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bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 20 Jun 13

I received the following message from a myLot user and would like to warn others of the scam. This is a form of the Nigerian Scam where they promise you a share of a large sum of money. All they ask is some money to show good...

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bobmnu Message sent thanks for the advice.

21 Jun 13

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 15 May 13

I've been sitting here at my computer trying to figure out how in the world does one start a discussion and I was just about to give up when I accidentally clicked on the pencil and - voila - there it was! I guess just taking our...

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bobmnu I agree with you Annie that the money was not that important but the idea that I was being rewarded was motivation to be active. Now I suddenly find more important things to do rather than post on mylot. I will be looking into different sites that pay for...

22 May 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 24 Apr 13

It seems that Congress is debating the issue of requiring Internet sales to be subject to the sales tax in the purchasers community. This would require the seller to collect the tax and forward it to the right authorities. It...

internet sales tax

sales tax

tax

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bobmnu Lawmakers are trying to sell the idea that the small business will benefit from this law. That is not true, the small retailers will be hurt the most. In my community we have a couple of specialty stores one for musical instruments and the other deals with...

9 May 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 30 Apr 13

With the prospects for a job after years of college and thousands in student loans will you be able to get a job that will let you making a living and pay off your student loans? If you selected the right college major you may...

careers

college

majors

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bobmnu It is fine to pursue your passion but remember many people are going into debt to follow their passion. Just look in any big city and see how many music majors are playing in the streets to support themselves. As I drive around the country I see starving...

2 May 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 24 Apr 13

It seems that Congress is debating the issue of requiring Internet sales to be subject to the sales tax in the purchasers community. This would require the seller to collect the tax and forward it to the right authorities. It...

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bobmnu It will be up to the seller to know all the laws and what tax to charge. What happens if the seller forgets to charge you or charges the wrong amount and in a year or two the state gets around to looking into the seller and finds that you paid less or no tax...

27 Apr 13

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 25 Apr 13

Nothing really complicated to this one. I'm just asking because there was that big mess over the Violence Against Women Act that a number of republicans voted against. There were several issues with the bill, but one thing that...

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bobmnu Often what kills these bills is that so much other stuff is put into it but never reported that many can not in good conscious vote for the other stuff. In the most recent Federal Gun Control Bill there was a provision that the US Attorney General would have...

27 Apr 13

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 25 Apr 13

Nothing really complicated to this one. I'm just asking because there was that big mess over the Violence Against Women Act that a number of republicans voted against. There were several issues with the bill, but one thing that...

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bobmnu Where were the police when she first called 911 the first time? If she had a restraining order they should have acted quickly. The problem with a restraining order is almost useless and judges and law enforcement often give the the person, who has the...

27 Apr 13

matersfish @matersfish (6306) • United States 24 Apr 13

Just something I'm wondering -- not a big deal and certainly not the first time it's been addressed. But pressure cooker bombs don't seem to strike the same chord as guns. When there's gun violence in Anytown USA, not only do...

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bobmnu My understanding is that the directions are on some radical Islam websites. You use the pressure cooker because if stopped over in the Middle East is is a very common item to have when traveling and will not draw concern from the police or military. When you...

25 Apr 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 24 Apr 13

It seems that Congress is debating the issue of requiring Internet sales to be subject to the sales tax in the purchasers community. This would require the seller to collect the tax and forward it to the right authorities. It...

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bobmnu The people who are pushing this are the Big Chain Stores. They are doing it to eliminate competition. Just like many of the super rich they have got theirs and don't want to give any to competition. I see the Internet as a change in the business model and it...

24 Apr 13

andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 24 Apr 13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22066082 Recap: The law enforcement has failed. Drag cartels are on the loose. Corruption is everywhere. Gun control in Mexico has not worked. So what have people in Mexico done? They...

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bobmnu In this country (US) many of the legal guns are in the hands of responsible people. The illegal guns are in the hands of the wrong people. Making more guns illegal does nothing to solve the problem. It seems that the only time gun laws are enforced is when a...

