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Indeed you have - thank you!
Presumably 26 characters (including spaces) is the new limit for user names; will it be possible to have them changed by one of the mods?
Actually I quite like the Paradox forum style; as long as it doesn't extend to Karma points (or similar).
Before you push the button on this, have a really close look at what's going on over at Bethesda's forums. Calling that process a disaster would be a compliment.
No worries, glad it's already been picked up. It felt good to revisit my former life in QA!
Whilst the mods are on the rampage, would they mind amending the thread title? I've been mentally adding "There's clothes all over the floor and is that an old dinner plate?" every time I read it.
Puts him on a level as such footballing luminaries as Franco Di Santo.
Burley has never forgiven Chelsea for not playing in the '97 FA Cup final. A lot of Chelsea fans have never forgiven Burley for setting up Beckham in the FA Cup semi at Villa Park v Man U, so the feeling is mutual.
Very sad news announced before kickoff - Dave Sexton, manager of Chelsea's 1970 FA Cup winning side and the 1971 European Cup Winners Cup winners, has died aged 82. Given a noisy and respectful minute's appreciation by the fans.
This question hasn't been answered. It is possible to change your settings so that the game doesn't automatically update, once it has been installed and sitting on the hard drive for a while. What isn't clear is that will you be able to avoid Steam downloading the most recent patch as soon as you activate. This is the difference between people with slow internet connections being able to register and play the game albeit in release version only, and not being able to play it at all. It negates a few of the workarounds, like using your telephone's data allowace as a pseudo-modem. Still, thanks for replying and I look forward to seeing the reponse. I'm afraid that I won't be purchasing FM12, but it may make the difference for many other users. Steam is designed for people with fast, always-on broadband connections who want to total flexibility; neo luddites like me with low speed, limited download internet access on one fairly elderly-yet-still-capable desktop will have a decision to make. Best of luck with the release, and I'll always have FM07 to tide me over.
Miles: Thanks for taking the time to reply. There's a few points in there that I concur with and a few that will only spark further debate, possibly over the best place to buy a seed-free sandwich. However you have posted two questions that need answering. I would be grateful if you could answer these two as well, as they are important in relation to the customer experience using Steam: 1) "Can we download a patch from any other source rather than Steam's auto update feature" 2) "Can SI/SEGA assure us that when a user activates the game, Steam will not automatically download a patch"? Because IIRC, people firing up the most recent Total War found themselves downloading a 1GB file when activating. Which might not be an issue for those blessed with superfast broadband connections, but even with FM 'relatively small' updates: for people on relatively slow connections it's a pain, for people with dowwnload limits it's an expensive mistake, and for people on dial-up it'll be an absolute nightmare. And it will render their purchase unplayable until they are able to complete the patch download. 3) Can you assure your customers that all patches will be 100% save game compatible in all territories? Because all hell will break loose if a patch that people have no choice whether to install or not crashes or unbalances their long-term saves.
Downside is that if SI release a patch that isn't fully compatible with saved games that gets installed automatically by Steam, then all hell will break loose.... I have a suspicion that the method of distributing patches by Steam is another consideration of SI's. After FM2008 I had some interaction with Miles over the fact that patches weren't available as file dowloads from SI/Sega sources (only torrents or file upload site mirrors). In future versions the patches were more readily available from the official sites, but Miles made it clear that the bandwidth costs that came with hosting the patches were significant. Going to Steam solves this problem completely.
That's my stance as well. A significant majority of people who replied to this thread or voted in the poll(s) are comfortable with steam, and some are actively happy that it is the activation method of choice. The ONLY way that this decision had even the slightest chance of being reversed was if there was almost total rejection on here. So like it or not (and I don't) it will stay. The next test is release day... or 3 hours after release day, when the complaints start to roll in or the returns commence.


