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__pache__
4y ago
> Life is a marathon, not a sprint for sure, thanks for sharing your perspective
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4y ago
> But what if I were to die tomorrow? this is probably the core thought. what would I pay to get "one more day with my sons?" millions? if I had no more days left and could give it all... > I work to live my life, I do not l
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4y ago
How do you guys cope with this? I feel so guilty taking any time off, even to play with my kiddos/dogs/whatever. "Could be making $200+/hr right now" is always in the back of my head.
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__pache__
4y ago
there is nothing wrong with that behavior, no one was hurt, or even close to hurt. this is ridiculous.
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4y ago
that still doesn't make sense. if I make $50bn I am worth a significant amount of that, if not most of it. > its existence would not and should not belong fully to you ...if I didn't make it, it doesn't exist, so it fully
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4y ago
Err, but you're asserting that we _need_ to grow this revenue without saying why? Also, 90% top marginal tax wasn't really paid. Look at our historic tax revenue vs GPD. it's remarkably consistent, around ~17-20% no matter wh
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4y ago
howabout no silly wealth taxes? I don't get it. why do we need to keep growing gov't and adding more and more rules/programs/etc.? Certainly we don't need to keep spending more and more, cut it off and some point an
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4y ago
So if I make a pill that cures cancer, _it_ is worth 100bn, but I am only worth 50m? how does that make any sense?
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4y ago
well, yeah, but my point is there are situations where you can't refi
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4y ago
Can't refi if you're under water...?