BlogHer - Taxes - Comments

OK - I did it.

Denise — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:25:46 -0500

For a minute I thought I was going to chicken out. ;-)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

I agree

christinajeanne — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:32:07 -0500

I think these companies need to be paying higer taxes we should not be giving them money. It makes no sense.

We have a teen at home too

geekgirl — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:16:08 -0500

We have kids too and one is a teen. And he does things I don't like, and don't agree with. I recognize that short of chaining him in the basement, I can't do a lot to control him now. Still, if he becomes a teen parent, I won't expect any pats on the back for great parenting. And I sure won't expect anybody to give me missile codes.

I do think Palin is doing her job. I just don't like the way she's done it.

Christine

Geek Thoughts Technology doesn't have to be boring.
Frog In North Georgia No, I'm not from around here.

Interesting post

Denise — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:05:26 -0500

I'm most interested in the way you ended it.

Your reason for not supporting Sarah Palin is due to her inability to "manage her teenage daughter".

I, as a registered Democrat and a mom who has raised three kids (one is still 18 and I'm annoyed with her at the moment for irresponsible behavior), understand that managing your teens is a difficult job. And our teens make mistakes - we can't prevent that every single time.

What we can do, as parents, is help them handle their mistakes - support them and love them even though they've made mistakes. From where I'm sitting, it looks like Governor Palin has done her job as a mother.

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Appreciate your support!

Pamela Jeanne — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:23:50 -0500

Thanks, Denise. You're a lovely person. I'll be sure to look for it.

p.s. I wrote about NIAW again on my own blog, too. Here it is: Remedial Infertility.

Pamela Jeanne

http://www.Coming2Terms.com

Pst....

Denise — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:34:34 -0500

I haven't forgotten! The post is in my head, now to get it blogged.... stay tuned!

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

i love this idea. most of

jaymee — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:33:59 -0500

i love this idea. most of all i love the part about misunderstandings about infertility.

i too dread seeing the school services charge, it breaks my heart.

http://babygiddings.blogspot.com/

I like the chair with the plaque idea

Denise — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:51:27 -0500

and Infertility Awareness Week is on my futures calendar. It shall be blogged!

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Posted the Barack Obama Entry

Tacomamama — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:57:26 -0500

http://tinyurl.com/5xxtwf

Still no McCain supporters who want to talk.

Tacoma Mama

Kitchen Table Issues

Yes, I am planning on it.

Tacomamama — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:10:53 -0500

Tomorrow, I absolutely have to do some of the writing that I actually get paid for. Then if I have any brain cells left I will try to tackle it tomorrow afternoon, if not then some time this weekend. Obama's plan is already laid out nicely in bullet points, so I need to pick it apart and make sure I look at it critically.

I would also love to do a side by side comparison of their plans for veterans, but I'll have to see what I have time to do.

Tacoma Mama

Thank you!

bri_daisy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:38:35 -0500

I'll admit this is the first presidential election that I have paid more than a passing attention to, and I really appreciate the way you presented the information. Would you be willing to do the same for Obama's plan? Or have you already?

Bri

Under the Arch

You can find me at www.stlouistravelphotos.blogspot.com

thankyou

kazari — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:14:53 -0500

For your sincerely awesome post.

Wow, you really go through

shelleyp — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:23:41 -0500

Wow, you really did go through the plan, line by line. I'll be checking back to see what answers you get, and to see your breakdown on Obama's plan.

The Gas Diet

Pam — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:19:56 -0500

This aggravates me in so many ways. We're still seeing roads full of gas guzzling SUVs, we're still treating fuel like a "right" not a commodity, we're still not investing sufficient resources in alternative transportation. Instead, McCain's idea is to give a price break to gas junkies for the summer? What? Huh? I don't get how this solves our dependence on foreign oil. I don't get how this encourages reduction in use. I don't get how this is advantageous at all except by pandering to voters who whine about how much gas is costing them without pressuring their lawmakers to provide alternatives.

Furthermore, this amounts to price control and gov't subsidies (I think) and from a Republican anti-gov't in your business point of view, this seems really contrary to party values.

The gas diet isn't a better way for the long term, it's the only way. A temporary price break on gas is like giving us a temporary price break on fast food. It's not good for us, we shouldn't be addicted to it, and we need to find a another way.

Nerd's Eye View

Problems...

MommaMary — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:02:40 -0500

I watched some news piece on this last night, and they brought up some good points, like:

1) So they suspend the tax? How do we know that the oil companies are going to keep the prices? So, now gas costs 3.75 instead of 4.00, but why would the gas station owner lower the prices to 3.75 when people will pay 4.00?

2)The "savings" aren't as much as you'd like to think. Think about it. If you fill your 16 gallon tank once per week, for twelve weeks (all summer), you are going to save (16*.184*12) 35.33. So, what can you buy with that? 7 gallons of milk? 7 meals at a fast food restaurant? You're not saving enough to do squat. Most people aren't going to notice $10 per month...

I think that the Gas Diet is a MUCH better answer. Oh, and figuring out what we are going to do in the long run... We need to SOMEHOW stop our dependencies on foreign oil. (God help me I sound like the GW)