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[quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”imxploring”][quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”kwhite1″]
There is nothing to worry about, the IRS is running Obamacare, I am positive they (IRS) know exactly how to run Obamacare with the least financial impact on you as possible.[/quote]Actually it’s the Department of Health and Human Services that will be administering Obamacare, the only role the IRS will play is determining whether or not you have healthcare from your tax return and assessing the penalty if you don’t. But something tells me that isn’t going to reassure you very much.[/quote]
Well, that changes everything!! I feel very confident about it now (sarcasm off now).
Only the person that was in charge of the IRS targeting conservative groups at the time is in charge of the IRS part in Obamacare.
Help me understand that why someone living OUTSIDE of the US is required to maintain Obamacare mandadted insurance when they are not in the US to use it? It could not be possibly tied to the potential tax/penanlty could it?[/quote]
Of course they had to involve the IRS in running (enforcing) Obamacare…. it’s the government agency that people fear most and has the ability to make you penniless! They can take money right from your bank account if they choose to.
They’re already using the “tax” code as a backdoor welfare program for a good precentage of Obama supporters (ie The “earned” income credit)…. so why not![/quote]
And that my friend is very scary….they have the ability and power to make you penniless within seconds. I don’t anyone should be allowed that much power.[/quote]
Kwhite, here is a new word for you. “Dhimmitude”
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”jmcbuilder”]
It would be foolish to deny climate change. Any seventh grader should understand that. At some point you become a bore with volumes obvious data.
[/quote]Well then we appear to agree so I’m not sure where the anger you have exhibited is coming from. What is it that you are arguing with me about? I assume you now see that the notion that more intense storms and less rainfall are not in conflict with each other. You seemed doubtful about that earlier.
[quote=”jmcbuilder”]
My question is, how does the climate change affect Costa Rica?
[/quote]You have a computer and appear to know how to use it so why not pull up Google and type this in as a search term: how does climate change affect costa rica
[quote=”jmcbuilder”]
The liberal view that conservatives don’t believe in climate change is factually wrong and a dishonest charge. [/quote]Well once again I would recommend that use Google and this time put this in in the search box: climate change is a hoax
What will appear is millions of sites where right wing groups and individuals insist that the whole notion of climate change – let alone whether it was caused by man-made activity – is a myth and a scam. So while there may be some conservatives who acknowledge climate change is happening, a large contingent do not. These links are particularly informative on that point:
http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/04/poll-58-republicans-believe-gloabal-warming-hoax/
http://www.gallup.com/poll/107569/ClimateChange-Views-RepublicanDemocratic-Gaps-Expand.aspx
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/PoliticsGlobalWarming2011.pdf%5B/q
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”jmcbuilder”]
I find it ironic that because someone does not wish to lay all facts on the table, you find them simplistic.
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Why wouldn’t someone want to “lay all the facts on the table” as you put it? Isn’t having all the facts available necessary for others to come to a logical conclusion about the issue? If there are facts about this that you (apparently) possess and are unwilling to share, how do you expect to persuade others that you are right and they are wrong?The liberal view that conservative’s don’t believe in climate change is factually wrong and a dishonest charge. The question has always been how much does man contribute to climate change and how the data was collected. Good science should be able to support itself. Turning everything in to politics is boring.
[quote=”jmcbuilder”]
You act as if you are of a certain mentality that you and you alone have greater insight. Give me a break. In reality I find your explanation simplistic.
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Not at all. I claim no greater insight about this or any subject. And I am hardly alone in believing what the vast majority of experts on this subject have concluded. That is what we have experts for – to inform the rest of us as to the facts on an issue.I find it sad that those who deny climate change exists reject facts because they conflict with their opinions. If you have an opinion about something and the overwhelming body of evidence about the issue don’t support the opinion, it is a mark of a closed mind to insist that it is the facts that are wrong and not the opinion.
If someone believes that climate change means “it is getting hotter everywhere” and that any spell of cold weather disproves the theory that man-induced climate change is happening – that is a simplistic and erroneous view. What aspect of that do you disagree with?
