Spotted this, couldn't resist

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Rover
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"I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude."
Dr. Jim
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Love it! Think I'll adopt it!

Dr Jim. (Another old curmudgeon.)
David Levene
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Rover wrote:"I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude."
No arguments from here Rover ;-)
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Rover wrote:"I will have you know that I am not an old fart. I am a curmudgeon. A curmudgeon is an old fart with an extensive vocabulary and a really bad attitude."
OK, Rover, you ARE a curmudgeon; and here's Merriam Webster's preferred definition:
a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

How does a curmudgeon utilize his "extensive" vocabulary? "Get off my lawn!"
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Like this, William:

As a brief reminder for those who forgot or that didn't know.
Here is what happened, quietly, on Jan.1, 2016

Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35%
Top Income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%
Top Income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2%
Capital Gains tax went from 15% to 28%
Dividend tax went from 15% to 39.6%
Estate tax went from 0% to 55%
A 3.5% Real Estate transaction tax was added.


Remember these facts:
These taxes were all passed solely with Democrat votes.
Not a single Republican voted for these new taxes
These taxes were all passed in the Affordable Care Act,
(aka Obamacare) - by line items.


If you think that it is important that everyone in the U.S.should know this
as there are many millions who don't, then pass it on.
william
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Quite the list! Does it support your self-definition as a curmudgeon?

I'll bet you feel better having got it off your chest.
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Once I was accused of being stuck in a rut. I replied, 'no baby, i'm in a groove'.
Rover
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Wasatch Man, you're a hep cat!
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Don't know where it came from... being an enginerd i usually walk around looking at my shoes ;-)
Rover
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BTW William, since we're both getting old, I'm sure you're glad that your heirs will only be getting less than half of your estate. I guess it gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling to know our money will be supporting some fourth generation "baby mama".
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Rover it's great being a curmudgeon---welcome aboard-----now you need to befriend a cat. It seems as if I remember an old poem about a curmudgeon and his cat. I liked it at the time....cannot remember even some of it.....oh well that goes with the Old Man territory......."Doc" (The Crusty Ol' Coach )
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william wrote:How does a curmudgeon utilize his "extensive" vocabulary? "Get off my lawn!"
Only if he can back it up. Preferably with an M1 rifle. Aka, a Garand.
Norm
in beautiful, gun friendly New Jersey
Rover
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My famiiarity extends to the M14, but I did train with an M1 (the Marines are cheap). I recall one unhappy camper, though.
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Tax info shown above is not true.
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PCU wrote:Tax info shown above is not true.
I find that if I mentally preface Rover's posts with "Fwd:Fwd:FW:Fwd:Fwd:Fwd:FW:Fwd:Fwd:Fwd:", they suddenly make a lot more sense.
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Careful, John, you're becoming a curmudgeon.
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Rover wrote:BTW William, since we're both getting old, I'm sure you're glad that your heirs will only be getting less than half of your estate. I guess it gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling to know our money will be supporting some fourth generation "baby mama".
Hey, buddy, do you know something about my financial condition that I don't? According to ALL the reliable sources, an estate under $5.45 million owes NO tax at all. Still awaiting my March IRA statement, but I don't think I'm anywhere near that.

I'm more worried about Arizona stealing water from my relatives in Michigan after they manage to suck dry every drop from under the Great Plains.
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Good, William; you too have successfully achieved curmudgeonhood!
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