The new tax laws have helped all classes - even the rich people you detest and are so jealous of. More profits by companies is the result of hard work by the people who get the tax cuts - hard work because they have jobs created by companies that grow and make profits. Sorry to hear you are against rich people passing their "ill-gotten largesse" to family members. Who do you suggest they pass it on to? Why are you so against people like Trump who make tons of money? Do you h**e Amazons Jeff Bezos as well or Microsoft founder Bill Gates who some day pass their riches to their family. Again I ask - who are these people are supposed to pass the riches to?

who is "Llvadmin"? Where is the link to this article. It would be helpful to put the link to articles like this.

Crown Prince Obama did nothing about Syria; nothing about South Korea; agreed to a bad Paris environmental program; paid off Iran with billions as if he was being blackmailed; did nothing for b****s; set race relations back two generations. President Trump has done something positive with the intention of improving or eliminating all of the above in a constructive manner. I think it’s time President Trump forgets about blaming the incompetent Obama because most people understand how ineffectual Obama really was and that Trump inherited some bad stuff.
Obama said there is a new normal and that we should expect a 2% annual growth in GDP Trump removed regulations and changed the tax code which has led some pundits to predict that we’re headed toward a 3.5% while others even as far as 4% GDP. Obama was willing to settle for status quo, not seeing and projecting the greatness in the American people, while Trump is willing to push the envelope and sees the greatness in the American people and lays the groundwork for Americans to succeed.
Criticizing or questioning Obama was met with being labeled by Democrats as a N**i, F*****t, or misogynist, but mainly a r****t. Criticizing or questioning Trump, Democrats call you a hero.
Pundits said that Trump was unprepared for (and outfoxed by) Putin at Helsinki; but the pundits said the same thing when JFK had a summit with Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna after the disaster of the U.S. led Bay of Pigs https://www.history.com/news/kennedy-krushchev-vienna-summit-meeting-1961 in 1961. Khrushchev said, “thought that anyone who was so young and inexperienced as to get into the amess [i.e., the Bay of Pigs] could be taken,”. Yet, the young JFK stared down Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis. As a vigorous supporter of Trump, I disagree with him bringing Putin to the Whitehouse before the November e******n cycle. On the other hand, I believe in keeping your friends close, but your enemy’s closer. So, after the e******n cycle, bring him on. Make sure the never-Trumper’s, the RHINO’s, and the looney leaning Democrats (and their two affirmed Socialist as well as Pocahontas) muster at the gates of the Whitehouse in protest of the visit. Like JFK, Trump will stare in the eye of the (supposed) Tiger.
Lastly, Trump saw the light and changed from being a lifelong Democrat because he saw that it was the party of intentions rather than outcomes and substance, no conscience, no debate, no original ideas, open borders, accept no criticism and speak only from prescribed talking points – and always think they know what is best for everyone else and tell you aren’t good enough. So, he did the only thing he could; he joined the party of ideas, who debate their ideas openly (and often disagree) within themselves; closed borders; never have scripted talking points and in fact you’d think they were always at war with one another; and believe in small government, strong military and lower taxes – and how you get there is via the path best for everyone.

Take a look at these alternatives or "next breakthrough in computing" as you call them at http://www.thomasdishaw.com/privacy/

Even if an entity invents the "next breakthrough", there are so many Windows users that would require a change in methodology, it would be a very steep up hill climb for people to change. He could be done. A good example of that today is the electric automobiles. It's going to take a long time to replace all the gas vehicles, so even though this is the "next breakthrough" in the auto industry, it will take a long time before all gas vehicles are considered obsolete - if ever.

Okay, maybe I overreacted about what I perceived as your attitude. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1986 and I'm now fully retired. I've always had a dislike for people who whine and complain. As a supervisor and later on as a manager, I always said - If you have a problem, don't whine and complain about it. Bring me what YOU think is the solution so we can have an adult conversation about it, otherwise a change in attitude is in order.

Gates is not the originator of these. According to Snopes.com - This list is the work of Charles J. Sykes, author of the 1996 book Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can’t Read, Write, Or Add. (Sykes’ list was published in numerous newspapers, although it did not appear in his 1996 book. It did, however, form the meat of Sykes’ 2007 book, 50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education.) https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/some-rules-kids-wont-learn-in-school/ Many versions omit the last three rules:


Rule No. 12: Smoking does not make you look cool. It makes you look moronic. Next time you’re out cruising, watch an 11-year-old with a butt in his mouth. That’s what you look like to anyone over 20. Ditto for “expressing yourself” with purple hair and/or pierced body parts.
Rule No. 13: You are not immortal. (See Rule No. 12.) If you are under the impression that living fast, dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse is romantic, you obviously haven’t seen one of your peers at room temperature lately.
Rule No. 14: Enjoy this while you can. Sure parents are a pain, school’s a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you’ll realize how wonderful it was to be a kid. Maybe you should start now. You’re welcome.

Bill Gates was a college dropout. It just proves what I've said - WHO CARES ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND! You're a jealous whining person who just can't give people credit for doing something for themselves while you sat around complaining and making excuses for your failures. And no, Gates did not do all the heavy lifting but he is far from just a figurehead. Leaders DON'T do heavy all the heavy lifting - they lead the people who do with ideas and inspiration. They hire the right people. They USE PEOPLE but do so by ensuring they are used WITH DIGNITY. The company Mr. Gates founded employ's over 124,000 people (see https://tinyurl.com/y7xk45vg). What have you done lately?

