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Posted on 08/01/2011 11:06:13 AM PDT by Kevin in CaliforniaEdited on 08/01/2011 12:52:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Just reported that in this debt deal is indeed a BIG TAX HIKE!
This is breaking....:
Tax Hikes 'Impossible' Under Debt Deal? Think Again ...
Published August 01, 2011
| FoxNews.com
The debt-ceiling deal moving toward a vote in Congress could easily pave the way for tax increases despite Republican claims that tax hikes are "impossible" under a deal struck with the White House to reduce spending in exchange for a debt-limit increase.
But as everyone knows, "impossible" isn't really in Washington's vocabulary.
Here's how it could happen:
After Congress enacts more than $900 billion in spending cuts to give President Obama a $900 billion lift in the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, a bipartisan committee will be formed to find roughly $1.5 trillion in additional deficit savings over the next decade.
To get there, the committee is free to look at virtually anything -- including "revenue" -- even though House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday night that current budgeting guidelines make it "impossible" for the 12-member group to approve tax hikes.
Other officials and analysts beg to differ.
"The suggestion that it is impossible for the joint committee to raise tax revenue simply is not accurate, it's false," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday.
Tea Party-aligned Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said that's one of the concerns stopping him from supporting the deal.
"Certainly, tax increases could be something that we could face," Lee told Fox News.
Boehner is able to claim no tax hikes are possible because the committee would work off the assumption that the Bush tax cuts -- all of them -- will expire in 2013. Combined with other expiring provisions, that adds up to $3.5 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade, without the committee taking any action
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FOX is reporting that this is the reason Boehner is :20 minutes late to the podium.
Guess ya gotta pass it before you can see what's in it.
This is the second thread today you have posted about something you've seen on TV.
Without a link.
As News.
I'm just saying...
When is the vote? Will the house vote and approve a tax hike?
please let this get out to the public before the Vote.
It may be time to turn off the TV and find something to do.
"Guess ya gotta pass it before you can see whats in it."
Sure, that's the Pelosi way. Well, it worked for them on Obamacare.
Or does this just lock in the end of the Bush tax cuts unless "paid for" by other tax increases/spending cuts?
Therein lies Sarah Palin's beauty. She is feared -- actually hated -- for having torn into, and jailing, corrupt politicians in Alaska
Paging Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY....
Not this sh!t again!
>> Rush Limbaugh has been savaging him all afternoon.
With Mark Levin to follow in a few hours.
Did they pass it already
Any real details or just another "someone said XXXXX on TV" thread?
There better not be - else all hell is going to break loose.
Just reported on Fox News that Bret Braier will be reporting on this hidden tax agenda that is in the bill in a few min.
Oh, crap! This being August 1, I was in support of it, but now I cannot support it.
ChadPergram Chad Pergram
GOP Conference meeting still going. House will start 3 votes at 2 pm which tells me they should start debate on the rule around 2:45 pm.
Torpedo this Marxist POS!!
Rebellion is brewing!!
We need details because I saw no such tax hikes.
The Republican House voted for the biggest debt ceiling increase in US history . . .
Darn you...
JimPethokoukis James Pethokoukis
Back of the envelope: If CBO's 2011-2016 forecast falls short by 0.5 pct pt, debt cuts disappear
You need to get the title fixed. As the details unfold, this is a POS bill.
It will be in a FNC Breaking News item reported Live by Bret Baier in just about a min.
We need links.
Morning Bell: Liberals Force Choice Between Economic and National Security
You have a severe case of knee jerk.
I think what's happened is that the budget deal takes into account the end of the Bush Tax Cuts in 2013. They probably couldn't get the extra $2.4 trillion without that.
Certainly not if they leave out reform of Medicare. And Obama couldn't offer any more on that because he already gutted it by $500B.
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GOP lawmakers emerging from meeting say concerns over defense cuts were addressed in meeting
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jamiedupree Jamie Dupree
Tea Party favorite Rep Allen West (R-FL) says he will vote for debt limit plan
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Rep Tom Graves R-GA says GOP should keep fighting for Cut, Cap & Balance rather than the debt deal
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On Fox: bill assumes Bush tax rates expire in 2013 as a baseline. Bill is worded so that it could repeal ALL tax rates — AMT, others — and make them much higher — a huge tax hike. Bottom line: will taxes jump because they assume ALL tax breaks will expire in 2013. Much confusion. Added to huge defense cuts and there may not be the votes in the House to pass.
On taxes and the committee, it says this:
Under the framework, the Joint Committee of Congress will work off a current-law baseline, as required by the 1974 Budget Act, effectively making it impossible for Joint Committee to increase taxes.
And if ya hafta ask...
They are better off just passing a debt hike with the first round of cuts, and calling it a day. On to 2012 without creating this monstrosity of a super committee with all the fallback provisions. This is looking to be the turkey we all feared it would be.
Details do not matter. Any sucking of money for any sector, rich or otherwise, results in you paying more in taxes. Is that hard to understand since it has been explained time and time again.
Here is one: If you raise taxes on the super rich, you will have that tax passed along in higher service cost or products that this rich person provides. Therefore you are paying the tax. Get it.
Many more examples but just to lengthy to explain such as health care. Pure forced tax. And if you think your employer pays them for you, watch your pay check grow. Crickets!!!!!!
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there is no time to read it. We are in a crisis!!!
If this passes, we are apparently screwed.
Add in the AMT Fix to The Bush Tax Cuts expiring!
Yeah sure.....and how many times have you heard one thing..and something else happens.
They are monkeying around with the Baseline to make their claims.
Baseline Budgeting Makes Real Cuts Impossible in Washington
Speaker Boehner, you are a poltroon.
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The Emery County Commission has approved a resolution to place the building of a swimming pool to the people of Emery County on the November ballot. The county has been checking into the building of a new olympic size pool as the Castle Dale pool will only operate through the summer months of 2006. The county will probably be without a pool for one year as the new pool is constructed. The county is seeking community impact board funds with a grant and loan combination to build the pool. The Emery County school district has donated some land at the Emery High School which is now part of the parking lot. The new pool will enable the school to have a swimming and diving team. Emery High is one of the only schools in 3A without a swimming team.
