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May. 22nd, 2007
On Eternal Copyright
May. 22nd, 2007 01:49 pmIf copyright is going to be eternal, shouldn't it be vested in the corporation that publishes the material and not the ephemeral human who created it? After all, corporations potentially have an unlimited lifespan, which logically means that they must take a long view of things. Surely the ones that do not will be eliminated by the gentle hand of natural selection? It therefore seems inescapable that the only entities that will be around long enough to be proper caretakers of immortal rights would be the corporations.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
On Eternal Copyright
May. 22nd, 2007 01:49 pmIf copyright is going to be eternal, shouldn't it be vested in the corporation that publishes the material and not the ephemeral human who created it? After all, corporations potentially have an unlimited lifespan, which logically means that they must take a long view of things. Surely the ones that do not will be eliminated by the gentle hand of natural selection? It therefore seems inescapable that the only entities that will be around long enough to be proper caretakers of immortal rights would be the corporations.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
On Eternal Copyright
May. 22nd, 2007 01:49 pmIf copyright is going to be eternal, shouldn't it be vested in the corporation that publishes the material and not the ephemeral human who created it? After all, corporations potentially have an unlimited lifespan, which logically means that they must take a long view of things. Surely the ones that do not will be eliminated by the gentle hand of natural selection? It therefore seems inescapable that the only entities that will be around long enough to be proper caretakers of immortal rights would be the corporations.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
The problem of keeping authors from starving or dying before their muse stops talking to them could be easily solved by making the authors wards of their publisher.
A true flat tax
May. 22nd, 2007 06:19 pmI know that there are fans of so-called flat taxes out there but I wonder if they are aware how unfare the so-called flat tax is. Say that a person who made a billion dollars and a person who made $10,000.00 were both taxed 10% of their income, something that so-called flat taxers might think is fair. The poor billionaire ends up paying $100,000,000.00 while the other person gets off with a mere $1,000.00! Is this fair? I think not.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
A true flat tax
May. 22nd, 2007 06:19 pmI know that there are fans of so-called flat taxes out there but I wonder if they are aware how unfare the so-called flat tax is. Say that a person who made a billion dollars and a person who made $10,000.00 were both taxed 10% of their income, something that so-called flat taxers might think is fair. The poor billionaire ends up paying $100,000,000.00 while the other person gets off with a mere $1,000.00! Is this fair? I think not.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
A true flat tax
May. 22nd, 2007 06:19 pmI know that there are fans of so-called flat taxes out there but I wonder if they are aware how unfare the so-called flat tax is. Say that a person who made a billion dollars and a person who made $10,000.00 were both taxed 10% of their income, something that so-called flat taxers might think is fair. The poor billionaire ends up paying $100,000,000.00 while the other person gets off with a mere $1,000.00! Is this fair? I think not.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
Instead I propose the True Flat Tax, where the amount of money the government need is divided by the number of citizens and each citizen billed the resulting amount. For example, in 2006 the US government gathered about 970 billion dollars in income tax, primarily from the long-suffering rich. In my scheme, that 970 billion would be divided by the number of adults in the USA (about 72% of the total population), for a per person bill of about $4500.00. Even for someone on minimum wage, this is only 21 40-hour weeks worth of income.
Live and Learn
May. 22nd, 2007 09:14 pmI was not aware that even half of these titles were available legally as pdfs.
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?
Live and Learn
May. 22nd, 2007 09:14 pmI was not aware that even half of these titles were available legally as pdfs.
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?
Live and Learn
May. 22nd, 2007 09:14 pmI was not aware that even half of these titles were available legally as pdfs.
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?
The ones that really catch my eye are Uncommon Sense.pdf Harlan Ellison - Alone Against Tomorrow.pdf Harlan Ellison - Approaching Oblivion.pdf Harlan Ellison - Deathbird Stories.pdf Harlan Ellison - Ellison Wonderland.pdf Harlan Ellison - Love ain,t nothing.pdf Harlan Ellison - Pa.pdf Harlan Ellison - Paladin of the Lost Hour.pdf Harlan Ellison - Partners in Wonder.pdf Harlan Ellison - Shatterday.pdf Harlan Ellison - The End of the Time of Leinard.pdf Harlan Ellison .
I wonder if this link will still work by the time I get home?