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The Futility of Base-Broadening to Pay for Massive Tax Rate Cuts

A quick one before hightailing it to the airport:

New JCT Study Shows Futility of Base-Broadening to Pay for Massive Tax Rate Cuts, by David Dayens: As long as the only thing we?re going to talk about for the next few weeks in the election is taxes, I might as well provide the update. The Joint Committee on Taxation, the ?CBO for taxes? as it were, the nonpartisan scorekeeper on tax policy, just released a report that should end all discussion about the Romney campaign?s plans for a deficit-neutral 20% across-the-board rate cut.

Repealing all itemized deductions in the U.S. tax code would pay for only a 4 percent cut in income tax rates,... an estimate ... that casts doubt on Republicans? ability to finance lower income-tax rates with base broadening....

...[T]his is not a perfect indicator of the Romney plan. But the basic principle applies, and it?s so far from the reality of what Romney wants to achieve ? a 20% rate cut without adding to the deficit, and without an increase on the middle class ? that I think it serves as more evidence of the futility of the exercise. ...

Mark Zandi, the Moody?s.com economist always trotted out to bless this or that plan, admitted today that the Romney plan is mathematically impossible....

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Geri Halliwell Breaks Down Wannabe For Cancer Awareness ...

Well, this is? different!

Queen ginger Geri Halliwell recently brought her spice-y, sassy self to the UK's Breast Cancer Care Show, and displayed her love and support for all those fighting Breast Cancer by breaking down the iconic, first ever Spice Girls tune, Wannabe (above)!

And we don't hate it?

But it does have an elevator music type quality to it, and Geri does NOT seem super confident with the rhythm and lyric change-ups. Ah well, it's gotta be an intimidating task to sing a song originally meant for five spunky, young voices, at such a serious event! And at least it was all for an excellent cause.

Maybe she's still broken up about Russell Brand's promiscuous penis?!

Anywho, with a little more practice, we're sure Geri could slay this slower version? perhaps on some sort of Spice Girls REUNION tour?! Each girl could take a song, change it up, and sing it solo! It would allow each a turn in the spotlight, and then they could return to singing their hits as an ensemble.

DO IT UP, you flavorful girls!

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9 months since he left for the ow.... update - Talk About Marriage


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It has been 9 months since my h left me and our 4 week old and 22 month old at the time. If you are interested in the back story read my original thread my husband left me for an 18 year old
Things have been up and down. He is still with ow and I'm 99% sure they moved in together. The whole thing is sick. I have been doing much better and just getting on with my life up until 2 days ago. I receive a text from the ow then, while having an after dinner walk with my children. It said something to the effect that she thinks 'it's time' that we meet up and talked. Ummm... no. It's not. I didn't text back. Then the next day she called both of my phones total of 11 times. I didn't pick up.
When my stbxh came to pick up the kids today the asked me if i received the phone calls from ow, because she wanted to meet up with me. I seriously nearly lost it. I'm a fiery ***** to say the least..
I told him that she is persona non grata to me. There is no way in hell I will EVER speak to her. She doesn't exist in my life. I don't give a rat's ass if she lives with him, marries him, or gets pregnant. My life is free of her. I don't discuss my intimate relationships with 18 year old, stbx husband barely high school graduated students. However many he may have, now or in the future. I told him that if he wants to discuss things with me that's fine, but this is between us, she does not exist.
Words cannot describe how I feel right now. The lack of empathy and thoughtlessness blow me away. I will not grant absolution. We still have to be married until Jan (law here), so no, it's 'not time we talked'. She's ****ing my husband and shattered my relationship. I don't get a chance to fix anything, for the sake of my children or for the sake of love.
Absolutely not.
This is such a slap in the face. WTF are those two morons thinking? I don't know why the hell she would even imagine that I would speak to her? She's around my children, I can't stop that if they're living together. It will hurt her that much more when it's over; she'll lose all 3 of them. I am not getting dealt with by a teenager. Jesus Christ.
Am I mildly interested in what she had to say? No. I'm not. It was probably some idealized bull**** about how she cares about my children and her and my husband are forever so can we all be friends? Christ, how high school.... No we will not be friends. **** off.
Thanks for letting me rant. I'm just sitting here with anxiety in my stomach and a fresh new cut in my heart. **** this.
Gotta be kidding me.

