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Generally, historically speaking, the progressive tax code was built with various deductions for societally beneficial undertakings, whether that was business investment, charitable donations or what have you.  

The Great Era of Bipartisan Compromise ended in 1993.  There were occasional deals made but by and large it's been obstruction and open partisan warfare since then.  Newt Gingrich bears a lot of responsibility imho.

The Great Era of Bipartisan Compromise ended in 1993.  There were occasional deals made but by and large it's been obstruction and open partisan warfare since then.  Newt Gingrich bears a lot of responsibility imho.

The Great Era of Bipartisan Compromise ended in 1993.  There were occasional deals made but by and large it's been obstruction and open partisan warfare since then.  Newt Gingrich bears a lot of responsibility imho.

The Great Era of Bipartisan Compromise ended in 1993.  There were occasional deals made but by and large it's been obstruction and open partisan warfare since then.  Newt Gingrich bears a lot of responsibility imho.

Considering all the limitations required for an accurate simulation, it's practically free anyway.  

Being unable to understand emotions doesn't in an of itself stop you from experiencing them

I ran a campaign that had aliens, androids, drone replicants, and so forth, so I came up with a system for determining legal personhood.
The T.E.A.M. Assessment score:
The first is the Turing test, which here means a conversation between the subject and the assessor;
A score of 0 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only a minute of conversation
A score of 1 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only 5 minutes of conversation
A score of 2, 20 minutes
A score of 3, 1 hour
A score of 4, 6 hours
A score of 5, the subject's responses cannot be distinguished from a person after 24 hours or longer
 
The second is the Emotive test, which measures proper emotional responses to stimuli, the ability to read emotions of others, show empathy and so forth
A score of 0 indicates no ability to respond emotionally, no ability to read emotions and no empathetic capacity
A score of 1 indicates an ability to model basic emotions, a very limited ability to read emotions of others and no real empathetic capacity
A score of 2 indicates an intermediate ability to model emotions, a limited ability to read emotions of others and no empathy
A score of 3 indicates an advanced ability to model emotions and/or alternatively to feel actual basic emotions, a moderate ability to read emotions and very limited empathy
A score of 4, an intermediate emotional range, a good ability to read emotions and limited empathy
A score of 5, advanced emotional range, excellent ability to read emotions and strong empathy
 
The third is the Autonomy test, which measures the ability to act independently, solve problems and be proactive/anticipate further issues
A score of 0 indicates no ability to operate outside command parameters and a requirement for constant guidance
1--limited problem solving, can operate with frequent but not constant guidance
2--intermediate problem solving, need for regular but not frequent guidance
3--advanced problem solving, can operate with only infrequent guidance, limited ability to anticipate future problems/act proactively
4--intermediate ability to anticipate future problems and act proactively
5--full autonomy
 
The fourth is the Motivation test, which measures the ability of the subject to form their own motives and set their own goals and purposes
0--motivated only to follow commands/serve X
1--motivated to find out more about X
2--has minor interests unrelated to X
3--has substantial interests and goals unrelated to X, can refuse X when orders conflict with substantial interests
4--can refuse X for any reason
5--has own goals and purposes and is not subject to orders at all
 
 
The TEAM score is an aggregate of the 4 tests, so the score range is from 0-20.  
In most countries, a score of 12+ is sufficient to convey a status of at least limited personhood on the subject.  15-16+ is sufficient for full personhood status in most jurisdictions.  It might be a bit more elaborate than most campaigns require, but at least there's a reasonable basis for it.

I ran a campaign that had aliens, androids, drone replicants, and so forth, so I came up with a system for determining legal personhood.
The T.E.A.M. Assessment score:
The first is the Turing test, which here means a conversation between the subject and the assessor;
A score of 0 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only a minute of conversation
A score of 1 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only 5 minutes of conversation
A score of 2, 20 minutes
A score of 3, 1 hour
A score of 4, 6 hours
A score of 5, the subject's responses cannot be distinguished from a person after 24 hours or longer
 
The second is the Emotive test, which measures proper emotional responses to stimuli, the ability to read emotions of others, show empathy and so forth
A score of 0 indicates no ability to respond emotionally, no ability to read emotions and no empathetic capacity
A score of 1 indicates an ability to model basic emotions, a very limited ability to read emotions of others and no real empathetic capacity
A score of 2 indicates an intermediate ability to model emotions, a limited ability to read emotions of others and no empathy
A score of 3 indicates an advanced ability to model emotions and/or alternatively to feel actual basic emotions, a moderate ability to read emotions and very limited empathy
A score of 4, an intermediate emotional range, a good ability to read emotions and limited empathy
A score of 5, advanced emotional range, excellent ability to read emotions and strong empathy
 
The third is the Autonomy test, which measures the ability to act independently, solve problems and be proactive/anticipate further issues
A score of 0 indicates no ability to operate outside command parameters and a requirement for constant guidance
1--limited problem solving, can operate with frequent but not constant guidance
2--intermediate problem solving, need for regular but not frequent guidance
3--advanced problem solving, can operate with only infrequent guidance, limited ability to anticipate future problems/act proactively
4--intermediate ability to anticipate future problems and act proactively
5--full autonomy
 