Commissioner Drew Sitterud said Castle Dale City has pledged to donate $10,000 each year to help with the maintenance of the pool. Sitterud said, "We want to put this on the ballot to see if the people want this pool. We will move ahead to procure the funds and will start our application process. We are moving ahead and will lose no time waiting for the November ballot. We need a bond attorney to help through the bonding process. We have talked to Zions Bank to help us through this process and if it is approved the cost for the bonding lawyer will be added to the loan."
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Commissioner Sitterud also explained that with CIB monies they set the highest parameters for the loan/grant and figure the highest cost to build the project. The commission voted to move ahead with the bond attorney. Commissioner Ira Hatch said the easy part is procuring the funds to build something, but then the obligation of operation and maintenance becomes a problem and the commission wants to make sure the county residents are onboard before they incur a financial obligation for county residents. The county will also discuss with the other cities in the county to see if they can contribute to the operation and maintenance of the pool after it's built.
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Commissioner Hatch said the health benefits contract for county employees is up in July and they are checking with providers for the best deals.
Commissioner Sitterud reported they had met with UAC on public lands in Richfield and around July 25, they will begin recording the RS-2477 roads. There will be a 90 day protest period on the roads. The county is starting with the B roads. The seven roads now in litigation will be moved into the process after the B roads are finished. He also mentioned the ongoing dispute at Factory Butte which borders Emery County. This is an open motorcycle area where SUWA has brought action because they say the BLM isn't protecting it as they should. Sitterud said the groups involved had met but no decisions were reached. "It's a great place to ride motorcyles, no plants are there. The Range Creek Resource Management Plan is out now and the comment period is going on. The museum board is going to solicit donations and grants to put three life-sized dinosaurs and a woolly mammoth on the Museum of the San Rafael grounds," said Sitterud.
Commissioner Kofford said this summer problems with drainage at the museum will be addressed and a patio will be installed. He said he attended the Emery County economic development meeting and they have several things in the works including the economic summit on Sept. 21-22. They will also hold several summer camps for students including the archaeology camp, paleontology camp, music camp and a Sheriff's Office forensics camp.
Commissioner Hatch reported the county held a benefits fair where presenters talked on various topics including: health and nutritious eating, exercise, social security, retirement benefits and prescriptions. He also mentioned the Huntington/Cleveland Irrigation project and one of the first systems to go in will be in Elmo. The county is in the process of improving roads in the Elmo-Miller Creek area and the farmers involved with the new system need to know where the roads are going before they put in their irrigation systems.


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- Michelle said...
You are right the mouldings make a huge difference dont they. Its funny the style of kitchens in Australia is quite different to these, you dont see a lot of mouldings but then maybe we lean more towards modern than traditional, Im not sure. I really do like this look though.
Iv just started my kitchen renovation, am waiting for the final design drawing to be sent to me so Ill be checking back here for lots of kitchen inspiration in the coming weeks :)
- January 23, 2013 at 8:12 PM
- Marianne said...
I completely agree about the details making all the difference! Kitchens are always so much fun to design.
- January 23, 2013 at 8:33 PM
- Laurie said...
Completely agree - great post.
- January 24, 2013 at 3:31 AM
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I love all of these images. Im looking forward to seeing what you are working on.
- January 24, 2013 at 7:46 AM
- Kathysue said...
Yes, In fact I have a molding panel on the end of my counter. It just finishes it off so nicely. Love all of the above images, Pinned a few onto my DETAILS board. I also wrote a post on DETAILS today,
- January 24, 2013 at 10:45 AM
- Kim@Chattafabulous said...
Great examples. Currently loving anything with x's on it
- January 24, 2013 at 3:48 PM
- Tiffany @ {Living Savvy} said...
I love all of these ideas! I think it is such a great idea to add some embellishments to make a huge impact!
- January 25, 2013 at 7:31 PM
- Carmel @ Our Fifth House said...
I had moulding added to our builder grade cabinets when we updated our kitchen and it is by far the best upgrade we made! It totally elevated the look of the kitchen and makes these basic cabinets look custom! This a great round-up of inspiration!
- January 30, 2013 at 10:51 AM
- portable island for kitchen said...
I love all of these images! They are just beautiful.
- February 28, 2013 at 10:31 PM
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For the first time that I can remember, this A list daytime star showed off her girlfriend in public
. At the Daytime Emmy's no less. Our actress has been so deep in the closet for decades.
Diedre hall?ReplyCancel
Kim Zimmer?ReplyCancel
Kelly MonacoReplyCancel
Not Dr. MarlenaReplyCancel
I always forget Latifah has a show but she is like the worst kept secret in Hollywood.ReplyCancel
This shouldn't be hard there are only 3 left and very few ppm on for decades 🙁ReplyCancel
Yay!! Its tough to come out of hiding- Good for herReplyCancel
I dont think Queen would be considered in the closet she just doesn't say anything.ReplyCancel
Judith Light came out years ago TriciaReplyCancel
Judith was a presenter.
This is her
I never heard of that..and never been papped with a female companion…or discussed it, and she's on talk shows still quite a lot..ReplyCancel
Shes not in the closet its not herReplyCancel
If she came out..she whispered itReplyCancel
Robin strasser FTW
Google it she came out in 2008 or 9 and helped the little kid from Who's The Boss when he came out after she did. Her son on the show.ReplyCancel
Aren't Deidra Hall and Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine from GH) a couple in real life?ReplyCancel
Judith Light has been married to a guy for a long time. That doesn't mean that he isn't bearding for her, but she is a very active LGBT activist, so probably would have come out by now if she was gay. Deidre Hall has been married 4 times to men and the marriages lasted for multiple yearsm so unless she is like Meridith Baxter and says he's gay now, I doubt it's her.ReplyCancel
So if Deirdre hall is out throwing a party for Jane elliot(nice looking couple.), there not closeted either….ReplyCancel
La Lucci ftwReplyCancel
@warecat…funny..always thought whooping was a lesbian, but she's sooo open and candid, can't see her concealing it
Plus..she talks about dudes a lot, in a gg good way..like she a supafreakReplyCancel
Did not know Deidra is gay. HuhReplyCancel
Judith Light has been married almost 30 years and is a huge gay rights supporter. I doubt she'd be worried about being closeted.ReplyCancel
Alrighty so my original guess of hours ago
I deleted it but had said ms. Strasser is a former instructor of mine, and while lovely and super cool, was a it…dunno.