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Iron-oxide nanoparticles as a contrast agent in thermoacoustic tomography
Author(s): Xing Jin; Aaron Keho; Kenith Meissner; Lihong V. Wang
We investigate the feasibility of using iron oxide nanoparticles as a contrast agent for radiofrequency (RF) induced thermoacoustic tomography. Aqueous colloids of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles have been synthesized and characterized. The synthesis method yielded citrate-stabilized, spherical particles with a diameter of approximately 10 nm. The complex permittivity of the colloids was measured with a coaxial probe and vector network analyzer, and the microwave absorption properties were calculated by using a relationship between the complex permittivity and absorption coefficients. Using our pulsed thermoacoustic imaging system at 3 GHz, the time-resolved thermoacoustic responses of those colloids were measured and compared to that of deionized water. Finally, two-dimensional thermoacoustic images were acquired from iron oxide colloids in a tissue phantom. The iron oxide colloids produced an enhancement in RF absorption of up to three times that of deionized water at 3 GHz. The enhancement increased rapidly with decreasing frequency of the RF excitation source. A corresponding increase in time-resolved thermoacoustic signal of more than two times was demonstrated. Our results indicate that iron oxide nanoparticles have the potential to produce enhanced thermoacoustic signals and to provide molecular imaging with functionalized contrast agents for thermoacoustic tomography.
Proc. SPIE 6437, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2007: The Eighth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics, 64370E (13 February 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.698329
Xing Jin, Texas A&M Univ. (United States)
Aaron Keho, Texas A&M Univ. (United States)
Kenith Meissner, Texas A&M Univ. (United States)
Lihong V. Wang, Washington Univ. in St. Louis (United States)
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2007: The Eighth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics
Alexander A. Oraevsky; Lihong V. Wang, Editor(s)


As I watched recent events of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination play out in Washington, I found myself emotionally drained.
I grew incredibly tired, it was hard to focus and I would cry for what seemed like no apparent reason. I didn't realize it in the moment, but I now know what the word "triggered" means.
Well, there seems to be so much more to write and think about as our public and private narratives continue to unfold. In the last few weeks, as dear friends reached out to check in on me, I realized that one important thing has changed in the last year: I had been heard when I shared my story, and those that really mattered listened.
And now, I know I'm not alone. I also believe that men, good men, are taking notice of what it's like to be a woman in a "man's world" and are changing their behavior or taking on others' bad behavior.
Most important, my commitment to doing something positive in the wake of the new world order has only grown. On the day of the Supreme Court hearings, my husband of 34 years — who has always known my story — hugged me close and together we made a donation to an organization whose very mission is to promote strong women and healthy relationships, JWI (www.jwi.org).
Still, we have so much to learn about what's acceptable and appropriate behavior — at any age. I believe what is occurring right now in our public narrative is another teachable moment.
My own parents had a deeply committed relationship that lasted over 50 years, and I learned a lot about love from them. But ironically given that their very professions (an obstetrician-gynecologist and a Freudian psychoanalyst) were to help women through their most private physical and emotional moments, they never taught me what it means to have confidence in my own voice and body.
If I had questions, my mother would actually say, "Go ask your father." And my father's only contribution to my education was to bring home a box of tampons and some pamphlets from his office.
Logan Levkoff, an internationally renowned sexuality educator, believes that there needs to be a new script written about how to teach our kids, especially about consent. Rather than teaching our kids to say no in the heat of the moment, when it's too late, instead we should teach them how to say yes at the appropriate time.
Perhaps I too have failed the next generation. But I am hopeful that we have raised a daughter with a confident voice and a son who is emotionally thoughtful and connected. Most importantly, I do know that my husband and I have taught our children what it means when two strong loving people come together to make a greater whole. And that's the new narrative I want to share. And maybe a new hashtag #strongwomenrespectfulmen.
To watch Pam's inspirational story, go to her talk on Youtube.


Business Loan Express' Patrick Harrington's $30 million loan fraud conviction was based on creating a lot of fake paperwork and recruiting straw buyers to get an SBA loan approval number, and then selling the note to the secondary market.
