I am not defending it, just pointing that it appears to be technically true. And also that it makes no sense. If she thinks her income is AGI is 2,000 why is she even thinking about dependents? I don't plan to leap to a conclusion here. There is enough of that happening already. But hey, it's more fun to point fingers and snipe, I understand. It is also, as I pointed out much earlier in the thread, pointless mental masturbation.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow. Just. Wow. > > You are actually defending the advice that the pimp should declare the > underage sex slaves as dependents. > > I am speechless, truly speechless. > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You are so determined to see things through the lens of your own ideas. > > > > It is hard to tell what they were thinking. (and note that when it comes > to > > what we have seen so far, we are down to a single encounter in which > > underage girls acting as prostitutes are mentioned) One of the two > workers > > in Baltimore was quite emphatic in saying that those girls need to go to > > school. They aren't helping that couple house sex slaves; based on the > > information they are given (which it was illegal for them to disclose) > the > > couple plans to do this and no assistance from ACORN is requested in > doing > > so. > > > > The discussion about whether they are dependents seems quite amoral but > it's > > legally correct I think. They would be providing more than half of those > > girls' costs. They would be dependents with an income. And it would also > be > > a bad idea to claim them. But that too makes no sense. If she heard 9600 > > how does she think this gets paid for? > > > > Someone more idealistic (me for instance) might have said the hell with > the > > law, this is human trafficking and it's wrong, and called the police. We > > don't know that they didn't right now but had they done so.... would it > have > > helped? Maybe they planned to do their own sting at the seminar these two > > said they wanted to attend. Who knows? The phrase "make it legal" is > > unfortunate, but what is actually proposed is a way to *report the > income* > > legally. > > Here is what I do know. I spent a couple of hours *actually looking at > the > > supposed proof* and I find myself incredulous. Those two women in > Baltimore > > don't seem terribly smart, but the story they are being told rings false > on > > several levels. And so does theirs. A two thousand dollar income? That is > > not going to get you a house. Were they just shining them on or what? > > > > Here is what I don't see -- anyone saying yay, let's crash the welfare > > system and collapse the housing market. Let's get together and import sex > > workers! Hurray hurray an opportunity to cheat Uncle Sam out of some > money > > does not occur anywhere in that video or transcript either. > > > > If you and Sam would care to step back a minute from the selective > outrage > > and the hyperbole you might note that I've already said that firing them > was > > the way to go. You have to, unless they called someone immediately after > > this and we haven't heard about it yet. From there to sweeping > condemnation > > of an entire group and all its efforts ... well. I know your way is more > > fun. Don't expect me to take you seriously though. > > > > I've spent enough time on this drivel. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > I think we are still shading into advice on money laundering tho... > and > >> it's > >> > hard to know what to make of the discussion on the girls. > >> > >> Really? Its hard to know what to make of giving advice on how to > >> declare sex slaves as dependents? Really? You are not sure where you > >> stand on that? > >> > >> It astounds me the lengths you are going to to defend the actions of > >> these people. But, then again, they are from ACORN, I guess that gives > >> them a free pass for just about anything. > >> > >> Out of curiosity, where is the line, that if someone from ACORN > >> crossed it you, would be outraged? Because helping someone house sex > >> slaves doesn't seem to be there quite yet. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Stroz > >> --------------- > >> Reality is for those who lack imagination. > >> > >> http://xkcd.com/386/ > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:304336 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
