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Live and Let Die is my favorite Wings song. Was great in concert. And Linda totally rocked on it.

Yes, Jason ha had a good career with Philly. i can't really blame the Bills for not signing him though. He was a recently converged TE and seemed unmotivated and not that great. Here 's an example of what he (#71) did for us. this was in his second to last game here: You wanna keep that? Really?

My grassy knoll theory is Coach McDermott knew his buddy Brandon was going to be joining him soon. So instead of him and Whaley picking the QB he would wait til next year and he and his bud could pick their guy together. Hopefully they made the right decision. Time will tell. I would have preferred they just take Watson with the #10 pick.

Will KC also throw in Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce? Can we swap coaches too?

This happens a lot. Heck it's happened to us a couple of times. EJ and JP. Gosh I hope it doesn't happen this time.Neck the Fannyhill situation is worse though. Too good to dump and start over, but not good enough and too injury prone to win with. Still shocked the Fish resigned him.

I'm don't what this means. Been fun talking to you about it. Great peanut gallery comments!

I see that 3rdnlng posted some links explaining the program. (Thanks 3rdnlng) This idea has been around a while. It's not some hair brained scheme not thought out. I'm not even going to try to explain how it pencils out, but here are the links to a couple of documents that break it down in detail. Should make for some good bedtime reading. https://fairtax-structure-psyclone.netdna-ssl.com/client_assets/fairtaxorg/media/attachments/56c4/af23/6970/2d7c/197c/0000/56c4af2369702d7c197c0000.pdf?1455730467 https://fairtax-structure-psyclone.netdna-ssl.com/client_assets/fairtaxorg/media/attachments/56c4/aefe/6970/2d06/a71d/0000/56c4aefe69702d06a71d0000.pdf?1455730430 It's been studied and these people say it pencils out and have a lot of data to back it up. Check it out. If you still think it won't work, let us know why not.

Maybe make election day the after the Super Bowl. Kill 2 birds ? ? with 1 stone. ?

Two of the greatest offensive minds in the history of football were hired after winning the NFL Championship as DEFENSIVE coordinators. Tom Landry and Bill Bellyache. it's more import to hire a good HEAD coach.

Any if the 16 NFC teams. Matters not which.

I voted 60-80 for both. 60 really. I have more confidence in McDermott than Beane. But his fate is somewhat dependent on what Beane does. I think it McDermott can get even decent although not great talent , McDermott can get us back to playoffs this year.

Ice, you and I have been through this before. And the answer is not Yes, but HELL YES. As you know, I was born and raised in Dallas by the printing supplier salesman for the Cowboys and his bride. He was in tight with the front office guys and knew some of the players and coaches. Offensive Lineman John Niland once came over to our house one time. Needless to say I too was a HUGE FAN of the Tom Landry era Cowboys. The Cowboys played the Packers in the 1966 (Cotton Bowl) and 1967 (Ice Bowl) NFL Championship games. Broke my heart and have hated and cheer against the Packer always ever since. Became a Bills fan in 1996, but old habits die hard. I only root for the Pack if it can help the Bills. Otherwise they are one of my least favorite teams outside of the AFCE? Others: Stealers - Beat Cowboys in SB X and XIII. I also played on the Seahawks Blue Thunder Drumlin in 2005 and we went to SB XL against Stealers and we got to go and once again lost. So they are my most hated. Cowboys - Loved them til Smiley and his zoo arrived and turned a very classy organization into a slimy Clown show. Titans - Need I say any more? Jaguars - In my time as a Bills fan since 1996 we are 0-2 against them in playoffs.

Why do you not also hate Washington and the Giants? Seems like you would, at least half as much.

Because that's what Hillary and Elizabeth Warren said and they would NEVER lie to us. When asked Trump said he didn't pay taxes because he's smart. Makes sense.

Link?

