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by jogjayr 7y ago
There are other options than just "sell and move away". They could owe the taxes against the value of the land. They could sell to the condo developer in exchange for a new unit and some cash, so they don't have to move away.
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https://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-r... is a comprehensive guide to dealing with debts that you don't owe.
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> "unwitting victims" would be more like it. Or perhaps "American citizens". Non-citizens residing in the US were also affected. As were previous US residents who got a credit card or home loan or bank account while h
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Think of it as landlords having to share some of their Prop 13 savings with tenants. Now both owners and renters can both enjoy the protection of not being forced from their homes due to an increase in cost.
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> you don't get to interview with the team you will be working on. That's why I mentioned that I've been asked to do lunch or a phone call with prospective hires. I'm not a manager, just a grunt, and these candidates
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> I think most people read through all of the answers You're vastly overestimating what most SO users come to the site for. They (and I include myself) just want something that'll work and isn't horrible. Even "not ho
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I don't think this happens at Google anymore. I knew what team I was joining, and spoke with the manager, before signing my offer. I've been asked to do phone calls/lunches with prospective new hires to sell them on our team.
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> One of the problems with (and arguments against) carbon taxing is that you'd have to apply it globally to maintain a level playing field. That's what tariffs are for.
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I've noticed that I have far more conversations with strangers when I'm out walking my dog than when I'm out by myself. I've also made acquaintances with the regulars at the dog park. Pets aren't a replacement for h
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> Mahama Gandhi didn't work for the East India company while simultaneously fighting for freedom. Given that the East India Company was dissolved when he was 5, this would've been difficult.[1][2] He did however work in the amb
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> The people who would be most impacted by rising petroleum prices would be those least able to afford it. The people who will be most impacted by climate change and rising seas will also be those least able to afford it. You can tax car
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> > Do consumers want a ruined planet? > After seeing the absolutely bonkers car culture that America has, then yes. The planet is a lot more than just America.
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My HTML resume has a print stylesheet. If someone asks for a PDF resume I tell them to print out the HTML page to PDF or do it myself and send it to them.
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> This article makes a common mistake: Scrum and Agile are not synonymous It does not. It merely acknowledges that Scrum is the most popular and widely practiced incarnation of Agile and is what most developers are familiar with. From th
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> Not much difference between a sack under the bed and a bank account if you don't tell anyone about the sack. Burglary isn't the only danger. Paper money can be eaten by moths, so you probably want to vacuum seal it. That stil
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> "how dangerous is it to exceed the speed limit in a well-maintained car if you do nothing else wrong?" What I'm saying is that speeding doesn't happen in isolation. The only times it's "safe" to speed
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The market's been really good for software engineers in the past 10 years. It's absolutely none of my business, and I don't want to be rude. But I hope you go out and make hay my friend. You could easily be making twice that,
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The US doing nothing will hardly serve as encouragement. And India also has major coastal cities threatened by climate change. Maybe China does too. Overall "but China and India" is a cop-out, a convenient excuse for doing nothing
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> No one needs to wear any clothes at all, or at most a paper bag would do. Clothes aren't optional because of public indecency laws and also because most places don't have perfect weather year-round. A paper bag won't do
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> there's something sort of absurd about being punished for a behavior that didn't actually hurt anyone. So there should only be penalties for DUI if you get into an accident? It's impossible to predict in advance which sp
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by jogjayr 7y ago
So then you agree that the goals of "punish the offender" and "deter any future criminal acts" would not be served by having the same fine amount for everyone, regardless of means?
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> They'd probably decline to provide them, in the same way as you can decline to provide them. The consequences of declining are very different for both parties. The landlord moves on to literally any other prospect because everyo
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Credit checks, criminal background check, employment history check, previous landlord reference are standard parts of a rental application. My landlord has tons of visibility into my finances and history with previous landlords. I know noth
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That would be a valid reason to ask for a doctor's note. But even then I'd only do it if their absence is negatively impacting productivity and they're really needed at work. Or if there is something else in their performance
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Employment is a business arrangement and both parties are merely obligated to fulfill the letter of the contract they have entered into - honorable or not. If the company hits hard times will "honor" keep them from getting rid of
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> personally, I think a fine ought to be a rough estimate for the excess risk you exposed other people to. Ok, but that's not actually what a fine is for. It's meant to be a deterrent against future offenses, both by the party
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by jogjayr 7y ago
Right. But no one needs a $15k car, let alone a $50k one, to get to/from work. If you're counting job income as RoI from a car, why not buy a $7k car? That's far better RoI. And after one has held a steady job for a few yea
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1. You're paying interest on a depreciating asset that doesn't earn any return. Worse, the minute you drive the car off the lot, it's worth 20% less than you paid for it. So you're underwater on the loan immediately. Eve
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The IRS allows you to deduct $0.51/mile if you use your car for business. This takes into account all the costs of driving: gas, insurance, registration, depreciation, maintenance and repairs.[1] I don't know if it also takes into
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by jogjayr 7y ago
I'm surprised you're being downvoted for such a reasonable statement. If schools teach essential life skills classes such as driver's ed, they really should teach personal finance and home economics (especially cooking) too.

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