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2011-10-11T18:33:00.001-07:00

97% of the pregant women were given abortions at Planned Parenthood

2011-04-12T20:55:00.000-07:00

This is a quote from the Wall Street Journal article from today's paper: "Planned Parenthood's own numbers show that more than 97% of pregnant women it treated were given abortions—against fewer than 3% who received nonabortion services suc...h as adoption or prenatal care." Note, it says of 'pregnant women' (not people)! They obviously service boys/men and non-pregnant girls/women as well

Webhosting: Why Price Shouldn’t Be The Deciding Factor

2011-01-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

There are several variables to consider when deciding who to use to host a website. If price is the only consideration, you may not know what problems to expect. Many companies will host pornographic and/or offensive websites. Hosting a website with a company that hosts pornographic websites would damage your reputation when this information is discovered. Other problems that occur

Free Character and Word Counting Tool

2010-12-30T22:03:00.000-08:00

When working on marketing projects and websites, I occasionally need to know the exact number of characters or words used. For example, a marketing piece may need to be 'up to 250 words' or a website's title tag should be 78-80 characters. I couldn't find a good resource that did exactly what I wanted, so the iRapture.com development team built wordcount.us, a free character and word counting

Fair Tax

2010-11-18T22:25:00.000-08:00

The Fair Tax has not been described honestly by the democrats and their advertisements. Watch this video to see a good intro: Gabriel Gifford's ad misrepresents what this tax and does not accurately describe the benefit of the fair tax. We need understand what the fairtax is:

Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? ;)

2010-10-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

Panelists discuss whether Halloween candy and costumes have distracted us from placating demons to ensure a bountiful harvest. ;)

What being 'Pro Abortion' looks like

2010-10-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

This is what being pro abortion looks like: These videos were pulled from here.

SEASON PASS TO THE GASLIGHT THEATRE: 6 Gaslight Theatre Tickets

2010-10-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

I just sent out season tickets to the gaslight theatre (6 adult tickets) to those who are directing their state tax money to my daughter's tuition. (That I know about this year.) Which doesn't cost them anything but a bit of extra time. My company, iRapture.com, hosts thegaslighttheatre.com for 'trade' which is how I am able to give tickets to those designating their tax dollars to help pay for

I think they are saying ‘I think you wanted them to give you that logo’ :)

2010-10-05T17:52:00.001-07:00

I think they are saying ‘I think you wanted them to give you that logo’ J Do you hear it?

Zoning and City Paper Work

2010-08-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

I would like to buy a new home with room for my office on the same property but the zoning rules are telling me that I can't do that unless I go through a rezoning process. The City of Tucson zoning expert told me that the zoning change may take up to 3 years. If I tell the seller that I would like to get the zoning change approved first, they will probably sell the property before I get a

One Way Ticket

2010-06-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

There are about 2 homeless people that I see regularly in our city. What if they could receive a free one way ticket to anywhere they wanted to go. I wonder if they would accept this offer. That could benefit many people in Tucson and provide a free ride for a homeless person.

Finding the Silver Lining - makes an opportunity

2010-05-11T16:44:00.000-07:00

The Government is a Drain

2010-05-11T08:44:00.001-07:00

I would like to have the opportunity to vote on a permanent tax reduction on sales tax. And I would vote for a permanent tax reduction on income tax. I plan to vote NO on 100 because the government is a poor choice for providing many things, including health care, dental service, education and bake sales. The government is a terrible steward of money and they do not inspire people to do their

On Friday, Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Senate Bill 1070.

2010-04-30T08:34:00.001-07:00

On Friday, Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Senate Bill 1070. Since then she has come under fire from President Obama, Mayor Phil Gordon, the liberal east coast media, Al Sharpton and others who want us to back down from securing our borders. Rest assured, we will not back down until our borders are secure. Since Friday, tens of thousand of concerned Americans have signed their name to

Divert Your State Taxes and Reduce Your Federal Taxes

2010-04-28T21:00:00.000-07:00

Use the dollar for dollar state tax credits to direct your state tax money to where you want it to go and if you do this then your 'taxable income' is also reduced which reduces how much federal taxes you need to pay. Sincerely, Jake

Jesus vs Satan on the PC :)

2010-03-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

Jesus and Satan were having an on-going argument about who was better on the computer. They had been going at it for days, and frankly God was tired of hearing all the bickering. Finally fed up, God said, 'THAT'S IT! I have had enough. I am going to set up a test that will run for two hours, and from those results, I will judge who does the better job.' So Satan and Jesus sat down at the

humor for the day : our voluntary tax system

2010-03-17T19:31:00.001-07:00

Census

2010-03-16T07:46:00.001-07:00

I reported that 9,999,999,999,999 people live in my household. My last name is FairTax. My first name is Avoid Debt. I hope they count me. Update: I decided to not mail it because it has my address on the front (in a barcode) so I didn't want to identify myself for getting a fine.