Pinged my radar and that was…20 years ago
So..if her, which I think…good news and happy for her
Also she exiting show or hphas fro health reasons, so maybe it was just time to come out
I suspect that people are getting Meredith Baxter (God, I still want to add Birney at the end) mixed up with Judith Light. I even found a "humorous" article with Judith supposedly snapping at the reporter for mixing her up with Meredith. It went on to add that the mother from "Who's The Boss?", Joanna Kearns, had come out as well.ReplyCancel
Years ago Judith Light and I were the only women in first class. When I was struggling to get my briefcase in an overhead bin (I'm short), she jumped up to help me. The men watched…ReplyCancel
Really? My aunt has been in the soap industry for decades and she says she's never heard this. Source? (Not insisting you're wrong, I'm just curious)ReplyCancel
I gotta say…I'm kinda dumbfounded right now. Where did you hear this?ReplyCancel
I can totes see Susan Flannery. She pinged my gaydar when B&B first started back in the 80sReplyCancel
Michelle Stafford, never married, she was on Y&R for forever until last year when she took a year off before joining GH, and she presented at the show with Jason Thompson and a most likely drunk Kelly Monaco.
Honestly anyone else I can think of this being weren't at the ceremony or have left daytime behind. The smart ones though skipped the Red Carpet.ReplyCancel
@Rose No one is trying to slander Dee. The stories about her and Elliot have been out there for a long time. I think Hall is gay and, given how conservative some soap viewers are, I can't slam her for being closeted. Eliot's bff Tony Geary isn't out either, but everyone knows.
As far as marriage and children, I don't think it proves much. Travolta, Cruise, Marcia Cross et cetera ad infinitum.ReplyCancel
Never heard if michelle stafford but checked her out..it's a remote possibility….but she's still quite young compared to other vets if daytime and decades to me is..20-30 years….
This is why why Robyn strasser compels.
And I'd dee hall and Elliot have been so sloppy to be sorta an open secret..I think this not them either
OT because truly has nothing to do with this answer
Kelly Monaco is a —- vacuum
Diedre hall??? Or was it Tracey Bergman? ?
Better check the photos for accuracy before outing someone enty..You don't have a good track record. .
Michelle Stafford is gay??? Who was it that said she was way deep in co $$
Isn't scio $$ soooo anti gaygay??
Can whoever told me about her and Tony Ortega clarify all the deets on ms please? ?
Michelle Stafford is COS as is Sharon on Y&R. Interesting story. The older actor that played Katherine Chandler's husband Murphy was long time COS. Then he called bullshit and left. Supposedly Michelle and Sharon harassed and threatened him on the set and refused to be in scenes with him.ReplyCancel
Evidently ms strasser has been veeeery vocal in the LGBT community for many years, and partook in the ABC event when a bunch of same sex couples were married…as an "officiating member"ReplyCancel
Diedre Hall is gay and everyone's known since before the flood.ReplyCancel
m brown..ooohhhh i didnt know sharon was scio too!!
give me all the deets you have on her too.. i love good y/r gossip..
@sugarbread I don't know anything else. She's often listed as a scientologist and shows up at their events. I read the Murphy stuff on Ortega's site. But everytime the character is dealing with her bipolar story line I wonder what she's thinking and if she's getting any pressure from anyone.ReplyCancel
Liz your aunt is a soap insider and she has NEVER heard rumors Dee Hall is a lesbian?? Really? I worked in Soaps in the 90's and think I heard that my first month..and I didn't work on NBC soaps!. I remember when Eileen Davidson was cast on Days everyone was joking Dee has sent her flowers the day she got cast..ReplyCancel
Thanks for the reply! I didn't think you were slandering her at all 🙂 I was just kinda floored at the idea of her being a closeted lesbian. But…stranger things have happened!ReplyCancel
Yeah when I texted her yesterday she said that was the first time she'd heard that rumor. Apparently my aunt needs to either pay closer attention or find better gossipers! LOLReplyCancel


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Behaviorist or Bureaucrat?
Surveying the Surveyors in City Policing!
The majority of municipal police agencies across the United States use some type of survey to gauge citizen satisfaction with police services or citizen perception of municipal police agencies. Understanding the perceptions and needs of citizens in the community is conducive toward maintaining transparent relationships with them and advancing community policing. In a 2007–8 study conducted by Dr. Greg Galardi of Peru State College (Peru, Nebraska), 1,000 city police agencies with populations of less than 250,000 were contacted regarding the administration and use of citizen satisfaction surveys and their results. Four hundred fifty-one city police executives from across the United States responded and from among them respondents were selected randomly for interviews to gain a more in-depth understanding of their perspectives on the use of citizen satisfaction survey results for their agency. Two distinct approaches emerged from the study results, which are described as either bureaucratic or behaviorist in nature. Both approaches seek to assess quality of services provided by the police.
Both approaches maintain transparency by sharing the survey results with police personnel and the public while seeking to gauge citizen perception of, and satisfaction with, police services. The primary difference, though, is that the bureaucratic approach relies on surveying community members selected randomly and who may have not encountered police service, whereas the behaviorist approach focuses on surveying only individuals who had contact with police.
The bureaucratic approach has a much broader pool of potential survey recipients and uses the survey results to establish annual benchmarks for the quality of law enforcement service provided. The focus is primarily on organizational performance, transmission of results to the community, and the achievement of specific agency-wide goals. The use of this type of survey has been documented consistently in academic and professional publications.
