Elections - October 2007

Can be anybody you want. Then why, would they would be good.

Example:Robin Williams:He is very smart and he knows what America is about.

2007-10-02 21:04:02 · 11 answers · asked by donaldhcramer82 1

what becomes of the money? does the one wiyh the most donations automatically become the front runner?

2007-10-02 18:18:12 · 15 answers · asked by barbara g 1

The last three Democratic Presidents were all southerners and all were solidly Left of Center. All were Religious without trading on it or pandering to the Fundies.

It's been my experience that folks aren't as Conservative as they think if you put things in terms that their cutlures make it easy for them to understand.

Do you think the Dems can overcome Political Correctness enough to give it a try?

2007-10-02 18:07:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every "worker" I speak to says they are not worth the paper they are written on, however every company I work for, has a clause in the contract that states anywhere between 3-6 months prohibition of working for a competitive company.

Also, I've seen people jump ship to a competitor and the clause never enforced (that I'm aware of).

2007-10-02 18:02:52 · 10 answers · asked by Brettski 2

What are my options to ensure I get a fair deal? Will work place agreements be a major election issue in 2007?

2007-10-02 17:11:05 · 2 answers · asked by JGC 2

I thought I saw this somewhere in the NSW IR laws but i could never find this again...

2007-10-02 16:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I normally vote for the Australian Democrats and still feel they can be more constructive and contribute more than the Greens. While they did bomb out with the GST and the internal bickering around 2001, I am not convinced just voting Labor or Liberal is going to give us a better government.

2007-10-02 16:53:34 · 2 answers · asked by sydrooboy 2

I have had enough of the Liberal Party using "Government Advertising" to spruik their own cause on TV. I wish Howard would just call the election so that the Liberal Party and all the other parties could spend their own dollars instead of the Tax Payers!

2007-10-02 16:47:54 · 5 answers · asked by sydrooboy 2

They are already acting like socialist, why not admit to the obvious so people will really know what they are voting for?

2007-10-02 16:31:23 · 15 answers · asked by David G 1

It's a flat tax system with a salary cap. It was never intended to pad the wealth of the rich and it expected priority to go to the poor & middle class first.

A few changes to the system should insure it's solvency.

1) Remove the flat tax & salary caps. If you earn over 100K you should pay based on a graduated tax scale. All of your earnings would be subjected to social security tax.

2) You are only eligible for SS benefits if after deductions your taxable income is < $200K. If you die before drawing from your SS pot it will be added to your beneficiary's pot or donating to the institution of your choice.

3) Similar to 401K vesting % you will be able to invest a portion of your SS pot each year in low risk investments suitable for 401Ks. You will be able to invest all of your SS pot within 10 yrs of the standard penalty-free retirement age.

It's grossly unfair to push out the retirement date for the people who need the benefits. Abandon that idea altogether.

2007-10-02 16:05:27 · 7 answers · asked by Thompson-McCain 2

2007-10-02 15:43:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-02 15:25:59 · 18 answers · asked by Super Cougar 1

http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press2007/pr092707.htm

Congressman Paul Introduces "The Tax Free Tips Act"

September 27, 2007

Washington, DC - Congressman Ron Paul has introduced legislation that would ease the tax burden on some of America ’s hardest workers – those in the service industry.

The Tax Free Tips Act of 2007 H.R. 3664 would exempt tips and gratuities from federal income and payroll taxes. Tips often compose a substantial portion of the earnings of waiters, waitresses, and other service-sector employees. However, unlike regular wages, a service-sector employee usually has no guarantee of, or legal right to, a tip. Instead, the amount of a tip usually depends on how well an employee satisfies a client. Since the amount of taxes one pays increases along with the size of tip, taxing tips punishes workers for doing a superior job!

Not only that, but the IRS estimates how much in tips an employee should have received and taxes them based on that.

2007-10-02 14:50:44 · 17 answers · asked by beesting 6

Im an Iranian guy interested in American politics... Q. Who votes in party primaries? To phrase my question better: are only registered party members allowed to vote for a particular candidate in the party they signed up for? My other question is that if a current president decides to run for office again will he have to re-seek his party's nomination, or could he be challenged by a fellow peer?

2007-10-02 14:19:59 · 2 answers · asked by Cyrus A 1

which one and why

2007-10-02 13:44:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

if none of the important issues are being talked about? I mean, all the candidates are talking about is the war and health insurance. No one is talking about what is important to young people, yet they want to us to get out and vote in record numbers. Am I the only one who's confused.

