Forward/Return ratios, expenses, etc.

[mojobone]

Me, I love paying taxes, and I can hardly wait til I can pay a whole bunch more; it's very patriotic, y'know. [there doesn't seem to be a 'straight face' emoticon]

[RockChild56]

Still the IRS may not take it so well if you do that and deduct expenses with NO INCOME. Even with Income you Must become profitable within 5 years or the the IRS can and probably will shut you down.

So when will the IRS shut down the US government?

LOL, that would be like the Child Murdering the Parents

[RockChild56]

Me, I love paying taxes, and I can hardly wait til I can pay a whole bunch more; it's very patriotic, y'know. [there doesn't seem to be a 'straight face' emoticon]

Ah I see you are quoting/paraphrasing the Veep. Usually he is quite hilarious.

[mojobone]

This doesn't come up often in the forums these days, (there was a time, not long past, in the days before Facebook, when political discussion was common, here) I am at least nominally a Republican; I live in a blue dot in a red state; the Austin, TX of Indiana, if you will, and the reason is so I can vote in primaries, to try to limit the damage done by Grover Norquist, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes to what was once the party of Lincoln. The last Republican president I coulda voted for was probably Eisenhower. I did vote for Reagan once, but the other choice was Mondale; my first vote as an American was wasted on third-party candidate John Anderson)

I'm also a veteran, my dad was, all my uncles were and so was my late brother and oddly, fewer than half of my many cousins. So when I say with a straight face that paying taxes is patriotic, I actually believe that, but speaking as a veteran, our colossal waste of blood and treasure for the sake of special interests and the military-industrial complex? Not a fan. I'm also not sure which 'Veep' was referred to, but I guess that doesn't matter, cuz I'm telling you exactly where I come from.

[Len911]

All I can say is that I usually vote for the wrong candidate and wished I'd voted for the other one. I have a poor track record.

[funsongs]

By the way - this is all PeterD's fault. ....
(how'd we get here?)
"we now return you to our regularly scheduled program"....

[PeterD]

Mr. R.,
I've been told I must use a special tool to stir such excrement.

I really didn't mean to, other than factually yet politely voicing my own personal experience. I can't control what anyone else interprets from the original post. That said, I'm completely innocent.

[RockChild56]

This doesn't come up often in the forums these days, (there was a time, not long past, in the days before Facebook, when political discussion was common, here) I am at least nominally a Republican; I live in a blue dot in a red state; the Austin, TX of Indiana, if you will, and the reason is so I can vote in primaries, to try to limit the damage done by Grover Norquist, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes to what was once the party of Lincoln. The last Republican president I coulda voted for was probably Eisenhower. I did vote for Reagan once, but the other choice was Mondale; my first vote as an American was wasted on third-party candidate John Anderson)

I'm also a veteran, my dad was, all my uncles were and so was my late brother and oddly, fewer than half of my many cousins. So when I say with a straight face that paying taxes is patriotic, I actually believe that, but speaking as a veteran, our colossal waste of blood and treasure for the sake of special interests and the military-industrial complex? Not a fan. I'm also not sure which 'Veep' was referred to, but I guess that doesn't matter, cuz I'm telling you exactly where I come from.

I wasn't trying to be political or elicit a political response. Had I known it would tickle you so, I would have kept my mouth SHUT. Actually I do believe it's about time I do just that and exit the scene.

Later DUDe

[RockChild56]

Mr. R.,
I've been told I must use a special tool to stir such excrement.

I really didn't mean to, other than factually yet politely voicing my own personal experience. I can't control what anyone else interprets from the original post. That said, I'm completely innocent.

LOL Yes Peter it has become quite the journey and I for one didn't even comment on your original post.
I apologize for being a part of the derailment.

For the record i think you have a legit gripe. That is my opinion and I don't want to discuss, argue, defend or debate it. So if anyone may disagree with me. Email me and I will send you a picture of me that you can use as a Dartboard. Or deface it in any way you please.

Good Luck Peter.
E J Bell

[mikemichnya]

How many hours and how much creative energy (brain power) does it take to produce one submission worthy piece of music?
How many submissions does it take to get a forward?
How many forwards does it take to get a deal?
How many deals does it take to generate any income?
How much income do you need from all those deals combined to earn enough money to make your living writing music?
How long will it take until the total income from music writing equals the amount you need to live?
How can you supplement your music business income - and do you have the perseverance to keep working at it, learning from your mistakes, and improving - until you do?

Were those rhetorical questions, Mike?

Nope. It really IS a numbers game. The answers may differ from industry to industry, but I learned the lesson from the six months I spent selling Time-Life books over the phone when I was in my early 20's...

As for politics, we should all take this as an opportunity to write a genuine political protest song...