Direct Your State Tax Money

2010-03-13T16:47:00.000-08:00

I just setup a new website today to try and direct tax money from our wasteful government towards the private sector. To partcipate, not only will it not cost you anything in the end (because you get your money returned to you with the tax credit) but you will actually save on your federal taxes since participation reduces your taxable income. Visit PrivateSchoolTaxCredit.com to see how you can

Unemployment and Food Stamps in exchange for working

2010-03-08T22:47:00.000-08:00

If we must have unemployment and food stamps, then those that are collecting this money should be required to earn it by working.

I want a flat tax or a fair tax

2010-02-07T18:58:00.001-08:00

I feel the pain because I actually write a check every month to the federal government and to the state every 3 months.

Job Creation

2010-02-07T18:48:00.000-08:00

Job Creation The loser president and Pelosi and Reid want to spend 50 billion to create jobs. This mean that they are going to spend 50 Billion that we obviously don't have and put the people further in debt.. What is their track record look like for creating jobs. They would be more successful to reduce taxes by 50 billion instead of spending 50 billion. But they keep promoting 'bad ideas'

Obama Makes a Bankrupcy Guarantee

2010-01-13T08:49:00.001-08:00

Response : Cut government costs.

5 Political/Economic Truths

2009-12-15T07:13:00.000-08:00

5 Political/Economic Truths 1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. 2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. 3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. 4. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have

Reaction to 4Tucson

2009-11-09T14:18:00.000-08:00

I have been asked by a few people to participate with 4Tucson. Here is my reaction to 4Tucson (with the hope that someone may provide a thoughtful response to set me straight if I have an incorrect stance): I am not convinced that the 5 problems on 4tucson.com (No Vision For Our City, Worship the Environment, Don't Value Families, Disregard For Christian Heritage, Undervalue Economic Impact of

Data Trends Regarding 3 E's: Economy, Energy and Enviroment

2009-11-07T20:08:00.000-08:00

These videos are informational and an intellectual pleasure to watch and think about. I highly recommend them! You can find them here: http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse

I strongly disagree with Nancy Pelosi's stance on KILLING A CHILD

2009-11-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

Pelosi, Do not use my (tax) money to pay for abortions! - Jacob Barr

Democrats want to include abortion funding in health care bill AND there is a vote in a few hours!

2009-11-06T21:17:00.000-08:00

The following was copied from http://www.frcaction.org/get.cfm?i=AL09K04. On Saturday, Congress will vote on the massive health care legislation which currently will spend your money on all elective abortion! Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health care bill authorizes the government run "public option" to fund elective abortion and would subsidize private plans that cover elective abortion. Pro-life

Congressman Hears From a Representative of the People

2009-11-05T12:32:00.000-08:00

Planned Parenthood Leader Resigns After Watching Ultrasound of Abortion Procedure

2009-11-02T19:44:00.000-08:00

Great News!

City of Tucson says that ALL WHITE MALE OWNED BUSINESSES ARE 5% BETTER THAN WOMEN AND MINORITIES and they also said a few other things yesterday

2009-10-31T10:01:00.000-07:00

The City of Tucson does the following according to a few City of Tucson employees that were at a round table event yesterday: 1. the City of Tucson has a budget for buying homes for sale 2. the City of Tucson gives advantages when picking a vendor if the vendor is woman or minority owned by reducing the Woman/Minority bid by 5% before comparing it to a white man's business's bid. 3. classes and

Reasons

2009-10-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

I feel like the economic strain could be highlighted as: lack of integrity: - governmental leader's lack of desire to get out of debt - - who else can go into hysterical debt over nonessentials? greed: - government intervention in the industries that are now having problems - - we have COUNTLESS and COMPLICATED taxes that are nearly impossible to count and be aware of. Without knowing WHAT

AP found job counts that were more than 10 times as high as the actual number of paid positions

2009-10-29T17:30:00.000-07:00

I have heard that $512,000 (per job) of stimulus money has been used so far to create 30,000 jobs. They didn't even create 30,000 jobs according to this article. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is promising that new figures being released Friday will be a more accurate showing of progress in President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan. It aggressively defended an earlier, faulty count

Government HealthCare Summary

2009-10-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Ruling supports corporate tuition tax credit

2009-10-28T17:16:00.000-07:00

Update: According to IBE this corporate tax credit is for C-Corps and not LLCs. Read more here: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/146336 Please donate to Cornerstone Christian Academy in Northwest Tucson (my daughter Kaylie attends there) and I have 2 more children that will attend there when they are old enough. If you would like more information on how to donate, please contact me.

