Might as well just raise them to 100%
- Feds91Stammer

Totally random, but has anyone here watched Mare of Easttown?
- Rinosaur

Nope, haven't even heard of it.

How was Many Saint of Newark by the way? My chick hasn't seen the end up the Sopranos yet (we're in season 6, episode 8) so we are trying to finish that before we watch Many Saints as I read there's a spoiler to the Sopranos in Many Saints so I don't want to ruin anything for her.

I could never do it. I love winter. Biking at Frick park with a bit of snow on the ground is like one of my favorite things.
- burgh4life87

Yeahhhh, I dunno, freezing my nuts off sucks. I came home in February one year to visit family and it was like -12 with the wind chill. That was the day I said I was done.

Capital gains are taxed at 50% up this way. Not saying that's a good thing, just saying haha
- MattStrat

That's realized capital gains. Canada doesn't have a tax on unrealized gains. I don't think anyone does, on account of it being stupid.

That's realized capital gains. Canada doesn't have a tax on unrealized gains. I don't think anyone does, on account of it being stupid.
- Victoro311

hahaha you are correct on that, we don't.

Might as well just raise them to 100%
- Feds91Stammer

hahah F'n Trudeau might yet...

- burgh4life87

hahahah

That's realized capital gains. Canada doesn't have a tax on unrealized gains. I don't think anyone does, on account of it being stupid.
- Victoro311

I actually worded what I said wrong initially. Should of been 50% of a capital gain is taxed at the tax rate of the tax bracket you fall in, in the year of of the gain. That's a big difference.

This skit is hilarious. Yinz from PA will find it particularly funny. It's a spoof of this show called Mare of Easttown.


- Rinosaur

God damn that Philly accent is horrendous lol

Oh god, all I can think of now is that god awful "Pittsburgh Dad" and his fake ass accent. It's like nails on a chalk board.
- burgh4life87

LOL

Nope, haven't even heard of it.

How was Many Saint of Newark by the way? My chick hasn't seen the end up the Sopranos yet (we're in season 6, episode 8) so we are trying to finish that before we watch Many Saints as I read there's a spoiler to the Sopranos in Many Saints so I don't want to ruin anything for her.
- j.boyd919

It was ok/decent but honestly it could of went another hour or more and I'd of been totally fine with it. Wasn't enough Tony and Tony turning into Tony for me. It was cool seeing Junior, Sal, Paulie, etc as younger guys though. Certainly worth a look if you're a big Sopranos fan.

Nope, haven't even heard of it.

How was Many Saint of Newark by the way? My chick hasn't seen the end up the Sopranos yet (we're in season 6, episode 8) so we are trying to finish that before we watch Many Saints as I read there's a spoiler to the Sopranos in Many Saints so I don't want to ruin anything for her.
- j.boyd919

Part of me doesn't want to even tell you whether I liked it or not going into much detail, but I'll just say it didn't quite live up to expectations for me, but it was still good and fun to watch.

I really wish it would have been a mini series instead of a movie. Like maybe two or three part series.

God damn that Philly accent is horrendous lol
- j.boyd919

The company I work for is right on the NJ/PA border, so a lot of people in the company have that accent. It's the worst. I think I'd rather listen to a Boston accent all day.

Part of me doesn't want to even tell you whether I liked it or not going into much detail, but I'll just say it didn't quite live up to expectations for me, but it was still good and fun to watch.

I really wish it would have been a mini series instead of a movie. Like maybe two or three part series.
- Rinosaur

Yeah I saw some some review headlines it was a good visit into the world of the Sopranos again even if it falls a bit short. I don't really have huge expectations, but it'll be something I can just enjoy. I know I'll enjoy it because of the actors in it.

So you didn't see the propublica report. Bezos has tangible assets. He has billions of dollars worth of real estate and just purchased a .5 billion dollar yacht. You're cool with him paying virtually 0 taxes? Whenever he needs cash, he just takes out a loan and pays the bank 3% interest rather than a 37% tax he would get on income. I know it's a loophole and it's legal. That's the point. It's legal because the wealthy drive ALL political parties. Republican and Democrat alike only push policies to appease the oligarchs.
- P.klem

Yeah my lefty buddies from grad school reference it all the time when they talk about wealth taxes. It's literally framed in terms of unrealized gains. Take this paragraph:

His tax avoidance is even more striking if you examine 2006 to 2018, a period for which ProPublica has complete data. Bezos’ wealth increased by $127 billion, according to Forbes, but he reported a total of $6.5 billion in income. The $1.4 billion he paid in personal federal taxes is a massive number — yet it amounts to a 1.1% true tax rate on the rise in his fortune.

That 1.1% that they're throwing out is a function of the $1.4 billion paid against the $127 billion net worth. $1.4 vs $6.5 is a normal amount of tax. This whole entire article is about how much income tax people are paying against their networth, not how much they're paying in taxes against their liquid assets.

Also IDK where you're getting that real estate figure from, but his real estate portfolio is like half a billion. Paying full taxes on his real estate assets is not gonna make a dent on his true tax rate because, once again, it's a stupid metric.

I know, they do suck... But should the rich get to drive on the roads that our taxes paid for? They aren't contributing.

Should the rich get to be protected by our military that our taxes pay for? Should the rich get to receive more stock options because of corporate tax breaks which they bribe the politicians that you pay for with your tax dollars?
- P.klem

Poor people and people without jobs get to use them too. What’s your point? Tax everyone a flat $1000?

The company I work for is right on the NJ/PA border, so a lot of people in the company have that accent. It's the worst. I think I'd rather listen to a Boston accent all day.
- Rinosaur

I used to do these charity rides from Cherry Hill to Ocean City and the organizers of the event had that accent. "Make sure to stop for wudder."

I know, they do suck... But should the rich get to drive on the roads that our taxes paid for? They aren't contributing.

Should the rich get to be protected by our military that our taxes pay for? Should the rich get to receive more stock options because of corporate tax breaks which they bribe the politicians that you pay for with your tax dollars?
- P.klem

Not contributing is weird way of saying that the top 1% of income earners pay for 40% of the taxes levied in the United States. The real probable is that multi-billionaires are in the same tax bracket as people who earn like $500,000K, so maybe they're not being taxed an optimal amount, but they're certainly contributing.

Not contributing is weird way of saying that the top 1% of income earners pay for 40% of the taxes levied in the United States.
- Victoro311

Yeah but what about this vox article I saw?

Yeah but what about this vox article I saw?
- Feds91Stammer

It's (frank)ing stupid that I'm sitting here defending a guy I really detest because I'm triggered by Econ illiteracy from the tankie brigade.

It's (frank)ing stupid that I'm sitting here defending a guy I really detest because I'm triggered by Econ illiteracy from the tankie brigade.
- Victoro311

Haha many reasons not to like the guy but yeah the taxes part is hysterical.

Haha many reasons not to like the guy but yeah the taxes part is hysterical.
- Feds91Stammer

He's talking defending you, dummy.

He's talking defending you, dummy.


- j.boyd919

Either way, the point stands.

Either way, the point stands.
- Victoro311

Hahahaha

I used to do these charity rides from Cherry Hill to Ocean City and the organizers of the event had that accent. "Make sure to stop for wudder."
- burgh4life87

Gotta make yer wudder stawp unless we pass a wahh-wahh.