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TopicShould we limit how much wealth an individual can have? Why/why not?
emblem boy
06/25/18 4:37:59 PM
#75
Fuparulez posted...
Investment income is taxed lower because it's money that's already been taxed in the first place and making it less attractive to invest money into our economy, do I have to explain why that's bad?


But I mean, the income invested isn't what's taxed. It's the realized gains that are taxed.

If we're going to go down the hole of if something is double taxation or not, there are probably better examples.
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TopicShould we limit how much wealth an individual can have? Why/why not?
emblem boy
06/25/18 4:29:12 PM
#71
Sativa_Rose posted...
emblem boy posted...
Sativa_Rose posted...
emblem boy posted...
I think having the special tax rules for different types of income is arbitrary.


with capital gains you should at least only tax the after-inflation gains then.


After inflation gains? As in subtracting inflation from the total gains made? Is that so they still have the incentive to keep holding and investing the money in some way?


Yes to the first question, and as for the second question, it's more to not penalize people for inflation.

If you have a stock worth $100, and inflation is 2% a year, and the stock goes up to $102 over the course of that year, your gain was completely canceled out by inflation. Would it be fair to tax someone on top of that? You could also use an example where inflation was 3% so you actually lost money after inflation. Then it would be even more penalizing to tax someone.


Would this be the same for income at regular jobs and just any income period. If my company only gives me a 1% raise and inflation is 2%, doesn't the same idea hold? Let's just subtract inflation increases from all taxes then
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Topicstate election forecasts, what does your state say
emblem boy
06/25/18 4:08:58 PM
#3
This topic reminded me that I forgot to vote for the primaries here in Denver. And I'm on travel for work all of this week.

I even got my mail in ballots like 2 weeks ago and remembered yesterday but then it slipped my mind.
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TopicShould we limit how much wealth an individual can have? Why/why not?
emblem boy
06/25/18 4:00:25 PM
#69
Sativa_Rose posted...
emblem boy posted...
I think having the special tax rules for different types of income is arbitrary.


with capital gains you should at least only tax the after-inflation gains then.


After inflation gains? As in subtracting inflation from the total gains made? Is that so they still have the incentive to keep holding and investing the money in some way?
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TopicShould we limit how much wealth an individual can have? Why/why not?
emblem boy
06/25/18 3:26:41 PM
#66
FLUFFYGERM posted...
Balrog0 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
This would probably collapse the economy. Investment income is generated (by the average person) by taking income they already paid taxes on and deferring gratification by putting it to work in the stock market or in real estate or in business ventures. The deferred gratification + risk warrant a lower tax rate as an incentive to get people to keep doing it.


I disagree. It definitely wouldn't collapse the economy -- don't be silly. You can argue over whether or not its more or less effective, but I would argue that given most american households don't have any investments, and those that do are largely through 401k plans, this thinking makes no sense to me. Let people write off losses more generously if this is the real concern, letting them carry forward more and for longer


If the households that do own investments decide to stop investing, that would certainly collapse the economy.

If my investments were taxed at the same rate as my income, I'd be looking for a different country to live in because that'd represent an enormous increase in my tax rate. To the point where some other country would benefit from the substantial tax revenue I generate.


Ehh, I don't agree with that. They low rate for capital gains goes away so they decide to stop investing or move countries? They're still making money and creating wealth in some way and getting good investment on returns. Why would they stop?

I think having the special tax rules for different types of income is arbitrary.
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TopicPolitics in a nutshell
emblem boy
06/24/18 11:05:26 AM
#9
tennisdude818 posted...
Yeah that describes partisan pundits (Sean Hannity, Paul Krugman) and their followers. Fortunately there are more intellectually honest people out there like Ron Paul, Glenn Greenwald, Tom Woods, and Dave Rubin.


Lol
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TopicSarah Huckabee Sanders thrown out of restaurant for being Trump's mouthpiece
emblem boy
06/23/18 5:06:55 PM
#137
Anteaterking posted...
emblem boy posted...
Something that doesn't let them play the victim card for one.