I'll tell you what. I'll answer your question with more than a one sentence gotcha if you'll do the same. To show my sense of fair play, I'll go first. A couple of points. Yes, the house costs more. But you also have more money. If I make $100,000 and am income taxed at 20%, then I have $80,000 per year for a house. If I get my full $100,000, I have $20,000 extra for my house. 4 years at $80,000 is over $300,000. 4 years at $100,000 is over $375,000. A wash. Now as to the black market. Yes, there would be more black market activity. But if you think about it a minute, where are all these black market goods going to come from? Some from theft no doubt but theft is still against the law. Some from Canada I guess. According to this however, prices are HIGHER in Canada. http://www.mytravelcost.com/Canada/compare-price-countries/ How is that gonna work? Let's take clothes for example. 19% cheaper in USA. So if we add 25% to USA price it's 6% different. After shipping and profit for the black marketer, you'd probably pay more. Also 80% of consumer goods are bought from 20% of the retailers (Walmart etc.). And with the proliferation and convenience of ordering online, do you really think a lot of people would go through the trouble to find a black marketer to pay cash for something when they can just push a button and have it arrive at their door even if costs a little more? Would be really easy to collect those taxes. Are you really going to the black market to buy toilet paper and tooth paste too? What about new tires for your car? Have someone ship them to you from Canada and then haul them down to someone to put on the rims and on the car? Yes it's a concern, but with all of the tax avoidance and evasion legal and otherwise going on now, seems it would be a wash at worst. Neither of us knows for sure. It would also bring the black marketers and criminals into the tax system. presently they pay ZERO taxes (like Trump). When they need to buy baby formula and dog food and clothes etc they will be paying some tax. Illegal aliens will pay taxes too. Now, my question for you. Do you think our system is fair when people who are really really rich can legally avoid and in some cases like Trump, pay ZERO taxes? If not, what should we do about it?

How much taxes does Trump pay? Legally he pays none. If he had to pay 25% of the cost of his golden toilets and fancy suits and ties and Malania's clothes and jewelry and the maintenance on Trump Force 1, he'd be paying a lot more.

EVERYTHING. All the exceptions and exemptions that rich people and big corporations and their lobbyists can buy politicians to give them is what has got our current system into the ridiculous state it is now so that regular people pay taxes while people that are really really really rich like Trump do not. The black market argument is a red herring. Nice try.

Who says we need to raise MORE money? With all the analytics and statistical analysis availAble today, it wouldn't be hard to figure out the right rate to get what the government needs. Rich people may spend at a lower rate of income, but spend a heck of a lot more in real dollars. The real reason politicians could not go for it is people would truly know how much they are paying on a daily basis as opposed to being just a line item on their pay statement they never look at. Lowering taxes would become a bigger priority for a lot of voters.

No incentive to cheat on taxes now? People can buy black market cigarettes and booze and weed (in my state) to avoid taxes. How many people do that? Everybody I know pops over 7-11 to get a 6 pack. Finding an illegal way to do it to save a little is a hassle. Remember, they'll have MORE money to spend.

People will have more money to spend. Middle class andPoor people aren't going to buy anything because they don't want to pay taxes? Also, on April 15, the govt sends every person a check with enough money to pay their first $20,000 (or whatever) in purchases so poor people won't be screwed. If tax rate is 25%, then $5,000. Takes out the whole regressive argument. That way people that can get high priced accountants (like Trump) still pay taxes like everyone else.

Why not? We cross posted. Just want to make sure you saw this: The IRS is the agency that didn't collect any taxes from Trump. You sure you want to keep them around? My way, anytime Trump buys a new golden toilet, he gets taxed.

We could still get as much money through taxes as we do now, just in a different, more fair way. The IRS is the agency that didn't collect any taxes from Trump. You sure you want to keep them around? My way, anytime Trump buys a new golden toilet, he gets taxed.

I vote to keep the IRS shut down indefinitely and go with a National Sales Tax instead.

Thanks for the update B-Man. I'm gonna crawfish here a little. I was mistaken that both houses of Congress passed a Bill that Trump refused to sign. After your post I did some more research. I believe both houses have at some point passed bills, but not the same one. Therefore as you point out, Trump has nothing to sign. with all these the information and disinformation out there I often Don t know what to believe. However, the problem is the same in that real people are losing or soon will lose pAychecks and money by no longer being able to work their jobs or supply government with pencils and toner and computers disks and hamburgers etc. National Parks are being closed that we the citizens pay for. One not far from my house I've been to a few times is essentially closed. -ttps://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mount-rainier-national-park-closed-to-vehicles-during-government-shutdown/281-193e5ecd-d0ed-4f38-9de2-d4a8b4f7460c. while you are right Trump didn't do it all on his own,he has plenty of blame to share. Both sides are to blame IMHO. I wish I could grab them and knock their heads together and tell them to stop screwing around. In the meantime, we'll get more Red vs Blue political gamesmanship getting set for the next election where they hope to acquire more money and power. to heck with the people they provide "public service". That's 90% of what this is all about IMHO.