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Your comment implies that Hitler seized power despite a lack of popularity. The historical record shows that Hitler was wildly popular in Germany, even up to the end of WW2.

Gotta come back with more than "whataboutism."

When was the last time you saw a cop actually stop a crime? Not respond to one, but prevent a crime? Even their responses to "real crime" are half-hearted in almost every state I've lived in. Many act like I'm imposing on them.

I had a guitar stolen out of my car in the late 90's. It was hot pink, and I was pretty sure that the thief would try to pawn it. So when I spoke with the cop who showed up, I mentioned about checking pawn shops etc. He said "Sounds like a good idea. If you find anything, let us know..."

Completely useless choads...

I wrote a thank you message on Teams to my coworkers on a project, and half of them thought I had used AI to write it. As a professional writer in a previous life, I was astonished. Then they told me that they had never seen me write anything more than a sentence or two so naturally they assumed something relatively polished had to be AI assisted.

Scale doesn't really matter with an air force. The IAF is much, much stronger and more competent than the Russian Air Force. Plus, the Israelis are bombing defenseless cities (in Lebanon), and getting a lot of help from the US (in Iran).

I bought a house recently, and need something to haul landscape stuff around. Slate is perfect for that. I also need something to haul wood around for woodworking etc. Slate is perfect. If I need to help my kids move out of their apartment or move some furniture, this is perfect. Can't do any of that with my coupe.

A lower hood would shrink the size of the frunk. Also, this isn't a tall vehicle by any means.

My experiences have been that Macs last far longer than consoles.

Are you familiar at all with how China has "encouraged" people from farming communities to work in factories?

"most qualified to do so"

Yes, us poors should be reminded that our bettors will create the means blah blah blah.

You know who funded Arpanet? How the transistor was developed? On and on, taxpayers funded it. And now we have leeches acting like teenagers who think they invented sex.

Of course he's not addressing what AoC said. That wasn't the purpose of his propaganda. Just as so many billionaires are panicking about potential wealth taxes etc, so too is PG.

This is no different than any of the Thiel/Musk/Bezos propaganda that's been swirling around as they realize that the natives are getting a bit restless and mentions of guillotines become more common on social media. And they look at the UHC CEO's murder and wonder just how safe they really are.

Sorry, but this is a crock.

1. Seat belts - pretty sound investment. 2. Air Bags - excellent investment. 3. Crumple zones - outstanding investment. 4. ABS - outstanding investment. 5. Backup cameras - not worth the money if you don't value the lives of small kids. 6. Lane sensors - pretty handy, especially as your reflexes start to slow with age.

Why aren't performance improvements scrutinized the same way? How often are huge trucks given a pass despite never having anything in their truckbeds?

I know it's anecdata, but the number of high-speed crashes in my college-town are amazing. You have a 45mph zone, people routinely speed 5-10 over that and boom, dramatic crashes.

And how many parents are watching a WWDC presentation?

The stock market is notorious for dropping on almost any Apple conference or announcement.

I'm not saying the encyclical is advocating for the Butlerian Jihad, but that we're inevitably heading towards one.

Frank Herbert was prophetic.

Barnes and Noble seems to be doing well with their PE ownership. Definitely better than the last few decades of Len Riggio's reign.

Moving every 2-5 years sounds like one of the rings of Hell from Dante.

I think he must have relayed the tale to you incorrectly. Stock options aren't taxed until you exercise them. Been this way since 1969.

Restricted stock is taxed at vesting, unless you choose to be taxed when they're granted to you. Ditto since 1969.

RSUs are taxed at vesting/settlement as ordinary income. This was pretty much the case since 1969 as well, but fully confirmed in 2009.

So your friend had a large taxable event occur, ignored any advice that such tax event would persist over the tax year, and failed to act at any time to address his tax shortfall. Sounds like he had a shit tax/financial advisor. And to consume all of his net worth etc, the number of options that vested must have been quite large.

Not going to be sympathetic to someone YOLO'ing their compensation/taxes.

Yes, getting them to pay "something" is a good goal, but if it hurts people who are financially vulnerable is non-optimal.

Consumption taxes are regressive in general and in particular with the 1%, they simply don't spend enough to have it impact their lifestyles.

They never sell their shares. They borrow against them, write off the interest, and then when they die, their heirs get a stepped up cost basis.

That's highly dependent upon the individual and their earning status, but the majority of people receive less than they contribute.

https://freefacts.org/resources/how-much-money-will-i-pay-in...

Bollocks. We complain because jobs are being occupied by the oldsters, and now you want them to stay in their jobs even longer?

If the couple you're pillorying is so wealthy, then most of their Social Security is being taxed, and they're paying higher Medicare premiums as well. And their house? As they get older and require nursing care, they'll end up liquidating it (or Medicaid will take it).

The average retiree receives around $25k per year in SS benefits. That's not a ton of money. In most studies, retirees receive less in benefits than if they had been able to invest their Social Security contributions. But that's fine, SS really has two main goals: a forced savings towards retirement, and as a social safety net for those who would otherwise be impoverished in old age.

The first is possible; the second, hasn't happened in my lifetime.

"institutions" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. This often means bloated bureaucracy. I'm not against big government in any way or form, but inefficient, bloated bureaucracy with a bunch of mandarins doing the real governing since all the office holders get rotated out after their term limits hit, doesn't seem like a good solution.

No such thing as bad publicity? I would bet that McDonalds saw an uptick in sales after the release of SSM.

Services is really just Google's baksheesh plus corrosive game mechanics. Without the hardware, there is no Services. Hence Apple will always be dependent on maintaining a large lead with their devices.