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California seeks to enable money laundering scheme to limit Federal taxes

Started by Ras Algethi, August 24, 2018, 01:39:46 PM

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Mordred Pendragon

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August 28, 2018, 04:47:24 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat;1054287Purple is the only way it works. If either Team thinks they can't be ousted from power, they only pander to their base who overlook too much corruption because it's their Team.

Gerrymandering is bi-partisan!

This guy gets it.

Shout-out to my fellow Purple State/Swing State residents out there!
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jhkim

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August 28, 2018, 05:35:14 PM
Regarding state corruption - 538 did a report on trying to rank various states by different corruption measures. I don't see a clear pattern as far as red, blue, or purple.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ranking-the-states-from-most-to-least-corrupt/

ThatChrisGuy

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August 28, 2018, 07:47:19 PM
Quote from: jhkim;1054296Regarding state corruption - 538 did a report on trying to rank various states by different corruption measures. I don't see a clear pattern as far as red, blue, or purple.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ranking-the-states-from-most-to-least-corrupt/

Alabama isn't in the top three of any of the rankings, so I have my doubts about the methodology.
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jhkim

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August 28, 2018, 08:16:08 PM
Quote from: ThatChrisGuy;1054302Alabama isn't in the top three of any of the rankings, so I have my doubts about the methodology.
Well, it is #4 on the reporter ranking - which I think is an important one.

ThatChrisGuy

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August 28, 2018, 08:31:02 PM
Quote from: jhkim;1054305Well, it is #4 on the reporter ranking - which I think is an important one.

If I'm serious for a moment, in Alabama I think a big chunk of that ranking could just be reporters still butthurt over former Governor Don Siegelman's conviction for corruption.  Source: worked at a newspaper for nine years and heard them griping.  I'm more inclined to devalue that one just because of local politics.
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Lynn

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August 29, 2018, 08:04:11 PM
Quote from: jhkim;1054296Regarding state corruption - 538 did a report on trying to rank various states by different corruption measures. I don't see a clear pattern as far as red, blue, or purple.

Hmm. More corruption convictions means more corruption? What about a lack of convictions because party corruption?
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Spinachcat

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August 30, 2018, 02:27:07 AM
Quote from: jhkim;1054296I don't see a clear pattern as far as red, blue, or purple.

No pattern jumps out at me, but the reason I defend the concept that "purple" is better is because both parties have to work for votes because each election could be a toss up. If a state is solidly for one Team, that Team doesn't have to do much to retain power and whenever politicians feel their job is safe, their voters are neglected.

It's also why I like term limits. Politicians aren't a fine wine. More like a diaper.

TNMalt

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August 30, 2018, 08:52:41 AM
I lived in Louisiana in the 80s when all the pols were still Dems and they were a corrupt bunch. They switch to Repub starting in the 90s and are still the same corrupt bunch. So the state earns it's no 1 corruption rating. And as a side note, someone told me at a Sunday School get together dinner that he felt the presence of evil when flying into New Orleans, my thought was which pol was in town that day.

oggsmash

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August 31, 2018, 08:00:48 AM
I do not know how current it is, But I remember looking up how much in taxes facebook, Google, and Apple pay to Cali back a few years ago when Californians were talking secession and how great they would have it with those fantastic tech companies being in their state/new nation.  Turns out, those massive corporations pay zero income taxes in Cali......yet Cali HAMMERS the working people of California......

    This struck me as hilarious on many levels.

KingCheops

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August 31, 2018, 10:34:45 AM
For most of the 90's British Columbia was in the control of the NDP (left of center socialist party) and they got increasingly corrupt (from a higher base corruption) until everyone got so fed up with the scandals that they voted in the Liberals (provincial version which is right of center).  Within a few years the Liberals ended up being WORSE than the NDP so we recently kicked them out for a minority NDP/Green coalition.  I'm hoping the looming specter of only being up 1 MLA keeps these turds honest this time.
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