The behaviorist approach, which is newer to policing, has a narrower focus because the recipients of police service are the sole group requested to reply to surveys. The behaviorist approach seeks to accomplish organizational transformation by changing officer behavior in response to citizen feedback. The behaviorist approach also provides more emphasis on following up with respondents, provided they include contact information, to discuss positive and negative experiences with police service. This approach requires more time and fiscal resources than the bureaucratic approach, which can challenge agencies that have limited resources.
Cost and personnel were among the primary reasons many agencies employed only a bureaucratic approach to surveying citizens in their community. Sixty-eight percent of all municipal police agencies surveyed still use traditional mailings to survey citizens, which cost more than a dollar per survey including a self-addressed stamped return envelope. These costs prompted several chiefs to use alternative means to collect data. Many turned to the Internet and survey software; located drop boxes in high pedestrian traffic areas; partnered with local media publications to distribute surveys; received assistance from academic researchers and students; used shared city-wide surveys in conjunction with other departments; placed kiosks in shopping malls; distributed surveys following community meetings; and used nonpaid college interns and volunteer citizens to conduct telephone surveys or assist with data entry to minimize costs associated with survey administration.
As the focus of this research was largely on communities with populations of less than 250,000, and served by city police departments, two Midwestern agency executives provide their rationale for using surveys with a behaviorist approach.
The Bellevue (Nebraska) Police Department uses its survey to assess citizen perception and satisfaction with police services. As a result, the chief can review current training to see if it addresses issues raised by community members. "The primary purpose of our service survey is to measure citizen perception of the services provided by our police officers during their initial contact with a citizen on a service call," said Chief John Stacey. "Second, we review the results of the surveys and glean out any possible training issues for officers. Occasionally, an officer misses something or a question might not be asked that citizen feels is important to the investigation. Our goal is to make sure citizens receive the quality of service we expect from our officers. Ninety to Ninety-five percent of our survey results are favorable."
Chief Leonard Houloose of the Papillion (Nebraska) Police Department advised, "I take the time to review and initial every survey we receive from citizens. We include an opportunity for citizens to voice what they believe are the most important issues for our agency to address in keeping our community safe. Oftentimes I'll pick up the phone and call the people to discuss a problem or perception reported by the citizen on a survey (if they provide contact information). Citizens are usually amazed someone has taken the time to get back with them to discuss the matter. Furthermore, when a citizen has a concern about officer performance, it normally relates to a simple misunderstanding about how our agency operates. The results of our community surveys are not used in a punitive manner against employees; we use them to provide employees with an opportunity for introspection and to gain a better understanding of the perceptions of citizens."
Both the bureaucratic and behaviorist survey approaches adhere to the principles of community policing by strengthening relationships with the community. Using survey results to assess possible problem areas and taking the time to consider possible remedies keeps the police agency in touch with constituents and provides the transparency the public expects from police.
Recommended Reading: Weisel, D. Conducting Community Surveys: A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement Agencies. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1999.


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I'm a 61 year old registered Republican who didn't vote for the current occupant of the White House. Nor did I vote for his Democrat opponents or any other Republican or Democratic candidate for president in the last 25 years. I have pretty tough standards, and this year will be no exception.
We first need to change the culture of Washington and the way our politicians govern. They need to recognize who they work for. This goes for Congress and the President. When 75 percent of the American people say they want us out of a war that has killed more than 4,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis because the President lied to us, we need a new president willing to admit we are there illegally and get us out pronto. We need to repair the damage and come home, and we need to hold those responsible accountable. In other words, show a little integrity for a change and try to regain the respect of the world community.
With all that is going on in the world, both politically and technology wise, we need a president who is smart enough to understand and respond rationally and even handedly to events. We need someone who will think and listen to others before acting. Our next president needs to be a good communicator and negotiator, with an open mind, willing to listen to what our adversaries have to say before judging them or engaging in the bully tactics of the past.
We can't let our policies be dictated by the profiteers of the military-industrial complex of foreign countries who have dictated our policies in the past. After all, our current fiscal and economic problems are directly or indirectly tied to our policies of meddling around the globe. I have concluded that John McCain is not capable of meeting my tough standards.


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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it will cost a middle-income family approximately $226,920 to raise a child born in 2010 through age 17.
Fortunately, the cost per child decreases for additional children and may be less depending on your cost of living.
Similarly, the more children you have, the bigger your tax savings. Uncle Sam offers several family-oriented tax benefits. Determining which ones you qualify for can be confusing because of rules about filing status, itemized deductions and income levels.
Whether you do your own taxes or hire a professional, it's good to have a general idea of which tax breaks are available. If you don't qualify this year, you may in the future.
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Every year, millions of taxpayers who qualify don't claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families earning less than $53,267 in 2015 may receive this credit worth up to $6,242, depending on income level and number of qualifying children.
If the credit eliminates taxes owed, you can receive the remaining amount as a refund. Married taxpayers must file joint returns.
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If you pay for the care of children under 13 years of age so you (and your spouse) can work, find work or attend school, you may be eligible for the Child & Dependent Care Credit.
Examples of care include nursery school, pre-school, before and after school care, day camps (no overnight) and in-home nanny care. The credit is worth 20 to 35 percent of your expenses, depending on your adjusted gross income, and up to $3,000 for one dependent or $6,000 for two or more dependents but phases out at higher income levels.
Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit is worth up to $1,000 per qualifying child if your 2015 modified AGI is less than $110,000 on joint returns, $55,000 on married filing separate returns or $75,000 for other filing statuses.
If you receive less than the full amount because the credit eliminates your tax bill, you may qualify for the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit.
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If your family's unreimbursed medical and dental expenses in 2015 exceed 10% of adjusted gross income (AGI ), you can claim the amount above 10% as an itemized deduction.
For years beginning after December 31, 2012, you may deduct only the amount of your total medical expenses that exceed 10% of your adjusted gross income or 7.5% if you or your spouse is 65 or older. The 7.5% limitation is a temporary exemption starting January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016 for individuals age 65 and older and their spouses.
