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    Intuit is Where Your Money Goes When They Hold Out Their Hand

    I always use the free e-file services. freetaxusa for federal, and the state provides free e-file on its own website. I work in TurboTax free or TaxAct to generate the return, then transfer the numbers to the websites.
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    Government Welfare State: Creating Dependency

    Obviously my last comment is not realistic in the current landscape, due to many reasons, including a populace that is largely ignorant of the true meaning of the Constitution and the ideals it upholds, as well as a federal government whose only insentive is to grow in scope and power.
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    Government Welfare State: Creating Dependency

    You find value in a safety net. Rally people to your cause and help provide one. Use your own values to determine how it is run. If you come up with a particularly useful method, I may even donate. I will say that I am not opposed to a basic safety net at the state/local for those truly on...
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    Government Welfare State: Creating Dependency

    OR you and other like-minded individuals donate to charities or volunteer to help these people yourselves. The idea that if the Government doesn't provide assitance that none will be provided, is a fallacy. Take the responsibility away from the government, and give the people their own money...
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    how would you split a hotel room between 5 people?

    This is the title of the next CBS sitcom.
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    I don't get mirrors. -or- The lost art...

    A flat mirror doesn't flip the image at all. Your right hand stays on your right, your head stays at the top, and vice versa. When looking at another person facing you, their right hand is on your left. This is where the illusion of a flipped image comes from, because you're used to seeing the...
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    time to upgrade the TV

    I have some relevant experience to share. I currently have an ST30 (last year's ST50 equivalent), which I use to watch cable tv (via DVR) and also connected to my PC, which I use to watch movies and tv shows, as well as some light internet browsing from the couch. I am like you, not interested...
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    If Obamacare not overturned, GOP should embrace the individual mandate concept

    I'll just leave this here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FknJLMc84bo
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    Looking for a watch - good brands?

    Do you want mechanical (auto or hand-wind) or quartz (battery/kinetic/solar)? Will you apreciate the engineering and mechanics of a watch movement, or are you purely practical and want accurate timekeeping that looks good? Neither is better than the other, but personal preferences can vary...