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- Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:29 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Duke it out - Dividend style
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11919
Re: Duke it out - Dividend style
that would be one big baloney statement then . your portfolio value is all yours each and every day . it would be ludicrous to think that anything different transpired except a taxing event if instead of selling each night and re buying another investment in the morning is any different then choosi...
- Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:14 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The Minimum Wage in America is Pretty Damn Low
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7143
Re: The Minimum Wage in America is Pretty Damn Low
So the US can improve minimum wage by lowering median wage?
- Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:13 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Duke it out - Dividend style
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11919
Re: Duke it out - Dividend style
Consider: Some wise poster on this board once made the assertion that capital gains (i.e. a component of total return) do not compound unless realized. Dividends that are reinvested do.
Discuss.
Discuss.
- Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:09 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Selling "junk silver" coins on Ebay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4972
Re: Selling "junk silver" coins on Ebay
I have bought and sold junk silver on Ebay, but not for a few years. My recollection is that US junk goes for a good bit above spot, Canadian a bit lower, and others a bit lower still. A quick, non-scientific survey of the bay shows a roll (20) of 1964 Kennedy Half Dollars recently sold for $151 (wi...
- Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:25 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: My Childhood SeaWorld Memories Are Ruined
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4458
Re: My Childhood SeaWorld Memories Are Ruined
[quote="WiseOne'] They'll mostly just explore and chew on greenery and throw up. [/quote]
I sort of envision retirement kind of like that. At least the later stages...
I sort of envision retirement kind of like that. At least the later stages...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:37 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: 50 Things a Man Should Be Able to Do
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2244
Re: 50 Things a Man Should Be Able to Do
I prefer Heinlein's list.
- Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:02 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: How Much Would You Pay for this Wooden Shack?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11876
Re: How Much Would You Pay for this Wooden Shack?
Hilariously, it's considered a historical landmark and can't be torn down and rebuilt! and how does that not drive the value down to squatter shack prices? it would mean the land cant be used.. I am sure it can be torn down, after completion of a $850,000 cultural resource study and a $1.5 million ...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:19 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Baaaad news for Democrats
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2196
Re: Baaaad news for Democrats
Places that are "...dense, liberal urban..." control a bunch of electoral college votes. So if the presidency is the ultimate prize, that is the market you pander to. Places that are "...dense, liberal (but i repeat myself) urban..." control a bunch of electoral college votes. So...
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:09 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: ICD-10 is here!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3861
Re: ICD-10 is here!
[quote=WiseOne]Of course there is!
W23.0.XXS - Sequela of being caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between moving objects.[/quote]
I must say I am disappointed that combines do not get equipment-specific codes, but water skis apparently do.
W23.0.XXS - Sequela of being caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between moving objects.[/quote]
I must say I am disappointed that combines do not get equipment-specific codes, but water skis apparently do.
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:03 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: ICD-10 is here!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3861
Re: ICD-10 is here!
I suppose there is a code for one of my favorite lines from the Police Squad/Naked Gun Series - "Getting caught in the teeth of a combine..."
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:15 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Soaring Silver Sales
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7780
Re: Soaring Silver Sales
I don't know, but "Soaring Silver Sales" is almost as good a tongue twister as "Six Slippery Sliding Snakes"
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:20 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Couple makes 245K, lives off 15K, gives away 100K each year
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1813
Re: Couple makes 245K, lives off 15K, gives away 100K each year
So about $130,000 went to "taxes and savings". Can't pay much in tax with $100K in charitable contributions. So they really kept $15K plus "savings".
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:52 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Dems booed off stage for saying All Lives Matter
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10816
Re: Dems booed off stage for saying All Lives Matter
Thanks! (Slapping forehead with palm!).
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Dems booed off stage for saying All Lives Matter
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10816
Re: Dems booed off stage for saying All Lives Matter
[quote=Coffee]I couldn't agree, more. That part made him the greatest actor to have ever lived, in my opinion.[/quote]
Movie? I can't come up with it.
Movie? I can't come up with it.
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19708
Re: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
[quote=TennPaGa]But this sort of behavior is *everywhere*. Whether or not something is sleazy is in the eye of the beholder, and whether it is accepted as such depends very much on culture.[/quote] Please note that my response was based more on the OP's bringing Medicaid into consideration to suppo...
- Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:26 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19708
Re: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
[quote=Pointedstick]We all benefit from less poverty among senior citizens that's enabled by Social Security. Etc.[/quote] But we all don't benefit when someone fraudulently claims disability to gain Social Security disability payments, or otherwise gains benefits that are not truly warranted. Let's...
- Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:28 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19708
Re: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
[quote='Pointedstick]When you are "paying into" a system like Social Security or Medicare, you're not putting money aside in some kind of segregated fund to pay for your own future expenses; the money you are paying goes straight to other people, and later in life when you receive money, i...
- Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:06 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19708
Re: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
All well and good. ACA is welfare for everybody at certain income levels, Medicare is welfare for everybody 65 and over, Social Security is welfare for everybody over 62 and over, etc. But Medicaid (included in the OP as an option) IS targeted at very low income folks. Basically, as I understand th...
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:23 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19708
Re: Early Retirement and Healthcare in the US? Medicaid? Obamacare? Other?
I think I'm with clacy on this. If you want to manage your affairs to reduce taxes, have at it. Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one'...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:32 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Redskins trademark
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1603
Re: Redskins trademark
[quote='TennPaGa']I guess I just don't see the Redskins ruling as impacting free speech, and I'm not finding your slippery slope argument very persuasive. [/quote]
I find the Boston Celtics mascot very offensive to my Celtic heritage. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I find the Boston Celtics mascot very offensive to my Celtic heritage. Lather, rinse, repeat.
- Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:11 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The Best Razor On Earth
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18149
Re: The Best Razor On Earth
Gillette Super Speed from the late 1940s through 1950s.
Blades are practically free.
Blades are practically free.
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:09 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4823
Re: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
[quote=Mountaineer]Drink more. It will kill off the weaker brain cells and leave the stronger ones to assimilate more knowledge. The more you drink, the smarter you will feel. This is a key evolutionary "survival of the fittest" strategy, I think from Cheers. ;)[/quote] I am already do...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:32 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4823
Re: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
Geez, I had to google Latverian and Vibranium. I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was... No worries WAH. I'm 27 and fast seeing my descent into obscurity not understanding kid-lingo these days. I look forward to telling youngsters to get off my lawn. Well, I'm 62 and don't consider...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:59 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4823
Re: Dr. Dooms Portfolio
Geez, I had to google Latverian and Vibranium.
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was...
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was...
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:54 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Intro to Microsoft Excel
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6410
Re: Intro to Microsoft Excel
Ah, computer nostalgia! I didn't realize that Corel was still selling Quattro. I used a bunch of Borland products in years past - Turbo pascal, Turbo C, Turbo Assembler, etc. Great tools. I still have a 2-D Turing machine I wrote in Turbo C (with Turbo Assembler parts) that, last time I checked, s...