Expenses must be for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or treatment.
Premiums for medical, dental and some long-term care insurance, and transportation costs primarily for and essential to medical care may also qualify. Only prescription medication and insulin are eligible.
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The Adoption Credit will cover up to $13,190 in adoption expenses for 2015 depending on your income.
Expenses include court costs, adoption agency fees, attorney fees and travel. The credit is non-refundable for 2015, which means it is limited to your tax liability for the year, and your return and adoption-related documents must be mailed to the IRS.
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If you paid alimony or back alimony in cash during 2015, you can deduct that amount even if you claim the standard deduction.
Property settlements, child support, and lump-sum alimony paid are not deductible.
If you received alimony, the IRS considers that taxable income; however, child support received is not taxed.
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Some education savings plans offer tax benefits.
A portion of distributions and earnings from Qualified Tuition Programs and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts for education expenses are generally tax free.
Plus, up to $2,000 in annual contributions to Coverdell Savings Accounts are tax free depending on your income level.
Student Loan Interest Deduction
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A new software update to Hypertherm's ProNest® CAD/CAM software is available for download at no charge to customers with a current ProNest subscription.
Improvements to the software's scribe text function allow users to add varied information to parts, such as heat number or customer ID. Users can select the font they would like on their parts.
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Skip to comments.Student suspended for shaping Pop-Tart into gun
Posted on 03/04/2013 2:44:42 PM PST by grundle
Baltimore, MD (KTNV) -- A student in Baltimore was suspended over breakfast.
7-year-old Josh Welch was eating a Pop-Tart at school. A teacher saw the pastry and said she thought it looked like it was being shaped into a gun.
The teacher also said she heard Welch say, "Bang Bang" while he was holding it.
That was enough to get him suspended.
Welch said his teacher got it completely wrong, "It was already a rectangle and I just kept on biting it and tore off the top, and it kind of looked like a gun but it wasn't."
Welch said he was trying to shape the Pop-Tart into a mountain.
The school sent out a letter late in the day to parents explaining what happened and why they thought it was a threat saying, "A student used food to make an inappropriate gesture."
Welch was suspended for two days.
I saw a cloud float by shaped like a gun the other day.
I wonder if any schools went on lockdown?
geeze louise...
Idiocracy is here
PC has overtaken any semblance of reality.
Sorry for shouting but this is SO far beyond absurd.
Probably get the same reaction if he brought a Pope Tart to school.
Just another day at the Pooblik Skrewl Kollective.
Ed majors doin' their indoctrination thing at the Kollective near you.
He got extra time for sculpting his pop-tart into an "Assault weapon" but fortunately it only had a 10 round pop-tart magazine, so it was only an extra day.
My wife and I couldn't decide of our oldest son should have toy guns, UNTIL he started making his toast into guns and shooting us with it.
Boys like guns, they like to play cowboys and Indians. The play war and Cops and Robbers. They also like to play Zombie Apocalypse. I refuse to put up with zero tolerance and made them remove the policy from our private parochial school.
Perhaps there will be a silver lining to this, in that many of these children will grow up despising these lunatics, or at least seeing them for what they are. One could always hope. How remarkable to realize than now in our country a primary role for a responsible parent anymore, is that of de-programmer.
Two of the most harmless boys imaginable that I went to school with would have been locked up for life and brain-wiped.
The little seven-year-old perp, Josh, gets identified, but the squealer apparently remains anonymous.
The execrable hussy ought, instead of squealing on him, to have walked up beside him and quietly said, "Eat that, before it lands you in trouble."
My husband and I were watching this story on the news yesterday, giving it the "roll-eye." But just a couple hours ago he came home from work (he's a 10-year public school substitute teacher) and told me because a year ago he was explaining the differences between the candidates (during a government class), and mentioned abortion, the powers that be told him today, you can't talk about abortion. You're fired!
He probably had to do it to defend himself from the kid across the table shooting at him with that high capacity chicken wing.
So are they going to put him in a death camp with millions of other kids that only have poptart guns while the government is still allowed to own real guns?
I wonder when they'll have the technology to put a helmet on all the kids so that they can monitor their thoughts?
The 7-year-old said:
...it kind of looked like a gun but it wasn't.
What a shame that his teacher's intelligence and common sense are way below his.
"told me because a year ago he was explaining the differences between the candidates (during a government class), and mentioned abortion, the powers that be told him today, you cant talk about abortion. Youre fired!"
And if one of the little princesses came up to him and confided that she wanted to have an abortion and he DIDN'T refer her to someone in the school that could make it happen, (without mother and/or father knowing,of course) he'd be fired for that too.
The world has gone mad.
Ban Pop-Tarts! That's the only way our schools will ever be safe!!
(And it will make the Wookie happy as well)
...walked up beside him and quietly said, Eat that, before it lands you in trouble.
I was teaching high school when the Columbine HS shooting occurred, and I had to warn a boy of just this sort of thing.
One of the things reported was that the shooters had a list of those they wanted to kill. Shortly after the killing spree, one of our senior boys was walking down a hallway during classes, pointing to various students and saying to each one, "You're on my list".
This was a small school, and all of the "targets" knew this kid. They and I also knew that he was not serious. But I had to pull him to the side with a word of advice, before someone reported him to our very progressive principal, Mr. DemonRat or to one of the lib teachers.
Good. In child development theory, it is well known, yet never spoken of, that a boy's normal development depends on his ability to competently handle a weapon.
Based on behavior of boys and men all the years since I learned that, and it is a theory, it is clear that there is merit.
Taking away guns and weapons and placing a negative conotation on them, in my opinion, is dangerously emasculating, and perhaps that's the goal at least subconsciously.
One of the nicest guys I know is a former champion boxer and a marksman shooter. Guys don't mess with him, but he has a peaceful demeanor.
Also, Carl Jung's theory of archetypes weighs in on this. Efficient handling of weaponry potrays a rite of passage into maturity for boys to men in stories (and movies).
