PAYPAL/Proposed IRS Reporting Requirements Become Law

[Dick]

Check the thread given above for the post referring to this. It is on CCF. It will be on the information, and learning links section.
Dick

[eagames]

That rule was made in 2008, it starts for the year 2011.
It's done only to sellers that get $20,000 and 200 sales in one year.

[coppercoins]

I guess I'm safe. I don't even make $20K in a year

[Dick]

CD, when you start getting your SS, (at age 62), you will beat me. BTW, don't wait until you are 65. It don't balance out until you are 90. After that, who cares?
Dick

[coppercoins]

Umm, just MAKING it to retirement will be enough of a feat for me. I'm not so worried about social security. I'm hoping to make enough on my own to afford my own retirement. I don't trust the government to do it for me.

[Dick]

Point taken! I have to agree with you, and wonder how long BOTH the military pensions, ans social Security, will last, if the present administration, and the "ulterior motives" they have in mind for this country, are actually achieved, or attempted, and thwarted by the same retirement community! We aill not stand idly by, and see what we have had respect for, and pride in, go down the drain and become a socialistic society, just because we seem to be "big, and easy"! while I would never consider 'over-throwing" the govermnm,ent, I would definitely fight to recall an administration that shose to try.
Dick

[Dick]

I just noticed the date on my post9/09/09. It was 66 years ago that I said, "I do",, on the 8th of Sept, 1943, and became a navy recruit! Seems like yesterday. I remember every shot, and every butt on the grinder! I had already tried to inlist, on 12/09/1941, but muy dad wouldn't sign the papers!
Dick

[Robert]

Happy anniversary of sorts, Dick! (although I'm not sure what "every butt on the grinder" means... it can't be good!)

I'm glad there were people like you back in WWII. I wonder how many people today would be willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation/humanity. I sure hope we don't have to find out!

[smed]

[Dick]

Those "butts", on the grinder were cigarette butts,and we had to walk the whole marching area to clean it of debris, then we got to march all over it!
We had some very nice food, too! Horse-cock sandwiches for luinch, Sh*t -on-a shingle , for breakfast There were other things, but not necessarily reportable!
then there were the anniversaries that won't be remembered! Otherwise I would have celebrated my 65th wedding "disaster". , next March. It is nice that history does not always repeat itself!
Dick

[smed]

Cigarette butts... D'oh!

FOD walkdown of the grinder... LMAO!

We didn't have to worry about that. Smoking was restricted to specified areas, even for the CC's. These days, I don't think there's any authorized smoking in boot camp.

SOS is one of the best things for breakfast...

[Dick]

some of the drill areas were used for inter-area access, and that is where the butts came from. In fact when we were given "Cindrella" liberty, I found out that just going thru a barracks, would allow a bit more time "ashore', and no problems being reported late returning from liberty. sneaky, huh? No, we were not allowed to smoke, and even woese those of us who chewed tobacco, or used snuff, had to swallow, or abandon the habit! During boot camp, was when I actually got started smoking. I quit in '68. I had quit drinking in '47.

If everything I heard, could make the same impression as the visual impression, I would have been a whole lot smarter, but everything seems to go in one ear, and out the other. I do have very good recall of the visual part of my life. I remember nursing, (I found out later, what that visual memory was, after describing it, and asking my Mother).

I wonder if I have had "attention deficit syndrome" at times. I sure have a devil of a time concentrating for more than a few minutes, even today. I don't feel too bad, because I have seen some who were hiding behind the door, when the brains were passed out!
Dick

[Robert]

Sorry, Dick... I haven't the faintest idea what you mean by this:

"In fact when we were given "Cindrella" liberty, I found out that just going thru a barracks, would allow a bit more time "ashore', and no problems being reported late returning from liberty. sneaky, huh?"

And Smed, yes there are many capable people in the military but have you seen the high school dropout, teen pregnancy, childhood obesity and prisoner statistics? As a society we've accepted the "do your own thing" mantra to such a degree that people can't be told they're "wrong". It would offend their self esteem.

