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KnivesOut says...

Like @ChaosEngine, I'm on the fence on this one. Not because I'm defensive of the WBC's freedom to speak: I think their freedom's have been protected and maintained far enough, as far as the US government has been involved. I think a little vigilante justice is due here.

I'm on the fence because first and foremost the WBC are trolls, and trolls love attention. Worse, they are lawyers, and lawyers love having reason to sue people.

President Obama Addresses the Newtown, Conn., School Shootin

KnivesOut says...

@Sagemind you've still got the wrong name for the shooter in your description.

Ryan is the older brother of the shooter, Adam Lanza, 20.

It's going to be hard enough to be Ryan Lanza for a long time, let's get the names right.

Sagemind said:

I saw today on CNN that they weren't going to be using the shooter's name as they didn't want his name to become a "Household Name". They preferred to make the tragic reports about the victims and not to glorify the shooter.

It's a step in the right direction.

President Obama Addresses the Newtown, Conn., School Shootin

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KnivesOut says...

@bobknight33 your oversimplified numbers don't tell the entire story, because you don't understand marginal tax rates.

http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2013-federal-income-tax-brackets-and-marginal-rates/

"Keep in mind that the tax rates listed in these tables are marginal rates. That means that you do not owe your rate on all of your income. For example, if you single, you earn $100,000 per year, and Scenario 2 (tax cuts expire for all) is the prevailing law, you would not owe 31% on all of your income — you would not owe $38,000 to the federal government. You would owe 15% of 36,250, 28% of $51,600 (the difference between the top and the threshold of the second tax bracket), and 31% of $12,150 (the difference between your income and the threshold of the third tax bracket).

That calculation results in $5,437.50 plus $14,448 plus $3,766.50, or $23,652. That’s an effective tax rate of about 23.7% before your credits are taken into account, assuming your taxable income is the same as your gross income. Your effective tax rate could be much lower if deductions have already reduced your taxable income to $100,000 from a larger gross income. For example, if a 401(k) contribution reduced your taxable income from $115,000 to $100,000, you would still use the same tax calculation I’ve described here, but your effective tax rate would be 20.6%."

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