That's just about development. There's much to say.
But they are FOOING around with masculinity and someone needs to make it stop. Moms are so unaware and unconcerned it's maddening. THey do not know what they are perpetuating.
fooing is also spelled fooling.
PC = Paranoid Citizens
Don't be a boob!
Dear AACPS,
Honestly, with all due respect. . . .how, in God's name, can you deal with such an important topic in such a stupid fashion? Is this how far we've come?. . .shaping a fruit tart into what may have resembled a gun is grounds for a two-day suspension? Did you happen to see what the mascot is of Park Elementary? It is a vicious, snarling, man-eating TIGER. . . .You are doing nothing but confusing the children with your politically-correct policies. You can feel good about yourselves as you pretend your marvelous policies are really making a difference, but, in truth, you are only hurting kids.
And what's with the note sent home to all the parents . .which only mentions "inappropriate gestures"? . . .Do you realize when you use such imprecise language, you only serve to stigmatize a young child? Think for a moment of all the heinous acts that could fall under the term "inappropriate gesture." Clearly, you didn't specify the exact nature of the "inappropriate gesture" because you knew it would call into question your own decision as inappropriate and, thus, cause any thinking person to hold your actions in contempt. , . Instead, to protect yourselves, you deflect the ridicule elsewhere. . .you hide behind your fuzzy terms and by doing so, help to stigmatize and traumatize a young child.
Shame on all of you!
Josh, If this is what your school system has become, you now know how o get a few days off from school. You won't miss much, because they are not educating you about anything. In fact if you do it enough you may not have to go to school ever again. Good luck Josh, You'll learn much more at home with home schooling.
Here's a picture of a mountain. It's called the Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe.
The ski run is called Gunbarrel.
Here's the view from the top.
Was it a Pop-gun?
The world has gone mad.Yes, I wholeheartedly agree.
I'm surprised they didn't suspend him a whole month for eating the evidence.
Is it safe to assume that one-handed rubber band shooting is out?
It occurs to me that this idiocy might stop if children nationwide were to gnaw various food items into L-shapes, hold and turn the lunchrooms into a vast game of "cops and robbers".
Maybe someone could proclaim "National Play Cops and Robbers at Lunch with Toy Guns Made of Food Day".
That would probably get a kid expelled these days.
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Norma,I feel like I have already been to Trenton! Much more in-depth than what I learned watching "Pizza Cuz", but I would not have expected anything diferent from you!Thanks again for the great write-ups!John K
Norma,Do you know the size of the pizza you had at Rinaldi's and were you able to learn what size dough ball was used to make that pizza? And was any sugar used in the dough? And do you know the type of yeast used?Peter
As not to hi-jack this thread, I'm starting a new one on the topic of pizza quality & consistency.How to ensure the pizza you order is top quality?http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25321.new.html#new---pete---
Norma,This is a really great, fun writeup you've done about your recent trip to Trenton and the pies you and Bill ate/saw. Nice writing and nice eye-spying! Please excuse a stupid question; but is Trenton the only place that puts cheese on a "tomato pie"? Thanks! Bob
Great posts Norma. All these years ( 25 or so ) when I needed pizza for friend's , poker, kids etc , and can't fire the oven, my go-to pie is a long term corner take out shop in Roxborough (above Manyunk) , Alex's. They clearly make a Trenton style tomato pie, virtually identical.They would use a pastic plant watering spout to pour on the sauce, not a cruet, but the same general technique. I now have a much better appreciation for the lineage and history of the Trenton style Tomato pie. Perhaps the forum can add a new Trenton Style to the varieties under discussion. Perry
Bob,Thanks! Your question isn't stupid. Mack's in Wildwood and Manco & Manco are also tomato pies in my opinion. I'm sure there are others as well. Even the local Papa Dino's near me applies the sauce and cheese about the same.Norma
OK Norma thank you. I just thought a tomato pie was the ones I see here that just have tomato sauce on it...usually see some garlic slivers on it too. I wonder when the Trenton folks started the name "tomato pie" when it has cheese on it and what the cheese less ones are called(not a cheese less NP marinara pie) .
Thanks Pete! I think you might get a lot of replies about how different pizzerias aren't always consistent.
Norma, at Papa's you received a sub-standard/over baked pie. Before you ordered, did you say anything about your great interest in pizza making, or did you say all that stuff after you received your order. I ask because I'm trying to determine whether the pizza chef gave you any special treatment or was the pie you received just their standard service but they messed up a bit. Also, what was PAPA's reaction to all the pics you took?---pete---
Norma,I think it would help to get the pizza size and corresponding dough ball weight. The reason is that the numbers you provided so far fall shy of an 80-lb dough batch if one assumes that a full 50-lb bag of flour and 15 quarts of water are used. Maybe the thickness factor approach will come closer. If you decide to call, you might also ask what brand of Kosher salt is used.Peter
Norma,The 1/3 figure can't be right since that would give you a hydration value of 33.3%. The 3 gallon figure, which comes close to 1/2 of the flour weight is likely to be the correct value. You might try this formulation on for size:Bread Flour (100%):Water (50%):CY (1%):Morton's Kosher Salt (2%):Olive Oil (4%):Total (157%):22680 g | 800 oz | 50 lbs11340 g | 400 oz | 25 lbs226.8 g | 8 oz | 0.5 lbs | 453.6 g | 16 oz | 1 lbs | 31.5 tbsp | 1.97 cups907.2 g | 32 oz | 2 lbs | 67.2 tbsp | 4.2 cups35607.6 g | 1256 oz | 78.5 lbs | TF = N/ANote: Dough for a single 16" pizza = 18 oz; the corresponding thickness factor = 18/(3.14159 x 8 x = 0.08953; no bowl residue compensationFor a single dough ball, thid is what the dough formulation looks like:Bread Flour (100%):Water (50%):CY (1%):Morton's Kosher Salt (2%):Olive Oil (4%):Total (157%):325.03 g | 11.46 oz | 0.72 lbs162.52 g | 5.73 oz | 0.36 lbs3.25 g | 0.11 oz | 0.01 lbs | 6.5 g | 0.23 oz | 0.01 lbs | 1.35 tsp | 0.45 tbsp13 g | 0.46 oz | 0.03 lbs | 2.89 tsp | 0.96 tbsp510.3 g | 18 oz | 1.13 lbs | TF = N/ANote: Dough is for a single 16" pizza; thickness factor = 0.08953; no bowl residue compensationPeter
Norma,If the Trenton area pizzerias are using Pillsbury bread flour, that most likely would be the 4X Pillsbury flour, such as described at http://www.professionalbakingsolutions.com/product/xxxx-patent-flour-bleached-bromated-enriched-malted-50-lb/132942000?mct=Flour&ct=pizza&typ=Category.Peter
Norma, love the pizzas, but Bill's vacuum tube amplifiers and record turntable stole my heart.Great report, thanks.Marty


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Skip to comments.Victim in I-4 shooting in Tampa ID'd as Orlando man
Posted on 06/30/2013 5:40:16 AM PDT by rarestia
The motorist killed in a shooting that closed eastbound Interstate 4 in Tampa for nearly eight hours Saturday has been identified as a 47-year-old Orlando man.
