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As a self-employed person, you may use the per diem method; it's not just for employees. But if you work in an area with high expenses, taking the deductions for the actual expenses you pay may provide you a better tax benefit. The IRS publication that Jack linked spells out the travel expense...

A cop should tread carefully, as any punitive action the officer would take as a result of mere insult would be a violation of the First Amendment. From what I can tell, officers at the police academy don't get much, if any, training on the First Amendment. They probably should though, as the...

A strict constructionist analyzes the powers granted the federal government in the constitution and statutes only on the powers that that are expressly granted by the Constitution - i.e. they reject the idea of any implied powers being granted to the federal government. Textualism is the idea...

But there had been considerable debate about whether in fact the President is included in term "officers". If you Google it, you'll see a variety of opinions on that. Indeed, Trump himself seems to believe that is the case as that was the very reason he sought, and was granted, removal of the...

Same here. I've got all his albums on CD. He was an excellent singer song-writer and the fact that his music is mostly just himself wit the guitar makes it easy catch every word of his songs. The vinyl to CD revolution was just starting to take off back then and quickly CDs left vinyl records...

This thread was started and ended on 2/24/2024 before your post above. I think the odds of the OP coming back now to see it are not great, but if they do I agree that they need a medical malpractice attorney and that medical malpractice cases are expensive to litigate.

Once again, you assume something about me that is not true. On that we agree, a moderate Republican would be a far better choice than either of the candidates we now have. The country, left and right, more and more seem to reject moderation in favor of extremism. If that trend continues, then...

How did you determine that the officer didn't have the reasonable suspicion needed to make a traffic stop? It doesn't take a whole lot to meet that standard. If you don't what the officer will say about that then you don't really know that the court will rule the stop invalid. That's your...

My statement about the status of those three decisions to keep Trump off the ballot was merely a statement of facts, not an argument. I don't see you stating that the facts I stated were wrong. That I stated the facts is not a reflection of my views of the efforts to keep him off the ballot. Did...

And I'm guessing no warranties, expressed or implied, and no refunds either, right?

I have (probably too) many timepieces. About half adjust themselves by either satellite signal or from the NIST (which was known as the National Bureau of Standards when I was growing up) time signal broadcast from near Fort Collins, Colorado. The other half I have just completed changing. :D...

Correct, but it is one in which the people elect their representatives, and in that regard is also democratic. It is not a pure democracy in which the people would decide every single matter by voting; a wise choice by our founders. While the design of our government may not be perfect (which...

One state's supreme court, one state trial court, and one state's secretary of state had held that Trump was barred from being on the ballot because of the 14th Amendment. The latter two had their decisions stayed pending the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision. The Colorado Secretary of...

IMO you made the right decision. It's aggravating to have these kinds of things happen, but it makes it worse to dwell on it and, as you said, waste your time on it.

Our right to freedom of speech means, among other things, that the government may not punish us for insulting others or calling them offensive names. That said, had you responded that way you may have goaded him into attacking you. While the city could prosecute the guy for doing that, that's...

That's where we have a fundamental difference. IMO Trump is the problem, not the solution. I'm not going attack you over that, as I believe that everyone is entitled to vote for the candidate of their choice regardless of what others, including myself, think. I do think that everyone who is...

I don't agree with your opinion on that. I'll wager that I've seen more of the inside of the judicial system than you have to have a little better insight on that. Regardless, one case doesn't tell you anything about how the rest of the cases in the country are handled. Your view is one that is...

I don't see any liability on the part of the insurer or TPA that is related to your co-payments or for money you paid for things unrelated to the issue in dispute. The real dispute you have with them is over the $11k you paid. If, as I expect, you signed a settlement agreement for this that bars...

I agree, but those qualities seem to be in short supply this century.

In addition to the other comments, one expects some puffery in ads so you always have to be a bit wary of glowing claims made in ads. The ads should not, however, be outright false or misleading. On the criminal side, ads that contain false or misleading information in them are generally charged...