and then spent the next year or so checking out Mexico instead of staying up all night messing around with C code.

But he could certainly change that by restructuring his finances so they are classified as "regular" income instead of capital gains. As far as I know, he's never done that since making the statement about his secretary.

they government wants you to keep paying taxes instead of dying.

caning and flogging them would be ok.

that last time I went to the courthouse, I had a seat belt cutter/glass breaker on my keychain. The guards confiscated it because "it had a blade". Yeah, a blade surrounded by enough metal and plastic such that the only thing that one could really cut with it would need to be less than 1/4" thick and flat. I'm sure the people in the traffic court were relieved such a dangerous tool was caught at the door. Sheesh.

If his backpack is waterproof, he could dump everything out and use it to carry water.

It also should be noted that the provinces are in charge of the systems. IIRC, the Feds just collect and share the revenue, so your experience in Quebec may be totally different than what is done in SK.

A way to fix that would be to have a "student minimum wage" that's a significant percentage lower than the regular adult minimum wage. It would encourage businesses to hire kids.

Just raise the stupid gas tax and have it adjust each year based on the CPI or make it a fixed percentage of the price. The Federal tax hasn't been adjusted since the early 1990's, so it's long overdue for it to be changed. I'm not sure how often Oregon has changed theirs.

Here is a country comparison: http://news.engineering.utoron...

Hunting of these animals brings in money and meat for these communities, so they will protect the animals from poachers. That is why the areas that allow hunting are experiencing population growth for these animals (as opposed to where it is banned and the animals are considered to be pests by the people who live there). http://www.campfirezimbabwe.or...

They were also available with PS/2 connectors , so you can use a PS/2 to USB converter if you need to use them on a machine without legacy ports.

It's a simple problem. If the device doesn't work for you, send it back for a refund and find something that does. If they aren't accepting returns, then that's an example of crappy customer service.

The population is also growing from people coming from other parts of Latin America.

More people are moving to Mexico from the US than the other way around since it is easier for them to find jobs at home than it is here. It has been that way for the last few years since the recession.