That seemed like a lot of work for Orlando-based nonbank lender First Farmer's, 30 year-old, Nikesh Patel.
Why go to all that trouble to create fraudulent loan files when you only have to fill out a few pieces of paper to sell directly to the secondary market?
Complete five simple fill-in-the-blank forms, 16 pages total, and you get $7 million wired to your account the next day! Do it twice a month for a year, and collect $179 million. Tax free!
So alleges the feds as Nik was arrested Tuesday for the fraud, a day after Pennant Management filed suit against him and his wife and a number of Nik's shell companies.
Ironically, I was giving a speech for the Boefly franchisor event and talked about loan fraud the day of Nik's arrest.


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Ballet (Asia)
Taipei National University of the Arts: Winter Dance Concert
Dance Theater, TNUA, Taipei, Taiwan; December 21, 2013.
TNUA in Anna Sokolow's 'Rooms'.
Photo © TNUA
Dance evenings at the Taipei National University of the Arts (國立臺北藝術大學) are always worth catching, with programmes usually interesting and varied. The university's College of Dance is unusual in Taiwan in that programmes regularly feature existing works, often notable ones. That's important. Learning how to perform already created pieces in the manner intended demands particular skills and is an important part of any dancer's education. Other universities should do it too. Dancers should not only be allowed to work on new pieces, created on them personally.
All five pieces on the programme were existing choreographies, although two had undergone significant change from the original version. Best was a lengthy excerpt from Tibetan choreographer Sang Jijia's (桑吉加) Sticks (火柴人), originally made for the Guangdong Modern Dance Company. Sang, who spent several years studying and working with William Forsythe and who is now Artist-in-Residence with Beijing Dance LDTX is one of the most innovative contemporary choreographers to come out of China to date.
The idea for "Sticks" comes from a tradition of using stick figures as a tool to help record and remember dances. It is an accomplished work that suits the young TNUA dancers perfectly. Dominating the stage is a large, white, rectangular table that acts as a resting place and barrier, although as dancers lay on and under it, perhaps also a bed or grave. There is a frequently sense that stories are being told, although essentially it is a pure dance piece, the students moving around, along, across and under the table, sometimes as great speed and with daring, and always in a highly polished manner.
TNUA in Tung I-fen's 'Sound of Numbers'.
Two pieces started life during the summer at ArtsCross 2013 in London, a collaboration between TNUA, the Beijing Dance Academy and Middlesex University. Both are clearly recognisable from their previous incarnations, although both now have significantly more dancers. Tung I-fen's "Sound of Numbers" is the more structurally complex piece of the two. It's all based on sequences of numbers, with dancers creating different relationships in different sections. As good as the choreography is, unfortunately (on this showing at least) the work has lost almost all of the sense of spontaneity and play of the ArtsCross version, and has turned into being all about the steps. In contrast, Su Wei-chia's "Free Steps", previously a rather serious, if beautiful, piece, has morphed into a delightfully cheerful work. Built around structured improvisation, couples move around the stage often using jokey steps. There's often a sense that each has a story to tell; certainly a relationship. It all provided much needed colour in an otherwise rather serious programme.
Of most interest to anyone with a liking for dance history was Anna Sokolow's "Rooms". Reconstructed from the Labanotation, the 1955 work depicts the isolation of the urban dweller, if anything and even more appropriate a subject today than then. In most of the sections, each dancer sits in or dances around a chair, reaching into space, always close to his or her neighbour, yet always out of touch.
Sokolow is largely unknown in Europe, and if "Rooms" is a reflection of her work in general, I'm not surprised. Although not in the same class, parts reminded me of some of Anthony Tudor and Agnes de Mille's work from the same period. The choreography is hard going. Structurally, it is interesting, but the movement itself is not particularly inspired, and is monotonous and rather repetitive. The fact it's done in subdued light, with parts in slow-motion, doesn't help. It's also long, even with a couple of sections taken out. Add to all that the fact it's very much a dance reflective of its time, which for all its historical interest does look and feel somewhat dated, and you can see the problems.
