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Now this makes no sense, he was a millionaire and then went broke.
Paper millionaire with stock options. Didn't/couldn't cash them out before the stock wasn't worth anything anymore. Of course it doesn't make sense to tax him on money he never really had, but you do realize we're talking about the IRS and tax laws?Now this makes no sense, he was a millionaire and then went broke.
Company stock millionaire and then broke? How did that happen? And how does one owe taxes on capital gains they have yet to acquire? Unrealized gains is a tyrant's term for theft before you even get it.
No.I'm going to float a question that may trigger some people, but here goes: given the rising tide of excess deaths globally (at least in western countries), might we see the supply of labor fall sharply in the coming years?
It's not immediately clear what's causing these deaths, but if the trend continues we could be looking at a feedback loop of fewer people alive, leading to less demand for "stuff," leading companies to reduce employees, which further weakens the demand for "stuff," followed by more excess deaths.
Rinse and repeat. The end result is a steady and unending contraction of the global economy.
Am I crazy?
If I get your property, too... I'll trade in a heartbeat!
Am I crazy?
That barter network is so important. That’s already in place in my area but is becoming more refined.Best advice is still: get out debt, stay out of debt . . . pay cash as you go. Have savings, a pantry, and keep working on recession-proof, salable skills, as well as developing your local barter network.
might we see the supply of labor fall sharply in the coming years?
I got a guest cabin…
Tell you what….. you haul the poo, I’ll cook.
I just printed this out and hung it on my wall. Priceless!
I will bite.I'm going to float a question that may trigger some people, but here goes: given the rising tide of excess deaths globally (at least in western countries), might we see the supply of labor fall sharply in the coming years?
It's not immediately clear what's causing these deaths, but if the trend continues we could be looking at a feedback loop of fewer people alive, leading to less demand for "stuff," leading companies to reduce employees, which further weakens the demand for "stuff," followed by more excess deaths.
Rinse and repeat. The end result is a steady and unending contraction of the global economy.
Am I crazy?
Just had someone stop by that needed a specific skill set that my husband could provide. They bartered it out. Involved a wild hog!Yep! Get a barter network going now. Or at least talk with trusted folks about what they would accept if the money we have now becomes worthless.
If your area is like mine, no one wants gold. They do want junk silver, silver (like stamped silver rounds), food, labor, gas (or rides places), child care, or really tasty baked goods: (pies, cakes, bread).
bullet proof i would say if you work for a company in the i.t. dept.Why so many TECH jobs, I wonder? I thought those were pretty bullet-proof
I sure hope you are wrong about the mass shooting thing...bullet proof i would say if you work for a company in the i.t. dept.
if you work for one of those big i.t. companies where all are i.t., then yes, gone.
so many have recently relocated to a new city. boom, gone.
im also wondering with so many being terminated by email,
when is the mass shooting going to start.
Without context that is meaningless.For what it’s worth Wal-mart announced today that base pay coming in the door will be $14.00 an hour starting next month.
It isn't just the raw number but the purchasing power of that fiat dollar as well that makes looking at all of this in real time difficult.Without context that is meaningless.
Is $14/hour lower or higher than they have been paying in the past? I thought Walmart was already at $15/hour or more.
I got a guest cabin…
Tell you what….. you haul the poo, I’ll cook.
Elections have consequences. Folks didn’t learn from 2020, folks doubled down on stupid in 2022, so here we go…….So, so far it appears to be mostly coders. And if you took Biden's advice, to become a coder, I just want to say one thing Hahahahahaha, you took Bidens advice. LOL
Apparently a lot of people lived through the Covid years and still never learned to cook.What’s interesting is that even with price increases, ”everybody“ still wants pizza. From what I understand from a family member who manages a region, Dominos still gets slammed regularly.
Apparently a lot of people lived through the Covid years and still never learned to cook.
Over the years, most of this country’s pain is and was caused by our government.It's the natural, predictable "next" step in a recession/depression.
Anybody taken by surprise has failed to learn their history and/or heed the warnings.
That's why all the young folks lately bitching about being abused/taken advantage/not appreciated enough by their employer are laughable to those who've seen such times. A steady paycheck during a severe economic downturn is worth it's weight, and you do damned near anything to keep it coming.
Big tech giants have laid off tens of thousands of employees over the past few months as recession fears, persistent inflation, and rising interest rates continue to weigh on earnings results. The likes of Google, Amazon, and Meta have let go of nearly 40,000 employees combined.
But Gene Munster, managing partner at the tech-focused investment and venture capital firm Deepwater Asset Management (formerly Loup Ventures), believes the worst is yet to come.
“There’s still another 15% to 20% of headcount reductions for these big tech companies in the next three to six months,” he told CNBC on Monday.
The DOJ has officially opened up a lawsuit against Google to break up its Ad Technology Monopoly
Pelosi sold $3 Million dollars worth of Google just four weeks ago
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