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It has been 9 months since my h left me and our 4 week old and 22 month old at the time. If you are interested in the back story read my original thread my husband left me for an 18 year old
Things have been up and down. He is still with ow and I'm 99% sure they moved in together. The whole thing is sick. I have been doing much better and just getting on with my life up until 2 days ago. I receive a text from the ow then, while having an after dinner walk with my children. It said something to the effect that she thinks 'it's time' that we meet up and talked. Ummm... no. It's not. I didn't text back. Then the next day she called both of my phones total of 11 times. I didn't pick up.
When my stbxh came to pick up the kids today the asked me if i received the phone calls from ow, because she wanted to meet up with me. I seriously nearly lost it. I'm a fiery ***** to say the least..
I told him that she is persona non grata to me. There is no way in hell I will EVER speak to her. She doesn't exist in my life. I don't give a rat's ass if she lives with him, marries him, or gets pregnant. My life is free of her. I don't discuss my intimate relationships with 18 year old, stbx husband barely high school graduated students. However many he may have, now or in the future. I told him that if he wants to discuss things with me that's fine, but this is between us, she does not exist.
Words cannot describe how I feel right now. The lack of empathy and thoughtlessness blow me away. I will not grant absolution. We still have to be married until Jan (law here), so no, it's 'not time we talked'. She's ****ing my husband and shattered my relationship. I don't get a chance to fix anything, for the sake of my children or for the sake of love.
Absolutely not.
This is such a slap in the face. WTF are those two morons thinking? I don't know why the hell she would even imagine that I would speak to her? She's around my children, I can't stop that if they're living together. It will hurt her that much more when it's over; she'll lose all 3 of them. I am not getting dealt with by a teenager. Jesus Christ.
Am I mildly interested in what she had to say? No. I'm not. It was probably some idealized bull**** about how she cares about my children and her and my husband are forever so can we all be friends? Christ, how high school.... No we will not be friends. **** off.
Thanks for letting me rant. I'm just sitting here with anxiety in my stomach and a fresh new cut in my heart. **** this.
Gotta be kidding me.

I'm in the process of being left for another woman too. I'm so, so sorry this happened to you. I keep thinking that if mine weren't leaving me for a nearly 60 year old woman who looks enough like a man that people have actually thought it's a cross dresser sometimes that maybe I'd feel better. But as I was reading your post I realized that no, it wouldn't feel better. It never feels better. I wish you strength. And I'm very sorry that you have to go through allowing your children to be around someone like that, well sounds like their dad isn't maybe a good one to be around either. I have no idea what that would feel like. I hope you'll find the beautiful life you deserve.
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I am so sorry to hear about your situation. The fact he left you for another woman is bad enough, but an 18 year old must just cut that much deeper.

I hope you don't see this as flippant, but it is almost laughable that this 'relationship' is serious, even more laughable that your husband is taking it seriously! I mean, god, an 18 year old? How old is he? Surely there can only be disaster ahead for them. At minimum they have got together under dubious circumstances and theirs will never be a fully secure relationship. If she got pregnant she will then have the full realisation of what she did to you hit her, and she will be forever wondering when she will receive the same treatment. He will always be wondering why she goes for him and when she will get bored and go for someone nearer her own age. This really can only lead to disaster. They will be very lucky if it all works out.

I agree with Kando. You definitely need to get to a point of indifference. Look at what you have gained (impossible considering all you have lost? I hope not completely impossible) you have found out what a bastard your hubby is before you spent even more years with him. I am guessing you are still young given that your children are so young, and so you have all that time in front of you to find someone more decent than him. I hope he was an education for you, that you will be educated on certain patterns of behaviour and you will know what to avoid next time, and thus be better educated to choose a better mate. And by golly, best of all, you don't have to wash his dirty pants and smelly socks no more...she does! There! Problem sorted, life is good! What on earth have you got left to complain about?