The Government Can

2009-10-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Proverbs 20:17

VIDEO: Reason for High Health Care Costs

2009-10-22T09:15:00.001-07:00

Income Slave Tax

2009-10-07T22:20:00.000-07:00

The income tax for those who report all earnings is making the honest slaves of the federal government. The deceitful don't care about laws and probably make opportunities to not pay income taxes (by working off the books in cash). Because evil is evil because they don't care about laws/truth. I am sick and tired of paying soo much in taxes. If our taxes go up 3 percent more, I think it will be

debt, the tool of slavery

2009-10-07T10:45:00.000-07:00

I received the following from my friend, Mark Stone, this morning and I would like to share it: It is not our taxes that make us slaves, it is our debt. The borrower is the slave of the lender. That is how the enemy keeps God's people in economic bondage - by making them dependent on banks and loan companies for cash - not by raising taxes. It is God's will for his people to live debt free.

Vote to Overturn the 16th Ammendment

2009-10-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

The federal government has seized too much power from the people and from the states. I think we need make the opportunity to vote to overturn the 16th ammendment and bring more power back to individual states. Wouldn't it be convenient to only have to travel to Phoenix to make a trip to our local state capital to make our voices heard. Traveling to Washington D.C. is too far and our voices are

The Role of Government

2009-09-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

The Role of GovernmentSeptember 11, 2009In 1930, there was one governmental worker for every 205 people; today the ratio is more like 1 to 5. What has happened? I believe it is partly due to the demise of Christian character. As character diminishes, government grows. Today there is one dependent and one bureaucrat for every three working people. As this continues, the middle class will diminish.

Tax on Service

2009-09-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

Tax on Service? Our city just started taxing Gym Membership and this would equate to a tax on a service!Many of us in Tucson provide service: barbers, painters, etc. I am the owner of iRapture.com which is a business that provides service. I am concerned that they are going to (continue to) make our businesses more difficult to operate above water.They also increased taxes on utilities by

Super Soaker Sunday

2009-09-01T09:01:00.000-07:00

Logical and humorous sermon bit worth sharing.

My response to the Government supporting bad decisions

2009-07-26T20:41:00.002-07:00

FreeloadersIt frustrates me that many people do not pay any federal income tax but yet they get free health care, free child care, free housing, free food stamps, free access insurance and go to school and do not work. Why should the working class pay for people to go to college?Throwing Money at Bad DecisionsThe government throws money at groups of people and select business that made bad

Health Care OR Employment

2009-07-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

Health Care OR Employment With the government creating new taxes for businesses that are the result of paying employees, companies will have 8% less money to employ people. Business will have to pay 8% more tax for each person they pay. There is a funny thing about percents, you only get 100% of your money as the government creates new taxes that take small percents or big percents, each

Healh Care (TakeOver) Reform: Choice Removed and New 8% Business Tax and Video

2009-07-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

As a business owner my taxes are going up because I employ other people. I can reduce my taxes by paying people less or by employing less people. Therefore the proposed health care takeover plan will decrease employment opportunities. Creating a government run monopoly by forcably removing competition's ability to get new customers or create competitive/needed changes will run all current

$1000 Pizza

2009-06-08T09:59:00.000-07:00

Two nights ago I had a dream that I can't remember but I do remember one fact from that dream. I remember ordering a pizza and getting the bill for $1000. I kept thinking about how much that was, but in my dream I wasn't shocked. With inflation bound to go up because of insane governmental spending, I hope that I can stay shocked over the $1000 pizza price tag for along time.. But someday a

National Debt

2009-06-04T14:41:00.001-07:00

POW (Prison Outreach Worldwide)

2009-05-27T07:28:00.000-07:00

Prison Outreach Worldwide is a ministry that I was just recently introduced to. They are ministrying to people in prison. I believe this ministry is working to be a positive influence for those willing to listen in prison. They probably face intense spirtual warfare with people that they work around.After reading this blog, perhaps you could visit their website and take a moment to pray for

About Our Christian Nation

2009-05-12T11:44:00.001-07:00

OKLAHOMA makes news that everyone should read.

2009-05-07T10:15:00.000-07:00

OKLAHOMA makes news that everyone should read.The state law passed today, 37 to 9, had a few liberals in the mix, an amendment to place the Ten Commandments on the front entrance to the state capitol. The feds in D.C., along with the ACLU, said it would be a mistake. Hey this is a conservative state, based on Christian values...! Guess what..........We did it anyway. HB 1330We recently

Now

2009-04-17T21:18:00.000-07:00

After talking to someone who doesn't like to talk about politics, he asked me "When will we see the change? ...in 50 years?"Well, I received an email today from our state government that answered this question: May 1st 2009.On May 1st our state income taxes are going up!And our State Government is also allowing criminals to not get penalized for a brief window!!! How unfair.Read the email below