24 Apr 13

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 21 Apr 13

I don't remember how NYTimes.com's Nate Silver put it in http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/in-state-governments-signs-of-a-healthier-g-o-p/ but I can guess just by looking at the words "republican" &...

success in the states

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bobmnu Burrito President Coolege did almost nothing in the crash of 1920. He cut taxes and government spending and some people lost but the country recovered qiickly. President Hoover was starting to bring the economy around it was FDR who put the brakes on the...

23 Apr 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 19 Apr 13

In the past few days I have read articles that in passing refer to the complicated laws and the need for lawyers and others to explain it to people. We already know that most people, other the simple tax form users, need to hire...

complicated

laws

rules

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bobmnu it also goes against those with money because they have to spend money to be protected from the laws. No matter what the rule makers win.

20 Apr 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 19 Apr 13

In the past few days I have read articles that in passing refer to the complicated laws and the need for lawyers and others to explain it to people. We already know that most people, other the simple tax form users, need to hire...

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bobmnu If the intent is to get people to follow the law then shouldn't it be easy to understand? On the other hand if it is to generate money they you want the laws complicated and hard to understand.

20 Apr 13

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 19 Apr 13

In the past few days I have read articles that in passing refer to the complicated laws and the need for lawyers and others to explain it to people. We already know that most people, other the simple tax form users, need to hire...

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bobmnu That is part of the problem most of the law makers are lawyers.

20 Apr 13

Hopefull90 @Hopefull90 (921) • United States 18 Apr 13

My sister lives 60ty miles from Waco. It sounds like a bad explosion just as bad as the Oklahoma explosion. That was the town that experienced the David Koresh Waco fire. He still had followers so I am wondering if any of them...

waco

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bobmnu It was a crude but powerful bomb. You mix either diesel fuel or glycerin to produce a bomb. Very dangerous and unstable at least that is what the papers reported at the time.

19 Apr 13

lelin1123 @lelin1123 (15595) • Puerto Rico 17 Apr 13

I have been saying this now for the last couple of years. Congress needs to be fired and younger new blood put in. Congress does not care one bit about the American people, they only care about themselves. They made that loud and...

fire congress

gun bill

president

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bobmnu There are already background checks and criminals are failing the checks but nothing is being done to them? It is a crime to file a false form and the government knows who these people are yet not charging them with a crime. If they were serious about keeping...

18 Apr 13

oneidmnster @oneidmnster (1384) • United States 17 Apr 13

Polls are showing that few Americans are worried about illegal immigrants and amnesty. They say they're more worried about the economy and unemployment. Do they really not know that these things are all connected? Most of them...

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bobmnu They get these benefits because the liberals don't want to offend anyone by asking are you here legally. Right now the Obama Administration is advertising on Mexcan TV and Radio on how to get Food Stamps once they get here.

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thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 16 Apr 13

Criminals are getting guns, and they are using them to kill other people. But, according to our current laws they shouldn't be able to get guns legally. New legislation on background checks COULD stop SOME of these guns, but it...

guns

nra

politics

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bobmnu Debater if we give the government the gun control bill will that be a guarantee that there will be no more gun deaths? No! Will enhanced background checks prevent criminals from getting guns? No! What are they going to do with people who commit crimes while...

17 Apr 13

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 16 Apr 13

Criminals are getting guns, and they are using them to kill other people. But, according to our current laws they shouldn't be able to get guns legally. New legislation on background checks COULD stop SOME of these guns, but it...

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bobmnu You could make committing a crime using a gun a capital offense. The judge could impose the Death Sentence and then stay it, but upon the second Capital Crime conviction the sentence would be carried out in 30 days. This gives the person a chance to...

17 Apr 13

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 16 Apr 13

Criminals are getting guns, and they are using them to kill other people. But, according to our current laws they shouldn't be able to get guns legally. New legislation on background checks COULD stop SOME of these guns, but it...

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bobmnu One thing you don't hear talked about is tougher sentencing for crimes committed with a gun in your possession. I would support the idea that anyone who discharges a firearm in the commission of a crime could face the death penalty. Give any person who commits...

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