People have rights, but they have responsibilities first. No politician can win an election on a platform of promising that through hard work and sacrifice, there's a small chance that you'll end up better than where you started. And to me that is the promise of America... that you can have just a small chance at a better life. Somehow that was changed into a guarantee that "everybody wins", which is a popular concept at the voting booth but is economically and culturally unsustainable. So our emphasis on "rights" and "doing your own thing" will only continue because it gets people elected.

We really need to realize that we need to pull together and guide this country in the correct direction. And in my opinion we're currently not on the correct path.

Sorry for the political rant... I'm in a bad mood. Perhaps my opinions are off-base.

[Dick]

Robert, the "cindrella liberty", referrs to the time when we finished 'boot camp", and were waiting orders to go to out next base,we were allowed to leave the base, ans go into town. We had to be back by midnight, hence the "cinderella liberty" term. I have always followed orders, so it wasn't any big del to comply, nut sometimes things dom't go as planned, and one does what is necessary to AVOID trouble. So when they closed the hate, i couldn't go thru there, but the barracks nearby, were opoen. I went thru the barracks, and to my own dorm.
We are free to express out opinions, because that is our way. Say wgat you wish. It is your privilege, as it is all of our rights to do so.
I for one, believe the general disorfer, and plain lack of direction in the younger generations is a firect result of the "children' having been removed fro the parental control, and guidance, which we lived by. that way they were not taught that "no", meant "NO"! the were not respect for their parents, their neighbors, not even respect for themselves! this has gone on for generations, and the result id the coplete lack of understanding that one HAS to do things, even though they don't like the idea, but it is necessary. my grand-daughters havew been reised by their single mother, who has to work, to provide for her kids. She was married, and the scum-bag bailed out. He was a dope-head, and nevet provided one cent for the girls. The girls have essencially been alone, (or in bad company) while at the same time going to school. both were good students, until "peer pressure" got the upper hand, and the older one began to lower her grafes, and eventually dropped out of one school , after another, until there were no more schools that would accept her. she later got pregnant, ant the guy married her to keep from going to jail. she had an abortion, (I'm sure that is what happened, because she "conveniently lost the baby)> she applies for work, but wion't take orders. she has spent time in "Juvenile Hall, and has learned nothing. You can't tell her anything, she won't listen. she has gotten into "Pot", and their house is foul-smelling, as a result. she never understood the word, "no", and to this day is not worth the space she occupies, but she is my Grand-daughter. maybe one day she will open her eyes, and MIND to reality. the younger girl, is a good student, and I have to give her that, she is studying, trying to do better than her sister. she is a demanding, greedy, foul-mouthed brat, but maybe she will open her mind, as well. her mother, has done all she can, and hopefully it will turn out okay. The kids now-days believe that if the parent slaps them for being sarcastic, not complying with instructions, or just plain being what they want, the will call the police, and then there is trouble. I had my ass blistered when i was a kid, ( and deserved it, no doubt, or I wouldn't have gotten it). my kids all had the same upbringing as I, and they learned very fast that NO meant just that.
Basically, I believe this is the root of our problems, today. Too many generations of kids have been raised by "themselves", and have learned nothing, that would make them better citizens. We parents don't have the right to punist the kids when they err, and without the guidance of a family life, with respect, trust, and order, they are not goint to be what they could be, with the proper invironment.
Dick

[Robert]

Dick, Sadly situations like you described are playing out everywhere and every day. Do you think these kids have any idea about hard work/sacrifice/delayed gratification? Are they in any shape (mental or physical) to handle an adverse situation? I'm sure some kids are capable, and I'm thankful they are around. But it depresses me to think that the "no respecters" are at/near voting age. What chance does the future hold when a significant chunk of the adult population is more concerned about what *feels* good rather than what *is* good. Get ready for lower standards of living, everyone!

People born around 1965 seem to be the cut-off point. Younger than that, they seem to be more likely to have kids who are overweight, ADD-medicated, and not too good at math/science/geography/English etc.

On the other hand, I guess you can say " 'twas ever thus" that the youth are perceived by cranks (such as yours truly) to be below par. We've been going down the drain for a long time and we're not there yet, so maybe it's not as bleak as I imagine it to be. As bad as we, the US, are, the other guys must be worse!

Apologies to the board for completely hijacking this thread. Back to PayPal... I don't use that service so I wasn't aware of that law. Another reason to not join. Thanks to the OP for pointing it out.