i like dogs,but i just cant seem to finish a whole one by myself.

i was declared the winner of the 'best bloody mary contest' that we held yesterday.

i won first prize,which was a GREAT bloody mary!!

i think that the mistake you made in the title of your thread ought to tell you everything that you need to know!

?????

that is a pretty strange thing to have to ask,OP,considering that you just started a new thread to ask that question!!

so,my answer is 'NO'!!

you have to be on the 'new thread starter' list in order to start a new thread,or else 'they' will hunt you down,and let all of the air out of your tires while you are asleep!

;-p

the thing that you are not considering is that you are talking about convincing PRIVATE CITIZENS to spend MILLIONS of dollars out of their own pockets to make ridiculous alterations to their PRIVATE PROPERTY!!

and,it wouldnt take but a FEW of them to decide they didnt want any part of this expensive fantasy to throw a mokey wrench into the gears,because THEN,they would have to bear the expense of maintaining TWO sets of infrastructure...one for the lowlanders,aand another one for the treetoppers,and considering how much trouble it has been to get the taxpayers to carry the burden of maintaining a SINGLE set of infrastructures,i think that by itself would make this little fantasy world impossible.

the sunday funday [cookout] we are having tomorrow.
I have been prepping the food all afternoon.

the theme tomorrow is "lets see who can make the best bloody mary!"

the winner gets a bloody mary!

I am TOTALLY in agreement with you on THAT!!!

I was born here in the U.S.,so I am a native American.

A LOT of those 'illegal' immigrant children you are talking about came here legally,seeking asylum,and were illegally detained,illegally seperated from their parents,and illegally denied the right to legally seek asylum by jeff sessions,and donald trump,so,exactly WHO do you think that means the real criminals actually are??

GOOD!!!

its about time we got someone who is interested in FIGHTING the corruption in politics,instead of becoming a posterchild for it!

i have been extremely blessed in my life,and am fairly well off,but in my job,i see people every day who,through no fault of their own have not been blessed like i am,and are suffering through extreme hardships.

they are good people,who are hard workers,but the way that the deck has been stacked against them by the politicians who are supposed to be serving in office to make their lives better,but are instead are just greedy,self serving,bought&paid for shills who are serving their corporate masters,it is IMPOSSIBLE for them to be able to get ahead,like my grandparents did when they immigrated to this country to escape the oppression they were facing in serbia.

so,i have absolutely no problem being grateful to this country which has provided so much to me,and giving back to society for the blessings that i have received from it,before it started turning so oppressive to all but the super wealthy,whether that means serving my country,and community,helping out people individually,or paying just a little bit more in taxes to fund the programs that help people who TRULY need help.

THAT is what being successful is TRULY about...not how much money you can claim that you have,but about being a good,charitable person,whether you have money,or not!


but when the people who DONT NEED HELP are the only ones who are getting it,and it is coming at the expense of the ones who truly do need it,it is an insult to the founding principles of this country,which was created so that people could escape from the oppression they were facing from the elites.


it doesnt matter if you have a lot of money,or not...being a superficial,greedy,self centered person doesnt make you a success at life...
it just makes you an ***hole!

so,i am proud to be able to consider myself a SUCCESS at life!!!

but you see the trump supporters,and republicans who try to PRETEND like they are successful...
they are bitter,miserable,and filled with hate,instead of filed with joy for the blessings that they have received!
[and MOST of them claim that they are 'christians',but it is painfully obvious that they dont even have the slightest idea what that is supposed to mean!...i am an ATHIEST,and i practice more christian principles than they EVER will!!]

no matter how much they have,they will NEVER be successful!!!!...

they will just be a bunch of self centered ***holes who make themselves more bitter and miserable everyday because they dont understand what being a success is TRULY about!

RAIN!!!

i love mexican food.

LMAO!!!!

1}what you posted actually helps PROVE what i am saying,because it confirms that these american companies are practicing tax evasion and not paying taxes because they are moving their profits overseas so that they can hide them from the IRS to avoid paying taxes on them.
[but for some reason,that little fact slipped right by you!! LMAO
you sure make it easy to win an argument with you,when you confirm what i have just said!!!] LMAO!!!!!!!!

2]the fact that these companies are practicing tax evasion by moving their profits overseas,ON TOP OF GETTING BILLIONS/TRILLIONS of dollars in tax breaks just makes what is happening all that much more sad,and dispicable.

so,they DAMN SURE dont need MORE tax breaks,do they?

3] tax returns dont lie when it comes to the actual figures that these multi billion dollar corporations that we are giving HUGE tax breaks to are paying int ot he government in taxes....
ZERO taxes paid in is ZERO taxes paid in,and since THEY are not paying any taxes,then that means that SOMEBODY has to make up the difference to keep the country,and its infrastructure operating,and that SOMEBODY is the MIDDLE CLASS,who are having to pay MORE than their fair share of taxes because these HUGELY PROFITABLE MULTIBILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS ARENT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!!

you have not posted anything to disprove that,because you cant!!
all you can do is babble,and try to deflect by telling me to go talk to someone else,because you dont have any RATIONAL argument to use to do it.
[which makes your argument...,what was that phrase you used.....'taco bell gas'??] lol

but,i dont think that REALLY surprises ANYBODY,does it??

name a few?....

you are on here running your mouth so much like you are an expert on the subject of american economics,i would think that you would know something as basic as THIS,WITHOUT having to get other people to do your research for you!!

but,not a problem!!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-18-companies-that-paid-no-taxes-over-8-years/

"Below are 18 highly profitable companies that paid NO federal income tax from 2008-2015, according to ITEP. Many of them are in the energy sector.

