Word: arguments
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...best MacBook feature, however, is the Leopard operating system, which I find so much simpler, more stable and more straightforward than Windows Vista. The only possible argument anyone can make in the latter's favor is that, well, it powers some mighty cheap machines. And so, in summary, just as the political pundits have done lately, I'll paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes: taxes are the price we pay for civilized computers...
...development? Some conservatives say it endangers the underpinnings of American democracy, echoing the 2002 Journal editorial: "Workers who pay little or no taxes can hardly be expected to care about tax relief for everybody else. They are also that much more detached from recognizing the costs of government." This argument is historically obtuse, considering that the federal income tax was initially designed to hit only a tiny minority of high earners and exempt the other 99% (it first became a mass tax during World War II). It's also misleading, in that lucky duckies still get hit with payroll taxes...
...Obama counter-argument...
...voting does; the other is that it "lowers barriers to participation," especially for hourly workers, who can least afford to take time off from work on election Tuesday. "And the fact that these voters are waiting two or three hours in line, which would seem to contradict the convenience argument, indicates they feel as if they're making some kind of statement," says Bishin. "It's as if they're waking up earliest on Christmas morning and this is their chance to influence things...
...lucky enough to grab a few minutes in Sarasota, Florida, on Thursday with Barack Obama's top strategist David Axelrod. Standing on a minor league baseball field as the Illinois senator delivered his closing argument to 13,000 screaming fans, Axelrod talked about his favorite campaign moments, the things he's worried about (low turnout) and the things he's not (racism) and why his excitement comes with a touch of sadness. Here is a transcript of our conversation...