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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   And right below this story there's a link to how Amazon got provisions that would have affected them removed from a bill that actually passed the Senate[1]. Discussing 5 separate bills sponsored by Democrats in the house like they migh
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   At least 1 company has beaten you to that idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_HQ2
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   If you look at the table with 4 billionaires in the propublica article, 3 of the 4 (Bezos, Musk, and Buffett) paid tax rates of over 20% of their reported income, consistent with the 15% long term capital gain rate.
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   If a person makes $500k in a good year, they will get hit with higher taxes, but they're probably going to invest a lot in order to hedge against not so good years. Taxing their capital gains is a double whammy.
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   So if I say 0%, is that irrational? I mean I’m not 0% sure, but I am to many many decimal places. So what if somebody is religious in the same way? They’re not 100% sure, but they understand significant digits, and just round up.
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   “ Self Employed 401(k) limit: $57k As a financial independence enthusiast, this is maybe the most under-rated perk to me. It means, as a married couple, my wife and I can invest (and reduce our taxable income) by $114k per year as opposed t
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   It does depend on the type of commute. If you walk or ride a bicycle to work that is at least somewhat personal time, and I personally enjoy the structure. If you use a train or bus or something similar and don’t have too much rigmarole aro
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   Isn't that what this is: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/peloton-recalls-tread-plus...
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   by ojbyrne 5y ago

   How would taxing individuals make the use of expensing 5000 square foot offices, country club dues and private jet travel less attractive for executives? They would just pile up the deductible expenses and take less taxable compensation.
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    So presumably cdixon writes software for a living...
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    1. I think that was just poor phrasing by the parent. 2. There were some "get covid" parties at University of Alabama (probably others): https://abc3340.com/news/local/university-of-alabama-respond... 3.
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    I will admit that I missed that but its barely enough. The whole piece is basically a paraphrase of Kuhn.
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    Should probably credit Thomas Kuhn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_...
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    I think all of the FAANGs have some form on “non-traditional hires” apprentice things, though it’s probably pretty tough to get in. I know someone who changed careers later in life by attending a boot camp type class and applying after that
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    “US Customs and Border Patrol” https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
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    by ojbyrne 5y ago

    Fundamental argument against this: Victory? What exactly is that? Some particular nation state is advantaged over some other nation state. How exactly does that work for the individuals in that country? So many questions…
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    My current MBP drives 3 4K monitors and has 64 gigs of ram. Perhaps I’m not clear on the point you’re trying to make.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    And pretty well any company throughout history has made sure the public knows about its investment.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    Pretty simple to me, investing is mostly discretionary. If it's encouraged, there will be more of it. If it's not, there will be less.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    The least hesitant 30 counties basically seem to be MA, VT and the entire Bay Area.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    I’m curious what this has to do with Sid Meier.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    Your brain is decentralized though. Your eyes, nose, mouth, skin, muscles, sexual and digestive organs, all not just dumb peripherals.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    There once was this band called the Sex Pistols...
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    Wikipedia links to this (search for "Zig-Bee"): https://rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/Publications/files/Balaram_A...
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    If you are insured and look at medical bills in the US you generally see an obscene top line cost, a very large discount that the insurance company negotiates, and your personal copay. That discount doesn’t really seem to come from somewher
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    Mostly along the lines of engineering-centric companies that went out of business (or stayed small/struggled) because they didn’t think about marketing.
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    “As long as the reason is not illegal (e.g. firing because of the employee's race, religion or sexuality.)” While the odds of someone sueing a company for that are very high, the costs are also extremely high. Companies do extensive pe
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    I think the key counterpoint to your argument is “like all other things.” That’s the thing you’re calling a silly idea: wealth, trade, immigration, etc. I think it’s unclear which side wins, but getting Goebbels out of the White House certa
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    I can’t decide whether to respond with either the (purported) Albert Einstein quote: “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Or Robert E Lee: “it is good that w
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    by ojbyrne 6y ago

    MBA myself, and I can happily contrast the hate here with how much ridicule of engineers there was from business professors when I was in college. I just knock off a few points of my perception of the speaker's competence either way.