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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  To be bigger than reddit will require bringing over all of the worst fuckwits of reddit. Let’s not do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Republican Party used to be very big on smaller government. What caused them to turn into the party of big government over reach? When did it happen?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That was always a like, just like the rest of their platform. You’re just becoming aware of the reality, now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rigged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It provides incentive to keep your money in the market.

  No it doesn’t. The vast majority of my stock has LTCG treatment. When I sell, I sell that stock because of the preferential tax treatment and let my non-qualified stock bake longer. You either have the wealth to be in the market and can play the game or you don’t and you’re not in the market. I’ve lived both lives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rigged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  LTCG means that I can 15% or 20% (depending on income) on selling stock even if I’m otherwise in a high tax bracket. Why should I get to have a massive tax break just because I already have a lot of income? There’s nothing special about my income from stock vs. my income from employment other than I work a hell of a lot harder for my income from employment than I do my income from stock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rigged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The other thing to get rid of is long term capital gains taxes and just tax capital gains as regular income.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rigged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  TIL - interesting language… even the article goes on to call it a cap multiple times even thought he official title is what you listed. Thanks for sharing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rigged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re talking about a cap and not a base, but yeah… remove the cap and everything gets better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Take the medicine for one week" is monday-sunday or monday-monday?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have seen zero cats today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No fear!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Survivor bias… they incorrectly believe that because they lived that there was no actual danger. Truly, the selfish and self-absorbed generation. :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ups and downs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bullshit and make your own god-damned breakfast.