Interestingly, I saw a guy one time toss a quarter to a stripper. Painful experience. Not for her, but she threw it back as hard as she could. I bet it left a bruise.

So, you're #2 err your #2 (sheesh)

up to 51% tax plus a 25% VAT?

Great social programs, but do you have any money left in your pockets?

Never trust any organization with the word Tax in their name.

Either way, as a not-in-the-top-quintile person, I'd rather your didn't tax them more. Let's try leveling the playing field alittle bit. Here's a thought. Instead of spreading the wealth around, let's spread the tax burden around.

The only reason politicians want to tax the rich is that it's a smaller portion of their base. If they raised taxes on the middle and lower classes, we'd put them out of office.

I'll pick this one up.

1. Grinding is an important part of sex (aka the long part) --- 2 puns in one on a monday no less...

2. Winning State. You're having sex. You're already in a winning state (barring extreme situations i.e. forced etc)

3. MMO's (Massively Multiplayer Orgies) ARE a game. You CAN win. Hell, you've MOSTLY already won just by showing up.

The less Al can lie the better I always say!

Nope that's fact. White males between the ages of 25 and 50 is the only group that you can legally discriminate against in this country.

Funny, Anonymous Coward is having a conversation with himself!

But as an app developer, why would I want to write paid apps to ship to china?

1. I don't speak Chinese, so localization is going to be a b!tch.
2. Foxconn workers don't make enough to buy apps.
3. #2 is why Android's market share is so big over there!

Do you have sources for any of this? Please cite them.

I'm an hour away on a 6Mb DSL line. Fastest I can get here.

In a pinch, you can use a facial hair from a male ermine, but they get pissed when you pluck it.

By single hardware host are you referring to the 2.4 Ghz pentium beside your desk? If so, you missed this conversation. Grab the next one.

"and, on Apple's PCs, the portal to its app store."

First off, Apple doesn't have PC's (per IBM)

Secondly, It's not the portal to the OS X app store. the OS X app store is a separate program entirely (faster one too).

No you won't, unless you sneak in a flashlight.

Err, THICK not THINK (sheesh, now who looks THICK!) BUT I'm BIG BONED!!