When "Rooms" was first danced, noted American critic John Martin wrote, "Its ultimate aim seems to be to induce you to jump as inconspicuously as possible into the nearest river." The TNUA dancers didn't quite have that effect, but restlessness in the audience was evident. It's all very well dancers learning steps but in "Rooms" much more is needed. Notation and steps can only give you so much. As the programme noted correctly, Sokolow insisted that movement had to come from within and that superficial gesture was unacceptable – a view shared by other dance makers of her time including ballet Tudor, whose work is equally unfashionable. "Rooms" demands just that internalisation. In essence, it's a study in desperation and clearly depends on the dancers understanding, identifying with and being able to communicate just that. I suspect it really needs mature, experienced performers if it is to succeed fully in portraying powerfully the intended sense of loneliness. Here, with the odd exception, and through no fault of their own, the young cast did not make me believe.
TNUA in Kong Ho-ping's 'Moon Dance'.
Also on the programme was Kong Ho-ping's (孔和平) "Moon Dance" (跳月), a revival of a Chinese dance piece from 1992 that is rather more classically-oriented than much of his more recent work.
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Austerity examined by Nick and Francois and The world of economics. And politicians who have problems with it, Martin McCauley takes a look at what Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, said this week to cheer people up.
The Spanish state's decision to bail out Bankia reveals that Madrid has grasped the magnitude of the country's banking crisis. And the results in South America and how they could help one another and if they do everything should be fine. The problem highlighted was a problem with housing loans in Spain that never really lived up to expectations and the pressure form the Euro commitments to banks.
The Eurozone bailout funds, of course. So the taxpayer will have to pay.
Greek politicians and austerity about the economy is very limited at the moment.
François Hollande and Euphoria in France.
The French in comparison to Britain on the economic topic, tax rate rises and what Brussels is saying. All this information is stuff that the town mayor Boris Johnson is observing, to help London be up at its best for the London Olympics.
The World Of Economics. And Politicians Who Have Problems With It.
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In many previous years of this column, fall has meant detailing launches of new MMOs; however, these days fall usually means new expansions and content updates to existing MMOs. This month for MMOCO, we'll be looking at a couple of upcoming updates to TERA and FFXIV. We also sadly have the closure of Carbine Studios (and thus, WildStar) to di...
DLC for Elder Scrolls Online, an update for TERA, and seasonal events for FFXIV
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Overviews of the FF14: Stormblood and Secret World Legends launches
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This summer is off to a really strong start for MMO players. Following the launch of ESO: Morrowind at the end of May, some other big titles landed at the end of June after June's column went out, so we'll be doubling back into June to take a look at them in this July's issue of MMO Co-Opportunities. Specifically, we'll be c...
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Second time's the charm.
MMO Co-Opportunities - Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
When Final Fantasy XIV first released in 2010, the consensus was that it was a complete flop. After months of patches, the resignation of its original lead designer, and removal of its monthly fee, Square-Enix decided to scrap it completely and start over. The result of their efforts is Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - a most fitting title. ...
A change to the Secret World, an upcoming relaunch of FFXIV, and a resurrection of AC2
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Oregon should move to end the regressive use of the social security tax to fund current federal spending by rebating 1% of both the employee and employer social security contributions, funded by a state income tax increase or surcharge. Essentially transform the income tax cuts for the rich to an income tax cut for wage earners and their employers.
Update: At suggestion from Ross, we've updated the headline for this post. Previously, it was "Idea: Shift the tax burden to the wealthy".
I've always said that the wealthy should carry a heavier burden. Their argument generally boils down to "Why should I be penalized for working hard?" Aside from the fact that hard work generally has little to do with it.
My simple response is that the wealthy carry a larger responsibility to support the society which has created the structure and enviornment that facilitated their ability to become wealthy.
It is their social and moral responsibility to carry a greater tax burden.
