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Oh deer, somebody's been dumping animal carcasses on private property in Northfield – and officials now suspect the culprits are government workers whose job includes clearing "road kill" from public thoroughfares.
Five deer carcasses were discovered Nov. 19 behind a vacant commercial building near Frontage and Tower roads, just west of the Edens Expressway in the northern suburb, Northfield Police Chief William Lustig told the Better Government Association.
Not knowing who was responsible, police set up video surveillance in the form of an infrared camera trained on the site, Lustig said.
The camera didn't yield anything and was removed after several days. But then, on Dec. 29, three more dead deer were discovered on the site, officials said.
Police kept a special eye on the property and on Feb. 2 spotted a highway maintainer for the Illinois Department of Transportation in the area, driving an orange IDOT pick-up truck.
Police approached the IDOT worker, named Charlie Otto, and discovered he had just dumped a dead dog that Otto removed from a local roadway, according to a Northfield police report obtained by the BGA under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Otto was released without charges after agreeing to retrieve the dog remains, police said. There was no evidence that he'd dumped the deer.
However, authorities notified IDOT, which launched its own investigation and concluded its workers likely were to blame for all the dumping in the area – in apparent violation of state law.
Now, an unknown number of IDOT employees face disciplinary action, said agency spokesman Guy Tridgell. On Friday, IDOT crews cleared the carcasses from the site and properly disposed of them, officials said.
"We've investigated the incident with respect to the deer and believe disciplinary action is warranted," Tridgell said. "We are sad and appalled to learn of this incident and are taking the necessary steps."
Tridgell was unable to say how many IDOT workers would be disciplined, or what punishments would be meted out.
Otto, who is paid $73,344 a year, declined to talk to the BGA.
In Illinois, improperly disposing of a dead animal is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,500.
Tridgell said IDOT crews typically bury dead animals on state property, including in grassy strips along highways, in compliance with an Illinois law requiring carcasses to either be incinerated or buried under at least six inches of soil.
The deer and dog were dumped in a brushy area that abuts a private building's parking lot. Police discovered the dead deer after being notified by 61-year-old Northbrook resident Peter Clark, who said he came across the "fairly fresh and lumped-together" carcasses while walking his dogs Bailey and Milo the morning of Nov. 19.
Northfield Village Manager Stacy Sigman said the village doesn't own the land, the reason it didn't dispose of the deer carcasses.
The property where the dumping occurred is owned by Union Pacific and includes ComEd electrical towers, she said. On a recent weekday, fur, hooves and bones were still scattered amid the brush and grass – apparently after being savaged by wild animals.
Which brings up another concern about dumping dead animals near a residential area or where people walk dogs: carcasses attract coyotes, experts said.
"Coyotes will take advantage of that deer," says Stanley Gehrt, an associate professor of wildlife biology at Ohio State University who has studied coyotes in the Chicago area. "They're territorial, too."
Chris Anchor, a wildlife biologist for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, said he has encountered numerous examples of local and state workers illegally dumping deer and other animals that had been killed on roads.
"The easiest thing for them to do is to take the animals and dump them," Anchor said. "It's just people being lazy and disposing of them improperly."
It's unclear how many dead animals are cleared away each year by the 350 or so IDOT highway maintainers in the Chicago area.
However, statewide there were 17,135 deer-vehicle accidents reported in 2010, the lowest total since 1999, according to IDOT.
Cook County had the most of any county throughout Illinois with 562 reported.
This story was written and reported by BGA Investigator Andrew Schroedter. He can be reached at (312) 821-9035 or via email at email@example.com.


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So, as Pep Guardiola was telling the Football Association, he wanted passion, tradition, history and the roar of a packed stadium. Naturally, he chose Bayern Munich. It makes sense.
The Allianz Arena is one of the most atmospheric venues in Europe. And, when you walk off the training pitch, you find not a blacked-out vehicle or a helicopter watched by security men but the outstretched hand of Uli Hoeness, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge or even Franz Beckenbauer.
This is not to take an opportunist dig at Chelsea, or even suggest that the former Barcelona manager preferred Bayern because of the way Roman Abramovich runs his club. But there is much about Bayern that will echo the footballing life Guardiola left behind (physically at least) in Catalunya. He is likely to enjoy a commitment that is purely professional rather than emotional as well — the twin burden proved too much for him to shoulder in the long term at the Nou Camp — and appreciate the family atmosphere of Sabener Strasse, where Bayern train and generally conduct their business.
It is the opposite of Chelsea's base at Cobham, which is strictly guarded and off limits to even the parents of youth players taking part in matches there.
At Sabener Strasse, there is an open invitation to fans to watch training most days — as many as 3,000 might turn up during school holidays and they are very welcome because Bayern behave as a family.
If you have a humble office job at Sabener Strasse, you eat in the same food in the same superb restaurant as the players — and neatly stack your plates and cutlery afterwards.
If, whether you are Gerd Mueller or a former groundsman, you have given the club fine service, you have a home for life. You truly never walk alone. Guardiola has chosen well.
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Applying to business school is a hassle, no doubt about it, yet those who apply to IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, deserve a little extra respect. They have to write 17 short essays, produce three recommendations, and endure day-long assessment visits with IMD faculty and admission committee members. That's just for starters.
Recently, Katty Ooms Suter, Director of MBA Admissions and Career Services at IMD, explained to BusinessWeek Online how she chooses 90 people from among 700 applicants for each year's program. Ooms Suter and current student Aruna Subramanian fielded questions from a live audience and from Mica Schneider, BW Online's reporter covering management education, and BW Online consulting editor Jack Dierdorff. Here's an edited transcript of that event:
Q: Katty, IMD's first admissions deadline for the incoming class of 2005 just passed. Your peers at other schools are noting that fewer people are applying to their MBA programs. Do you expect IMD to experience the same dearth of applications? Ooms Suter:
Q: Katty, IMD's first admissions deadline for the incoming class of 2005 just passed. Your peers at other schools are noting that fewer people are applying to their MBA programs. Do you expect IMD to experience the same dearth of applications?
Ooms Suter:In 2003, our applications were down about 15%. That's consistent with trends in the overall market -- actually, better than the market.
Q: What would you say most distinguishes IMD from other schools? Ooms Suter:
Q: What would you say most distinguishes IMD from other schools?
