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by rcpt 3y ago
Now ask CarGuy about dealer markups
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by rcpt 3y ago
Yes
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by rcpt 3y ago
Seniors and the disabled don't have to pay property taxes in California if they don't want to. The California Tax Postponement Program protects them. It's a fine policy.
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by rcpt 3y ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. But there is a targeted program for low income seniors, the California Tax Postponement Program. It's been on the books since 1977. Many states have similar laws, eg. the NJ senior free
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by rcpt 3y ago
The California Tax Postponement Program exists if you are distrustful of the banks. It predates Prop 13.
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by rcpt 3y ago
> Your scheme doesn’t solve the problem, it just delays it Until we have a way to make homeowners immortal I think a temporary fix is just fine.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Because Jarvis wanted to bleed the state as much as possible. > I think the public school system is a cancer on this society. The only difference between the public schools and the Mafia is that the public schools steal more money. http
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by rcpt 3y ago
Buy. Borrow. Die.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Even without HELOC the state of California has specific programs https://www.prop13.wtf/2023/05/08/california-tax-postponemen...
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by rcpt 3y ago
It wasn't really pitched for low income seniors. The California Tax Postponement Program solves that and predates Prop 13. Other states have similar targeted laws, eg. the NJ "senior freeze". Jarvis was going for a "tax
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Prop 13 Is Not Passed on to Renters(prop13.wtf)
28 points by rcpt 3y ago|60 comments
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by rcpt 3y ago
I feel like astronaut is only a good idea if you really enjoy long airplane rides.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Does that PDF have a video embedded?
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by rcpt 3y ago
Soledad is as good as anything in socal.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Yes, despite difficulty reproducing results in some fields, it still generally makes sense to trust scientific results. The scientific method is the best thing humanity has for establishing knowledge from empirical data. Now if you'd p
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by rcpt 3y ago
The pill that cures cancer is made from superconductors and designed by AI. Get it delivered by self driving car.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Super interested in what's going to happen with this but I had to mute that account. Feels like they're just engagement farming and making wild guesses from outside.
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by rcpt 3y ago
> Cars This is 99% of it (other 1% is fear of other parents scolding you). There's a beach bike path near us with only one street crossing in 5 miles. My 6 and 7 year old are free to explore the whole thing unattended provided they
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by rcpt 3y ago
But it's tech instant coffee
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by rcpt 3y ago
Oh ok so all he had to do was send a message from his hand to fucking space before he talk to the AI. Basically the dark ages here.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Ultra efficient super fast maglev trains between our most important cities? Not in MY backyard!
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by rcpt 3y ago
Portable MRI is sort of possible now https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0811222106
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by rcpt 3y ago
I mean, it's pretty inconvenient when you have to spend 20min on the freeway to go out
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by rcpt 3y ago
Part of the experience. Some of your neighbors are jerks
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by rcpt 3y ago
It's the building used in the TV show Severance. I had a job offer to join Nvidia's office there years ago. Worst financial decision of my life not taking it.
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by rcpt 3y ago
Real gun https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/comments/ofrr0f/armed_cycli...
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by rcpt 3y ago
That sounds pretty tame compared to US road rage. It's what I'd expect by default when riding a bike on a fast street and it wouldn't even occur to me to call it "road rage"
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by rcpt 3y ago
Greatest thing about bikes, and this still applies to ebikes, is that you actually experience and participate in the city you live in. You learn the small roads, you see other people and they see you, you spot tiny businesses and interestin
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by rcpt 3y ago
Replacing a catalytic converter costs about $3k
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by rcpt 3y ago
E bikes are a lot heavier than 15 lbs

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