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When I got my first 6-digit job my dad reflexively said to be extremely careful about my spending. It will creep up on you and it’s really hard to cut down. I set myself a savings rate so I had an income closer to a $70k salary. It’s the best financial decision I’ve ever made.
40% of workers earning over $300,000 say they're living paycheck to paycheck, per Goldman Sachs.
This is actually a bipartisan bill with serious win potential. It can be won with mostly conservative + swing states. You couple the SALT deduction abolition with a slight tax reduction (income or smth) and almost every state except some of the deep blue states is net even or benefit, while federal finances improve and political incentives in deep blue states shift heavily toward smarter economic policy.
Clowns relying on unexpected victories regularly should be chained and forced to read The Prince. Only upon receiving an A on a 10-question quiz on Fortuna can they be liberated
This somewhat corresponds with the complaint that the standard for men has gotten really, really high. At the start, only 9 of top 10 flags are above 10%. By the end, 9 of top 10 are above 20%.
Just running a lazy joint probability of not throwing a top 10 flag:
1940: 1 - ~.75^10 = ~5% of passing top 10
2026: 1 - ~.69^10 = ~2.5% of passing top 10
There’s also the issue that flags have shifted towards more common male behavior. Divorce, unemployment, not paying the bill, differing religions, and more were much less uncommon in 1940s. Disagreeableness, phone use, hygiene, tipping, bad humor are far more common today.
So the 1940s 5% chance to pass is likely a severe underestimate relative to the 2.5% chance of today. Would have to look at more data and weight each characteristic by frequency in 18-30 male population. Going to guess that this is closer to 30% in 1940 and 10% in 2026.
This rightoid habit of fanatically pursuing serious, unsubstantiated claims about groups or individuals is too repulsive. It deters voters and costs Republicans a lot of the credit they built up while Dems set themselves on fire. STOP DOING IT
Trying to watch the Halo series. Kwan Ha is insufferable. “Petulant, emotional, self-destructive woman” tropes should have inglorious deaths where everyone’s lives get easier whenever they’re in a plot. I’m ready to just fast forward every scene with her
The fact that you paid $10k in state/local taxes should have no bearing on what you owe the federal government. Anyone who complains “oh well it becomes so overwhelming” should reconsider their state/local voting patterns.
Like we’re just subsidizing terrible political behaviors with national externalities in our most productive economic engines. The incentives SALT creates are manifested in how stupid their state and local politics are
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The US needs to crush SALT deductions. It’s utter nonsense that a few states (CA, IL, NY, MA) can impose terrible tax policy and instead of them suffering it the direct and indirect costs are shifted to smart-policy states and federal government
DeSantis is among the most remarkable governors in US history. He aptly exploited the stupidity of blue states to create a juggernaut that continues to siphon more IL/CA/NY/MA population and commerce. Without him, FL’s future is less certain.
Don’t fixate on disgraced libertarianism “anyone can do any drug”. Focus on
“MA has its insanity laws, and we have ours.”
“CA has its education policy, and we have ours.”
“TX has its abortion policy, and we have ours.”
“IL has its pensions, and we have ours.”