Ooms Suter:First is our admissions process. It's totally thorough, demanding, and uncompromising. We try to craft the best group of 90 high-caliber participants and potential future leaders from 35-plus nationalities.
The second thing that distinguishes us is our real-world, real-learning approach. We have four hands-on projects where every participant learns different facets of leadership. Those four [consist of] entrepreneurship, network building, international consulting, and leadership experiences. These range from one-on-one coaching, to classes on organizational behavior and leadership in organizations, to taking the whole class to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a week to meet with leaders in business.
The third element that makes us different is the IMD network. It's a critical source of information and opportunities for our job candidates. The network includes our strong alumni base, IMD's corporate development team, 150 learning network partner companies, and our faculty -- all of whom are in constant contact with companies that may have job opportunities.
Subramanian: Most attractive to me, apart from the [school's high] ranking, was the opportunity to work with a small class of 90 experienced people who are at similar stages in their lives. The admissions process was stringent and consistent, so I was reassured of the quality of the class. There's also a strong focus on hands-on industry experience. We're working on industry projects already!
The location and shorter duration [IMD is a 10-month program] are a bonus. After a month, I'm not disappointed. There's a huge focus on individual development, which has been very helpful to me.
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We inhabit a world in which those who have been victimized wind up being treated worse than the people who did the abuse. Most probably, when all is said and done concerning those who are at a detention center, the words of "terrorism" will be uttered to justify mistreatment. About 400 women are currently detained at Yarl's Wood in Bedfordshire in England, and in desperation at least 50 have gone on a four day hunger strike in order to attract attention to their plight. Several women who got out through a window were then locked out in the cold as punishment for asserting their rights.
It is estimated about 70% of the women at this facility are the victims of rape or abuse. Does anyone care if these women have been oppressed? Does anyone care that a woman who has been raped is in need of tender care? According to the Home Office, all are being treated with respect for their dignity. That's why 50 are on a hunger strike and several already have dropped from exhaustion.


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Two years after being branded the least safe jail in the country Wandsworth Prison has seen a remarkable turnaround in fortune.
Following the 2011 visit, inspectors made an astonishing 172 recommendations relating to how the prison's treatment of inmates could be improved.
This time around however Nick Hardwick, chief prison inspector, concluded that 117 recommendations had been achieved, 24 partially achieved and 24 not achieved.
The greatest area of improvement seems to have been in safety with violence, self-harm and bullying classed as low and drug use reduced, although the availability of drugs was still a concern.
Staff/prisoner relationships were much better and nearly 75 per cent of prisoners, compared with just over 50 per cent at the last inspection, now thought staff treated them with respect.
Overcrowding had also reduced and as a result more prisoners were able to enrol in "purposeful activities", designed to keep stimulated, rather than must menial cleaning work.
This is a far cry from two years ago when the culture within the prison was described as "negative" and "deep-set" as well as being run "in the interests of staff".
Mr Hardwick said: "At our last inspection, just under two years ago, we criticised the prison severely.
"Against all four of our healthy prison tests - safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement - outcomes for prisoners are now reasonably good.
"The governor and his management team have created a sense of optimism and energy in the prison.
"One inspection report does not of itself mean that the deep-set negative culture, built up over decades, that we witnessed at our last visit is eradicated.
"However, at our previous inspection Wandsworth was being run in the interests of the staff; at this inspection we found a prison that was working toward becoming an accountable public service."
It was not all positive though because, according to Mr Hardwick, too with many prisoners were still sharing cells designed for one.
There were also "negative perceptions" about access to basic amenities, such as showers, retrieving their stored property and problems using telephones.
The inspection found more than 40 per cent of prisoners were foreign nationals, 69 of whom were held beyond the end of their sentence and should have been moved to the immigration estate.
To read the report visit www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/inspectorate-reports/hmipris/prison-and-yoi-inspections/wandsworth/wandsworth-2013.pdf
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A hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over your skin. See also Insects.
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I wonder if that comes from the French word "fourmi" meaning ant
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OMG :O is that a disease ?! i totally have that disease
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duuuudee. that's effed . i totally have this, just reading it made me think there was a spider or snake crawling up my leg.
the one commenting. on January 14, 2012
this happens to me all the time. which kind of makes sense because I love to play with bugs! I let them crawl over me and then when I'm done I take a show and still feel like there crawling on me, but even when I don't play with them, suddenly I feel like there's bugs on me.
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Big Ten Men's Cross Country Concludes Action at NCAA Regional Championships
Nov. 12, 2011
Two Big Ten teams and five individual runners advanced to the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships based on their finish at the regional championships on Saturday. Wisconsin earned a first place finish and Indiana took second at the Great Lakes Regional to claim spots in the national race, while Illinois' Jim Riddle, Iowa's Jeff Thode, Michigan's Craig Forys, Minnesota's Hassan Mead and Penn State's Kyle Dawson each earned berths to the championships individually.
Five Wisconsin runners finished in the top 12 to lead the top-ranked Badgers to their 10th consecutive regional title, while the Hoosiers placed three in the top seven en route to the automatic berth. Forys took third place to lead all Big Ten runners and qualify for the national championships. Michigan finished third at the regional, followed by Ohio State in fifth, Michigan State in ninth and Purdue in 10th.
Mead led the way for the conference contingent at the Midwest Regional, taking first place individually. Thode followed in eighth, while Riddle placed 12th to earn spots at the championships. Minnesota finished fourth in the team standings, while Illinois followed in fifth, Iowa took ninth and Nebraska placed 14th. Dawson led Penn State to a fourth-place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Regional, taking ninth individually.
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Suspect charged with bomb threat at White House
Washington — A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after police say he made a bomb threat outside the White House.
D.C. police spokesman Araz Alali says the man approached an officer at the White House gates Wednesday morning and warned that a bomb would detonate in a truck parked nearby.
Surrounding streets and the entrance to a nearby Metro rail station were shut down as the Secret Service inspected the vehicle for explosives.
Is the US Navy deploying the HAARP platform SBX-1 to hit North Korea with earthquakes?
The US Navy is reportedly deploying the huge Sea-based X-band radar to the Korean Peninsula what suggests that North Korea could be hit by a massive HAARP-made earthquake anytime soon
X-Band radar: is it a conspiracy THEORY, or is it direct EVIDENCE?