The fourth is the Motivation test, which measures the ability of the subject to form their own motives and set their own goals and purposes
0--motivated only to follow commands/serve X
1--motivated to find out more about X
2--has minor interests unrelated to X
3--has substantial interests and goals unrelated to X, can refuse X when orders conflict with substantial interests
4--can refuse X for any reason
5--has own goals and purposes and is not subject to orders at all
 
 
The TEAM score is an aggregate of the 4 tests, so the score range is from 0-20.  
In most countries, a score of 12+ is sufficient to convey a status of at least limited personhood on the subject.  15-16+ is sufficient for full personhood status in most jurisdictions.  It might be a bit more elaborate than most campaigns require, but at least there's a reasonable basis for it.

I ran a campaign that had aliens, androids, drone replicants, and so forth, so I came up with a system for determining legal personhood.
The T.E.A.M. Assessment score:
The first is the Turing test, which here means a conversation between the subject and the assessor;
A score of 0 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only a minute of conversation
A score of 1 indicates that the subject's responses can be distinguished from a person after only 5 minutes of conversation
A score of 2, 20 minutes
A score of 3, 1 hour
A score of 4, 6 hours
A score of 5, the subject's responses cannot be distinguished from a person after 24 hours or longer
 
The second is the Emotive test, which measures proper emotional responses to stimuli, the ability to read emotions of others, show empathy and so forth
A score of 0 indicates no ability to respond emotionally, no ability to read emotions and no empathetic capacity
A score of 1 indicates an ability to model basic emotions, a very limited ability to read emotions of others and no real empathetic capacity
A score of 2 indicates an intermediate ability to model emotions, a limited ability to read emotions of others and no empathy
A score of 3 indicates an advanced ability to model emotions and/or alternatively to feel actual basic emotions, a moderate ability to read emotions and very limited empathy
A score of 4, an intermediate emotional range, a good ability to read emotions and limited empathy
A score of 5, advanced emotional range, excellent ability to read emotions and strong empathy
 
The third is the Autonomy test, which measures the ability to act independently, solve problems and be proactive/anticipate further issues
A score of 0 indicates no ability to operate outside command parameters and a requirement for constant guidance
1--limited problem solving, can operate with frequent but not constant guidance
2--intermediate problem solving, need for regular but not frequent guidance
3--advanced problem solving, can operate with only infrequent guidance, limited ability to anticipate future problems/act proactively
4--intermediate ability to anticipate future problems and act proactively
5--full autonomy
 
The fourth is the Motivation test, which measures the ability of the subject to form their own motives and set their own goals and purposes
0--motivated only to follow commands/serve X
1--motivated to find out more about X
2--has minor interests unrelated to X
3--has substantial interests and goals unrelated to X, can refuse X when orders conflict with substantial interests
4--can refuse X for any reason
5--has own goals and purposes and is not subject to orders at all
 
 
The TEAM score is an aggregate of the 4 tests, so the score range is from 0-20.  
In most countries, a score of 12+ is sufficient to convey a status of at least limited personhood on the subject.  15-16+ is sufficient for full personhood status in most jurisdictions.  It might be a bit more elaborate than most campaigns require, but at least there's a reasonable basis for it.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

Schrodinger's President.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

She beat out John Bonham for Drummer of the Year one year.  Bonzo once confronted her and said she couldn't even last through one Zep song.  So she sat down and knocked out three in a row.

Karen Carpenter.  Also one of the best drummers in rock history, for what it's worth.

There was a writeup of the Hulk in a gaming magazine somewhere, done, IIRC, by Steve Long.

They're well on track to becoming the biggest cinematic universe of all time.  Wong Fei Hong has 80 films, but at this pace they'll pass him within the next 20 years.  Then I expect a reboot once Tom Holland is around 50+ years old.  
 
It's an amazing cinematic achievement.  As a nerd from the "bad old days", whenever I see or hear someone complaining about the MCU all I hear is that "the caviar isn't fresh and the champagne is going flat, I expected more for my $20".  

Noteworthy that subgenres and sub-sub-genres mean that something completely covered by a 3 point skill in one genre might expand to 300 points of options and special abilities in a sub-sub-genre.  That is one way to keep everyone from buying Combat Driving to 20 or less.  Give them lots of options that make it clear they won't have comprehensive mastery of all things automotive and driving related any time soon.

This has now been corroborated by a second reporter's own independent sources.  
That this is obviously "beyond the pale" is manifest.
It also further illustrates what I've thought for years: No one has more contempt and disrespect for supporters of Donald J. Trump than Donald J. Trump.

‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman-dies-of-cancer-at-43/

Senile people can't be "well-rehearsed" and they can't hit all the nonverbal "marks" for a speech like that.  
I think he will handle Trump in short order at the debates.  In fact, he may do so well, and Trump so poorly, in the first debate, that there may not be a 2nd or 3rd debate.