Wall Street Journal reports on 102% income tax rate

2009-03-27T00:55:00.000-07:00

income = (salary + bonus - taxes) / yearA bonus can be used to be part of an employees' expected/planned annual benefit, especially when this bonus is a 'regular occurrence'.Wall Street Journal ArticleListen to the Podcast on ThisAccording to Michael Medved, if the top 2% (as proposed by Pres. Obama) would pay 100% income tax, it would still not pay for all the new spending this year.So what

Freedoms & Rights from our Forefathers

2009-03-13T16:58:00.000-07:00

Thoughts on PatriotismLiking/agreeing with the government hopefully doesn't reflect on patriotism.. My hope is that our patriotic passion is derrived from the idea that we/citizens have rights/freedoms because of the sacrifice by our forefathers.Trying to be PositiveOn a positive note, I do like our highways/freeways, parks and military.President Jake of the Internet PartyOn another note, when I

Last Day of the Year

2008-12-31T09:28:00.001-08:00

Today is the last day to control where your taxes go by taking advantage of tax credit and to save some money on federal taxes by reducing your taxable income. Click here to save money in 2008.You can call me if you need help: 520-881-8488

Direct Your Tax Money to Help My Family

2008-11-17T14:32:00.000-08:00

This is a call for help. With the complicated tax system that we have as Americans, I need to explain how you can be proactive in it, to direct your tax money to help a good American family (who is asking for your help).The good news. If you have a state tax liability in 2008, then you can control where a portion of your tax money will be spent. Talk to your accountant and/or spouse if you are

Jacob Kenneth Barr (11-11-08)

2008-11-15T00:49:00.001-08:00

On 11-11-08, my son Jacob Kenneth Barr was born! He was named after my first name and my dad's first name. Heather and I are very excited.

Bailout 2.0

2008-11-12T20:33:00.000-08:00

I don't think we (the taxpayers and our representative government) should give any special treatment to any specific business, including those who are facing bankruptcy. I think the government is regulating too much and getting involved with too many things. According to our US Constitution: Congress has the power to provide for the 'general Welfare of the United States' (Section 8 - Powers of

Tax

2008-11-06T21:23:00.000-08:00

Do you know how much you pay in tax? I think I pay 60%.25% Federal Income Tax15.3% Social Security Tax4.72% Arizona Income Tax5.6% Arizona Sales Tax2% Tucson Sales Tax1% Property Tax (based on my property tax and my income)6% Other: vehicle registration tax, telephone taxes, cell phone taxes, school tax, medicare, unemployment tax, workers compensation TaxI guess I won't need

Chicken or the Egg

2008-11-06T15:10:00.000-08:00

So which came first, the chicken or the egg? Neither. Both a rooster and a chicken came first, because without a rooster and a chicken you won't get a fertile egg. If you only have 'the chicken' then you won't get a fertile egg. If you only have an egg, then you would only end up with 'one chicken or one rooster' which would not result in what is needed to make a fertile egg (a chicken and a

Barack Obama supports Abortion

2008-10-31T09:40:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama supports all types of Abortion.Barack Obama supports Abortion and InfanticideBarack Obama supports Partial Birth Abortion:Barack Obama supports InfanticideBarack Obama says he doesn't want someone punished with a babyBarack Obama dodges the question by saying 'it is above my pay grade' and John McCain supports the baby with clarityBackground:

Abortion

2008-10-24T20:59:00.000-07:00

Message to me:I believe abortion is murder. I had three abortions and regret them til this day. On the otherhand I can't become a fifty something year old sanctimonious Christian when I know how a young girl feels when she becomes pregnant and is abandoned by her boyfirend or husband. Abortion isn't going away. It will go underground. My mother-in-law was orphaned because her mother got an

Pink Ribbon Supports Abortion

2008-10-22T11:34:00.000-07:00

Do you know who Susan G. Komen supports? Do you know they support abortions?"Komen has given Planned Parenthood more than $475,000 in grants for breast cancer treatment as part of its efforts to support community outreach programs."I would/will not support them.However, we do have an alternative: the baby pink and baby blue ribbon:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_and_blue_ribbonhttp://

Multiple Monitors

2008-10-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Using 2 monitors with one computer can increase productivity by 33%. How It Works:Many video cards have multiple outputs, and the first step is to plug in multiple monitors and then to setup the OS to utilize multiple monitors. General Outlay: As a designer, I like to use Photoshop in one window and a data/reference/browser/email program in the other.

What REALLY Caused Our Economic Crisis?

2008-10-13T16:24:00.000-07:00

This video illustrates short term gain with long term consequences.WARNING: This video is offensive but it is worth watching.Click here to watch Candy Sales with Beavis and Butthead

Economic Crisis

2008-10-10T01:19:00.000-07:00

Burning Down The House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?