 | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | (...) Interesting, take me through how my charge card company would get a stake in the profits when I charge a meal for a client? Are you sure that's a workable suggestion? Do I have to give them an accounting of how exactly that meal resulted in (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | (...) Charge card? Electronic cash is EVIL. We should all return to barter as a payment system. So that's no problem at all.[1] BTW, Richard, on the subject of thread-drift: You don't own the thread or even the subthread because you started it, this (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) Barter is a fantastic system. It's only drawback is that it becomes impractical as volume increases, and it requires all participants to have an idea of the value of goods. It's only TWO drawbacks are... ;) (seriously, though - barter is GREAT (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | (...) Exactly. Try running a global economy filled with 80 % utter lusers on it. We're talking about people who need to call Support to tie their shoelaces. And then still can't. (...) In the real world, as well. But can you see me shipping three (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) BOOM!! NOOOBODY expects a Spanish Inquisition. Our weapon is supplies--supplies and fear. Fear and suppl-- our two weapons are fear and supplies and the ruthless efficiency. Our three weapons are fear and supplies and the ruthless efficiency (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) <grin> Nitpick: c/supplies/surprise James (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Well, I didn't expect a Canadian Nitcorrection..... -John (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | (...) NOOOBODY EXPECTS... Nemmind. Anyway, the parrot's _dead_. Jasper (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | | (...) I thought it was just resting. Ray (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) ...tired and shagged out from a long squawk... -John (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | (...) Well, if you're smart you're paying that balance every month (or your company is), so the CC company wouldn't be making anything off the meal from you anyway. They'd be making their 2-4% from the restaurant for the transaction. :) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | (...) Well, I am not sure about the exact nature of your hypothetical, but how about the way one uses an ATM for different purposes -- your use being contigent on available money in the account. The account itself is simply paid for with a service (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | Whoa, whoa... (...) This, above, has almost NOTHING to do with interest. It so happens that I agree with some (most? almost all?) of your points(1). I'd prefer that my money be issued by a private bank, and backed by something tangible, instead of (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions? —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | (...) Okay, sorry. I see that you are talking something like my language. And I wasn't using the bible to justify anything, merely pointing out the many faiths have this idea in there somewhere (relating it back to another offshoot of this thread). (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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