Come on thinksense; why not start practicing some "thinksense" yourself. Do you really care what kind of background Bill Gates had? Rich or poor so what. Besides, everyone who invents something ultimately has others do their work for them. Do you think Thomas Edison made every single light bulb after he invented it? Or, Alexander Graham Bell every telephone after inventing it? And Bill Gates did not invent the software for the personal computer, but he sure did know how to market it. The original geeks who designed the software got bilked by Gates for pennies compared to the billions Gates had made - and while making those billions has employed over 30,000 people world wide in direct support of the operating system - plus, an untold number of millions of people in associated personal computer hardware and software companies. No, Bill Gates couldn't make it himself without his family being rich and WITHOUT HIS OWN PERSONAL GENIUS. He and his family have been EXTREMELY generous with donations from their foundation. Thanks to Bill Gates "coasting through life" as you call it, millions of people have benefited from this guy who seems to have drawn ire for borrowing the money to do it. Don't most entrepreneurs borrow money to start up a company or at least borrow it at sometime during their business owner career? Come on thinksense; give Gates a break. I suggest you go to htpps://www.gatesfoundation.org/ to look at some of the things he and his wife do for mankind with the money he so slovenly borrowed to get started.

OOPS! Boo-hoo! I'll buy you a box of Kleenex so you can wipe away those tears. I'm a father of 3 with 3 under age 16 grandchildren. But I'm sorry but you need to understand the LAWS OF THE LAND. It is the law of the land that citizens of this country are separated from their children when they commit a crime. Every state, county, city, town and hamlet does this when a parent/s commits a crime. That's law. So, when foreigners cross the border into our country without a visa - this is illegal AND A CRIME i.e., against the LAW. If they come with children, BY THE LAW, and as with American citizens, are separated from their children. So, the ACLU can file all the lawsuits they want, but unless Congress addresses the situation, THAT IS THE LAW.

These are great lessons to learn for all our young people. However, these profound statements do not originate from Bill Gates. They are actually excerpts from the book "Dumbing Down our Kids" by educator Charles Sykes. Snopes.com (even though you cannot believe everything from Snopes) says that it is misattributed. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/some-rules-kids-wont-learn-in-school/ . Also, there are many other sites that debunk this purely as something Gates said, among those sites is http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-06-24/story/fact-check-rules-might-be-cool-theyre-not-bill-gates.

This is great information and it looks good from my perspective; and I'm sure the info is accurate. However, citing this information when confronting a liberal is useless unless you can provide a few items: Where do you get the statistics? Where is the factual information found that you've used? Who keeps/gathers the information you've used?

Sorry, I can't agree with you because YOU missed my point. I believe the solution is simple. Regardless of the collective bargaining agreement the NFL should have gotten out in front of the situation and stated the acceptable "on the job" behavior - i.e., standing respectfully is acceptable and kneeling and not standing is not acceptable because it tarnishes the image of the NFL - and let the union take the NFL to court. I don't think the players union would have a eg to stand on because the emphasis is on behavior while ON THE JOB and playing the game is on the job. That doesn't need to be negotiated with the players union because employers can dictate to employees what conduct is acceptable on the job. The same can be said if the players decide to give the fans the middle finger or drop their pants down and moon whenever booed. I bet both those actions are considered unacceptable behavior and I bet neither are CBA negotiation points. If the NFL had gotten out in front of the situation, the PR damage would be toward players instead of the NFL and the owners. I'm a patriot who believes the players are wrong for not standing and will not watch while the NFL is wishy-washy on this. It would be the same thing if I walked into a department store or restaurant and every time I did the greeter gave me the middle finger. So too do I believe that getting the middle finger from a department store or restaurant owner is wrong and will not go there while that behavior exists. So simple - while on the job, the player must stand respectfully. If an NFL player wants to attend an MLB, NBA or NHL game and kneel for the National Anthem on his own time, have at it.

It is the BEHAVIOR not the speech. The behavior being such things as participating in child porn, spousal abuse, murder, rape, AND not standing for the National Anthem. Not standing for the National Anthem is a behavior and has not a thing to do with speech. You can NOT STAND for the National Anthem on your own time, but while you are on company time YOU MUST STAND for the National Anthem if I identify it beforehand. Simple and easy. The NFL already does it. They tell the players what socks and logo's they can wear and what they can't WHILE PLAYING THE GAME. They can wear any socks or logo's they want on their own time.

Don't take my point so narrow. I only meant the National Anthem in regard to the NFL since that was the topic. However, any conduct deemed disparaging by a company can be grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal. Could be child porn, murder, rape, spousal abuse, selling company secrets, etc. In this case I am only saying that the NFL owners have taken a huge PR hit by not getting out in front of the issue by applying a very basic business concept, which is: to remain an employee in good standing these are the behaviors that are unacceptable (in this case kneeling instead of standing for the National Anthem) and these are the punishments for it/them. But to be specific, let's say the company you work for says it is disparaging to the company to not sign a letter of allegiance to the company; and that you were required to sign a letter searing your allegiance on a daily basis. Penalty for not doing so: the 1st offense would be one vacation day; 2nd offense two day suspension from work without pay; 3rd offense, dismissal. What would you do? I repeat: The NFL, in all their self-important grandeur and largesse should have gotten out in front of the situation placing the players on the defensive. Not doing so cost them loads of bad/negative public relations.

The entire point is - the NFL should not accept anything that disparages their identity, i.e., employees yelling r****t remarks, spousal abuse, child porn, etc. Since the topic was the National Anthem, I only spoke about that. But the framework for all bad conduct/misbehavior is the same. Essentially, what I said can be applied for any aspect of behavior that has a disparaging affect on the image of the company.