1.Pepco Holdings

2.PG&E Corp. [Pacific GAS & ENERGY]

3.Wisconsin Energy

4.NiSource
5.International Paper

6.FirstEnergy

7.Priceline.com

8.Amos Energy

9.General Electric

10.American Electric Power

11.Ryder System

12.Duke Energy

13.NextEra Energy

14.Xcel Energy

15.Ameren

16.CMS Energy

17.Sempra Energy

18.Eversource Energy"

when HUGELY SUCCESSFUL,MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES like PACIFIC GAS&ELECTRIC,and GENERAL ELECTRIC arent paying ANY income tax
at all,there is something wrong with that system!!

and,isnt it a funny coincidence that there are so many of them in THE ENERGY SECTOR??

gee,i wonder why THAT is??

and,this is just the FIRST LIST that came up on google,there are LOTS MORE lists,with A LOT MORE companies that paid ZERO DOLLARS in federal income tax,like GENERAL MOTORS,XEROX,and AMERICAN AIRLINES,just to name a few!!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/03/07/27-giant-profitable-companies-paid-no-taxes/81399094/
[27 giant profitable companies that paid no taxes]

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2017/03/09/178-billion-in-profits-no-taxes-paid.html
[178 BILLION dollars in profits-NO TAXES PAID]

i could go on and on,but,you get the point!

THIS IS BILLIONS,and TRILLIONS of DOLLARS WORTH OF TAXES THAT ARENT BEING PAID!!!
[and if THEY dont pay them,who do you think has to make up the difference???
[ts the MIDDLE CLASS!!]

and,the republicans/trumps plan is TO GIVE THEM MORE TAX BREAKS????

if companieslike THESE were paying their fair share of taxes,then the rest of the country wouldnt have to pay THEIR share of THEIR TAXES,ALONG WITH THEIR OWN!!!!


now,what can YOU offer to this discussion to try to disprove the evidence i have so easily offered THAT ISNT JUST YOUR OPINION,WITHOUT ANY FACTS TO BACK THEM UP??

as the old saying goes...'put up,or shut up!'

[and,please,show your work/sources!!]

or,is YOUR argument just 'taco bell gas'?

LOTS of people work every day and pay taxes,and STILL cant afford to live,and raise heir children without help!!

maybe that is because they are paying MORE than their fair share of taxes,because he superwealthy,and multi billion dollar corporations ARENT PAYING THEIRS,and then the burden of making up those differences falls onto the backs of the middle class,taking the money they need to raise their children away from them...

taking the money that SHOULD be going to pay for school taxes so that their children can get the education they need to succeed in todays world....

maybe that is because the super wealthy,and multi billion dollar corporations are buying and paying for their republican politicians to strike down laws that enable things like labor unions that make sure that people who work everyday can earn a living wage,and can afford to raise,and support their families,so that they can get EVEN RICHER,at the expense of the middle class,who DESPERATELY need those tax cuts A LOT MORE than multibillion dollar corporations need them,so that they can afford to give their executives multimillion dollar bonuses every year,or even every quarter!

America still IS the land of opportunity,but,thanks to the trump,and the republicans,the opportunities are now only for the wealthiest people,not for the middle class people who make up the greatest part of the country,who work every day,and STILL cant afford health insurance for their children,or to send them to college,and are living paycheck to paycheck.

Weather forecast for tonight:

Dark.

Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.

so,you claim that 'breeders' are worthless and harmful to society because they have to take handouts,and need help to be able to afford to raise their children??

and,you also say that you gave your son in law,and daughter the handout of a free house to help them out so that he would have a place to raise his children???


hhhmmmm.....?????

so,in other words,you haven't done ANYTHING to serve,or provide for your country? lol

[spending ALL DAY online ranting about how the people who need help because the superwealthy 1% dont want to pay their fair share of taxes,and don't even want to pay their employees a fair,living wage are running THE REST of the country into the ground,and complaining about how the 'bleeding heart liberals' who are trying to save the rest of the country from the greedy multibillionaires who are lining their pockets at their expense should all be kicked out of the country DOESNT count as serving your country!]

so,if they are successfully doing so much for the community,why cant they afford to exist without corporate welfare,and pay their fair share of taxes,like NORMAL successful businesses have to?
[they can!!!that why they don't NEED any corporate welfare,and can afford to pay their fair share of taxes,even if it means that their top executives DONT all get multi million dollar bonuses every quarter!!]


as for what I am providing for my country??..
I served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as an air/sea rescue aviation rescue swimmer and then started a career serving my community as a firefighter,after I retired from active service.

what have YOU done to serve or provide anything for your country,or community?