mathiasben

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by mathiasben 9y ago
And the internal revenue act of 1954.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I'd like to think it would be possible to create a platform where blocs of consumers could negotiate, examine, modify these contracts of adhesion as a class action.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
Just merge the two organizations and call it "scouting" - solved
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by mathiasben 9y ago
45 years since anyone has been more than 330 miles from earth. totally pathetic.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
my proposal is to replace the current tax code with the 1954 act.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
invested in siloed low risk fixed income vehicles ensuring that the funds don't circulate through the broader economy.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
it's already happened; trump, al-right, etc.. there used to be all these middle class jobs that kept everyone occupied, now without that we have lots of anger and automatic weapons.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
"Rich people invest all of their money back into the economy" - if it really worked like that we wouldn't be discussing inequality.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
but that isn't going to produce broad based results. for every vacation home and extra car purchased there's millions being underutilized. the tax policy enacted in 1954 saw to it that those funds were put to good use or taxed agg
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by mathiasben 9y ago
yes, very few paid the top rate. but that's the point, the excess income was being thrust back into the economy, driving innovation and creating jobs not just languishing in someone's bank account.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
it did this in 1954?
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by mathiasben 9y ago
true, the effectiveness of this scheme was slowly eroded beginning shortly after it was enacted. '86 was the knife blow that killed it for good with it's "revenue neutral" rebalancing of the "loopholes" and ded
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by mathiasben 9y ago
the $400k is in 1954 dollars, today's figure would be around 4mil a year
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by mathiasben 9y ago
not charities, more like angel investments
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by mathiasben 9y ago
avoid the taxes by taking the deductions, invest in new jobs and businesses with the possibility if those investments pan out of making even more money.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
The underlying cause of this whole issue is the changes in tax policy instated in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, previously income was taxed at higher rates unless deductions were utilized which forced those earnings back into the economy crea
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by mathiasben 9y ago
market overvaluation section could do to include the yield spread on bonds as this is sometimes quoted as a volatility risk indicator.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
the stock market is so divorced from the actual economy that over half of Americans don't participate in any way at all whether through direct purchase, 401k, mutual funds, etc.. most of the action on the stock markets is companies reb
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I feel as though the "stock market" following the 2008 crisis has become further insulated from the larger economies fundamentals. wages can continue to not keep up with inflation, savings rate continues it's downward slide,
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by mathiasben 9y ago
...out of 8.788 million people, the response isn't proportional to the threat.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I'm on a 27 foot cape dory, a classic sailboat. it's jussssssst barely enough space for myself. I have a Dickinson marine diesel fireplace affixed to a bulkhead for when it gets cold, it'll run for a whole day on one gallon o
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I'm doing this in Washington DC right now, it's not always easy but worth it! willing to field any questions
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by mathiasben 9y ago
"While fat in the diet is not the best thing for humans, it is important to bears." almost stopped reading after coming across this wise chestnut.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
VRML
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by mathiasben 9y ago
Are we to assume that NOBODY has reported this in the two months it's been in the app store?
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by mathiasben 9y ago
The author is mistaken, it's not motivation he's attempting to describe; it's coercion.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
- I wonder why I don't feel entitled to cheap caviar and cheap yachts? - both of which are available if you're interested.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
yeah totally! question: If I connect the headphone jack to my stereo system will the Jolt music play through when it's time for the alarm to go off?
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I'd deff give one star feedback to anyone waking me up using the brown note.
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by mathiasben 9y ago
I like this! just downloaded the app and will give it a whirl tomorrow morning. Ever considered adding a feature to let strangers wake up other users? So it would work like this... ten minutes before your alarm is set to go off another user

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