Tax it as a sales tax, so the media selling the ad time ccollects a 'Sales Tax' added to the transaction, and then deposits the revenue proceeds in public monies.
Maybe tax print advertising, (a ka a 'space' ads, or 'buying space.'). Discuss.
The internet is the telephone system, as everyone knows. Some people don't recall when telephone (FCC) regulation set telephone utility pricing at a fixed rate irrespective of the 'conversation' on that telephone.
So the subscriber paid the same fee per minute (rated 'short distance' or 'long distance' but charged by the time used in whichever category), regardless whether they only used the phone for family calls on Sunday afternoon speaking soft words in it, or if they used the phone to pass shouts of information to buy or sell stock and thereby made Big Bucks with their conversations on the line, and such phone service was 'more valuable.'. Similarly, electricity costs the same whether it is powering a relaxing back massager or something else, maybe an oven to bake cakes to sell -- production -- and making money off the electricity. Or gasoline costs the same regardless who is in the car -- unimportant persons or important persons, same price.
These days there is much confusing talk about charging different phone line rates depending on the content of the phone call, that is, the 'type of data' going through the wire / air. Which means regulators have to 'listen in' on the 'conversation' (data) to know what to charge for the time the call lasts. There oughta be a law that regulates phone line usage charges only based on the duration of use, not the content it's used for.
Tax on advertising ideas were talked about at least as early as TV's advent decade in the 1950s. Always the advertising agencies -- of which Portland is a premier player in the biz -- have threatened and intimidated politicians with the power of advertising over their political 'careers' each time Tax Ads has become a discussion, and always ended the discussion.
May as well hook up the Tax Ads oughta-be-a-law with the Ban-Broadcast-Political-Ads (like we ban broadcast cigarette ads) oughta-be-a-law. Leaving politicians only 'space ads' to use graphic arts to persuade voters, and ideas in writing.
Kari, my bad, I misread the post. I thought it said comment here with 'there-oughta-be-a-law ideas.
"Idea: Shift the tax burden to the wealthy"
That's an interesting idea but it isn't really what I was suggesting. It sounds like a Republican description for any proposal to reduce the tax burden on wage earners.
"Tax the Wealthy"? Almost everyone likes that idea. Of course, once you start defining who is wealthy, support begins to diminish. To a minimum wage guy, people making over $50K are wealthy and should be taxed. To a "baby lawyer" making $100K, the partners who make $300K are wealthy and should be taxed. To a lot of Arlington Club members, people who make over a couple million a year are wealthy and should be taxed, If you are a trust fund baby, people on the Forbes 100 list are wealthy and should have their taxes raised.
I agree that taxes are too low and should be raised, but I think they need to be raised across the board in a progressive and probably indexed manner. The 40 year old plumber in Gresham making 45K needs to feel some financial pain as a result of the Bush war(s) and other destructive policies, just like people making a couple hundred grand a year. Otherwise, Joe Sixpack will keep on voting for Bush and his Republican buddies while they spend our cities, states and nation into bankruptcy.
My proposal to reform the tax system.
Raise the social security cap to $120k and index it. Increase tax rates on those making over $500k a year. Increase the threshold on the AMT to $500k and up.
The reason for that last one is that I know a number of people who are making around $250,000 a year (which granted is A LOT) but who are getting stuck with paying the higher AMT, which should not happen as the AMT is meant to primarily encapture those who make most of their money via stocks and not via salary.
Cut the income tax in half and raise the cap for the higher levels. Oregon's highest income tax rate kicks in at way too low a level.
In its place institute a 4-5% sales tax, with the normal exemptions. It should be designed so the average middle class person sees no change in tax payments. The idea is to capture extra dollars from tourists and those in SW Washington.
Raise the corporate minnimum tax to $250 and index it.
Bob, You say, "Raise the corporate minimum tax to $250 and index it."
I hear this mentioned all the time and wonder what is the logic behind the statement? The corporate minimum tax applies to those corporations which have zero income or a loss. What is the logic in increasing the tax on an organization with zero income? I can understand perhaps changing deductions, but given existing tax law, I wonder your reason?