HAARP Exposed – Check out this CBC (the Canadian state-funded broadcasting network) coverage of HAARP –
More at EndtheLie.com – http://EndtheLie.com/books-and-reading-material/haarp-exposed/#ixzz2PVvnIRB1
Did US secret weapons cause Japan's earthquake and tsunami???
"Top-secret wartime experiments were conducted off the coast of Auckland to perfect a tidal wave bomb, declassified files reveal. An Auckland University professor seconded to the Army set off a series of underwater explosions triggering mini-tidal waves at Whangaparaoa in 1944 and 1945. Details of the tsunami bomb, known as Project Seal, are contained in 53-year-old documents released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade."
– From article in the New Zealand Herald (New Zealand's leading newspaper), 9/25/1999
A declassified government report (96 MB file) featured in the newspaper article below shows that a tsunami bomb was created as a potential weapon during WWII in a program code-named Project Seal. There is little doubt that this tsunami weapon was further developed and refined over the ensuing decades, though all documents related to current developments of the project are almost certainly still classified. Though it may seem far-fetched to imagine military involvement, these documents and reports raise serious questions about the recent tsunami in Japan and the December 26, 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.
The many layers of intense secrecy both in the government and military result in very few people being aware of the gruesome capabilities for death and destruction that have been developed over the years. Were it not for the below article in New Zealand's leading newspaper, the public would never have known that a tsunami bomb had been created many decades ago. No one denies that highly destructive weapons are being developed in secret by the militaries of the world. What the public doesn't know is what these weapons are, and what they are being used for. All of this is generally classified for reasons of "national security."
Sadly, the rubric of "national security" has all to often been used for secret political and economic gains which clearly do not benefit the public. Operation Northwoods, uncovered by ABC News in the year 2000, showed that the top Pentagon generals were willing to foment terrorism and sacrifice innocent civilians in order to provoke a war with Cuba in the early 1960s. Credible researchers into the government's HAARP program are convinced that this technology which manipulates our ionosphere is being used for military means and can even cause natural disasters like earthquakes. Because of this, we have to ask the hard questions.
It is unprecedented in recorded history for two major tidal waves to occur less than seven years apart. See brief descriptions of the 10 most destructive tsunamis in recorded history at this link. For four intriguing theories on what might have caused the Japanese earthquake (including one which predicted the date), click here. Theory two seems ridiculous, but the other three are worth considering. The fourth theory is based on HAARP and has some good information about that possibility.
Tsunami bomb NZ's devastating war secret
Top-secret wartime experiments were conducted off the coast of Auckland to perfect a tidal wave bomb, declassified files reveal.
An Auckland University professor seconded to the Army set off a series of underwater explosions triggering mini-tidal waves at Whangaparaoa in 1944 and 1945.
Professor Thomas Leech's work was considered so significant that United States defence chiefs said that if the project had been completed before the end of the war it could have played a role as effective as that of the atom bomb.
Details of the tsunami bomb, known as Project Seal, are contained in 53-year-old documents released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
North Korean video shows imagined attack on Washington
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A new North Korean propaganda video shows images of what appears to be an imagined missile attack on U.S. government buildings in Washington, including the White House and the Capitol.
The roughly 4-minute video was posted Monday on the YouTube channel of the North Korean government website Uriminzokkiri.
It carries a montage of clips of different weapons, including artillery guns firing and large missiles on display at military parades.
Just before the three-minute mark, it cuts to footage of the White House in an electronic sight's crosshairs, and then a simulated explosion of the Capitol's dome.
At the same time, the voice narrating the video says, "The White House has been captured in the view of our long-range missile, and the capital of war is within the range of our atomic bomb."
Book – How the FBI Helps Terrorists Succeed
March 1, 2013 by supermario
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Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has claimed many victories in the war on terror.
Each time a domestic terror suspect is arrested, the public is told that another horrific plot has been averted.
But after combing through thousands of pages of court documents, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson came to a different conclusion — that most of the men arrested could never have done what they were accused of if the FBI hadn't given them the tools to do so.
In his new book, "The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism," Aaronson argues that the U.S. government is responsible for "hatching and financing more terrorist plots in the United States than any other group." He spoke to Heather Maher.
You began your research by asking whether the FBI is "busting terrorist plots — or leading them?" What did you find out?
Trevor Aaronson: The FBI is looking for what they term "a lone wolf terrorist," which is someone holed up in an apartment somewhere who sympathizes with Al-Qaeda but may lack the specific means to do that. And so the FBI uses sting operations to [find] these people — these people who may want to commit an act of terrorism, are right on that line from moving from sympathizer to operator — and then through these sting operations, lure them out and get them involved in a terrorism plot that they're ultimately prosecuted for.
But what I found is that of these cases, we can point to a handful of real, dangerous terrorists, like Faisal Shahzad, who came close to bombing [New York's] Times Square, or Najibullah Zazi, who came close to bombing the New York City subway system. But so many more of them, more than 150 people, were these men who were caught in sting operations who never had the means and, in some cases, never had the idea for the terrorism plot, and it was the FBI that provided them with everything — the bomb, the transportation, everything they needed to move forward in a terrorism plot that on their own, they never would have been able to do. And certainly evidence suggests that in most of these cases, they never had any specific connections to terrorism. So it's really hard to believe that they ever would have had or acquired the means to commit some sort of act of terrorism.
How do these FBI sting operations go down?
Aaronson: In a terrorism sting operation, the FBI informant or undercover agent poses as an Al-Qaeda operative or an operative of another terrorist group and says to the target, "You know, I have what you need if you want to move forward on a terrorist plot. I can provide the bomb, I can provide the transportation, everything you need I can give you." And when they move forward in that plot, when they get the bomb together, and they put it in a car, and they drive it to a location and the target of the sting operation dials the cell phone that he believes is going to detonate the bomb and kill dozens of people, he's then arrested. And so in sting operations, essentially the government becomes part of the plot and then ultimately prosecutes the target of the sting operation based on his involvement in that plot, the actions that he took as part of that plot.
