Honestly, I doubt it.  But at least that's what they're "supposed" to stand for.  Dems are always for more spending, more give-aways to lazy people, more share the wealth, etc etc.

So how about we reduce spending, eh?  What a novel idea, that all the democrats and socialists of the country just don't seem to grasp.   

It's annoying as heck.

Oh well, at least bitcoinfeedback was still available. 

Very interesting... I wonder how well that would actually match up with the real-world statistics.

I don't think that would be a good thing.  If the tx fee resulted in more bounty than it costs in electricity to mine, then you're essentially saying, "Keep buying mining hardware, because the transaction fee will keep increasing to match."  It could/would get to the point of no one wanting to make any more transactions with fees because the minimum fee was so high.  At that point, mining would collapse on itself.

The best way to deal with fees is already being used.  By forcing a scarce supply of transactions, it can force people who need their money transferred quickly to post a fee.

I think the biggest issue with it is that some transactions are waiting days or even a week before being completed.  That is too long, and a detriment to bitcoins as a payment system.  I think it is extremely important that NO transactions, free or not, are waiting to be completed for more than 24 hours.

I demand a link/proof for the 5850's!

Meh.  Open the windows = problem solved. 

No, but seriously, I'd get going with mining, THEN worry about adding additional cooling as necessary when the geothermal isn't able to keep up.  It'd be a waste of money to worry about the cooling system first.  Sure, it might not keep up.  Worst case scenario?  Some of the miners are shut down for a few days while a better cooling system is put in place.  Worst case scenario by worrying about it right now?  Fewer rigs to mine with, since funds would be used towards getting professional opinions.  And a later startup date, since he would be delaying the purchase of equipment until said professionals came back to him with info.

As a shareholder, I vote for getting mining rigs up and running ASAP, then deal with any issues that crop up as they arise.

I would have no problem running a card at 95 or 100c 24/7.  The safety features for clocking the card down don't even kick in until 110 or 120c, and I've never heard of anyone killing a card due to temps below that.

Ah, ok.  Sounds like we are in agreement then. 

Hard to argue with that reasoning... good thoughts.

Even independent economists will tell you the same thing.  And it just makes sense, really.  If you have less incentive to place your extra funds into investments, then fewer investments will be made.  With fewer investments come larger barriers to entry and startup costs that have to be paid by the company founder.  With fewer companies comes fewer jobs.

Does anyone live their lives in a way that doesn't minimize taxes?

I'm not one that is going to dabble in tax evasion and risk getting huge fines.  It's in my own self interest to pay taxes.  Not the best thing for the community as a whole, and maybe you're right, in that I am somewhat hypocritical, but I'm not interested in going head to head with the IRS.  I DO take every deduction I can put my hands on (even though I hate deductions, and would much rather see a flat tax).  This last tax season, my effective tax rate ended up at a paltry 0.66%.

I like to voice my opinion on matters to hopefully listening ears, and I'll cast my vote in the ballot box, but in the end, I'm going to do what is best for me and my family.  And that includes paying taxes so I don't get my rear handed to me on a silver platter by the IRS later on in life.

Or, we could just discuss existing tax laws like adults, until someone like you comes along.    And I'm not a leech of the government teat.  I am a working individual who abhors the absurd amount of welfare dollars we give away every day, all the while going into deeper and deeper national debt.  I would like nothing more than to see all of the welfare-driven programs abolished, and the tax rate halved because of it.

Apparently, trickery, cheating other people, and tax evasion is ok in your book.  Remind me never to do business with you.

Yes, but I don't think anyone has ever been prosecuting for doing so.

It's also a crime to deface money in any way (i.e. writing on it, etc).

I'll give you 20 bitcoins for it.

You're not burning tender at all, according to the US. 

Unless they recognize it as a currency.  Then they'll throw you in jail for it.

What model of PS3 is it?  Any games?  Controllers?  A/V cables?  Power cable?

As long as the US does not recognize bitcoins as a currency, there will be no taxation of mining or taxation of valuation gains until the bitcoins are sold.

If bitcoins are ever considered a "foreign currency" under US law, they would likely be subject to tax laws on ordinary or capital gains BEFORE being sold, and maybe tax on foreign currency transactions is what unk was trying to get at.  Hard to say whether currency produced out of thin air would be considered a gain on a currency transaction though.  

http://www.maximadvisors.com/knowledge-library/US-Taxation-Foreign-Currency-Gains-Losses.html

But, in order to be taxed in this manner, the US would be forced to recognize bitcoins as a legitimate currency. 

Honestly, as a large vendor, I wouldn't do it.  You've already established yourself as a trustworthy vendor here, so there is no reason that a customer should need to use clearcoin besides to screw you out of your bitcoins (which has happened before several times).

I suppose you would have their address, but even still, the possibility of recovering lost funds from a customer reversing a clearcoin transaction would be slim to none.

Win.