BOB....your thoughts are close to mine.
I'd collect social security up to about $250,000 a year though.
I like your appraoch to the income tax....and cutting it in half would make a selling a sales tax more than probable.
The only rationale for raising the corporate minimim tax to $250 is public relations. No real tax gain if the minimum tax on corporations without a profit is $10 or $250....but it looks and feels good to the those out there who can't do the math.
Ben Westlund has voiced some very similar ideas on how we can restructure the Oregon tax system. The Repubs hate ANY talk of a sales tax and the Portland area Dems have NO tolerance for discussion of reducing the income tax. Since one idea won't fly without the other, Ben has been ignored by all.
I'm intrigued by Westlund's foray into the Governors race. I'm hoping his campaign will get a serious discussion on our tax structure rolling. Who knows? If it has traction....so might his candidacy, although the odds are long.
Don't forget that about 20 years or so ago when Democrats controlled the legislature, there were anti-sales tax Democrats who did things as nasty to those they disagreed with as Scott ever did to Roblan, or as any anti-taxer has done to those legislators who disagree with them.
It is about how the taxes are structured, not just "cut the income tax and have a sales tax".
There are various people who have been around a long time who have ideas on how to structure a sales tax so that it hits tourists (restaurants, for instance) but doesn't hit low income working people ( groceries for instance). And I think there have been proposals to rebate sales taxes to people below a certain income level (makes more sense than giving rich people and corporations big kicker checks).
Bailie: If there were truly small companies making no profit, that would be one thing: I hear this mentioned all the time and wonder what is the logic behind the statement? The corporate minimum tax applies to those corporations which have zero income or a loss. What is the logic in increasing the tax on an organization with zero income? But didn't this become a scandal when Enron only paid $10?
LT...you are indeed correct that 20-22 years ago there were some Dems who were VERY nasty in their opposition to a sales tax as well as some truly progressive ideas. My recollection was that those Dems were downstate conservatives but I'm old so don't trust any recollection of mine that spans two decades.
I totally agree that a sales tax should exempt groceries (except those items currently exempted for food stamps) and prescription medicine.
I'm not a big proponent of rebating sales taxes back to the poor....better to enhance the DHS budget so that the poor are better served.
In any case, if the income tax was reduced, the kicker similtaneously ended, and a fair sales tax enacted that provided an overall revenue increase of just 2%, Oregon would be able to provide solid funding to the schools and avoid 170 million dollar shortfalls in social services.
LT, Enron lost more than the corporate minimum tax for Oregon. The minimum tax was about the least of consideration for them. Their unique situation has very little to do with the logic for raising the minimum corporate tax. I personally hope that the trial taking place at this time, sends all of the players to prison for quite awhile.
y shifting the costs of the tax to a progressive tax on all income the costs to both employers and wage earners can be reduced while allocating the actual costs of government more equitably regardless of the source of income. It might also make Oregon a better place to do business for those who have high payrolls.
Their argument generally boils down to "Why should I be penalized for working hard?" Aside from the fact that hard work generally has little to do with it.
rant on I completely resent the implications of your statement. My wife is a physician and I'm a retired college professor/administrator. By anyone's definition our income is in the upper 10%. I spent 10 years post high school getting my education at considerable personal expense. My wife's education and training took her 16 years post high school, including residency. During my 12-month per year working life, I typically put in a 70 hour workweek. My wife's normal work consists of 12 hour days, not including time on call. We both incurred a fair amount of debt to "make our fortunes". The implication that we are rich because we didn't or don't work hard is an insult. Add to that, the fact that as 95%+ of our income is from W-2 earnings (or 1099R) means that we get cut NO slack on our taxes. We pay 47 cents of every dollar we earn in federal, state, multco, property, social security, and medicare taxes. Of that, 39% is federal, state, and multco.
When we talk about wealthy people, let's not forget to make the distinction between the people who derive their income from actual wages versus those whose income depends largely on UNearned income.
