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<P>But I would take a couple as well... all of my children are learning Linux...if they are not part Penguin now, they soon will be.</P>
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<P><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "swede" <danyberg@gmail.com><BR>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<BR>Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 2:21:11 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central<BR>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] selling TCLUG gear (was "tclug-list Digest, Vol 72, Issue 14")<BR><BR><BR></P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Message: 8<BR>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:13:33 -0600<BR>From: Erik Mitchell <<A href="mailto:erik.mitchell@gmail.com" target=_blank>erik.mitchell@gmail.com</A>><BR>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] selling TCLUG gear (was "tclug-list Digest,<BR> Vol 72, Issue 14")<BR>To: TCLUG Mailing List <<A href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" target=_blank>tclug-list@mn-linux.org</A>><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:AANLkTimb2QdQ5jgMwdEkRPCXzChPEj1YXCxBmGTJ47ne@mail.gmail.com" target=_blank>AANLkTimb2QdQ5jgMwdEkRPCXzChPEj1YXCxBmGTJ47ne@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8<BR><BR>That's it. I'm making some fucking t-shirts.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>I'll buy two, one for me and one for Chuck. Maybe it'll shut him up for a while.<BR><BR> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Chuck Cole <<A href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" target=_blank>cncole@earthlink.net</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>> From: <A href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" target=_blank>tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A><BR>>> [mailto:<A href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" target=_blank>tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A>]On Behalf Of Robert<BR>>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:56 PM<BR>>> To: TCLUG Mailing List<BR>>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] selling TCLUG gear (was "tclug-list Digest,<BR>>> Vol 72, Issue 14")<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> Sole proprietors can sell in an "established manner", in many cases<BR>>> requiring no "license or registration", there are no state of federal<BR>>> taxes on most clothing or prepackaged food, and if it WERE illegal to<BR>>> ship shirts USPS, there is always UPS and Fedex.<BR>>><BR>>> ... and if there is no formal organization to complain, you can't be<BR>>> infringing on their rights.<BR>>><BR>>> My advice - Consult an attorney, not Chuck.<BR>><BR>> You know some of the story, but doesn't seem you know a whole picture of any<BR>> of this. ?There are no exemptions for sole proprietors (or others) from<BR>> income taxes unless registrations and certain filings are made so you are<BR>> not actually correct. ?While one may not get caught, it's not legal, and is<BR>> just as potentially incendiary as posting a job announcement somebody<BR>> considers discriminatory. ?I would expect that laws about shipping goods or<BR>> tax evasion techniques apply similarly for UPS and FedEx as for USPS. ?I<BR>> never suggested that you or I be consulted on this. ?Suggesting tax evasion<BR>> marks your expertise in this. ?I've run several businesses with over ten<BR>> years history and consulted attorneys as well as accountants: I've BTDT, can<BR>> you say the same?<BR>><BR>><BR>> Chuck<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<BR>> <A href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" target=_blank>tclug-list@mn-linux.org</A><BR>> <A href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list" target=_blank>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</A><BR>><BR><BR clear=all></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>-- <BR>"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." - Ronald Reagan<BR><BR> <><<BR><BR>
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