Fred William Turner Jr. was fatally shot while he was on a cell phone telling a 911 dispatcher someone with a gun was pursuing him, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. and prompted authorities to close I-4 at I-75 while they examined the scene and searched for clues. The closure eventually stretched west to U.S. 301 and didn't end until nearly 11 p.m.
Turner, who was driving a newer model Ford Mustang, told the dispatcher he was being followed by a man with a gun in the area of North 50th Street and East Columbus Drive. The pursuer drove a gray Ford Taurus with tinted windows, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Turner told the dispatcher that before the man had started following him, he had pulled up next to him, rolled down a window and brandished a semi-automatic handgun. He didn't know the man or why he started following him.
Turner stayed on the phone with the dispatcher while he drove onto I-4 and headed east toward Orlando. As he approached the I-75 overpass, shots rang out and Turner was hit, authorities said.
Turner pulled his car over and died at the scene, deputies said.
Three law enforcement agencies - the sheriff's office, Tampa police and the Florida Highway Patrol - participated in the investigation Saturday. Authorities are asking that anyone who has relevant information call Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-8377.
This will come out as being a black-on-white crime, the media will stop covering it, but it should send a chill down everyone's spine that evil people will continue in their evil regardless of the force of good.
I live in Tampa heard about this but really didn't follow it..Thanks for posting
Harbinger of things to come.
The eyes of the nation are on Sanford.
The Bride and I were out in that. We were in a warehouse shopping place when the shooting went down.
We got back under cover before the traffic snarled.
I actually work literally a hundred yards away for that intersection...
Seems like a hotbed of criminal activity occurs around that area...even though it's not residential...
Two police officers was shot and killed near there a few years ago...
I take your point but for the record I never gave them credit for intelligence.
Death is a serious business but an eight hour closure of one of the busiest Interstates in the nation is ludicrous. I call it the CSI effect where common sense yields to all the police busybodies fancying themselves Dr Gil Grissom with unique insight that will solve the crime.
Even more ludicrous is a multiple-hour closure for garden variety accidents.
For me, it's another illustration that 'public servants' are oblivious to the private sector commerce that ultimately pays their salaries.
Thankful you are both okay and have good instincts.
I'm curious as to what happened before the Taurus pulled up beside the Mustang and flashed the weapon. Had there been any driver interaction before that? Some sort of aggressive driving by one or both of the drivers?
Even more ludicrous is a multiple-hour closure for garden variety accidents.
For me, its another illustration that public servants are oblivious to the private sector commerce that ultimately pays their salaries.
Maybe so, maybe no.
Pistol spitting out brass over maybe several hundred yards...
I expect that the cops wanted every single piece of brass.
According to local contacts, that is a BAD place to be at any time day or night.
Seminole Heights and College Hill have burned in the past from copycat riots. I have absolutely no doubt that they will burn again, when "The Verdict" is announced.
It's the riot before the post-Zimmerman verdict riot.
"He didn't know the man or why he started following him."
50th Street and Columbus is sort of on the outskirts of some unsavory parts of Tampa. I used to work out there in the industrial parks, but I made swift ingress and egress, never put my windows down, and I would never go there after dark.
I'm guessing the driver was either taking surface streets to get to the interstate (there's a ramp to I4 right at 50th and Columbus) or had gotten off to get gas. This is not an area known for heavy drug activity due to its proximity to the interstate, but there are a lot of vagrants in the area.
Fair enough. Considering every black glove hotdog on the force showed up with lights twinkling how long should it take them all?
I was raised in Tampa and that has always been a bad area, even when was county.
Seminole Heights is about 5 miles northwest from 50th and Columbus. College Hill is about 3 miles to the west.
I do not, however, disagree with your assessment on the area. This part of Tampa is rife with gangbangers and vagrants.
Officers Jeffrey Kocab and David Curtis were killed less than a mile north of 50th and Columbus on 29 June 2010.
In any situation, the first one to call 9-1-1 is the victim.
To all you folks familiar with the area thanks for your information.
Thanks for the geography lesson... I can almost picture it on my mind. It's scary to think someone from out of town could take an exit... and become a target just because they were unfamiliar with the area.
Maybe there wasn't time, but I wonder why the dispatcher didn't help direct the man to a location where a police cruiser might be in a good position to intercept.
"...The pursuer drove a gray Ford Taurus with tinted windows, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said...."
Hopefully the cops aren't ruling out the possibility that the shooting was done by an off-duty, but armed, law enforcement officer who somehow felt that the victim "dissed" him as happened in Maryland recently. Any officers driving a gray Ford Taurus with tinted windows down there?
Not a racist thing, just common sense, but when I'm driving in an unfamiliar city, I look for the street named MLK Blvd. as an area I should avoid.