Like what?


I don't know. But that's not really the point. If I don't know what to do, it doesn't mean I'll support an idea that's bad.

shockthemonkey posted...
emblem boy posted...
Antifar posted...
emblem boy posted...
Ideally I pretty much think businesses can serve who they want(to a certain extent that's mainly based in location and lack of other alternatives) but this is dumb. What's the long game here?

Making those who actively aid a dumbass corrupt president acutely aware that society hates their guts.


Bro, do you think she doesn't know a large amount of people dislike her.
Regardless, what's the end game. Like don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say we can't or shouldn't socially repremend people. I just tend to think we should do it smarter and in better ways.

The end game was kicking her out of the restaurant.


A lame end game. I mean, it probably doesn't matte in the end.

Sarah then went on Twitter and called out the restaurant, and I'm sure they're gonna get a shitload of negative and positive comments.
But by next week it will all be forgotten anyway.
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TopicSarah Huckabee Sanders thrown out of restaurant for being Trump's mouthpiece
emblem boy
06/23/18 4:47:12 PM
#132
Anteaterking posted...


Like what


Something that doesn't let them play the victim card for one.
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TopicSarah Huckabee Sanders thrown out of restaurant for being Trump's mouthpiece
emblem boy
06/23/18 4:31:38 PM
#126
Antifar posted...
emblem boy posted...
Ideally I pretty much think businesses can serve who they want(to a certain extent that's mainly based in location and lack of other alternatives) but this is dumb. What's the long game here?

Making those who actively aid a dumbass corrupt president acutely aware that society hates their guts.


Bro, do you think she doesn't know a large amount of people dislike her.
Regardless, what's the end game. Like don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say we can't or shouldn't socially repremend people. I just tend to think we should do it smarter and in better ways.
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TopicRepublican leadership totally not racist.
emblem boy
06/23/18 3:47:02 PM
#19
luigi13579 posted...
I thought it was going to be this shit:

https://twitter.com/lukeoneil47/status/1010233994611392513

Also the autographs. Couldn't make it up.


Wtf
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TopicReading up on the Holocaust is so god damn depressing
emblem boy
06/23/18 3:44:40 PM
#10
Reading about the world wars in general is insanely depressing. The amount of death is insane to think about
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TopicSarah Huckabee Sanders thrown out of restaurant for being Trump's mouthpiece
emblem boy
06/23/18 3:41:17 PM
#119
I pretty much think businesses can serve who they want(to a certain extent that's mainly based in location and lack of other alternatives) but this is dumb. What's the long game here? Does it help your cause? Or does it only stroke your ego?
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TopicAustin, TX easing up on arrests for petty theft
emblem boy
06/22/18 7:10:35 PM
#88
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Asherlee10 posted...
I'm asking you to expand on what you mean and why.
I'm a big believer in harsh punishments, so harsh, that they will have PTSD and never commit crime again.
It's more than just the money, it's about breaking their criminal spirit into tiny little pieces that they won't ever commit crime again.

And if they keep going at it, I can think of countless methods of harsh punishments that don't involve death.

KamenRiderBlade posted...
Antifar posted...
That's not what PTSD tends to do to people. You're just being needlessly, pointlessly cruel.
I disagree, a heavy fear needs to be instilled into those criminals so that they will fear committing a crime ever again. Or else we'll have to think of ever harsher methods to instill that fear.


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Topic28k paid on my wedding, 21k to go
emblem boy
06/22/18 6:09:44 PM
#106
What are the honeymoon plans?
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Topic***Official 2018 World Cup General Topic pt 2***
emblem boy
06/22/18 1:42:00 PM
#197
jimbiz posted...
emblem boy posted...
Man, I should make some jollof rice for the Nigeria Argentina game

Bro Nigerian Jollof rice taste like shit. Its all about Ghanaian Jollof rice :)


The lies we tell ourselfs

Na, just joking. I've never had Ghanaian jollof yet, so who knows
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TopicHow is your experience dealing with customers/customer service?
emblem boy
06/22/18 1:36:23 PM
#4
With customer service. It's usually good. I haven't really had any issues, and when I do, it's easily resolved.