The only other thing you could do that might make you feel better, you could meet her, smile sweetly, be really nice to her, and then ask her about all his really irritating habits, his health problems, his weird nuances, those unpleasant things you did for him because you loved him but would never do for anyone else, ask her what she will do when she gets pregnant and he leaves her for a 16 year old, ask what happens when they are married, have a family of their own and she will have a diminished income due to his responsibilities in financing his previous family, what happens when you all have to have a third each of his income instead of half because he has left her with babies and moved on and got another woman pregnant....oh the possibilities are endless. You could have much mileage out of meeting her and being lovely. Just choose your questions carefully, and the most pertinent ones first before she stomps off in a teenage strop!

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missmolly: yes she did. It was such a relief. I basically collapsed physically. I slept for two weeks... most of the time. Work, sleep. I needed it. I also got sick with whooping cough and something else. I suppose because I could. My mom is amazing.

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the way I found out that he was leaving: I was breast feeding my 4 week old daughter and noticed I had a vm on my phone. I listened to it. It was a conversation my stbxh was having with his best friend on a cigarette break. He accidentally called me, pushed the button. It was 5 minutes long and difficult to hear. One of the things he was telling his friend was that he was going to leave me in two months. That's how I found out. I called him screaming and shaking and told him to get his ass home. Then I confronted him. He told me that he was just venting, but then he said he'd leave. I told him I just knew there was somebody else. He denied it. I gave him the ring.
I found out about ow about a month later, while snooping through the internet. I knew it must have been somebody from his work, he's a teacher. I thought it was another teacher. Nope. A student who just graduated. Then I found her twitter, fb etc, and there it was. Her deluded pouring out of her soul, with dates and details attached. He waited for her to graduate and for me to give birth to our (planned) bub #2. He was texting her when I was giving birth....
As to the finances, he took the money he had in the account that was his from his gmther's will. I had no job at the time ( I was supposed to have a year off). He gave me a card to use for food and he said he'd cover the bills. He did for about 2 months. He told me I could have the house... that later changed. I am however buying him out and he's fine with that. He left me the brand new car, he took his old one.... Soooo, I guess financially he didn't try to screw me over. I think he kind of loves his kids. He wants them to have a home. He visits them. He wants the family now and the kids (every other weekend) and a DIFFERENT mom-a.k.a. homewrecker. Makes me sick.

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JCD.Thanks for your kind words.
As for the arm candy, that's the irony. Lordy lord, she is not attractive at all. Talk about cheating doooown. Everybody is completely puzzled by that, but I guess it's about other stuff, def NOT looks.
Yeah, I think I'd be the evil mother either way. If I met with her, I would flip out and be cast as the psycho. If I blocked her then I'd be the *****. By telling my husband that she does not exist to me, I guess I'm the latter. Who know what he told her about me anyways. So yeah, who gives a damn what she thinks. She ruined my life and continues to rub it in my face. By I guess in her head, she saved my emotional refugee of a husband...

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Honeystly, I am so very glad you posted an update, I have been wondering for quite some time how you are doing and I'm glad you have checked back in with us.

My core suggestion is that you find an intermediary to hand off the children to your husband. If you're worried they will somehow use that against you, what I'd do is have a neighbor, friend, or a hired babysitter hand the kids out the door to your husband while you stay in a bedroom and don't come out. Present (perhaps kissing the babes goodbye in view of H, but not coming close enough to speak to H).

Even if you can only manage to arrange this one of the four times (because there are four meet up points--two pick ups, two drop offs), it will cut back on your contact.

wrsteele1 has done this--as far as I know he went literally months without seeing his wife at all this way. He was, however, fortunate to have family nearby, so he could drop the kids there presumably and have the wife pick them up. He has credited his mental / emotional recovery to this in large measures. You have said yourself how much healthier you feel when you are out of contact with your stbex. That is nothing to minimize or overlook--instead I'd be seeking ways to extend and expand that as much as humanly possible.