This is what pisses me off about progressive and left-leaning Democrats - the continued demonization of the wealthy without drawing a distinction between wealthy wage-earners who DO pay their fair share, and the wealthy political donor class whose income isn't exposed to the level of taxation we working folk are.
I like this idea. Raising the SS tax and reducing income taxes, then running huge deficits are the National Parties' way of taking from those who work for their money and giving to those whose money works for them.
Bob and Charlie in Gresham propose making it worse by raising the threshold for wage income subject to this insidious transfer of tax responsibility (I assume they don't also propose that SS benefits increase accordingly for those with higher wages).
An alternative, or perhaps ancillary, idea to Ross' idea is if the Feds instead imposed a 1% flat tax on all non wage income (cap gains, dividents interest income etc) and used that revenue to REDUCE the threshold, or reduce the rate of payroll taxes.
The OR income tax system is quite regressive no matter how you look at it. Though the rates are relatively flat, higher incomes are actually taxed at a lower rate because of the underreporting of all income except wages; i.e. capital gains, partnership...... This is compounded by the regressiveness of the $4500 federal income tax deduction that effectively reduces the higher income taxpayer's bill more than the lower income.
In the short term, a patch could be to replace this deduction with an equivalent amount of revenue going to a refundable credit on the SS tax.
In the long run, given our comparison with WA, and with the increasing regressiveness of the OR income tax, progressives should be supporting a sales tax with the proper exclusions. Oregon's income tax is beyond repair, the income tax will grow more regressive, state income based on the federal system will become more skewed, and underreporting by the well-off is increasing.
Progressives should support an initiative replacing the income tax with a well-designed sales tax. And by the way, this will add visitor income, and reduce the border-hopping losses.
I quite dislike sales taxes; they tend to be regressive. They are also very easy to avoid, particularly taxes on goods in an era of internet commerce. I'd rather see targeted excise taxes (restaurant meals, hotels) than a general sales tax. Most tourists I've met appreciate "tax free shopping" (or at least the appearance thereof).
If we do want to go down the general sales tax road, better to impose a small gross receipts tax (say, 1% to 2%) than a general sales tax. It taxes the same transactions as a sales tax (and some that a sales tax would miss such as out-of-state catalog sales) but at a lower rate, is "invisible" to tourists, and can be deducted as a business expense on federal taxes. It also would be far easier to implement than a sales tax: simply add one or two more lines on the state income tax form.
As for the income tax, it should be restructured to be a meaningfully graduated tax, and indexed annually. Say, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% rates, with the brackets set as multiples of the hourly minimum wage (which currently adjusts for inflation each year) and a large exemption at the bottom. If we follow Ross' suggestion, make the rates higher, perhaps 3%, 6%, 9% and 12%, to support substantial rebates of social security taxes to both employers and employees.
How would you limit a gross receipts tax to retail sales? And if you don't aren't you going to essentially taxi the same product several times if it is distributed through several wholesale transactions, while taxing it only once if it is distributed by a large retailer.
I think the alternative to a sales tax at point of sale is a value added tax. With a value added tax you tax the markup at each level. So if someone buys apples, slices them and sells them at a profit they pay a tax the value they added to the finished product, the difference between the cost of the apples and the cost of the sliced apples.
Of course suggesting a national valued added tax is what cost Al Ullman, the longtime head of the House Ways and Means Committee from Eastern Oregon, his spot in congress. He was attacked for supporting a "national sales tax."
I think people are under an illusion if they think Oregonians will approve a sales tax of any kind.
My proposal was shift the portion of the social security tax that isn't paying for current benefits to the general taxpayer, rather than imposing a burden on wage earners. We can equalize that burden in Oregon regardless of what the Republicans choose to do in congress.
