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    The Entirely Made Up Claim That Corporations Pay No Taxes

    In a bad place for sure.
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    The Entirely Made Up Claim That Corporations Pay No Taxes

    I bolded the above. This is always true no matter how you want to deny it. Sometimes it is due to circumstances, but many, many times it is due to choices. As a hypothetical (and I know the board hates these): What if everyone, and I mean everyone was placed into the middle class. Everyone...
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    The Entirely Made Up Claim That Corporations Pay No Taxes

    I think Ned stated something like this....if there are loopholes, why haven't they been addressed during Democrat leadership and if the loop holes are legal, you cannot demonize people for using them. I asked Copilot "Why don't the Democrats raise taxes and close loop holes in the tax code...
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    Help the billionaires

    You said "Do you think people should have their homes appraised every year and be taxed on the gain in value?" uhhh, this happens every year for my property taxes. There is an annual assessment. During the housing boom, my property taxes increased $2400. My escrow payment went up by $200 a...
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    Help the billionaires

    Yep, while discounting the hard work, long hours, sacrifices and smart investing. I think that is what gets me the most. I am not some rich person taking advantage of the poor. Taxes HURT every paycheck. I also want to have enough to send my daughter to college out of state. I am...
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    Help the billionaires

    So I have considerable savings (401K, Brokerage Account) that I spent 30 years building that are 100% stock based. I am not wealthy. My wife and I have taken 4 major vacations in the last 26 years (2 diving trips, a disney cruise and a trip to Disney. I drove my Toyota Highlander for 20...
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    Comedian thinks an 8-9 year old should trans, gets wrecked

    interesting exercise. Go ask Grok and then Copilot if there is a safety issue of transwomen in girls bathrooms and if there are any examples. Copilot said there are NONE, Grok had multiple examples. I asked about the Loudon County example (probably most well known) and Copilot said that was a...
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    Revenue Models & Tax Theory

    My biggest issue is not being able to see the tests. My daughter is in 7th grade Advanced Science. She has struggled this year more than any other year. She would study, study, study and make a poor grade. When we asked what areas she struggled in, she did not know. It was an electronic...
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    Holy shyatt he said it out loud

    My wife was born on 3/18. She. just realized yesterday that her drivers license is expired. She is at the DMV right now renewing it. Guess what, she had to take. Below are the requirements directly from the GA DMV for a REAL ID: 1 proof of identity (e.g., certified U.S. birth certificate...
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    All Things Chicago, IL and Democratic Government

    This seemed high....I queried Grok. Below are numbers for top 5 cities by number of shootings from start of 2025 till now. Still very high and Chicago is insane for the size of the city and where it sits for shootings and murders. Top 5 Cities Ranked by People Shot (Primarily 2025 Data +...
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    Military Strikes on Iran Imminent

    I think politically attacking Iran was disastrous for Trump. I also think this provides, at least in my mind, the urgency of the issue. I could be wrong, but this is definitley not helping in terms of keeping power in the Senate/House and we know exactly what will happen if he loses...
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    The economy

    This is me exactly. I have a 401K that I have been maxing out for 25+ years. It is sitting there in a very nice place. I bought my home in 2005 for $350K, it is paid off and was assessed at $750K for tax purposes. So with my house and 401K alone I am a millionaire. Do I have that money to...
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    Bye bye Green New deal

    I will caveat this post in deference to the folks that say they don't like the way Trump is doing it or that they don't like the repercussions of his actions. Below are the 5 things Trump has done that, in my opinion, all Americans should be on board with. I think that if a Democrat did these...
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    Inflation Persists - Grocery Prices Surging.

    I was being sarcastic....there is no way I am selling the stock. It seemed that some people have issues with tax loop holes and I just wanted to show how a loophole that is legal is considered the by some to be the rich not paying their fair share. Change the dollar values above to $25 million...
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    Inflation Persists - Grocery Prices Surging.

    I just learned a very interesting loophole. One that works very much in my favor. My mom has a stock brokerage acct. It is where I invested all of her cash after she got dementia. It has grown about 35% in the last 3 years. I learned that when she passes and I inherit the stock, not only...
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