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Topic***Official 2018 World Cup General Topic pt 2***
emblem boy
06/22/18 1:35:35 PM
#194
Man, I should make some jollof rice for the Nigeria Argentina game
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TopicDo you typically pay your full credit card balance?
emblem boy
06/22/18 12:56:47 PM
#9
Statement balance for that cycle once a month
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TopicAustin, TX easing up on arrests for petty theft
emblem boy
06/22/18 12:28:47 PM
#15
Good
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Topic28k paid on my wedding, 21k to go
emblem boy
06/22/18 11:57:27 AM
#92
Do people pay for weddings in cash? Or take out a loan or something?
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Topic28k paid on my wedding, 21k to go
emblem boy
06/22/18 9:54:20 AM
#60
Skurvy_1 posted...
Ours was a little over $60k (her parents paid almost half tho)....thinking back it obviously would be nice to have that extra money now, but if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing

Edit: I probably should add our honeymoon flights/hotels were free because I stocked up on miles/points when I used to travel for work which is partly why we spent a little extra on the wedding


Educate me. What makes the wedding cost so much? Food, alcohol, location? What exactly made it cost so much
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Topic28k paid on my wedding, 21k to go
emblem boy
06/22/18 9:02:12 AM
#53
What's making it so expensive? What's going to be making it unique?

How long have you been planning it?
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Topic6am is the most respectable wake-up time for the average American.
emblem boy
06/21/18 9:16:16 PM
#15
What sort of gentleman awakens later than 6.
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TopicWhy do we always go on about how bad fast food is for you when most the time
emblem boy
06/21/18 12:32:24 PM
#8
I mean, I don't make burgers at home either
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TopicJordan Peterson
emblem boy
06/21/18 12:10:08 PM
#6
He doesn't really answer the question and seems to dodge it. His example about kids doing better had to do with it being better for there to be more than 1 parent.
What about 1 parent(or none) versus 2 same sex parents. Guy should be clear about what exactly he's saying
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Topiceating a pig is as bad as eating a dog
emblem boy
06/21/18 11:33:10 AM
#22
s0nicfan posted...
Pigs have been bred for thousands of years for the sole purpose of being consumed. Dogs have been bred for over ten thousand years to be companions and as support for tasks like herding, retrieving, tracking, and killing. They're not equivalent. It's like comparing firewood to a shovel.


This explanation doesn't really do it for me. An animal was chosen to be bred for food thousands of years ago. And? It doesn't really answer the question of if we should still eat them. But I guess that isn't really what you're trying to answer by your post,so nvm

I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong, but it's not really a strong argument to me
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TopicHouse GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget
emblem boy
06/21/18 10:55:22 AM
#47
FLUFFYGERM posted...
emblem boy posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
Darkman124 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
in 2015 there was $60 billion worth of medicare fraud

in a single year

just saiyan


we have no reason to trust fraud would be removed by any GOP effort

legitimate coverage removal seems more likely


your only solution is to always "raise taxes a lot"

so i have no reason to trust that you actually care about fixing anything lmao

if they have that much bandwidth for that much fraud and waste, they need less funding. not more funding.


Does cutting a budget in half, also cut the fraud in half? I mean, it seems that's what you're implying when you want to cut it.

Obviously we should take care of fraud and money mismanagement. I'm just not confident that cutting a budget is the only or best way to do it.


raising taxes to pump ever more money into the system sure as hell wont take care of fraud and waste

if the government cant learn to get by with less, we need to start electing a new government


That doesn't really answer what I was talking about. That 60 billion is about 10% of Medicare.
If we cut the funding by half, and we see fraud stay at 10%, what then?