Ross: I know that we're off topic on your original idea, which I think has a lot of merit. But A gross receipts tax on all business is exactly what Washington does, which it refers to as a Business and Occupation tax. I don't see much difference between it and a value added tax, except its easier to administer. It may not be as ideologically correct if you're trying to precisely measure and tax the economic benefit to a company, but at 1% comapnies can easily adjust. After all, Washington Businesses are doing at least as well as Oregon and they've lived with this tax for a long long time.
An added benefit is that all those business persons who meet at the convention center and gripe to our public representatives about Oregon not investing in its education and infrastructure would certainly support such a tax.
And while businesses may try to define a B&O tax as a hidden sales tax, to be passed on to consumers, they say every tax on businesses is passed on to consumers, so is in essence a sales tax.
Oregon needs to impose a greater share of public financial responsibility on the businesses. The B&O tax is the simplest way. And I believe the people of Oregon would understand it and support it.
You are being sarcastic aren't you?


FALMOUTH — Ruth Nihan Konecki, 93, of Falmouth, died at home on March 29, in the company of her family, following a lengthy illness.
The only daughter of George and Annie Katherine Nihan, she was born Aug. 15, 1920, in Lynn, Mass. She spent her younger years in the company of her six brothers, and enjoyed summers on Lake Attitash in Amesbury. A 1938 graduate of Lynn English High School, she earned her nursing diploma at Lynn Hospital. She later worked as an emergency room nurse at the former Haynes Memorial Hospital, where she met Dr. John T. Konecki of South Portland. Knowing that she hailed from the Boston area, he asked her to accompany him on an ambulance run to provide street directions to avoid his getting lost. They got lost anyway, and were married in Boston, Feb. 17, 1943.
When her husband joined the Army Medical Corps during World War II, Konecki accompanied him to New Orleans during his training. She returned to Lynn when he was assigned to the European Theater. After the war, they moved to Portland where her husband maintained a medical office on Washington Avenue. The couple returned to Lynn when he began to study radiology. In 1954, they moved to Auburn, when her husband became chief of radiology at St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston. He died in 1976. She moved to Lewiston in 1985, and then to Falmouth in 1995 where she lived with her daughter, Nancy, and family.
She was a sports fan and enjoyed playing tennis and was an especially devoted fan of the Boston Red Sox and particularly took great delight in their three championship years. Although she was not an avid traveler, she experienced memorable trips to Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the Hawaiian islands. She loved dogs and cats and her daughters' horses, and enjoyed feeding and watching birds. She also delighted in seeing the many deer, turkeys and foxes in her Field Road neighborhood.
Konecki formerly served as a Eucharistic minister at St. Philip's Church in Auburn, and more recently was a communicant of Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth.
She was predeceased by her parents; six brothers, George, Robert, her twin Roger, William, Leonard and John Nihan; and a son and daughter-in-law, John T. Konecki Jr. and Susan Skinner.
She is survived by four children, Katherine Wellehan and husband, Jim, of Auburn, Thomas Konecki and wife, Michelle, Ruth Delahanty and husband, Tom, and Nancy Terison and husband, Mark, all of Falmouth; thirteen grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
At her request, there will be no visiting hours. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, at St. Philip's Church in Auburn. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route One, Scarborough, ME 04074.


Hello my friends, its Fun-Day Friday!!! I have a fun shaped card for you today. Since its back to school in my neck of the woods, which means summer is almost over. Thinking about that makes me sad. Summer is one of my favorite seasons, although the heat can be overwhelming. I wanted to create a card that has a summer feel since summer is one of my favs. I love mermaids and I used the super cute mermaid stamp by The Greeting Farm called Trishell I picked up from Jamie's shop Not2Shabby. I was excited to create a card with this stamp set, she is too cute.
I colored her up with my copics and created a shaped card using some of the dies and papers from my stash. I topped off the card with some flowers, pearl trim and bling from my stash as well. I love this card, its so bright and summery. Hope this card gives you some inspiration, thanks for stopping by. Happy Friday!
What a beauty!! I love the shape card, and I love how you colored her up!! Thanks for joining us at TGF!
Thanks Rachel for stopping by.