Your earlier post where you seemed to think that less rainfall is in conflict with predictions about more intense weather is simplistic. It is possible to have both. Do you disagree with that? If so, why? Does it involve some of those secret facts that you can’t share with us?
To those who are actually [b]willing[/b] to learn more about how climate change will affect weather patterns and in particular, rainfall totals, see this link: http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/220901/nasa-global-rainfall-climate-change%5B/quote%5D
It would be foolish to deny climate change. Any seventh grader should understand that. At some point you become a bore with volumes obvious data.
My question is, how does the climate change affect Costa Rica? Does less rain mean fewer mosquito’s and healthier people? Prolonged bouts of less rain , do people forget and build in more dangerous places? What happens to ranchers and farmers? Roads? etc.
The liberal view that conservatives don’t believe in climate change is factually wrong and a dishonest charge. The question has always been how much man contributes to climate change and where the data comes from. Good science should be able to support itself. turning everything into politics is boring.
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”jmcbuilder”]
I thought that more hurricanes and intense storms were being predicted for the next decade? What has changed in the last couple of years?[/quote]More intense storms/hurricanes and less rainfall are not mutually exclusive. People have a mistaken (and rather simplistic) idea of what climate change means – it can mean less rainfall in some places and more in others. Overall, more warming translates to more energy stored as heat, and heat is what feeds hurricanes and severe storms. Warming can even cause another ice age, as is explained here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2003/nov/13/comment.research%5B/quote%5D
I find it ironic that because someone does not wish to lay all facts on the table, you find them simplistic. You act as if you are of a certain mentality that you and you alone have greater insight. Give me a break. In reality I find your explanation simplistic.
[quote=”pharg”][quote=”Scott”]Well it better start soon and it’s worth noting that last year’s rainfall was much lower than normal, right Tom? So even a 20% increase won’t bring it up to the usual rainfall…
I’ll try and get more data on that …
Scott
[/quote]The National Academy of Sciences summarizes models that predict a 10-20% reduction in precipitation throughout Central America in upcoming decades (p.23 in the Spanish version).
Spanish & English versions available at:[url=http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/more-resources-on-climate-change/climate-change-lines-of-evidence-booklet/]Nas-Sites.org[/url]
(…and hopefully I will be spared the ridiculous and paranoid mantra, that climate change is a vast international conspiracy among 10s of thousands of scientists to get more research grant money)
[/quote]Thanks Pharg. I guess the real question is, what does this mean to Costa Rica?
[quote=”pharg”][quote=”Scott”]Well it better start soon and it’s worth noting that last year’s rainfall was much lower than normal, right Tom? So even a 20% increase won’t bring it up to the usual rainfall…
I’ll try and get more data on that …
Scott
[/quote]The National Academy of Sciences summarizes models that predict a 10-20% reduction in precipitation throughout Central America in upcoming decades (p.23 in the Spanish version).
Spanish & English versions available at:[url=http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/more-resources-on-climate-change/climate-change-lines-of-evidence-booklet/]Nas-Sites.org[/url]
(…and hopefully I will be spared the ridiculous and paranoid mantra, that climate change is a vast international conspiracy among 10s of thousands of scientists to get more research grant money)
[/quote]I thought that more hurricanes and intense storms were being predicted for the next decade? What has changed in the last couple of years?
[quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”costaricafinca”]Do you really think that you are the first ex-pat to have ‘development ideas’ there? Thank goodness you are headed for Belize, then.[/quote]
I know I am far from the first expat to “develop ideas” there. Just the best one…..
Signed the Swashbuckler[/quote]
Hey swashbuckler, To give some credibility you need a record. One of my friends from Florida is a convicted pirate. When he was a kid, he jumped on some guy’s boat and drank all his booze.hahaha
Don’t give up on Costa Rica. It’s still the best I’ve seen.
Interesting story. Sounds like you have found some weak minded folks. If these people were the real deal you would not see it coming. We had a neighbor that worked at JFK New York, before moving to the Tahoe area. He and his wife moved 9 times in one year up until the hit man caught up with them ( this crime was never solved).
Many of my neighbors have personal protection including myself. There is a very small chance of ever having an intruder come into the house (a huge mistake)to do harm. I don’t carry a weapon but do have a concealed weapon permit. I think you should be self reliant and not depend on the police solely.