And no, you do not have to respond to a child who, in the United States, would be treated as a hostile witness in a statutory rape case. She isn't able to even approach arranging the meeting in a dignified way. Plus, you DO want to stay out of jail and avoid an assault charge, right? Methinks you stay far, far away from her.

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Proven Tips For Being Successful With Network Marketing

Many people want to use email marketing to improve their business, but do not have the knowledge to do it. There are a lot of different ways that marketing with email can build a business. A successful campaign will increase sales and build a good reputation for your business.

Check how your emails look on different computers and browsers. After you?ve deemed a particular design perfect, see how it looks in all major browsers, operating systems, and email clients. Different email readers may show the email very differently.

Ensure your content reads as if it was written by a human with a purpose, not someone trying to avoid spam filters. You can easily write your message without lots of sales talk that will attract the spam filter. If you try too hard to avoid certain sales words like ?deals? or ?free,? the mailing will likely irritate the recipient and get nabbed by spam filters anyway.

You should always have permission before sending out unsolicited emails to people. If you avoid doing this, most people will not even read your emails. Your email provider may even decide to drop you, should they get a lot of complaints about your ?spam mail.?

TIP! Do not ever send emails to your customers more than one time per week. Your customers, like you, have busy lives and probably receive many emails each day.

Understand that the ultimate goal of an email marketing campaign is to generate more sales. What you want is for every email to entice the reader to buy. Do this by creating emails that offer product information ? new and old ? as well as information on special discounts.

Use A/B testing to test out different combinations in your subject line. Take one of your emails, and divide the mailing list in two. Send each half of the list the same mail, but with differing subject lines. Doing so will help you determine which type of subject line helps get your emails opened, and which kind will get them deleted.

In your email promoting campaign, try to give each message a personal tone. The recipients are far more likely to respond positively to an e-mail that isn?t overly formal and distant. Try to send emails from recognizable figures within your company, like the CEO or President.

Take note of your competition and how they run their email marketing efforts. Sign up for their email list. This will help you to see, from the consumer point of view, how different strategies come across. You should look for ways to bolster the parts of your campaign that aren?t running as smooth. Try to develop a better promotion than they are offering.

TIP! Allow people who visit your website to subscribe in a variety of different ways, but don?t ever pressure them to sign up. Give your customers the peace of mind of knowing that you will keep all of their personal data, including email address, private while providing them with lots of great information in your newsletter.

If you?re trying to discover an excellent tip for assisting you in your strategy for marketing with email, you should consider using SMS messages to complement your emails. Combining these two mediums makes it easier to provide your customers with all the information they need to understand and take advantage of your offers. Text messaging can also increase brand awareness.

Do not ever send unsolicited emails to unsuspecting customers. Your emails may be marked as spam by people who are not interested in receiving them. Not only is this bad for your reputation, but some ISPs might block your IP address if too many people complain that you are sending unsolicited marketing messages.

Implement a double-confirm option for those who sign up for your emails. Many people type in their email address quickly and make a typo without realizing it. Getting them to write it twice helps cut down on missed opportunities due to typos.

You may want to try sending emails with no images. Images can definitely enhance your copy, but they can take a while to load if the recipient is on dial-up, and many people disable images in email for security reasons. Remember that there are different internet speeds as well as types of computers and mobile devices. Focus more on improving the content of your messages. The smaller and simpler you keep your emails, the wider your potential audience.

TIP! Always get permission before sending emails to anyone. Increasing your email list with people who haven?t directly subscribed through your website can be bad for both the client as well as your business.

Take advantage of holiday spending to develop promotions during these peak retail times. Consider upcoming holidays far in advance and prepare your marketing via email campaigns to take advantage of them. Make sure you send out emails for holidays like Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Valentines Day. Make sure you keep some interesting content to generate sales in between holidays.

The subject line in your email should catch the attention of customers. An enticing or catchy subject line, increases your chances it a potential customer reading the actual email. An email with a suspicious or lackluster subject line will get trashed without it being opened.

