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Liberty FLHTC

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Posts: 2816

(05/05/08 09:20 PM)

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Sunday I mowed the yard for the first time this season - so the weekly ritual begins.

Tonight after work I took the '65 Triumph for a leg stretcher - felt GREAT!

Got home, spent a little time with the grand daughters while waiting for their mother. (Tipped a couple Buds)

Ma and I got then on the Harley and took a ride. Stopped about half way for another Bud and ran into a longtime friend.

Had a cool ride home.

It don't get much better than that!

SlotSquatch

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(05/05/08 09:52 PM)

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Yeah - I had "green sneakers" this weekend too...and slept like ton a bricks...tis the season again.

Other than that...cutting the lawn was the only "Triumph" I had and had no "Buds" to help...had brats though!

m1racer

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(05/05/08 10:40 PM)

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heck I think I'm not goin to mow my lawn this year. cost me 25 bucks to fill my mower!!!!!!!!! And I will burn that all up just mowing the lawn!!! every week? I don't think so I have better things to spend 25 bucks on like slot stuff.
Did anyone know this tid bit of info? Exxon the biggest oil company made $11 billion last quarter in profits. THATS ONLY THREE MONTHS WORTH OF INCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cjent

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(05/06/08 11:06 AM)

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That's before stock payout and taxes, M1. Wished I'd bought Exxon stock. The idea of Free Enterprise is to make a profit. Just like you want to do with Ranch Design. The opposite is Marks theory of redistribution of wealth, the cornerstone of Communism. Kinda messed up a bunch of countries and still is.
That's one reason we've lived in rented condo's for the last 12 years. We don't worry about lawn maintenance. Or the housing market. Just invest elsewhere. Like slot cars.

We went to an air show on base. Great stuff! Shell Air Team, Green Beret Jump Team, a bunch of good looking military aircraft from the '40s thru today, two terrific aerobatic flyer's, etc.

An added note from today's AP wire as oil goes to $122 a barrel. "A falling dollar on Tuesday also gave traders reason to buy. Investors often buy commodities such as oil as a hedge against inflation when the dollar falls, and a weaker greenback makes oil cheaper to investors overseas. Many analysts feel the dollar's protracted decline is the real reason oil prices have nearly doubled since last year." Who made the dollar fall over the last year?

Cjent
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Last Edited By: Cjent 05/06/08 11:47 AM. Edited 5 times.

Liberty FLHTC

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(05/06/08 12:56 PM)

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Holy chit, Batman. Look what ya started!

IMHO the big oil companies are involved in racketeering and our illustrious government is doing nothing to investigate. Anytime gas stations, like Casy's and Kum & Go quick stops, are mandated by the oil companies to charge a set amount for gasoline (and they are always all at the same prices) is racketeering! Last Saturday I witnessed one gas station in town was a penny higher than their competitor. This only lasted a short time and the price was changed to match.

I find absolutely no defense for the big oil companies. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for free enterprise but when price gouging and racketeering is involved it is no longer free enterprise - it is called extortion!

'Nuff said.

Cjent

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(05/06/08 01:16 PM)

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Could be, Lib. But, since we are in NC for a while, there's as much as $.10 (or more) difference in prices from one station to the next. Of course, NC has among the nations highest gas taxes too, @ $.302 per gallon.

Indiana's only at $.317

Cjent
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Last Edited By: Cjent 05/06/08 01:39 PM. Edited 2 times.

Cjent

Interesting!!!!!

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(05/06/08 01:31 PM)

