President Donald J. Trump

[WOTR]

What do you know? You live in a socialist utopia.

I'm considering protesting.  The government does not pay anything towards my dental work.    But I hear prisons will supply a dentist. 

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

I'm considering protesting.  The government does not pay anything towards my dental work.    But I hear prisons will supply a dentist. 

I found out about your lack of dental coverage a couple of years ago when a Canadian friend had to be treated for oral cancer. His treatment for that was paid for, but the radiation treatments destroyed his teeth and the work he needed cost him several thousand dollars more than he could afford. Fortunately, he's a minor celebrity and has some affluent friends who staged a benefit for him.

I was surprised, because dental care is essential to our overall health, and had assumed it was covered. Maybe it's a holdover of the Brit tradition of regarding teeth as unwelcome, sacrilegious intruders intent on defiling the corporeal temple.

And that's a good one about the prisons! We may not know much about Canada down here, but it's common knowledge that you don't have prisons because you don't have any crime. 

[damon]

Here is what i found out about the DONALD and the new taxes that he wants. This is from CNBC.

During the campaign, President Donald Trump proposed the most significant tax cuts since Ronald Reagan.
Trump's tax plan calls for reducing personal income tax rates from seven to three brackets: 12 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent. His plan also would increase the standard deduction to $15,000, up from $6,300 for single filers, and to $30,000 for married couples filing jointly, up from $12,600.
"For many middle-income taxpayers, the new standard deduction [under Trump's proposal] may exceed their itemized deductions, thus allowing a higher deduction," said Timothy Speiss, chairman of personal wealth advisors at accounting firm EisnerAmper.
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has estimated how much taxpayers would save annually based on their income under Trump's tax plan as well as a similar one proposed by House Republicans. (See chart below.)
Trump's plan also calls for the repeal of the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax. With the elimination of the AMT, itemized deductions would be worth more, Speiss said.
Under current law, a taxpayer can pass up to $5.45 million to heirs tax free. For married couples it's $10.9 million. Above that amount, beneficiaries must pay an estate tax of 40 percent. (Fifteen states and the District of Columbia also assess an estate tax.)
Only the wealthiest Americans pay the estate tax. In 2015, about 10,800 estate returns were filed, about half of those were taxable, with the federal government collecting $18 billion, according to Tax Policy Center estimates.
Not all taxpayers would benefit from Trump's proposals. His plan calls for repealing personal exemptions for taxpayers and their dependents as well as the head of household filing status.
If that happens, single parents with dependent children and most married households with at least three dependents would pay more in federal income taxes.
About 20 percent of households and more than half of single parents would pay more in taxes under Trump's tax plan even with the child-care breaks, according to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center from New York University law professor Lily Batchelder. (See table below.)
Trump's tax plan also caps itemized deductions at $100,000 for single filers and $200,000 for married couples filing jointly.
" The potential limitation of charitable contributions within the $200,000 framework is very controversial," Speiss said.
There is no guarantee, even with a Republican-controlled Congress, that these proposals will become law.
"Given the magnitude of these proposed tax cuts, Congress will have to compromise on some part of the plan," said Joseph Rosenberg, a senior research associate with the Tax Policy Center.
Potential members of Trump's Cabinet have said things that have conflicted with his tax proposals.
For example, Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, has said the tax plan would have "no absolute tax cut for the upper class," though most independent reviews of the proposal say it would.
So what can taxpayers do to prepare for possible tax reform?
"Whenever possible, defer any realized gains to down the road because we may have lower tax brackets during the Trump administration," said James Gambaccini, a certified financial planner and managing partner at Acorn Financial Services in Livingston, New Jersey.

[Dr. MD MD]

I hope they throw the book at them!  A decade of paid meals, gym memberships and a free university degree will teach those little bastards not to riot. 

Oh sure! Today's federal prison is just like the Ritz Carlton. Come check one out! 

[pate]

What do expect? Big boys games demand big boys rules.  . SV has some of the launch codes.

Hey Big Boy, wanna {my wanna} meet a Lil'man?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSc9CHMwBE

[pate]

I think they'd prefer a more visible Hidden Hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc2GpmLx82k

Labour, Tory, Labour, Tory, flip hand asks Euro, Pound, Euro

Mmm

http://countryclubplaza.com/art-history/international-works-of-art/

Mm, aha, jokes on yew!

