Bricejm

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by Bricejm 16y ago
Does anyone actually go to dealerships anymore to 'look' for cars? With websites like Autotrader, you basically have all of your choices listed for you. The last car I bought, I found online, went to the dealership, and it wasn't that bad
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by Bricejm 16y ago
My dentists keep changing because they keep leaving the practice I go to. That might be a sign to look elsewhere. Although my first dentist told me that at some time I would need a crown put on a tooth, and as soon as he left and the new
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by Bricejm 16y ago
This is the same as any large company giving equity but requiring a vesting period. The reason you give equity vs. cash is to create an incentive for an employee to want their company to succeed. If the large transfer fees are in place to
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by Bricejm 16y ago
So what you're saying is as the average income increases, we should decrease the tax rate to maintain a level amount of tax revenue? Then as population grows their taxes should offset their cost? Maybe in a perfect world, but you can't com
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by Bricejm 16y ago
A marginal/progressive tax rate works.
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by Bricejm 16y ago
What I'm saying is without the U.S. economy most successfull people wouldn't be successful. There's a price to participate in our economy. Lowering taxes on the rich is the basis of supply side economics, which has been proven wrong time
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by Bricejm 16y ago
Crime will always be a part of society. Roads fall apart and need repairs. An increasing marginal tax system maintains stability.
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by Bricejm 16y ago
"Richer people require fewer government services" They do require less government services but they probably became rich because of the U.S. economy and the opportunities that it presents. You can be smart and ambitious, but if you're born
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by Bricejm 16y ago
The marginal tax system that we have works, and is probably the best way to maintain stability and distribute burden. What needs fixing is the rates on cap gains and dividends. Needs to be a marginal rate too.
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by Bricejm 16y ago
Free market capitalism is supposed to be about innovation and competition. You have to weigh the good with the bad. Has Microsoft probably had an advantage that pushed others out of business - yes, but I'm sure they also inspired programm
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by Bricejm 16y ago
The capital gains/dividend tax breaks basically benefit the rich. Cap gains/dividend taxes should be on a marginal basis just like ordinary income.
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by Bricejm 16y ago
Bill Gates is the ultimate example of what's explained in the book 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell. Success is usually a combination of hard work & luck.