You write that key to these sting operations are informants who find terror sympathizers and bring them to the FBI's attention. Who are these informants and what's in it for them? Aaronson: The FBI has an unprecedented number of informants — there's a total of 15,000 informants. And they are paid — in some cases handsomely; $100,000 in some cases, $400,000 in a case in California – they are paid to find people who are interested in committing an act of terrorism, people who are espousing some sort of violence, who say they want to commit some sort of violent act, but may not have the means to do that, and it's their job to target them and to get them involved in these sting operations.
But the problem I found in a lot of these cases is that there's a real question of whether the informant is actually a worse criminal than the target of the sting operation could ever be. In these sting operations, the FBI has used drug dealers frequently as informants, they've used an accused murderer, in a Seattle case; they've used a child molester — people who are just odious in every way. And they also have a direct incentive to find terrorists and see them prosecuted because they can make so much money as informants.
So when they enter mosques and they look for people who are interested in committing acts of terrorism, they know there's a lot of money riding on it for them to find that person. And as a result of that, what they're ultimately finding in most of these cases are people on the fringes of society who are economically desperate, in some cases mentally ill, and these are people who are easily susceptible to a strong-willed informant.
Grand Central Terminal 'Bomb Scare' Reroutes Trains, Fires Up Twitter
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shut down service of its shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central on Sunday night, and briefly had 4, 5 and 6 trains bypassing the station after a bomb scare halted activity to the transit hub, according to MTA officials.
The NYPD would not comment on whether or not there had been a bomb threat in the station, and referred all inquiries to the MTA.
Initially a spokesman for the MetroNorth Railroad, which handles railroad operations at the station, said: "This is an NYPD investigation," adding, "there is nothing wrong at Grand Central Terminal, which is what the MTA handles."
Whistleblower fired for revealing cops threatened Obama while protecting him
A Richmond police officer who reported fellow cops for allegedly threatening President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama has been fired from his job on the force.
WTVR on Wednesday confirmed that the officer, who did not wish to be named, had been called to police headquarters where he was terminated on Tuesday.
The officer blew the whistle on a 20-year department veteran and other members of the Richmond force after they made inappropriate comments while providing protection to the president and first lady.
"There was an officer providing exterior security to the president on that day on the phone with the supervisor," the whistleblower explained to WTVR last May. "The supervisor said to that particular officer, 'you're down there right? So, you can take a couple of shots, you might have to kill yourself, but you can take a couple of shots.'"
He said that the supervisor made those comments to a sharpshooter on the day of the president's visit to Richmond.
And "another officer in the background started talking and he said, 'yeah, somebody should plant a bomb underneath the stage while they're on there and blow it up,'" the source said.
Raw Story (http://s.tt/1A4eI)
The Jack Blood Show – February 18 2013
MONDAY 2.18.13 (Mattress Sale Day / "Presidents Day 2013) – Jack Blood gives the true meaning of "President's Day" – how that equates to State's Rights…. Various stream of Consciousness news interpretations, and a couple of politically incorrect jokes. FBI stops its own bomb plot on Oaktown's B of A (an admitted false flag to frame anti government – pro freedom – activists) and the Monday news you are not hearing anywhere else – all framed in a surrealistic painting. SUPPORT THE JACK BLOOD SHOW ARCHIVES BY DONATING TODAY at the www.deadlinelive.info Chip in — OR by writing to firstname.lastname@example.com – Don't be the guy or grrl that is responsible for the show going away!
FBI Plot to Blow Up Bank in Oakland — Stopped by FBI (Feb '13) / Plan was a False Flag to frame Anti Govt Activists!
February 16, 2013 by Jack Blood
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Reminiscent of the NY Federal Reserve Plot in 2012!
Yet another terrorist plot put in motion by FBI is stopped by FBI just in time for FBI to take credit.
Oakland Bank Bomb Plot Suspect May Get Mental Health Evaluation
(Remember that THIS WAS THE FBI'S IDEA!!!!!!!)
FBI: Calif. Man Hoped to Incite 'Civil War' by Framing 'Anti-Government' Right-Wing Groups for Terror Attack
Matthew Aaron Llaneza Charged in Bomb Plot, Wanted to Frame Anti Goverment Right Wing Groups
Credit: AP
Federal agents arrested 28-year-old California native Matthew Aaron Llaneza on Friday after he allegedly attempted to detonate what he thought was a car bomb outside a Bank of America in Oakland, according to the FBI. Llaneza, a Taliban sympathizer, plotted to blame the attack on right-wing, anti-government groups in a bid to incite a "civil war."
"Llaneza's arrest was the culmination of an undercover operation during which he was closely monitored by the FBI's South Bay Joint Terrorism Task Force. Unbeknownst to Llaneza, the explosive device that he allegedly attempted to use had been rendered inoperable by law enforcement and posed no threat to the public. Llaneza was charged this morning by criminal complaint with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction against property used in an activity that affects interstate or foreign commerce," according to an FBI press release.
Prior to his arrest, Llaneza met with a man he thought was connected with the Taliban and the mujahidin in Afghanistan — though he was actually an undercover FBI agent. The terrorist suspect suggested carrying out an attack against a bank in the San Francisco Bay Area using a car bomb. He planned to carry out the false flag attack and make it appear as if "the responsible party was an umbrella organization for a loose collection of anti-government militias and their sympathizers."
"Llaneza's stated goal was to trigger a governmental crackdown, which he expected would trigger a right-wing counter-response against the government followed by, he hoped, civil war," the FBI release states.
(* Josh Tolly in this you tube keeps calling the suspect Adam Lanaza – which would be weird… His name is: Matthew Llaneza )
Dan Rather CBS – FBI Involvement in 1993 WTC Bombing
High school student sends letter to Obama over drone assassinations
February 7, 2013 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Alec will be appearing on the Jack Blood Show Tomorrow (Friday) 2.8.13
President Obama,
It is my understanding, throughout the duration of your Presidency, that you have persistently authorized drone strikes on innocent Middle Eastern civilians who were supposedly working for, or somehow affiliated with Al-Qaeda. As a further matter, you have gone so far as to publicly announce – in accordance to your Administration's white paper concerning the legalities and justifications concerning your drone policy, which was leaked to NBC – that you have the authority to drone bomb any American citizen.