When you are following up with customers, you should try to send out a follow-up email with a message to remind them about your products. Include an invitation for them to browse your website. The conclusion of the email can claim that your product or service is guaranteed to be effective for up to 30 days or their money will be returned to them.

Your marketing emails should contain rich content to complement the request for business. Present special articles or information that is unique to the email and not your site. Also give your valued subscribers some exclusive offers only available for people on your mailing list. Avoid sending emails only when you want sales, and be sure to send emails on holidays.

TIP! Be sure your email has been proofread multiple times before they are sent. This may seem obvious, but it is easy to get caught up in the informality of emailing.

The best way to avoid sending emails that are spammy is by studying spam emails firsthand. Get a free email address, post your new email address in various places on the Internet, and it won?t be long before your inbox is jammed with spam. Learn what these emails do wrong and adjust your emails accordingly. You need to be different than the spammers!

Give your readers the ability to share the content of your email easily, including through social media. Your customers will share your information with others, allowing your email list to expand.

Do not limit your emails to a sales pitch. Your mailings should aim to be a newsletter providing important bits of information about the industry or business itself. If your messages are only hard sales, your clientele will grow dissatisfied and unsubscribe from your list in droves. Although the main point of your newsletter may be to sell something, most customers will need more than an average pitch to remain interested and want to read the entire message.

TIP! Use consistency in your message. Always use the same company logo and colors in your email.

People should be able to opt out from your mailing list easily. Although less expensive than other forms of communication, email messages have a price tag. Bad publicity and people seeing you as a hostile spammer can not only negatively influence your business, but may result in being blocked and blacklisted online.

Many businesses are chomping at the bit to take advantage of marketing with email methods, but the pathway to success is not always completely clear. Internet marketing is one of the bust ways to achieve a successful business. The tips above can help your business create an marketing via email strategy that is successful

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Microsoft sues Motorola in Germany again, claims Google Maps violates patent (update: Google involved)

Microsoft and Motorola

Motorola isn't going to escape as cleanly as it would like from Microsoft's patent lawsuit campaign. Microsoft has sued Motorola once more in Germany, only this time it's waging a more direct fight against Motorola's owner Google. The lawsuit claims that Motorola devices violate a patent for taking map information from one set and overlaying it with data from another -- a technique that describes Google Maps, not to mention virtually every internet-connected mapping system we know. Details aren't yet available for the devices allegedly at risk, but the accusation would make it harder for Google, Motorola or both to simply code around the problem if they lose. No doubt Microsoft is counting on just that obstacle to have the RAZR maker fall in line with everyone else and take a license just for using Android.

Update: As patent case analyst Florian Mueller notes from his first-hand account, Microsoft quietly filed the lawsuit in April and received its first court hearing today. That's not the biggest news, however: Microsoft amended the lawsuit to include Google itself. While that's virtually necessary under German law to get the testimony Microsoft wants, it also means a rare (if not unique) instance of Microsoft attacking Google directly in court, rather than fighting proxy battles through Android hardware partners.

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Energizer USB Premium Wall Charger Charges Your Gadget and Manages Its Cable [Stuff We Like]

Energizer USB Premium Wall Charger Charges Your Gadget and Manages Its CableI've always loved the tiny little USB chargers Amazon and Apple makes, but both do nothing to help with cable management. The Energizer USB Premium Wall Charger, however, manages a diminutive size while also providing a mechanism to wrangle your cable.

Last week I bought one of these by accident. I'd meant to purchase a multi-port USB charger and apparently clicked this instead. At first I was upset, but then I actually used it and realized it's great for travel purposes. You can use any USB charging cable with it, but it comes with a free (and perfectly-sized) Micro USB cable. That's wonderful if you're an Android user or have some other compatible device. Despite being pretty tiny, the charger can actually hold a reasonably long cable. It comes with a fairly thick 70cm (that's about 2.3 feet) cable, and I had no problem wrapping a standard (and thinner) iPod cable around it. While I didn't intend to buy this little guy, it turned out to be a happy accident.

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