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mary_j_59 ([personal profile] mary_j_59) wrote2011-04-06 11:42 pm
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A pic I love - and a question about social engineering-

So - dry question first! I just did my taxes, and am starting to wonder: should we actually try to encourage or discourage behaviors by paying for them? Doing one's taxes is just so darn complicated! Yes, I think people need a break in certain circumstances; yes, I'm a raving liberal, but, as it stands, I think there are too many loopholes, exceptions, complications - it's just so difficult. Wouldn't it be better to just have a very simple graduated tax based strictly on income? No loophole, no exceptions, no attempts to guide behavior by giving people tax breaks? It would certainly be easier!

And - here is a pic I love: it was from CNEWA and is of a young teen in a library in India. For those who know - or care - when I saw this pic, I instantly said, "Niki!". My fictional character has darker skin and her hair's a bit shorter and not so curly - but this little girl just reminds me of her.

I also love what she's apparently holding!

girl in library

[identity profile] anne-arthur.livejournal.com 2011-04-11 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
How on earth can you tell that it's Tolkien? I'm impressed!

[identity profile] mary-j-59.livejournal.com 2011-04-12 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't! It's just a hopeful guess, because there's a gap right next to the Silmarillion, which is pulled out. Of course, I might be wrong. ;) I would love the pic just as much even if I were.