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Just to be clear it's never about 'we the people' getting anything but filched and/or outright robbed by the current administration. It's all about making sure that those who have keep getting even more.
The no tax on tips is also a "gotcha con".
No tax on cash tips, but only if you make under $25,000 a year and itemize your deductions, losing the $15,000 standard deduction. In other words, you've been conned.
"So many sudden changes and unknowns." Indeed! I feel as though I should not only continue to sit on my hands but that I should also consider nailing them to the chair. I need at least one finger to type though.
@WABAC, Roger that. I was a carpenter, they turned me into a small engine mechanic and a shooter. Maybe fair as I had taken a break from forestry and wood science studies to enlist before the draft got me.
I agree with you and I've been tracking their progress along with the addition of CGDV and QLTY into the mix. Why? I felt the addition of one or the other would add to my overall portfolio balance but I couldn't choose which one. I started positions…
Will this include the elimination and/or similar cuts in the health care provided to 47, all his cabinet and appointees, and all the representatives and senators who voted to approve this massive pile of manure?
"If dividend stocks are so great, why did Jack Bogle—after years of research—create the S&P 500 index, not a dividend index? Most, if not all S&P 500 indexes pay dividends.
"Why did Warren Buffett endorse the S&P 500 (SPY) for most inve…
"She ultimately backed the bill after securing last-minute benefits, including a boost in funding for rural hospitals and a carveout on SNAP cuts for her state (no changes for 2 years).
In addition, Murkowski got a tax break for Alaskan fishing vil…
@FD - What shred of joy can you possibly derive from taking Medicaid away from so many Americans in need? What shred of joy can you possibly derive from taking Snap or food stamps out of the mouths of children, babies and the working poor? What sh…
@Observant1 - Hi! I look for Mr. Jakab's column every morning in my email. There's usually a nugget in there and this column was no exception. (I didn't know that I could link it so I've never attempted to).
The link I provided takes the reader to …
@Observant1, clicking on your link took me nowhere.
I wonder if this might be the study that you were looking for LINK It comes from The Journal of Wealth Management.
YBB said "I have read that in many car models, to replace the headlights, they have to disassemble the entire front portion and then put it back. So, that's what adds to the time and labor."
I can vouch for that. Had to replace a passenger side hea…
Curious to know if the US still has protocols for safe operation, inspections and/or properly trained inspectors to oversee operating and mechanical procedures and so forth or was that department nuked so to speak by the doge whiz kids for fraud and…
@hank and @Crash for some excellent discussion(s) on CEF's check out this forum Early Retirement
dickoncapecod (read his bio) is an excellent resource, knowledgeable and helpful. There are also a number of other well versed posters. Hope you find i…
And yet other countries go about their business without feeling the need to slaughter a bunch of innocents in exchange for a bunch somewhere else. Go figure. What a screwed up species we are.
What horrifies me is that I cannot think of a single member of his cabinet, appointees, advisors or family I would be ok with to take his place. The whole bunch reminds me of a manure pile on a hot, humid day.
Excuse me if I temper my enthusiasm with the credibility of the source and a cherry-picked data set (YTD growth by president). I'd like to hope that you're correct but my field of reference comes from a pool of blue collar friends who haven't seen a…
Look, I know embarrassing little about Iran or its people other than they've lived under a brutal dictatorship for 45+years. I thought it might help to know a little more about them. Found this:
Rick Steves' Iran
p.s. I attended grad school with a…