The Hill wrote, "In the document, the Justice Department concludes that a lethal strike against a senior operational leader of al Qaeda — or an affiliated terrorist group — can occur if a three-part test is met: that a high-level American intelligence official has determined the individual poses an imminent threat, that capture is infeasible, and that the strike is conducted according to the laws of war governing use of force."
The key phrase here is:
"Or an affiliated terrorist group."
This is chilling. It is jaw-dropping, rather. Why? It's simple. According to multiple documents – such as the FBI's "Project Megiddo" document from the late 1990's and the FBI's and BJA's "Communities Against Terrorism" documents – we, the American people, are considered "an affiliated terrorist group."
It is also interesting to note the hypocrisy which you have entangled yourself in. You have made it clear, upon the reauthorization of the NDAA with Sections 1021 and 1022 on December 31, 2011, with this leaked white paper concerning drone bombings, and with your countless public appearances regarding terrorism, that anyone who is affiliated – or somehow deemed a terrorist – shall be denied their Constitutional rights. However, have you ever noticed the glowing hypocrisy here? Your administration has openly aided the Al-Qaeda rebels in Syria (Reuters, Daily Mail, etc.) firearms.
Aren't these the very people you're against? Aren't these the very people by which you have used to justify the killings of countless innocent civilians?
From what I have seen, and with respect to the policies/actions mentioned above, you and your Administration should be considered a "rogue" group which aids the terrorist faction Al-Qaeda. If you can't consider yourself that, then – at the very least – you need to consider yourself "an affiliated terrorist group". With that said, it seems as though you need to indefinitely detain or drone bomb yourself, right? After all, you do meet the requirements for such actions. Now, of course, this is hypothetical. I wish no harm to you or any of your bureaucrats. However, I am using this to exemplify your hypocrisy.
Moreover, it is my understanding that you have gone so far as to justify the killing of 16 year old American citizen, for being a suspected Al-Qaeda operative, by having your Press Secretary come out and say it was moral and just. Whatever the case may be, Anwar Awlaki – the 16 year old whom you killed – was denied due process of law, a jury trial, and was not given the opportunity to defend his case in front of a jury of his peers.
I am a 16 year old high school student myself. Am I next? After all, I am considered an affiliated terrorist group because I support the Constitution and Ron Paul. Will you slaughter me, like you did Awlaki?
Mr. Obama, you will have an uprising on your hands if you do not change your antics. I am not calling for an uprising – nor do I support one – but I am warning you that a plethora of Americans are growing angry over your policies.
On behalf of the large group of concerned American citizens and from a concerned American high school student,
Alec Scheer,
Founder of We Are 1776
Netanyahu Tells America It's Now Or Never
Netanyahu has drawn a line in the sand, only this time, it's for the U.S.
According to a Maariv report, when speaking to a visiting delegation from the American Jewish Committee, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was simply not strong enough to force a halt to Iran's nuclear enrichment program. In order to halt the program, Bibi said, the U.S. would have to strike, and they must do so this year.
"The sanctions are only likely to stop Iran if there is a credible (military) threat over their head … and in order for it to be a credible threat, you need to mean it, meaning that if the sanctions don't work – and they haven't until now – you will use it," he said.
He followed this up by saying that 2013 would be the last year America could effectively put an end to Iran's nuclear program. If not, they would get their hands on enriched uranium and build a bomb in "a short time" according to Netanyahu.


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Spring is almost ending and in a weeks' time, we are in summer here in down under. As the weather starts to warm up and gets really humid, the little man at home came home with a cough and cold. All moms get tired out when there is a sick child at home.
Well, I took the time off to start browsing the web for some christmas present ideas and came across a vox ac30. My cousin has been longing for a new guitar and I thought I could buy a music related present for her. Shopping online is a good retail therapy and sometimes, it works better than a medical potion!


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BUFFALO WILD WING STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Regina Neumeyer, women's track and field
Freshman Regina Neumeyer led three Iona College women's track performers at 2012 BU Terrier Invitational hosted by Boston University. Neumeyer set a Maroon & Gold freshman record in the mile, her second of the season.
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Atalanta Club Focus: Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when Inter come for you?
Atalanta are miles in front at the top of the table… the disciplinary table.
Davide Brivio's red card during the Nerazzurri's 1-0 home defeat to AC Milan, in the Derby di Lombardia on Sunday was the ninth red card of the season for the Bergamo club, and their third dismissal in three consecutive games.
Needless to say it is these red cards that seem to be playing a major part in the Orobici's downfall. The Bergamo team are not blessed with quality in depth within their squad, and players serving suspensions for unnecessary bookings along with injuries, and transfers out of the club has left head coach Stefano Colantuono with a vastly depleted squad on far too many occasions this season.
Colantuono has been heavily praised for his tactical awareness and his ability to motivate his players, but surely now he has to take some criticism for failing to install discipline within his team. The players are solely responsible for their actions once they are out on the field, but it appears that the 50-year old tactician is quite content to defend a team of consistent reoffenders.
It is not unheard of for clubs to give players with poor disciplinary records fines or even drop the culprits from first team duties. This is clearly not the case at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Instead Colantuono opts to reassure and defend his players at during every post match interview.
The extent of the damage these incidents cause to the team will be made clear next week when the Nerazzuri travel to Sicily to face Palermo, in what could turn out to be a proverbial six pointer with both teams fighting for Serie A survival. Atalanta will not have a single first team player that could comfortably play in the left full back position available for the fixture.
Brivio will be forced to serve his suspension for his dismissal at the weekend, while club captain Gianpaolo Bellini is ruled out through injury until the end of February, while Michele Ferri is also a major doubt as he limped off against Milan after 24 minutes with a muscular injury.
As yet Federico Peluso, who was Colantuono's first choice left back, has not been replaced since his move to Juventus at the start of the transfer window. Thomas Manfredini who has moved to Genoa had also been known to play at left back when needed, despite being better known as a central defender.
Atalanta will be left with three defenders to choose from on Sunday, one of which will be Guglielmo Stendardo who can strictly only play in a central role, and Michele Canini who is also a center half, though he could possibly do a job at full back if need be. Cristian Raimondi who is naturally a defensive winger will play on the right side of defence. Thus, Colantuono will really have to prove how much a master tactician he really is if he hopes to get a result against the Rosanero.
