basementcat

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   by basementcat 9y ago

   I would argue that having $3MM net worth is more than enough to "buy" one or more (local) politicians for an election cycle or two in many parts of the USA. https://ballotpedia.org/School_board_elections,_2016 ht
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   For whatever reason, this reminded me of the Cheela in Bob Forward's Dragon's Egg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Egg
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   Profits come from customers.
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   The other side might argue that the $330MM ultimately came from customers. If Citi didn't have to do such audits and no one complained, why should Citi be forced to "wealth re-distribute" these funds from one set of customers
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   Those of us with the munchies also want to know the location of this snack dispensing machine.
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   Not unlike Nostradamus, they managed to announce the event several decades before it actually happened.
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   by basementcat 9y ago

   This is not true of all COBRA plans. To be safe, she can delay premium payments a maximum of 45 days and still have coverage for claims that occur before the initial premium payment. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa&#x