[Lt.Uhura]

This one is a piece of work. Listening to her talk, she sounds like she's heavily medicated.

[Dr. MD MD]

This one is a piece of work. Listening to her talk, she sounds like she's heavily medicated.

I've often thought that about you just based on your political analysis. 

[Lt.Uhura]

I'm considering protesting.  The government does not pay anything towards my dental work.    But I hear prisons will supply a dentist. 

Try a university dental school. Students are usually fine, have staff supervision. Be careful going abroad for invasive procedures. I know someone who got Hep C having dental work in another country.

[Up All Night]

I'm considering protesting.  The government does not pay anything towards my dental work.    But I hear prisons will supply a dentist. 

I hear they will perform anal stitching when needed...

[JesusJuice]

Ooga booga. The gub mint is finna take away muh welfare. Who  'posed to raise my chil'ren now?

[21st Century Man]

There is no need for that sort of shit on this board.  Stay classy folks.

[paladin1991]

You have a knack for capturing the essential truth of the matter.  Not bad for a grunt.

Got any crayons?  I'm hungry.

[WOTR]

This one is a piece of work. Listening to her talk, she sounds like she's heavily medicated.

Oh, my.  She looks like the crypt keeper would if you hung a bit of skin on him.

[Dr. MD MD]

Oh, my.  She looks like the crypt keeper would if you hung a bit of skin on him.

You're Canadian. You're frightened by anyone who doesn't look metrosexual. 

[WOTR]

Try a university dental school. Students are usually fine, have staff supervision. Be careful going abroad for invasive procedures. I know someone who got Hep C having dental work in another country.

I appreciate the thought.  I actually have decent dental coverage as part of my benefits through work.  The exception is "major dental" where they only cover 50%.  I just like complaining. 

[WOTR]

You're Canadian. You're frightened by anyone who doesn't look metrosexual. 

Nope.  I'm more terrified of Justin than I would be the walking dead.  He is more dangerous.

[paladin1991]

Conway won't be around the administration long. She is going to disgrace herself soon in a very public way.

Back in the day, I saw her walking around the streets of Lost Angeles, I'd of figured her for a crack whore.   

[Dr. MD MD]

Nope.  I'm more terrified of Justin than I would be the walking dead.  He is more dangerous.

Watch how fast his liberalism transforms to be part of the Trump train. You guys kinda get the best of both worlds there. Support from the motherland (queenie) and you get all our business overflow too. 

[Dr. MD MD]

Back in the day, I saw her walking around the streets of Lost Angeles, I'd of figured her for a crack whore.

Drop and give me a thousand, soldier! 

[Jackstar]

There is no need for that sort of shit on this board.  Stay classy folks.

[paladin1991]

Drop and give me a thousand, soldier! 

*channeling my inner Trump*  "Don't make me grab  you.  You wouldn't like it when I grab you."

[Meister_000]

Trump tweet Jan. 22, 2017
"Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views."

What a lovely and lawful man. Good. We will expect the Department of Justice under your watch, Donald Trump, to hold the the Officers and Chiefs of ALL Police Forces of EVERY State in this Land ACCOUNTABLE to and for these Constitutional Rights -- including, of course, Freedom of the Press (to express their views).

[Lt.Uhura]

WikiLeaks has had enough of Trump too.

[Jackstar]

taxes

We've been over this.

[Lt.Uhura]

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[21st Century Man]

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Unfortunately that is true of some people.

[Jackstar]

So, is defending the practice of tax extortion, patriotism or cronyism? Asking for a friend crony.

[pate]

Try a university dental school. Students are usually fine, have staff supervision. Be careful going abroad for invasive procedures. I know someone who got Hep C having dental work in another country.

Canadian dentists are the w0rst, I can imagine the pain of indentcisior.  Kermit D'frock as a General Practice, or D'shame as a Dent"ant, or somesuck!  O Canadienne...

[pate]

Try a university dental school. Students are usually fine, have staff supervision. Be careful going abroad for invasive procedures. I know someone who got Hep C having dental work in another country.

I am still unclear on the Brit?Diff on collage/uni thang.  Pud?