If we raised funding by half and fraud stayed at 10% percent, would you still say we need to cut funding?

Like, I'm mainly just saying fraud is something that needs to be identified and fixed, but I'm not sure why you think cutting funding is the only way to go about it.
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TopicHouse GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget
emblem boy
06/21/18 10:39:58 AM
#34
FLUFFYGERM posted...
Darkman124 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
in 2015 there was $60 billion worth of medicare fraud

in a single year

just saiyan


we have no reason to trust fraud would be removed by any GOP effort

legitimate coverage removal seems more likely


your only solution is to always "raise taxes a lot"

so i have no reason to trust that you actually care about fixing anything lmao

if they have that much bandwidth for that much fraud and waste, they need less funding. not more funding.


Does cutting a budget in half, also cut the fraud in half? I mean, it seems that's what you're implying when you want to cut it.

Obviously we should take care of fraud and money mismanagement. I'm just not confident that cutting a budget is the only or best way to do it.
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TopicWhat percentage of US GDP should be dedicated to entitlement programs?
emblem boy
06/21/18 10:34:32 AM
#11
How is someone supposed to answer this question?
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TopicWhat percentage of US GDP should be dedicated to entitlement programs?
emblem boy
06/21/18 10:25:09 AM
#4
What counts as entitlement programs?
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TopicAnyone ever have longterm academic goals change plans midway through degrees?
emblem boy
06/20/18 7:34:38 PM
#2
8-bit_Biceps posted...


At a certain point you breed one-dimensional mistake-free workaholics. I don't really believe these uncreative people are borne of the optimal thought processes to generate scientific discovery so much as they are merely following up on past work and just going through the motions (or basically experiments that would be obvious to most people with the same information to do next).


Why do you believe that?
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TopicDo you wear V Necks shirts?
emblem boy
06/20/18 6:42:17 PM
#19
Of course. I know when I started wearing them like 9 years ago, some friends made jokes about it for some reason.

It just looks better
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TopicAnyone remember CrimsonMamba?
emblem boy
06/19/18 1:43:51 PM
#14
ssj3vegeta posted...
She was cool and cute tbh

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TopicMy trip to Amsterdam really hit home how fucked Brexit is going to be.
emblem boy
06/19/18 10:19:58 AM
#3
You can't call them deplorable bro. You'll turn them racist
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TopicFuck people who are okay with parents and kids being separated like that
emblem boy
06/18/18 9:35:29 PM
#16
Frostshock posted...
emblem boy posted...
Frostshock posted...
Ok, we're waiting for your proposed solution then.

Either the kids go to jail too, or the parents don't. If you don't send the parents to jail, then everyone crossing the border is going to bring a kid as a human shield.


How do you think we handled this before Trump?


Wasn't it literally happening but no one was publishing stories about it because it didn't push their agenda?

By all means, if Trump started it then complain about it all you want.


Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Separating families only really happens if the border patrol decide to actually charge the people. In the past, we kinda just sent them back and didn't bother with that whole thing. It's a policy change that happened specifically with you administration. Hell, hasn't sessions said this is being done as a deterrent to future crossers
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TopicFuck people who are okay with parents and kids being separated like that
emblem boy
06/18/18 9:31:21 PM
#7
Frostshock posted...
Ok, we're waiting for your proposed solution then.

Either the kids go to jail too, or the parents don't. If you don't send the parents to jail, then everyone crossing the border is going to bring a kid as a human shield.


How do you think we handled this before Trump?
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TopicBroke up with my gf, CE
emblem boy
06/18/18 1:22:55 PM
#13
I feel like my girlfriend is going through some depression. I know she has in the past, but I think it's coming back
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TopicBroke up with my gf, CE
emblem boy
06/18/18 12:28:14 PM
#3
Patchwork posted...
She's depressed, unhappy with herself, and miserable with my work schedule.


Can you go into more detail on these
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