One thing that might help Colantuono could be the arrival of Lazio's right sided defender, Lionel Scaloni, who has joined the Bergamo club on loan until the end of the season. The Argentina full back has agreed a move to Atalanta under the Bossman ruling and will officially become a La Dea player in the summer although the Rome club have allowed him to join up with his new team on a temporary basis already.
The heavily depleted squad could mean that Ezequiel Schelotto could start his first game in a Nerazzurri shirt this year. The Azzurri international has made no secrets about how he intends the next Nerazzurri shirt he wears to be the one of Internazioanle.
The 23-year old winger has pretty much burnt all his bridges in Bergamo with the majority of La Dea fans wanting the player to move to Milan as much as he does. Constant tweeting about Inter and moving closer the the Milan club's training ground has infuriated the Atalanta tifosi to say the least.
With the transfer window drawing to a close on Thursday night it has now become a sickening reality that the Argentine born Italian may be stuck at the Bergamo club, or the Bergamo club maybe stuck with Schelotto depending on what side of the fence you sit.
Inter have made made countless offers for Schelotto since the opening day of the window. As yet these offers have fallen far below the Orobici's valuation of their want-away winger.
Atalanta director general Pierpaolo Marino has confirmed he will only let the player go, if whoever wants to buy Schelotto can offer €8 million.
Inter have offered €5 million, then €4.5 million plus half the the ownership of their young Croatian forward Marko Livaja, but both deals were quickly rejected for being far too low.
If the transfer window slams shut and it leaves Schelotto stuck in Bergamo it will surly leave all concerned with a major problem.
The La Dea fans will be more than happy if they never see the man they have recently labelled as nothing more than another "money grabbing mercenary."
At the same time the Azzurri international will still be on the Bergamo club's wage bill, and a club as small as Atalanta cannot afford to have one of their best, and highest payed players rotting on the bench.
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Posted by Robin on 8/11/2011, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Re: My Dad and Jane! And....book club?"
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: I'm in! (Some of us tried to do that with
: Daddy Long-Legs at the forum, but it never
: worked.)
: If you and I are the only ones, we might
: want to stick with emailing each other back
: and forth.
: By the way, I'm a big fan of the film
: versions of "Wives and Daughters"
: and "North and South." :-)
: --Previous Message--
: I was watching "Wives and
: Daughters"
: today and my Dad came in to have his lunch
: and said "Is this a Jane Eyre
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: I was wondering if anyone would be
: interested in participating in a kind of
: online book club. We could choose a book
: and then post thoughts/questions as we go
: along. I've never done a group read of
: Jane, so we could start there. But I'm
: happy with anything in the
: Austen/Bronte/Gaskell era. Of course,
: there's always the vampire hommage to JB.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 7/18/2004
Publication Date: 12/6/2004
Citation: Takeda, F., Hokanson, S.C., Enns, J.M. 2004. Influence of daughter plant size and position on strawberry transplant production and field performance. Hortscience. 39: 1592-1595. 2004 Interpretive Summary: Strawberry growers in the mid-Atlantic coast and Midwest regions need fresh transplants from middle of August to early September to establish strawberry plantings in annual plasticulture system. Cold-stored, dormant transplants have not performed satisfactorily in this system and fresh-dug plants from field nurseries in Canada are available after mid September. A greenhouse system for producing daughter plants using a multiple harvesting technique resulted in daughters of uniform maturity and size, but did not result in large quantities of daughter plants. In this study, we evaluated the potential of one-time harvest of daughter plants produced on mother plants growing in a hydroponic system in a greenouse in late July. Our research showed that large quantities of daughter plants could be produced in less than 3 months when a hydroponic greenhouse system is used, but it resulted in a wide range of daughter plant maturity and size. The resulting daughter plants were plugged in containers and misted to encourage root formation. Fewer of small daughter plants produced adequate roots when they were plugged in containers. More of the container plants generated from daughter plants that were older and close to their mothers were field ready than those that were small and distant from their mothers. Among transplants that were established in the field in mid August, vegetative growth during the fall was not affected by either daughter plant maturity or size. However, large daughter plants produced more branch crowns in the fall than small daughters. In spring, 'Chandler' plants from large daughters produced more fruit than those from small daughters. A better understanding of daughter plant biology has resulted from this study, but the difficulty of handling large daughter plants with many roots and sorting daughter plants by size or weight may deter nurserymen from adopting this system for producting strawberry transplants. Economic analysis of various components of the greenhouse hydronponic system for one-time harvest of daughter plants is needed to determine whether this system is economically viable option for commercial strawberry propagators.
Technical Abstract: Strawberry (cv. Chandler) plants were grown in a hydroponic culture system from 27 April to 20 July in a greenhouse to produce stolons with several daughter plants. By 20 July each 'Chandler' plant had developed 30 daughter plants on 12 stolons with one to six daughter plants on each stolon. Daughter plants varied in size from < 0.9 to > 10 g. Daughter plant size and their position on the stolon affected new root development during the first 7 days under mist irrigation. At 3 weeks, 87% of daughter plants that weighed < 0.9 g and >96% of larger daughter plants were rated acceptable for field transplanting, respectively. The percentage of daughter plants from first to fifth position that were rated acceptable for field planting ranged from 98 to 88%, respectively. Among all container plants established in plasticulture, stolon production during the fall was not affected by either position on the stolon or size at the time of daughter plant harvest and larger daughter plants produced more branch crowns than did smaller daughter plants in the fall. Transplant survival in the field was 100%. In spring, 'Chandler' plants produced 10% greater yield from daughter plants that weighed 9.9 g than those that weighed only 0.9 g.


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Hello my darlings, the word 'Boudoir' brings on a different writing style & makes me feel as if I should slow down, & maybe flutter my writing eyelashes at you. Purrrrrrr….
Here, for your perusal, are two sets of Fifi summer PJs- the latest from Tilly and the Buttons. On Barbarella I should add, no way will you see modelling shots of these by yours truly. As mentioned in the last post I was a tester and absolutely loved making summer PJs- the timing was just perfect & let's just say that I could become addicted, and have been wearing them in constant rotation ever since I snipped the last threads.
