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Thanks for the correction. I didn’t catch that in the news. Or I wasn’t paying attention since my youngest is already older than 17. Originally Posted By: windeye Originally Posted By: javacontour ......and your child can be claimed an extra year. The final version of the bill sticks with...

You can also add the 15% bracket falls to 12%, the 25% bracket falls to 22% and IIRC, the 28% bracket falls to 24% For many, that more than makes up for the loss of the personal exemption. Also, the child tax credit doubles from $1k to $2k (doesn't help me) and your child can be claimed an...

Originally Posted By: goodtimes After WWII and the USA and other counties won, people were thinking less of what's in it for me in my paycheck, but what we can do as a whole. That's why under Ike it was 91% for the top brackets and we invented and built most of what we enjoy today, including...

Which reminds me, Chrysler built these vans in Austria. Wonder what powertrain options they had there that we never had?

You only need the 4 cylinder: http://www.turbovan.net/van.html

Best value. I am buying for me and/or my family. Since I do not have unlimited resources, I have to get the most for every dollar I spend. I am choosing the product or service that provides me with the most value for the spend. Could be domestic, could be foreign. But it has to be a good value.

The answer depends on your political philosophy. If you think people are to be treated equally, then you don't charge based on wealth, you charge people for what they use. If you think people are to be treated differently based on their wealth, then you can have all sorts of permutations and...

Largely agree. If they really want to address the situation, then allow more competition. After all, what organization prevents new providers from entering the market? Governments. They give virtual monopolies to providers. I do think much of the issue will be helped as we see even more...

Originally Posted By: Danh Originally Posted By: SevenBizzos Move out of IL. As Illinois is one of the few states that doesn't tax retirement income (pension plans, 401k and IRA withdrawals, social security, etc.), this answer may not be quite so simple for retirees. So far. They are so far...

Originally Posted By: Jimmy9190 https://www.yahoo.com/music/pat-dinizio-smithereens-lead-singer-dies-62-060657481.html Pat DiNizio has died, he was the lead singer and founder of The Smithereens. They were a good solid rock band, Pat had a lot of charisma and wrote some good catchy American...

I put one in my 99 Mercury Grand Marquis a year ago and it is still working. Up until August, the car was daily driven by my youngest daughter. She bought an Escape and it sits most of the week as a back up car. I drive it on weekends to keep it exercised. I figure if I can get two years out of...

That's kinda how you want an engine to be. Just do it's job, don't make a big fuss or create drama.

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle The Probe is not a Ford. Mechanically, it is 100% Mazda. Was the Probe basically an MX6 in disguise? Essentially

1966 Chevy II Nova, 194 6 cylinder + PowerGlide. Two speeds, slow and slower. But mine was white and more rusty and oil burny....

It is doable as Clarkson took a sub-compact and did something similar in a sewer tunnel at 30 some MPH during a Top Gear episode. But I tend to side with the CGI crowd here. Even if elements are real, there has been some post processing.