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State Sales, Gasoline, Cigarette, and Alcohol Taxes
As of January 1, 2008.
State	Sales Tax (a)	Gas Tax (Per Gallon) (k, l)	Cigarette Tax (Per Pack)	Spirits Tax (Per Gallon)	Table Wine Tax (Per Gallon)	Beer Tax (Per Gallon)
Alabama	4%	$0.202	$0.425	$14.78 (n)	$1.70	$1.05
Alaska	none	$0.08	$2.00	$12.80	$2.50	$1.07
Arizona	5.6% (b)	$0.19	$2.00	$3.00	$0.84	$0.16
Arkansas	6%	$0.218	$0.59	$2.58	$0.77	$0.21
California	7.25%	$0.455	$0.87	$3.30	$0.20	$0.20
Colorado	2.9%	$0.22	$0.84	$2.28	$0.28	$0.08
Connecticut	6%	$0.441	$2.00	$4.50	$0.60	$0.20
Delaware	(c)	$0.23	$1.15	$3.75	$0.97	$0.16
Florida	6%	$0.332	$0.339	$6.50	$2.25	$0.48
Georgia	4%	$0.26	$0.37	$3.79	$1.51	$0.48
Hawaii	4% (d)	$0.326	$1.80 (m)	$5.98	$1.38	$0.93
Idaho	6%	$0.25	$0.57	$9.24(n)	$0.45	$0.15
Illinois	6.25%	$0.395	$0.98	$4.50	$0.73	$0.185
Indiana	6%	$0.317	$0.995	$2.68	$0.47	$0.115
Iowa	5%	$0.217	$1.36	$10.93 (n)	$1.75	$0.19
Kansas	5.3%	$0.25	$0.79	$2.50	$0.30	$0.18
Kentucky	6% (e)	$0.185	$0.30	$1.92 (o)	$0.50 (o)	$0.08 (o)
Louisiana	4%	$0.20	$0.36	$2.50	$0.11	$0.32
Maine	5%	$0.291	$2.00	$4.93 (n)	$0.60	$0.35
Maryland	6%	$0.235	$2.00	$1.50	$0.40	$0.09
Massachusetts	5%	$0.235	$1.51	$4.05	$0.55	$0.11
Michigan	6%	$0.36	$2.00	$11.08 (n)	$0.51	$0.20
Minnesota	6.5%	$0.22	$1.49	$5.03	$0.30	$0.15
Mississippi	7%	$0.188	$0.18	$6.34 (n)	$0.427	$0.427
Missouri	4.225%	$0.176	$0.17	$2.00	$0.42	$0.06
Montana	none	$0.278	$1.70	$7.56 (n)	$1.06	$0.14
Nebraska	5.5%	$0.239	$0.64	$3.75	$0.95	$0.31
Nevada	6.5%	$0.325	$0.80	$3.60	$0.70	$0.16
New Hampshire	(f)	$0.196	$1.08	(q)	(p)	$0.30
New Jersey	7%	$0.145	$2.575	$4.40	$0.70	$0.12
New Mexico	5% (g)	$0.18	$0.91	$6.06	$1.70	$0.41
New York	4%	$0.412	$1.50	$6.44	$0.19	$0.11
N. Carolina	4.25%	$0.302	$0.35	$10.36 (n)	$0.79	$0.53
N. Dakota	5%	$0.23	$0.44	$2.50	$0.50	$0.16
Ohio	5.5% (h)	$0.28	$1.25	$8.46 (n)	$0.32	$0.18
Oklahoma	4.5%	$0.17	$1.03	$5.56	$0.72	$0.40
Oregon	none	$0.25	$1.18	$19.26 (n)	$0.67	$0.08
Pennsylvania	6%	$0.323	$1.35	$6.59 (n)	(p)	$0.08
Rhode Island	7%	$0.31	$2.46	$3.75	$0.60	$0.10
S. Carolina	6%	$0.168	$0.07	$2.72	$1.08	$0.77
S. Dakota	4%	$0.24	$1.53	$3.93 (s)	$0.93 (s)	$0.27
Tennessee	7%	$0.214	$0.62	$4.40	$1.21	$0.14 (r)
Texas	6.25% (i)	$0.20	$1.41	$2.40	$0.204	$0.19
Utah	4.65%	$0.245	$0.695	$10.13 (n)	(p)	$0.41
Vermont	6%	$0.20	$1.79	(q)	$0.55	$0.265
Virginia	5%	$0.196	$0.30	$14.54 (n)	$1.51	$0.256
Washington	6.5% (j)	$0.36	$2.025	$19.43 (n)	$0.87	$0.26
West Virginia	6%	$0.315	$0.55	$1.87 (n)	$1.00	$0.18
Wisconsin	5%	$0.329	$1.77	$3.36	$0.25	$0.06
Wyoming	4%	$0.14	$0.60	(q)	(p)	$0.019
.C.	5.75%	$0.20	$1.00	$1.50	$0.30	$0.09

Some should talk to their State Legislative reps about taxation. And yes, that's supposed to be D.C. at the bottom.

Cjent
"Racin' for real"

Last Edited By: Cjent 05/06/08 01:36 PM. Edited 2 times.

Liberty FLHTC

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(05/06/08 07:45 PM)

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Nice chart, Chuck!

Try this excersize:
Add together ALL the taxes you, and your spouse if applicable, pay for a year average. (Don't leave any out.)
Here's a short list to get started: income tax, property tax, annual auto licensing (yes it's a tax), sales tax, fuel tax, ad nauseum

Divide that total by your gross income to find the total percentage of annual taxes paid. That total divided by your monthly income is the number of months of income required before you are REALLY earning money for yourself.

Once the excersize is complete ask yourself if you honestly feel your elected representation and government are returning in worth, to you in services, what is being paid.

Angry? NAH, I ain't angry.

SlotSquatch

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(05/06/08 09:27 PM)

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Wisconsin
5%
$0.329
$1.77
$3.36
$0.25
$0.06

The signs entering this state should read: "Welcome to Wisconsin (suckers)"

Cjent

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(05/06/08 09:46 PM)

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Yep, used to do that all the time. In the '50's it was close to 6 months. Now, depending on the state, it still about the same, as Fed income tax has dropped and States have upped the various taxes. We used to look at the UK and be glad we were in the USA. Now they pay less then we do. We wanted taxation with representation, now what have we got?
Still better overall to live here than anywhere else, though.

Of course some people say they just became proud of their country for the first time, but we won't go there.

Cjent
"Racin' for real"

m1racer

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(05/07/08 08:12 AM)

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well folks I worked for an oil company for12yrs. If I would have enough time to set here and tell you all the crap that goes on that the public never heres about you would be way pissed off. Theres one form of business that would bring the fuel prices down in huge hurry and it won't be long before it happens and the nation will be crippled but at this point I really don't give a crap. something has to give. you know the economy is getting bad when wal-mart isn't building any new buildings this year.

make all electric cars and the oil companys can just stick there product up there keaster!

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