A caveat in that these are from the tester patterns and I am not aware of any of the changes that Tilly may have made as a result of feedback. But they will give you a good idea I hope. They are obviously made up of a cami style top with french knicker type shorts. The top has gently gathered bust cups and uses bias binding to finish much of the top edge and create the straps. A beautiful detail. The front is also cut on the bias with the back, princess seamed in three panels.
So I used some fabric I bought from my local fabric shop years ago as a double act – thinking of using the two together 'at some point'. The smaller floral design fabric is possibly a little more stiff than the bigger print but just about handles the gathered cups – but I think you want a lovely soft fabric to make these- avoid starchy crafting cotton!!
I made the second pair using a silk/cotton mix that I had also been saving for something small & pretty- underwear or sleepwear, so was very glad to be able to bring it into circulation.
I bought some lace to decorate it and it was quite expensive, but worthy of the adornment it would provide.
Raves about this pattern for me have to be the cups (so pretty!) but also the way the elastic is attached at the top of the shorts- neat ! There is no elastic threading, but a two step zig zag operation which is perhaps one of the reasons why this is classified as an intermediate pattern – requiring a little more sewing experience to make – sewing on the bias, French seams and working with bias binding, but you can bet Tilly provides full & comprehensive instructions if you want to extend your sewing.
I love wearing both of these sets. I do not 'lounge' in them! But I wear them to bed & am impressed by the way the cups fit around you & almost helps anchor the top to stop it swinging around too much.
And of course they complement my very luxurious dressing gown perfectly …
PS Don't forget the special offer for this week only to get Bettine and Fifi as a bundle. 🙂


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to wonder why many people assume that rich people don't pay tax(89 Posts)
when the figures today show that the top 0.5% of earner actually pay a third of all tax collected.
I have seen many posters here immediate jump to the assumption that the rich don't actually pay tax in debates about taxation or about government cuts.
AIBU to think that people who claim the rich don't pay enough or that many of them evade tax are actually talking about a tiny percentage of top earners and that the vast vast majority of top earner pay their share.
I'm disappointed notdead hasn't come back on to hear how her last few posts have been received.
Most people don't even understand the tax system well enough to be able to judge who does and doesn't pay enough tax to be honest.
Including HMRC I sometimes feel.
I earn £115k. I pay about £40k a year tax, I'm effectively taxed at 60% on everything over £100k because of the loss of personal allowance. I don't think I'm better than anyone, in fact I'm pretty confident that most people are better than me.
Most people don't even understand the tax system well enough to be able to judge who does and doesn't pay enough tax to be honest.
notdead honestly, you are really offensive.
I dislike the way people think that it's ok for people who earn more to be paying a higher percentage of their income. Too many people have the attitude of 'oh, they still have much more after tax than I have therefore they can afford to pay even more' . Little appreciation of the fact that they are paying considerably more in tax and probably benefitting very little from it - just more 'we don't have what they have so they shouldn't have it' mentality.
IMO a much fairer tax system would be based on a higher 'no-tax' threshold which people on the lowest incomes would benefit from and a fixed rate for everyone else. Yes, some people will have more after they've paid their taxes but why shouldn't they?
I like the drinks in a pub analogy.
we're an example of that Scholes - set up a specialist accountancy practice, ask for Current Year Assessment for Student Finance England, despite business taking off, can't get out of CYA system till next year, so DD gets loan + grant for three years based on our first year of a new business. Nothing to do with sharp practices, dodgy accountancy or a desire to avoid/minimise tax. Lots to do with SFE being generally rubbish though.
Yes, a lot of rich people do pay tax. Mr Dyson is a very good example from a business and, I would therefore assume, a personal point of view.
I'm always amazed at the number of students I know whose parents are accountants who get a full maintenance grant. No doubt, their tax returns are based on similar information. I guess they're either very good or very bad accountants.
Google Chuck Feeney or is he just giving his money to good causes to avoid tax?
bachsingingmum - The problem with your oft-repeated analogy is that it fails to take into account how the rich person in the scenario achieved their wealth in the first place. Wealth redistribution is based on the argument that people accumulate wealth at the expense of others. To use another analogy, capitalism is a pyramid, with more at the bottom than at the top, but take away the bottom blocks and the top will come tumbling down. The whole tax them too much and they'll bugger off argument can be turned on its head to say treat the poor too badly and they'll revolt.
To me, it's all about fairness. And that applies to rich and poor. I would not make sweeping generalisations about any group of people based on one defining factor. Some people are selfish arses. They can be poor or rich.
However, to play devil's advocate, research consistently shows that the better off someone becomes, the less of their income they donate to charity proportionally...
"I would love to set up a charity or make big tax deductable contributions to charity or get paid 10k to be the 'face' of a charoty otlr 60k to frontnout an ad campaign for one. "
Seriously notdead listen to yourself. You really do despise wealthy people don't you. I suspect you are one of the people my OP is about.
You make sweeping personality generalisations based upon someones wealth. Dear God!
You are making a whole lot of assumptions there NotDead.
wondering how many 'people who know nice rich people' are suffering from the Fawlty effect
yes but don't you see that inequity of wealth means that the 'nice Roch people's ypu know' are not tied uo in their own selectors because they have phenomenonal safety nets and freedoms to make choices. .. but as a group resent those freedoms being given to the majority
I would love to set up a charity or make big tax deductable contributions to charity or get paid 10k to be the 'face' of a charoty otlr 60k to frontnout an ad campaign for one.
I don't have the choice many wealthy people do have the choice and don't do anything selfless with their money. Agai prpportionally the lower waged give much more time and money.
btw to be in the top 10% of earners in the third wealthiest economy in the world?! how rich do you want to be? ??
Wealthy people DO think they are above others
This really is just proving the OP right.
There are wealthy people that are arrogant and think they are better than others, but then there are poor people who are equally arrogant and think they are better than others.
Lots of the very wealthy people I meet are very down to earth and you can see that they appreciate what they have, even when they have worked extremely hard and made sacrifices to earn it. They are often vey compassionate, because they aren't so self involved with their own worries that they can't be open minded to a bigger picture. They are often in a position where they can dedicate a lot of time and money to causes they care about, they aren't immune to the feel good factor you get by showing kindness and altruism.
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House of Lords - Fair Share and Beer (from Lord Courtown,s blog)
Beer and who pays for the visit to the pub.