Not so much. The newer vehicles are generally Chevy Impalas. The squad/interceptor vehicles are still Crown Vics.
This part of town is replete with old beaters. The biggest "tell" that you're in the ghetto is that all of the cars are circa 1995 with 22" rims and tinted windows.
In the picture, they're coming up on the 301 overpass. Once you're past this point, it's pretty much nothing but swamp and farmland for 25-30 miles until you hit Lakeland. He could've taken the exit to 301 by the Florida State Fairgrounds, but even there, he wouldn't have been safe. The speed limit in that area is 65, so he was likely driving at a decent clip if not faster given the circumstances.
Being pursued, shot at, and trying to communicate with a 911 dispatcher, the brain is likely to be so frazzled that getting off the interstate didn't even present as a valid option.
MLK is just a few blocks over from Columbus, so you would be wise to avoid the area anyway.
The I4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando has grown very fast but is dotted with podunk towns that used to be "off the beaten path." Now they're overrun by thugs and criminals due to proximity to a major travel artery.
Take Seffner for example. Seffner used to be sleepy farming community dotted with lakes. When the I4 corridor expansion started in the late 90s, people started buying up tracts of land and building houses. There are parts of Seffner that are still rural, but it's become a bedroom community complete with marijuana grow houses and meth labs. The crime in Seffner has gotten so bad that many of the farmers boarded up their family homes and moved away. I can't say I blame them.
Lakeland's also turned into a bit of cesspool. It was once considered a quiet mid-point stop for a trip from Tampa to Orlando, but now it's one of those areas where you make one wrong turn and you're likely to be shot. It's sad how much transportation hubs, once considered a life-giving artery for an old rural town, are turning towns into ghettos with rival gangs fighting for turf and residents cowering in their homes.
That's one of the "warning signs" when one of the main streets changes -- I've often wondered if this was done by local governments deliberately.
Right, it's just too bad he didn't know the area - there is a police station just N on the Orient Rd exit. And the Orient Rd jail is to the south about a mile. There are always some sheriff presence there.
To be honest, he'd probably have been safer at the Hard Rock right there, but given where he was on the interstate, getting to the Hard Rock from eastbound I4 near 301 would've been difficult if not impossible while being pursued.
And damn near every one of them drawing OT! Looks like the rush when Fresh Hot Donuts are ready.
More local coverage:
Tampa Bay Times
WTSP (CBS affiliate)
WFLA (NBC affiliate)
WFTS ABC Action News
WTVT My FOX Tampa Bay
Orlando Sentinel
"I expect that the cops wanted every single piece of brass."
Thanks to the present CommiesR'Us Regime, usable brass is hard to find. If it were once fired 10mm brass, closure might be justifiable - if and only if the brass is sent to me for careful testing.
From your linked TBO.com article:
"...Turner died at the roadside crime scene. He is from another county, Carter said, and deputies will release his name after his relatives are notified of his death."
Nice clear writing. The article says they will release the deceased's name after they notify his relatives; meanwhile the article lists the deceased's full name. Judging by the accuracy I suspect the writer was taking a bit of time off from writing about the Zimmerman case.
It nestles quite comfortably on my rights side, near the center console. I believe this ammo:
ideal for either situation as it is less of a long range threat to bystanders.
LOL. Nice catch. This is what happens when spell check is the sole edit function.
I'd think it would times like this I'd say to hell with the auto insurance and floor it/slam the brakes.
If there is a CHANCE I would be in fear for my life, I'd at least make it that much easier to find the other car, if I could not disable it in the process.
Plus, the ramming would throw off the shooters aim :)
Meekly rolling down the road while someone quite obviously is intending to kill you is not going to end well no matter what. A dashcam would be a godsend in court, but I'd ram them too, if I had no other option.
It reminds me of DUI checkpoints under the 'Governor's Highway Safety Program'....except the governor has **** all to do with it. Uncle Sam pays the police overtime and all funds are strictly for DUI...all other crime is off limits. In the end, it's more cash funneled to a union with a veneer of do-gooderism.
We as a society have been programmed to wait too long to save ourselves. We're programmed that the police will help us. This man's final moments were likely spent fleeing and not trying to elude or overtake.
I'd like to think I'd have the presence of mind to take aggressive maneuvers, but in this litigious society, it's possible that I'd be sued by some business idiot who wound up being late to a meeting in Orlando because I clipped his car while trying to flee for my life.
"Meekly rolling down the road while someone quite obviously is intending to kill you is not going to end well no matter what."
Agreed...criminals are extremely skilled at lying compared to law-abiding people, and will cast themselves as victims, and you as the aggressor!
Setting the record straight: Your prediction was flatly incorrect, and it isn't clear what you hoped to accomplish by your unsubstantiated assertion.
Are you from the area, ma'am? Do you know ANYTHING about this part of Florida? Are you aware that this part of east Tampa is over 80% black? Are you aware that this part of Tampa is less than 2 miles from the Ybor City district, known as "Little Havana" by many in the area?
I made a judgement call based on what I know of the area having lived here for over 30 years. White people make it a point to avoid this area. The fact that the perp is a white guy indicates that he falls well outside of statistical probability for a criminal in this area.
I wasn't hoping to accomplish anything. You're implying that I'm trying to stoke some sort of racial flames, and you could not be more misguided in that assumption.
Your "judgment call" did not stipulate that you were providing unsubstantiated wishcasting, "This will come out as being a black-on-white crime..."
Umm... I never implied that I had insider information. I said I spoke with a member of TPD who used this event AS AN EXAMPLE TO ILLUSTRATE that even though Florida is a "Stand Your Ground" state, the thugs will still behave like thugs.
I never anywhere implied that I had insider information. That TPD officer, who happens to be family, would've put their career on the line by giving me any information about the crime. Thus, I introduced nothing false, I provided a factual recollection of one responding officer's OPINION, and that opinion wasn't even related to race! The officer said THUGS, not blacks. Sheesh.
Wishcasting? Again, if you're not from the area, you've got absolutely ZERO frame of reference.
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