convenient

1.) Nuh uh.

2.) If they're selfish they're smart enough not to "demonstrate" it

3.) Selfishness--having plenty and voting yourself tax breaks while people in this country don't have basic food, medical care and shelter

Quote:No you don't. Because those words are antithetical. Therefore you don't even have a grasp of the English language, let alone logic and more profound philosophical capabilities.

Charitable and steal are antithetical? First of all, I don't consider it stealing at all (I was quoting you) because any rise in taxes is voted on by their elected representatives. Second, it's charitable for us as a society to play Robin Hood to distribute to the needy after taking from those with the means to take care of them.

Quote:Once again, you're wrong.

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/ener...-ohio.html

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/powe...arket.html

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/04/wome...ellus.html

I'm not watching your videos. I demand you summarize them.

Local governments here and in Britain had to step in centuries ago to set up shelters for the poor because the private sector wasn't charitable enough.

Quote:See the above point that you don't understand the English language.

Wrong.