I have always been partial to a pint of ale and I particularly welcomed the action of My Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he reduced the tax on beer. Something I hope will allow moderate enjoyment for many and also help the pubs and inns that are finding life tricky at the moment. The piece below, with thanks to Professor David K Kamerschen Phd and Professor of Economics, links beer drinking with higher rate tax payers.
Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the
bill for all ten comes to £100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would
go something like this..
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay £1.
The sixth would pay £3.
The seventh would pay £7.
The eighth would pay £12.
The ninth would pay £18
And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.
So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite
happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused
them a little problem. "Since you are all such good
customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your
weekly beer by £20." Drinks for the ten men would now cost just £80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our
taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would
still drink for free but what about the other six men? The
paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so
that everyone would get his fair share? They realised that
£20 divided by six is £3.33 but if they subtracted that from
everybody's share then not only would the first four men still be
drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up
being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fairer to
reduce each man's bill by a higher percentage. They decided
to follow the principle of the tax system they had been
using and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested
that each should now pay.
And so, the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (a 100% saving).
The sixth man now paid £2 instead of £3 (a 33% saving).
The seventh man now paid £5 instead of £7 (a 28% saving).
The eighth man now paid £9 instead of £12 (a 25% saving).
The ninth man now paid £14 instead of £18 (a 22% saving).
And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59 (a 16% saving).
Each of the last six was better off than before with the
first four continuing to drink for free.
But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their
savings. "I only got £1 out of the £20 saving," declared the
sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, "but he got £10"
"Yes, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved
£1 too. It's unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me"
"That's true" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get
£10 back, when I only got £2? The wealthy get all the
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison, "we
didn't get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the
poor" The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next week the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so
the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when
it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something
important - they didn't have enough money between all of
them to pay for even half of the bill.
And that, boys and girls, journalists and government
ministers, is how our tax system works. The people who
already pay the highest taxes will naturally get the most
benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them
for being wealthy and they just might not show up anymore. In fact,
they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is
somewhat friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
The people who pay the most tax proportionately, is the low paid, which is outrageous, disgusting and immoral. [Please note: they are also the biggest pool. You can raise a lot of money from the poor].
Who happily and gladly keep voting Labour, who instituted this tax regime, because they bribe them with credits and God knows what else.
Since the government term of 1997 - 2010, I have become increasingly disenchanted with democracy. Most people are simply not informed enough to vote, and that they were bribed with some nice words and a honey smile (Tony Blair)... In the words of Black Adder, 'Oh, God'.
I think Plato was on to something.
If you aren't resident in this country then how is it wrong to live somewhere else and pay tax in your country of residence? People leave the UK in their thousands every year, should they all pay UK tax just because they grew up here?
And it slightly undermines the argument that high earners won't leave the UK due to high tax rates.
I know several high earners (six figures, not Times Rich List) who travel a lot for work and have done just that.
Not dead "The mistake is then carried forward into 'the reason they are poor is because they made bad choices' when the reality is 'they make bad choices because they are poor'"
Really? Are you for real? Do you honestly think that rich people have never tried to do any charity work or have empathy for others. Or set up schemes for less fortunate or less lucky? Your generalisations are insulting.
NotDead With all due respect, we aren't talking about people who spend £40 on dinner and £80 on jeans
These are people who spend £400 on dinner and £8k on a handbag...
"Wealthy people DO think they are above others"
Notdead you are just proving my point over and over again! Can you not see the irony. Change wealthy for poor and see how you sound!
notdead - I don't understand your list. in your view are they bad things you are listing or good ones?
Wealthy people DO think they are above others - they very often equate the choices they are able to make with positive character values they see in themselves, instead of the reality which is that they are able to afford to make discerning and sensible choices.
I see this even in my friends 'who would eat at wetherspoons for a night out' - er people who can't afford £40 a person.. who would dress from ASDA .. er people who can't afford £80 jeans.. who would let their car run into the ground like that/not be repaired .. er people who can't afford a new one/comprehensive insurance/garage fees.. Who would drink at home from cans .. er people who can't afford more than two quid on a night in... etc etc.
'The rich' or more accurately anyone over the median, completely blind themselves to the fact that most 'value choices' and many 'character values' - eg max honesty are often only a reflection of structural issues, not personal values.
The mistake is then carried forward into 'the reason they are poor is because they made bad choices' when the reality is 'they make bad choices because they are poor'
Take for example a case close to me (me!) I know my best choice would be to do an MBA, but I can't afford to, so I am working in jobs I am more than capable to do, because I can't afford the keys to the castle - no matter what choice I make, it is limited by finance. My friends who are wealthier cannot understand why I don't have a nicer house 'you choose to live like this?!' - I have tired of explaining the barriers because they say 'you need to be more positive' yet their positivity also comes from having choices (and massages, nice hair dos, better clothes, more holidays newer computers, better sofas, nicer mattresses .. etc etc etc.)
The thread has moved on but I wanted to reply to this.
ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmmmmmmmm I get that, but at current investment rates, that makes a difference of about a fiver a year for me, if that, and is more than balanced out by tax relief on charitable donations. I suspect it costs HMRC more than that to do the admin. I just don't see how it is worthwhile for people on PAYE, regardless of the level of PAYE. Also, the higher rate point would apply to all higher rate tax payers, so many under the £100k cut off at which HMRC automatically requires a return.
"If the very rich were declaring and paying their taxes like lesser mortals"
This kind of language (lesser mortals) is exactly the kind of sarcastic commentary I hear/read in regard to the rich. It makes the assumption that the rich think themselves above doesn't it?
I hear people all the time foaming at the mouth generalising about 'the rich' not paying their share (which obviously SOME aren't) and yet the same people have, in their life, paid cash in hand for a builder or got paid cash in hand and not declared it. But hey it's ok for them because it's peanuts compared to 'the rich'. And yet many/most of the top 1% of earners pay their fair share and don't complain.
Firstly I am not talking 'nonsense'
Secondly I did not neglect to mention, I did not have the figures
Thirdly you are right people don't say "the top 1% of earners pay "no tax""
but they do generalise about rich people (which most people would agree are the top 1% of earners) getting out of paying tax.
This in my view is a lazy generalisation that is factually incorrect and is as bad as people generalising that all benefit claimants have never paid in etc etc!
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