Schopenhauer 2 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
The best advice I've read in years.
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I suspect not 12 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
If you're still interested in something other than hyperbole go here for a decent source: https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/who-pays-taxes
As for the questions? I'm not sure the IRS is behind the drive so much as the vehicle through which politicians are using to try and get more control. When it comes down to it control is what they want. If they can keep track of your money the next step is deciding where you can spend your money. Then they can punish you for not spending it "correctly". Which would allow them to decide you can't be trusted to spend it right so it would be better if they just spent it for you. I realize how crazy that sounds but there is plenty of history to back that up. I also realize that that is many steps away and also not currently, legally, possible. Which is why we need to make sure and vote. And need to make sure the voting process is not destroyed by those trying to make it easier to commit fraud.
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As for the questions? I'm not sure the IRS is behind the drive so much as the vehicle through which politicians are using to try and get more control. When it comes down to it control is what they want. If they can keep track of your money the next step is deciding where you can spend your money. Then they can punish you for not spending it "correctly". Which would allow them to decide you can't be trusted to spend it right so it would be better if they just spent it for you. I realize how crazy that sounds but there is plenty of history to back that up. I also realize that that is many steps away and also not currently, legally, possible. Which is why we need to make sure and vote. And need to make sure the voting process is not destroyed by those trying to make it easier to commit fraud.
I suspect not 12 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Yep, that pesky1%. It's always a sticking point that 1%. But that 1% also pays approximately 90% of the taxes each year already. Which you can also look up. Then there's also the fact, fact mind you, that much of that wealth is tied up in assets and not in some bank account somewhere. I'm not saying there isn't room for improvement on how things are done. But what I find is disingenuous is for any elected politician to demand any other politician's financial records for public consumption without also offering theirs up right along with it. I'm all for requiring all, all, elected officials to yearly give them up. Of course I'm also completely for set term limits, no more than 2 terms in either Congress or the Senate or 1 in each. The only addition would be a 2 term max as either the President or Vice President not both.
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One of these things... 5 comments
What we do in this life echoes in eternity 4 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Or, and this is just me spit balling here, since it's not an exact replica they just went to the originals and made their version just like Napoleon did. It's entirely normal for two separate groups, when using the same source, to come up with similar results.
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I fear more than jazz 1 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
You know the worst part? I didn't even bat and eye when I saw this. I've seen some weird pieces that were deliberately skewed by the composers to achieve certain effects.
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I've considered not posting shit, honest 8 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
And churches do have to pay the Non-Ad Valorem tax. This is tax the helps pay for things like the police and fire departments and other local public things like sewage.
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What kind of snake is this 27 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
A water moccasin is mean tempered usually so if wasn't cold/cool out and it stayed placid that's a decent indication in and of itself. Not definitive, but good. I hope by now it's been released well away from where you are. In the future if you find a snake like that an easy, relatively safe test is getting a long stick and tapping the ground near the snake. Water moccasins will strike at it showing that lovely distinctive mouth color. Plus side is that regardless of whether it is one or not you can know with some certainty straight away. Be aware though cotton mouths have been known to literally chase people just to attack them. Not something you really want to be playing with if you can avoid it.
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FEMALE!!! 21 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
If I could find a legitimate reason for it I'd wear just about anything. However, there are somethings that I'd theoretically be willing to wear that I would never actually wear. A good example is the scarf I bought in Afghanistan. I'd love to wear it but I live in Florida it never gets cold enough to need a scarf. I wear things for two reasons. They're comfortable or I need to because of the weather. Sometimes that even overlaps. Unfortunately, Florida never gets cold enough. I wear shorts 99% of the year because it's just too hot to wear something else.
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What kind of snake is this 27 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Being from Florida that was my first thought on what kind of snake it is. But without knowing where they caught it and what type of area they caught it in ie... woodland, grassy, near water, it's really hard to say with any certainty.
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That can buy you half of a Nintendo game 3 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Well that's true but he also was award the maximum claim Tennessee could give of $1 million with $353,000 up front and the rest as an annuity of $3,350 per month.
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Moments before disaster strikes 1 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
That's either another Drill Instructor playing or a moron that's going to wish he was dead. But it will make a good story in a few years for both the moron and the DIs.
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Martin Luther wrote some very unsavory things about Jews in 2 of his later works 3 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Martin Luther did profess to be Catholic until his death. He never had a problem with the majority and most of the 95 Thesis is just him trying to get clarification on why the "Church" said one thing while the bible said another. He also recognized that it was corrupt members of the clergy that cause many of the problems and was completely devastated after his visit to Rome where he got first hand exposure to the corruption.
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Choose your quirk 14 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Turn luck into a tangible characteristic and helplessly absorb people's bad luck if they're me around for more than a half hour.
Claw machine 1 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Umm... not exactly a hard choice. Call first then take pictures. Help isn't going to teleport instantly to your side. So while you wait you take all the pictures and videos you need to show your friends, your kids friends, your kid's kids, and so on.
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Battlelines? What's a battleline? 2 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Well yes, but mostly no, that depends entirely on the armies, the geographic location, and the year. Celt, Gaul, and Viking armies tended to be more likely to engage one-on-one because they were made up of warriors not soldiers. Even more "developed" countries didn't utilize the pike for a considerable time period.
Pike usage had a big drop off after Alexander the Great and barring a very few showings didn't become a mainstay weapon for armies until about the 15th century. About 900 years or so after the medieval time period began.\
For those interested here's more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_(weapon)
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Pike usage had a big drop off after Alexander the Great and barring a very few showings didn't become a mainstay weapon for armies until about the 15th century. About 900 years or so after the medieval time period began.\
For those interested here's more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_(weapon)
You didn't read this anyway 3 comments
Crime is bad, m'kay? 10 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
People come to Florida and become stupid. We have laws to stop stupid people from themselves and laws made by stupid people.
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Photo that became inspiration for Warner Bros. "Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote" 9 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
I agree mostly, but there are some people that don't lash out without thought when angry. Instead they craft the worst thing they could possibly say to hurt you even if it's a complete lie.
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Crime is bad, m'kay? 10 comments
lucky11
· 3 years ago
Here's a few fun laws still on the books for Florida.
1. In the state of Florida, the law states you must pay for the parking meter if you tie an elephant, goat, or alligator to it.
2. Unmarried women parachuting on Sundays could risk jail time.
3. Publicly singing a swimsuit is illegal.
4. Women who fall asleep under a hairdryer can be fined.
5. Under law, men cannot wear strapless dresses in public. However, the law does not regulate other types of dresses.
6. Florida prohibits parents from selling their children.
7. The law prohibits having sexual relations with a porcupine.
8. It’s against the law to eat any cottage cheese after 6 PM on Sundays. -Tampa Bay
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1. In the state of Florida, the law states you must pay for the parking meter if you tie an elephant, goat, or alligator to it.
2. Unmarried women parachuting on Sundays could risk jail time.
3. Publicly singing a swimsuit is illegal.
4. Women who fall asleep under a hairdryer can be fined.
5. Under law, men cannot wear strapless dresses in public. However, the law does not regulate other types of dresses.
6. Florida prohibits parents from selling their children.
7. The law prohibits having sexual relations with a porcupine.
8. It’s against the law to eat any cottage cheese after 6 PM on Sundays. -Tampa Bay