Your claim that Al Gore made that fictitious claim you claim is fiction.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Al Gore Invented the Internet
In other words, he never said that. It's yet another right-wing lie that was repeated over and over until people believed it.
It works. Count me irritated.
Here's a prime example of a thread that should be shot in the face.
Old news, incorrect assumptions, misstatements, no value, no new learning, nothing remotely worth discussing to create any interesting new perspective.
Like I said, you know it when you see it.
Just something designed to piss off 48-52% of the readers.
OK, I read the article. I knew some of the stuff but I found the chronological order of when things were created interesting. I also followed the 'Related Question: I thought Al Gore invented the Internet'
The following is a quote from that link:
A term coined by Vice President Albert Gore when giving a speech January 11, 1994 to describe a future of computers accessing and communicating over a world-wide network. Later during a CNN interview, Gore stated "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." This statement helped spark the belief that Al Gore invented the Internet.
So Al did not say he invented the INTERNET, but he sure appears to be taking credit for helping to create it, unless this is miss-quoted
Noooo but Algore's call for a carbon tax on all the rich countries is a bit much considering his life style . After all if he advocates most of the modern word returning to energy consumption levels of the 19th century to reduce C02 he should be setting the example as opposed to his consumption of resources by flying around in his jet and living in a house that consumes massive amounts of energy. Buying carbon offsets is bogus just live the life style you preach for the rest of us.
Oh yea I forgot he"s a liberal he doesn't have to do as he says because he's better than the rest of us.
one of these days I'll tell you how I really feel
Remember when our national budget was in balance and our national debt was declining? http://zfacts.com/p/318.html
Look at AMT....the Republicans are trying to get rid of it entirely, and the Dems are pushing hard to keep it. Why? It's a big moneymaker.
Also, it is NOT a tax on the "rich". Millions and millions of taxpayers are getting hit each year when they never had it before...........
When the AMT was first setup in 1969 it was intended to keep 155 super-wealthy families from paying -0- tax due to various tax code provisions. Now, because it was never indexed to inflation, it is on track to snare 20+ some million.
Interesting to note the Senate just shot down House Chairman Wrangel's version of bill 88-5, and sent the matter back to House. Wrangel was on record against the Senate version just passed which gives another year AMT relief to the millions of middle class taxpayers who would otherwise have to pay it.
Granted the alternative minimum tax may not be the best vehicle, but we have made a very big mess (national debt) and we have to clean it up. If not with taxes, then how?
Taxes are like cocaine to politicians. You will never solve fiscal problems by raising taxes. Look at the SS tax at inception and presently. Did the increase save SS?
Politicians stay in office by spending your and my money. Until we change that no tax hike will be large enough.
The problem is on the spending side not the taxing side. Why do you think they did/do earmarks in the dead of night?
And how the heck does this flow into the history of the internet?