Dogs can be a good first line of defense but they can be shot or poisoned easily. There is a young man in the Santana area I met several years back working the night shift as a property guard. He and his dog were shot, fortunately he survived. If he had a gun instead of a dog things might have been different. He was shot when he discovered the thieves stealing his 125 motorcycle.
Better safe than sorry!!
Doing the nation’s business has a cost and this trip will cost plenty. I’m worried about what he is going to give away.
Kwhite, your share is higher than $.10. Only half of working taxpayers will contribute, and don’t forget about the interest on the borrowed money for the trip.
[quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”johnnyh”][quote=”critterhill”]kwhite, unless I overlooked it, you failed to mention:
estate tax
hospital district tax
3.8% tax on home salesI’m sure there are more taxes to add the list that we just can’t think of right now.
[/quoteYeah, leave it to each individual state to come out with a breathing tax, a pharting tax, in the name of protecting the environment, a walking tax for sidewalk repair, and a further talking tax for the additional oxygen depletion of the planet.[/quote]
I just heard of another new one today….”rain tax”, let that one steep for a minute. They are going to charge you a tax per sq foot of land that does not absorb rainwater, i.e. your house, driveway, parking lot, ect. Nice huh?[/quote]
That type of tax already exists in Lake Tahoe, although its not called a tax. My favorite tax is the view tax. Your property tax is based on whether your view is lake, mountain, or trees.
[quote=”DavidCMurray”][quote=”jmcbuilder”] People are still buying gold also.[/quote]
. . . the price of which has dropped lately to 2011 levels.
In the past day or two, Paul Krugman quoted Adam Smith on the value of gold. I’ll try to find the link.
[/quote]David, if you find the link shoot it to us. I would be interested. With gold I have never been able to get a handle on it.
Good job David.
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”jmcbuilder”]
Perhaps you can explain to me , that when the Fed buys it’s own bonds it basically increases its balance sheet with the good faith and credit of the government, meaning the taxpayer is on the hook. When banks go to the window for cheap money 0% or so and buy bonds from the government that pay 3% (when they should be loaning money to the public) isn’t that the taxpayer also?[/quote]The taxpayer is always on the hook for anything related to high finance these days. I wish it weren’t the case but the horse is out of the barn after the 2008 experience. Too Big to Fail is even more true now than it was 5 years ago. It is deplorable and I wish that weren’t the case, but it is.
[quote=”jmcbuilder”]
Because of all that printing I made under 1% on my money.[/quote]No matter where the Fed positions interest rates it will help some and hurt others. Low interest rates are great for borrowers abd bad for savers and high interest rates are vice versa. There is no way the Fed can act and please everyone.
[quote=”jmcbuilder”]
Greek bonds are they not supported by the EU and the Euro?[/quote]To a large extent, yes. But the Germans have made it pretty clear that their support (and let’s face it, the Germans control the Euro zone) is not unlimited. Would Greek bonds be purchased if they were on their own? No way to say for certan but I think yes, as long as the interest were high enough. Here is a chart of current bond yields by country – as you can see Greece is currently among the highest offered. Without Euro zone backing it would no doubt be even higher.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/government-bond-10y%5B/quote%5D
Thanks for the response. What you are saying make sense but like you said who knows. People are still buying gold also.
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”waggoner41″]
There are combination of fixes for Social Security but the only fix for congress is to vote them out of office.[/quote]Trouble is, new ones pop up in place of the ousted ones. They’re exactly like weeds in that respect.[/quote]
Perhaps you can explain to me , that when the Fed buys it’s own bonds it basically increases its balance sheet with the good faith and credit of the government, meaning the taxpayer is on the hook. When banks go to the window for cheap money 0% or so and buy bonds from the government that pay 3% (when they should be loaning money to the public) isn’t that the taxpayer also. Because of all that printing I made under 1% on my money.
Greek bonds are they not supported by the EU and the Euro? I drove thru Yugoslavia some years back and exchange some dollars for dinars. When I got to Greece I could not exchange the money back. If the Greeks were on their own do you think their bonds would be purchased?