2007-10-02 13:18:31 · 5 answers · asked by beautifulblackme 2

Best qualified Republican?
Democrat?
Independant?

2007-10-02 12:40:34 · 20 answers · asked by romer151 4

The Senate has just voted on an important energy bill. The voting results in a tie. How will the result be decided?
Which Article and Section?

2007-10-02 12:36:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

...& yet condone Giuliani's affair while NYC mayor. Isn't that a hypocritical double standard? And wasn't the fact that Giuliani let his wife find out he was divorcing her in a press conference (how humiliating) instead of telling her first worse? What about the fact that he brought his mistress to live with him in Gracie Mansion while his wife & children were still living there? How come I never hear I'm not voting for him because....(all of the above)? Instead, he's the Republican 'front-runner'. Is this an example of good family values? If it is, then your values are all screwed up. It's no wonder the Republican party is all f*cked up!

2007-10-02 12:17:59 · 20 answers · asked by The Wiz 7

An independant voter is one that remains undecided throughout all the primary elections.

2007-10-02 12:02:46 · 13 answers · asked by Thompson-McCain 2

foot note" president race?

2007-10-02 11:57:30 · 12 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

How does it help our democratic process when those that are either too stupid or lazy to obtain a valid ID are allowed to vote? What are your opinions are the potential fraud involved in a mail in election such as in Oregon?

2007-10-02 11:31:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm british, I don't understand why they are campaigning, surly the part votes for there leader, or do they vote based on the publics opinion of them?

Who thinks Hilary shouldn't be president (not cause she's a woman, but because they don't agree with her policies) and would much rather have Obama

2007-10-02 11:18:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I did, and it is still the right decision.

Does anyone have a Clinton '98 bumper sticker unused?

2007-10-02 11:10:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

In Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, longtime Sheriff Harry Lee died yesterday. He was running for re-election, with the election to be held this month. Since his death on Oct. 1, the powers that be have decided to postpone the election to November. Also, qualifying has been re-opened for the election, and any candidate who has already qualified (only 2 others besides Lee) must re-qualify. One candidate has filed suit to attempt to carry on the election as planned.

Of course, with Lee dead, many more candidates will enter the race, making it a wide open field. Lee was a guaranteed winner everytime he ran. Now there will most likely be at least a dozen candidates that throw their hat in the ring now that Lee has passed away, and qualifying has been re-opened.

Do you think this is fair to the other 2 candidates? Is it legal? What normally would happen if a candidate died before an election? Would/should the election be postponed?

2007-10-02 10:52:48 · 5 answers · asked by ~RedBird~ 7

Most people don't vote, and by not voting, we surrender our rights to be free.

I know that by enacting a law which forces people to vote is UN-American; 'However', voting is something that can we need to do.

Everybody is FORCED to pay taxes, it's not avoidable. Taxes provide us with public schools, roads, etc.. Well, everybody must be govern, so why not be force to pick the person to whom they should be govern by?

Most people don't vote because they don't know what truly is going on in the Whitehouse, they hope that by not voting, they will 'at least' not do harm in voting wrong. By not voting, it frees them from thinking, from fearing, from accountability.

Most people that vote truly don't know what they are voting for; they vote based on what is 'Popular' and what the media tells them.

By forcing people to vote, it will force them to see if the law that they have passed is good or bad. They can in turn vote to keep the law or kill it.

2007-10-02 10:24:38 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-02 10:21:00 · 11 answers · asked by Naturescent 4

Hillary's sudden penchant for hyena-like laughter and Rudy's NRA cell phone call seem like clearly scripted attempts to make each candidate seem more personable. I think they also seem completely phony. An interesting article about it:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071002/od_nm/usa_politics_laugh_dc

Rudy's explanation for the phone call:

"Quite honestly, since September 11, most of the time when we get on a plane, we talk to each other and just reaffirm the fact that we love each other," he told the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Not only was the phone call obviously staged, but he manages to mention - everybody say it with me - 9/11!

Are these 2 just the phoniest phonies ever?

2007-10-02 09:45:31 · 15 answers · asked by Dana1981 7

who do u think will win???

2007-10-02 09:42:07 · 5 answers · asked by zako 2

??

2007-10-02 09:24:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous