VATs? That could work, but would be a vastly greater burden on the poorer of us than on the wealthiest. I'm for graduated taxes (greater percentage of the tax burden is paid by the wealthiest), so I like the idea of property tax, even graduated property tax. Anything you come up with will have logical reasons for and against, will have constituencies for and against. We don't have to re-invent the wheel here; we can see how things are done in other societies and learn from their successes and mistakes.
are you saying that everything on my computer will fit on a flash drive the size of my thumb? a serious question, not rhetorical. you do this copying daily and it overwrites each time?
I hope he answers here. I would rather learn here than by trial and error after starting down one road, only to discover that I should have taken the other.
"That is the tradeoff Americans don’t want to recognize." too broad a statement. As people experience our 'system' (more like 'systems'), they come to realize the difference between theory and reality.
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a bit harsh for this group, Regan. I come here for new facts and ideas and financial education, and rational debate if it happens.
Post: $92,000 a year is quite an investment. The ROI is real, but maybe not.
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Re: AI --very good point.
Post: $92,000 a year is quite an investment. The ROI is real, but maybe not.
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I wish they would make this more challenging so I would have something to do all winter instead of drinking hot chocolate...
Post: Calculating the Maximum Income While Staying in the 12% Tax Bracket
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VATs? That could work, but would be a vastly greater burden on the poorer of us than on the wealthiest. I'm for graduated taxes (greater percentage of the tax burden is paid by the wealthiest), so I like the idea of property tax, even graduated property tax. Anything you come up with will have logical reasons for and against, will have constituencies for and against. We don't have to re-invent the wheel here; we can see how things are done in other societies and learn from their successes and mistakes.
Post: Property taxes, our schools, our towns and seniors. Shared responsibility.
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Always good to hear from someone who has been in the trenches and is no longer justifying their strategy . Thanks.
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are you saying that everything on my computer will fit on a flash drive the size of my thumb? a serious question, not rhetorical. you do this copying daily and it overwrites each time?
Post: Frugality, Minimalism, and Aligning Values
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I hope he answers here. I would rather learn here than by trial and error after starting down one road, only to discover that I should have taken the other.
Post: Beefing Up Security
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Why-oh-why can't we imitate success when we find it?? Instead our ideology is sinking us. Free-to-fail is the battle cry.
Post: The rules we didn’t follow
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"That is the tradeoff Americans don’t want to recognize." too broad a statement. As people experience our 'system' (more like 'systems'), they come to realize the difference between theory and reality.
Post: About those US medical costs….
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where is the LOL button?!
Post: Financial Education in Middle and High School
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